The Debut

January 2, 2011

Grumble.  It's my stomach, yet again reminding me that it's hungry.  I sit at Austin Java with my husband and my spoiled mut, deliberating over the menu.  Breakfast or lunch? Brunch?  It's always a running debate on a Sunday afternoon what to order.  Brunch.  Definitely brunch.  Eggs Benedict and a slice of french toast.  And a coffee.  Perfect.  The waitress takes our order, and my husband and I brainstorm the prospects of a new year.  We begin to ramble back and forth our goals for 2011.  My husband, the ever changing actor and artist proceeds to tell me his plan for his next film and chapter of the book he is writing, and all I can think about is food.  What to cook?  What to eat?  Where to eat?  What to order?  And it hits me.  If all I can think about is food, and all I want to watch on TV is food...then I must have a passion for....food!  My husband has encouraged me over the past year to start a food blog and I finally had the gumption to follow with his encouragement.  So here it begins....a blog on what I love to do most.  Eat. Good. Food.

I hope you enjoy my journey in discovering local food jaunts here in Austin (and around the world).  It is my joy and passion to cook, eat, and converse with friends and family over a delicious meal.  I owe that passion all to my dad.  I can envision him now at the dinner table, rubbing his hands together in delight and proclaiming "I think this was the best meal we've ever had!"

Bon appetit!