Game on, curry fans! It’s back… we’re pleased to announce the return of our awesome Austin food event: Colossal Curry Cookoff Sat, April 22, 2017, 2-4 pm Shangri-La, 1016 E. 6th Street We had so much fun getting our curry on last year that we’re doing it again! Join us for a feast […]
Recently, ten AFBA members went down to the new Central Texas Food Bank facility (6500 Metropolis Drive). Now at 135,000 square feet, they have more than doubled their space. September is #hungeractionmonth, so it was a great opportunity for us to get into action! Spent the morning with @ctxfoodbank and @atxfoodblogs. Toured their new and […]
In March we had two happy hours with Austin Food Bloggers Alliance! Our first one was at Vinaigrette and our second one was at Ra Sushi. It was on a day that promised a lot of rain but the weather gods smiled down on us and gifted us an opportunity to dine on Ra Sushi’s […]
Sometimes our organization gets lucky and host not one but two happy hours a month. March was a lucky month for us! Our first happy hour this month was hosted by Erin Wade and her team at Vinaigrette. Erin Wade, pictured above, is the owner of new and welcomed salad bar in Austin, Vinaigrette. She […]
Our February Happy Hour was hosted by Pacific Rim Sushi & Yakitori Lounge. Owner Benny Leung gave us a great preview of some of his cocktails. The Sake Sangria looked especially inviting. He also gave us previews of his happy hour and regular menu. We sampled the spicy tuna roll, a sake mac and cheese, […]
One great benefit of joining Austin Food Bloggers Alliance is the opportunity to meet other food writers over bites and drinks at our monthly happy hours. AFBA first monthly happy hour of 2016 was at Banger’s last month. We were treated to an evening of demos with Chef Ted Prater and owner Ben Seigel and […]
Margaret Dornbusch is leading our Byte of Texas panel on WordPress Plugins. She answered a few of our questions ahead of this weekend’s conference. Tell us a little about your history using WordPress. I have used WordPress since its beginnings in 2003. For my first attempt at blogging, I used blogger.com (before Google bought it). […]
When we started planning Byte of Texas, one of the things we knew right away was that we had to have great food! We’re lucky to be able to partner with some really great local restaurants, chefs, and vendors, and can’t wait to sink our teeth into what they have to offer. Saturday we kick […]
We’re thrilled to have Lisa Fain, award-winning author and blogger of The Homesick Texan, joining us for our Byte of Texas conference at the Bullock Texas State History Museum. Lisa will be signing copies of her new book, The Homesick Texan’s Family Table, from 11 AM to noon during the Byte of Texas Book Fair, […]
Our Byte of Texas conference is just two weeks away, and we can’t wait to share everything we’ve been working on with you. We’ve got amazing door prizes, stuffed swag bags, and of course, plenty of learning to give out! Grab a ticket and check out our full conference agenda! Saturday, September 27 8:30 AM […]