Kome Sushi Kitchen Restaurant Review:
Takehiro (Také) and Kayo Asazu opened Komé Sushi Kitchen to offer the home-style cooking of their native Japan. Dinner is presented izakaya (essentially Japanese tapas) style. Tako-wasa presents small bits of raw octopus tentacles blended with wasabi, and delicately topped with a raw quail egg. Whisking the tiny egg into the small bowl creates a surprisingly rich decadence. Octopus dumplings...
Kome and East Side King Partners to Launch New Cafe:
A new Japanese-influenced coffee shop is in the works on Springdale Road from the partners behind mega-hits Kome and East Side King. According to a job posting on Poached, Kome's Kayo Asazu and East Side King's Moto Utsunomiya will open Sa-Tén in the Canopy studio complex at 916 Springdale Road.
Jeffrey's All Day Happy Hour Monday; Where Chefs Eat; All You Can Eat Roppolo's Contest:
HAPPY HOUR ALERT — Clarksville swanky steakhouse Jeffrey's is extending their all-day happy hour to Mondays. According to The Statesman, that means half off all bar menu food items, from their bar steak to a foie and duck terrine. [Statesman]
CHEF WIRE — Want to know where chefs are eating around town? Austin Way magazine rounds up some of local chef's favorite meals, from Shawn Cirkel's...
Keep It Special With These 37 Private Dining Rooms:
Whether you're throwing a birthday party, setting up a lunchtime meeting, or just want a good ol' group dinner, one of the best ways to drink and dine with a crowd is reserving a private dining room. Eater maps a whopping thirty-five options, from the two-story wine cellar at LaV to the Soviet kitsch of the Russian House and La Condesa's underground Flour House. See an outstanding PDRs missing?...