Category Archives: Media

Take these broken wings and learn to fly again…

Posted on September 17, 2026 by dwightbrown

Every now and then, I see one of those food festivals advertised and think, “This sounds like fun. I wonder if I should go.” Then I remember why I don’t go to food festivals. The organizers behind the Houston Chicken … Continue reading →

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Random notes.

Posted on June 18, 2026 by dwightbrown

1. Penske Media (the owners of Deadline and the Hollywood Reporter) have bought the Eater websites. Among others: Publishing brands, including food authority Eater, tech destination The Verge, sports network SB Nation, travel brand Thrillist, lifestyle site Popsugar, animal story-focused … Continue reading →

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Well! Isn’t THIS special?

Posted on December 29, 2025 by dwightbrown

Employees from three Austin restaurants operated by Flavor Hospitality Group are raising concerns about allegedly unpaid wages ahead of the holiday season, according to a GoFundMe posted Saturday morning. Staff from Gusto Italian Kitchen, Gina’s on Congress and Gràcia Mediterranean … 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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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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Crawfish on Fyre…

Posted on March 10, 2022 by dwightbrown

I missed this story and, thankfully, the event itself. I didn’t find out about it until I checked the HouChron site for other reasons, and I’ve seen no coverage of this on Austin Eater, Austin360, or KXAN. This past weekend … Continue reading →

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More things I won’t be eating.

Posted on October 29, 2018 by dwightbrown

The “Grinch’s Green Pancakes” off the new “Grinch Inspired Menu” at IHOP. Also on the same list: the “Who-Roast Beast Omlette”. You probably think I’m making this up. As much as I hate to give them the publicity, here’s evidence … Continue reading →

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Away game.

Posted on August 15, 2018 by dwightbrown

I wasn’t going to comment on this. But then Mike the Musicologist put some stinky old bait on a hook, dangled it in front of me, and I bit: Food and Wine‘s “The 40 Most Important Restaurants of the Past … Continue reading →

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Schadenfreude watch.

Posted on August 5, 2014 by dwightbrown

I want to make note of this story, even though it has been covered elsewhere, for reasons I will get to in a moment: Three Austin restaurants are allegedly thousands of dollars behind on their taxes, according to lawsuits filed … Continue reading →

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WTF, Austin Eater?

Posted on July 11, 2014 by dwightbrown

One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight stories about Obama visiting Franklin Barbecue. Really. Couldn’t this have been covered in one, possibly two, entries? Edited to add: Nine! Edited to add 7/14: I’m going to call this one nine … Continue reading →

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