Author Archives: dwightbrown

More closings!

Posted on September 27, 2025 by dwightbrown

Schmidt Family Barbecue in Bee Cave is closing October 4th. I’ve been there a few times, both for dine-in and takeout. I’ve always thought it was just a kind of average barbecue place. My mother still complains about the time … Continue reading →

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Food news roundup.

Posted on September 6, 2025 by dwightbrown

A few small bits of food news I’ve been meaning to get to: Sam’s BBQ has closed. Maybe temporarily, maybe permanently, nobody seems to know for sure. Sam’s is a fairly famous East Austin barbecue joint, perhaps best known as … Continue reading →

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This is what you get…

Posted on August 28, 2025 by dwightbrown

…when you run your business on Toast. McGuire Moorman Lambert Hospitality has taken over operational management of Easy Tiger, the bake shop and beer garden that got its start on Sixth Street downtown and currently operates locations at the Linc … Continue reading →

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Quick news update.

Posted on August 7, 2025 by dwightbrown

A Panera Bread in Houston has shut down. Wait, did I say “a Panera Bread”? I meant “15 of them”. And the franchise owner has filed for bankruptcy. And Panera corporate says that they revoked the franchise, but the owners … Continue reading →

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Passing notes.

Posted on June 4, 2025 by dwightbrown

I don’t cover a lot of Houston food news, since I don’t live there. But: “Infamous Houston restaurant is getting the documentary treatment”. The restaurant in question is the Turkey Leg Hut, which seems to have had a rather colorful … Continue reading →

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Barbecue law update.

Posted on May 19, 2025 by dwightbrown

The insurance fraud charges against La Barbecue have been dropped, per the Statesman. (Previously.) Technically, if I’m reading this right, only the charges against Alison Clem have been dropped: the charges against LeAnn Mueller were apparently dropped after her death.

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Obit watch: May 19, 2025.

Posted on May 19, 2025 by dwightbrown

Jeff Blank, massively influential Austin chef. Opened in 1984 on a then-two-lane stretch of RM 620 near Lakeway, Hudson’s on the Bend was one of the first restaurants in Central Texas to explore and celebrate regional Texas cuisine. The pastoral … Continue reading →

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Fark you. Fark the horse you rode in on. Fark everyone who looks like you. And fark every horse that looks like the one you rode in on.

Posted on July 4, 2024 by dwightbrown

Popular fast-casual pizza chain Mod Pizza could soon be filing for bankruptcy — following in the footsteps of several other well-known US restaurants, according to a new report. The company, which has locations in 28 states, is preparing a potential … Continue reading →

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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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