Author Archives: dwightbrown

The Logbook of the Saturday Dining Conspiracy is on fire!

Posted on October 19, 2023 by dwightbrown

Two posts in two days! Will wonders never cease? But seriously, folks. I don’t want to say I have a high bar for linking to “Eater”. I think I link to them pretty often, sometimes criticizing something stupid they wrote, … Continue reading →

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Obit watch: October 18, 2023.

Posted on October 18, 2023 by dwightbrown

Dr. James Irving Wimsatt, professor emeritus at the University of Texas at Austin, passed away Sunday morning, He was 96. Dr. Wimsatt was a personal friend of mine, and of many other readers of this blog. I met him through … Continue reading →

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We have a new winner!

Posted on October 3, 2023 by dwightbrown

That is, a new winner of the highly un-coveted Saturday Dining Conspiracy “Die In a Fire” award. Yes, I am pretty peeved right now. Yes, I am using the power of my blogs to work on a grudge: but if … Continue reading →

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I haz a sad.

Posted on July 21, 2023 by dwightbrown

The Little Gretel Restaurant in Boerne is closed. This is a damn shame. I have been lucky enough to eat there twice: Mike took me there once for my birthday, and I took my mother there once for some significant … Continue reading →

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Burnt Toast.

Posted on July 20, 2023 by dwightbrown

Toast can still die in a fire. However, Lawrence sent over a follow-up from Zero Hedge: they’ve removed the .99 cent order fee. Did that help? Not really. Shares of Toast are crashing this morning, down nearly 10%, as further … Continue reading →

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Fark Toast!

Posted on July 11, 2023 by dwightbrown

The “Toast” in this case is Toast Inc., the people responsible for the flaming dumpster fire that is ToastTab. What prompts this latest outpouring of vitriol? Toast Inc., a powerful cloud-based third-party point-of-sale vendor used by more than 85,000 restaurants, … Continue reading →

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Hold that Easy Tiger!

Posted on May 31, 2023 by dwightbrown

Hey, remember when we had a SDC at Easy Tiger a few years back, and the Toast Tab system drove Lawrence to apoplectic rage? Remember Lawrence’s recent rant: “Dear Restaurants: Shove Your Damn QR Codes“. Got this in my email … Continue reading →

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Steiner!

Posted on October 14, 2022 by dwightbrown

Menchie’s in Steiner Ranch is closing. Ordinarily, I would not post about this, as it is a chain yogurt place that I don’t hang out at. However, one of our local throwaway papers did an interview with the owners, and … Continue reading →

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More local closings.

Posted on September 27, 2022 by dwightbrown

By way of my mother: Vincent’s on the Lake, which took over the old Carlos and Charlie’s spot…on the lake. They blame “Economic conditions and low water levels“. Mom and I ate there about six weeks ago, and I think … Continue reading →

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Barbecue Law!

Posted on August 24, 2022 by dwightbrown

La Barbecue is a popular Austin joint. It is in the Texas Monthly Top 50, though not in the Top 10. The owner and manager of La Barbecue have been criminally indicted. [Leanne] Mueller and [Allison] Clem are each charged … Continue reading →

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