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Food tour offers unique taste of Austin By Jordan D. Schraeder
CONTRIBUTING STAFF Writers Destinee Hodge Jordan D. Schraeder Jonathan Westerfield
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ustin is famous for a lot of things — music, Sixth Street, liberal voters and food. From cute cupcakes to creamy queso, the city offers more eateries than anyone could ever fit on their bucket lists. Taking cues from cities like San Francisco and New York City, foodie-duo Andy and Lindsey Potter are taking Austin’s food scene to the next level with their Austin Eats Food Tours. The first of its kind in the area, Austin Eats offers three-hour walking tours that promise stops at six to eight restaurants in various areas of town. Currently, there are three available options: South Congress, downtown and the newly added Upscale Happy Hour, which is also downtown. And don’t worry — there are no Olive Gardens or Golden Corrals on the itinerary. Austin Eats boasts partnerships solely with local restaurateurs, making it easy for Austin natives and visitors alike to sample a wide array of local fare. In just a few short months, Austin Eats has built up quite the clientele. Though almost 30 percent of the attendees are out-of-towners, hotshots like Facebook and Dell have booked private tours for their staff members. The Downtown Tour: Longhorn
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Daniel Northcutt, co-owner of Frank, a hot dog eatery downtown, pours a beverage for participants of a food tour in May. Austin Eats Food Tours partners with local restaurants to sample menu items during the tours.
Life co-editor Stephanie Bathurst and I attended an Austin Eats Food Tour of downtown Austin one humid Saturday morning in May. We found our fellow tourmates at the Austin Farmers’ Market, located at Guadalupe and Second streets, when we
spotted the neon orange bags our tour guide, Olivia, was holding. After quick introductions, we began our journey into the land of nearby delicacies. On the map: Dai Due, Bola Pizza, Cocoa Puro, Hut’s Hamburgers, Haddingtons, Walton’s Fan-
cy and Staple, Frank and The Ginger Man. If you haven’t heard of most of these spots, you are not alone — we hadn’t either. That’s the great thing about the food tour: You TOUR continues on page 3
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The gourmet grilled cheese and green tomato soup served by Haddingtons on West Sixth Street was a hit on the tour.
Longhorn Life is an advertising special edition of The Daily Texan written and produced by students. Copyright 2011 Texas Student Media. All articles, photographs and graphics are the property of Texas Student Media and may not be reproduced or republished in part or in whole without written permission. Contact us: Special Editions Office, HSM C3-308 Texas Student Media tsmspecialeditions@gmail.com 512-471-5887 This Saturday’s Austin Eats Food Tour wrapped up with beer samplings at The Ginger Man on Lavaca Street.
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get to try new places — even some you normally couldn’t afford. There are some downsides, however. While walking tours are all well and good in San Francisco, trekking through the Texas heat is a little tiresome, though it did help break up the three-hour eating spree. Vegetarians, beware of the downtown tour, as it’s a bit heavy on the meat. Luckily, though, the SoCo tour recently added a veggie and pescetarian option for non-meat-eaters. The tour was also heavy on something else: carbs. We were served some kind of sandwich at almost every location — Hut’s, Haddingtons, Walton’s. The up-and-coming tour guides may benefit from exploring new options, including foreign eats. Because really, who doesn’t love Mexican food? The most bang-for-our-buck was the fancy grilled cheese and green tomato soup served at Haddingtons, a tavern that specializes in British-American cuisine. And you couldn’t help but love Frank co-owner Daniel Northcutt, who excitedly told us about his experiences on the Railroad Revival Tour and brought out an array of sophisticated hot dogs. Oh, and chocolate covered bacon! Enough said. Overall, the Austin Eats Food Tour gets a gold star in my book. Though food in any capacity makes me happy, it was nice to experience Austin in a truly unique (and tasty!) way.
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Put these 5 activities on your to-do list By Jonathan Westerfield The variety of activities available in Austin can be overwhelming, especially when you’re knee-deep in textbooks and syllabi. If you are spending your summer in here in the Capitol city, then it is time to make some headway on your Austin to-do list. And here are a few suggestions to get you started:
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Decide for yourself who has the best tacos in town.
If the semester has seen you bereft of opportunities to indulge in Austin’s claim to fame, now is the chance to indulge in its savory tortilla-wrapped goodness. Start with Torchy’s Tacos, at any of their locations around town and try one of their signatures. Then head over to the nationally acclaimed Tamale House for the cheapest, most delicious breakfast tacos you’ll find anywhere. From there, decide for yourself whether Tacodeli, Guero’s, Polvo’s or Juan in a Million has the best taco contenders. It really comes down to your own preference, but it’s time to form your opinion. In Austin, you cannot be neutral about tacos.
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Make the rounds of the chillest patios.
Spiderhouse arguably has the best patio in town. It’s massive, eclectic and full of UT students and Austin creatives. The entire patio is laid-back and crackling with great conversations. Try out a patio on the water for
a change of scenery, though, and squeeze into the covered harbor on Lake Austin at Abel’s on the Lake. It is always packed, and you’ll soon discover why. Finally, if you want a cozier patio, head over to the East Side for a gourmet sandwich at Blue Dahlia Bistro. This restaurant is the nearest French bistro this side of the Atlantic and has the perfect outdoor space to take your parents when they come to visit.
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Watch some live theater.
