I am on a road trip right now. LA to NYC. The first day was brutal but we decided to go south, so that I could go to Austin and New Orleans...two cities I have not been to yet that I have commissioned stories over the years. We stopped in El Paso, and not really much to say about El Paso other than its flat and huge, and much more populated than I thought it would be. We stopped in and ate at DE CARLOS & MICKEY'S for some authentic Mexican. It wasn't so authentic but it was edible. Lucas ordered the pork tacos which was the best thing on the menu. Done. Next.
AUSTIN RULES. The next day, we drove 8 hours to Austin. My god, endless vast dessert till we hit the huge city of Austin. Its quite amazing how this city is so different that the surrounding cities in Texas. Very hip, very energetic artsy community with fantastic places to eat and hang out. I was only there for two days but we stayed at an AMAZING hotel that I cannot praise enough. KIMBERMODERN. We stayed in the blue room. There are only 6 rooms in the hotel and its very cool since you share a common area as breakfast is served in the AM. Free wireless internet, and also, free filtered water, snacks and the company of two cool chicks that run the joint. Owned by a super chic hip chick named Kimber, she and her partner own and run this modern oasis. You MUST Stay there if you are visiting Austin for vacation, or the next music festival. (Sidenote. Kimber has super cool hair and so I wanted to get a haircut by her guy but had to leave so make sure you ask her for it...some guy named Danny. She had Sally Hershberger hair for $50(,
The hotel is a bit pricy but its totally worth it every penny if you are a sophisticated traveller who likes nice 500 thread count egyptian cotton sheets with expensive Malin and Goetz beauty products and modern features like an ipod dock and fancy white wine with gourmet snacks. With all the little extras and also the location (right on Congress Street)...its worth the $250. Its next to the Continenal music venue, Amy's Ice Cream and Joe's coffee house. We ate at LAMBERTS at 401 WEST 2nd STREET...a great BBQ steakhouse with one of the best tomato beet, fried sheep's cheese salads and a grilled Romaine Salad. Its downtown which was a 15 minute walk from KimberModern Hotel. We also enjoyed the Texas rib eye steak, perfectly grilled Asparagus, and the best was the pork ribs marinated in maple and coriander. Lucas steak was undercooked, (he likes medium rare)...and when we sent it back, it came back well-done.
We ended up sharing the ribs, and then taking the $30 rib eye steak back to the hotel to make into sandwiches the next day.
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