Head downtown to The Hideout Theatre on Congress Avenue, where you will find some of the best improv comedy around. You must check out their current show, running Saturdays in July, called “Holy 1960’s Batman, Batman!”. The show satirizes and embraces the campiness of the original “Batman” television series. This is improv as you rarely see it, with full costumes, sound effects and a different guest villain every show. Watching the talented performers here will make you wish you could get on the stage yourself — which you can. The Hideout Theatre is not only a performance venue, it’s also a teaching academy with classes for all performance levels. But The Hideout is not the only stage comedy game in town. The ColdTowne Theater hosts shows every night of the week, and many of them are free. Also be sure to check out
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It’s easy to get caught in the routine of staying on this side of Lady Bird Lake; the campus and downtown areas hold a lot of appeal for students. But South Austin keeps the “weird” Austin vibe that is necessary for the city. Take a stroll south of the river and find weeks worth of activities.
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Making summer money without a job By Destinee Hodge It’s summertime again. Three months of either pain or pleasure depending on how much money you have in your bank account.
Believe it or not, there are plenty of ways to make money without doing much of anything. Here are four ideas to get your easy summer moneymaking plans underway.
• Sell Your Old Things
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Co-op honors students for academic excellence After past grand prize winners took to the podium to talk about how the $20,000 award has enhanced their work, research and lives in general, this year’s group waited to hear the verdicts. Award by award, the announcer described the winner’s research, dropping hints of whose name was to be called the evening of May 4 at the Four Seasons Hotel. Every year for more than a decade, the University Co-op has planned and funded the George H. Mitchell Student Awards for Academic Excellence, this year awarding nine finalists with prize money. Five students received $2,000, three students received $5,000 and one student received the $20,000 grand prize. With majors ranging from architecture and French to mechanical engineering and biology, the students nominated for 2011 come from various areas of academics at UT. Dylan Thomas Bumford, who graduated in December 2010 with degrees in linguistics, mathematics, psychology and Plan II Honors, took home this MONEY continued from page 6
shoes and accessories, and Half Price Books is your No. 1 stop to sell old books, movies and music you don’t need for entertainment anymore. You’d be surprised by how much you can make just by getting rid of things you don’t need, use or even like anymore. Chances are you’ll be moving around sometime this summer, so use the move as motivation to sell your old things instead of dragging them around with you. You may also consider hosting your own garage or yard sale or even joining with a few friends for a group yard sale. If you go that route, you could even incorporate our next moneymaking idea.
• Have a Bake Sale
If you’ve got some (or any) baking skills, use them! Hungry students and passersby are willing to pay a dollar or two for an amazing cupcake. You can also offer to bake cakes or desserts for birthday parties and other events your friends are having.
year’s grand prize for his work, “Making Sense of Sense: Lessons from Synaesthetic Metaphor.” Bumford heads to Stanford University this fall to begin doctoral work in linguistics. The three $5,000 winners were: Emily Hawthorne, majoring in Plan II Honors and French; Agustin Cepeda, majoring in architecture design VI; and Mauro Caffarelli, majoring in Plan II Honors and biology. The five $2,000 winners were: Margaret Sanders, majoring in Plan II Honors and psychology; Matthew Ramirez, majoring in English and classics; Annia Raja, majoring in psychology; Zachary Cuyler, majoring in Plan I Honors and history; and Darius Bunandar, majoring in physics and mechanical engineering. To be considered in the nomination process, students must have outstanding academic records and “have made an extraordinary contribution to their fields of study by way of a research project, literary work, musical composition, humanitarian project or similar undertaking,” according to the Most of the time, the cost of the ingredients is minimal in comparison to what you’d earn. Your friends are probably much more willing to pay you $15 or $20 for a scrumptious German chocolate cake than paying a considerably higher price at a local bakery. Revert back to your childhood lemonade stand days and throw in a homemade beverage.
• House- or Pet-sitting
Yes this does exist, and yes, you can make money by doing it. You know all those families who are going on vacation to Disney World or to the Mediterranean on a cruise? They may want someone to watch their houses, pets and/or yards and gardens for them while they’re away. It’s probably one of the few ways you can earn money without actually doing much labor at all. Try perusing Craigslist postings or even consider posting your own ad for house-sitting services. Just make sure you can commit to time frames and responsibilities; otherwise, you may not get paid.
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With nearly 60 reviews on Yelp, this delicious and different eatery maintains its special spot as a five-star sandwich trailer downtown. The vast majority of reviewers have given Lucky’s Puccias the coveted five stars on the site. Lucky’s, which sits next door to the Tiniest Bar in Texas, serves up fresh-baked Italian sandwiches on traditional puccia bread. Puccia bread is a southern Italian bread baked to order in a wood-fired oven, and Lucky’s only makes it with the best extra virgin olive oil and organic flour. These puccia sandwiches include ingredients like basil oil, olive tapenade, fontina cheese and prosciutto. The owner, Lucky, and his crew are undoubtedly dedicated to and passionate about the food they’re making. So put this on your list the next time you grab lunch, dinner or a midnight snack (they’re open until 2 a.m. on weekends). Also, find Lucky’s on our Food Cart Map on pages 4-5.
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There is always the possibility that these can be very annoying but money is money, right? Summer is a great time to explore these types of offerings, as researchers and degree candidates try to get ahead for the semester. The surveys and medical studies in particular don’t really require too much effort on your part, which makes them particularly attractive. And focus groups usually only take a few hours at the most. However, be sure to research the company or organization advertising these activities. This is especially important in the case of medical studies, as you’ll likely be a guinea pig for some new drug or medication. Whether you decide to host a yard sale or join a focus group, you don’t have to live off Easy Mac and the coins you find between the couch cushions this summer. And with these ideas, you don’t even have to get a “real” summer job.
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