Leave it to Austin to have the most hipster ice cream spot imaginable.  SPUN Ice Cream is a locally grown ice cream shop cofounded by two sisters from Austin, Texas. We specialize in fresh, seasonal ice creams, spun to order using liquid nitrogen. All our handcrafted flavors and “pairings” are dreamed up and...

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Making my way through Centre Market, I stumbled upon Valley Cheese. Valley Cheese is a cheese counter with lots of other odds and ends, too - cookies, meats, sandwiches, prepared cold salads, and hot dogs. Cheese is one of my passions in life, so I needed to try something here. While the sandwiches...

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SXSW had a little food truck roundup called "SouthBites", and one of the most famous food trucks in Austin was in attendance. East Side Kings dubs its menu Japanese street food with a touch of Austin soul. On this day, they had a few tasty options - but the frontrunner for me was...

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We stopped at Centre Market Bakery to get a goodie to go along with coffee. They have so many different kinds of cookies - chocolate chip, oatmeal raison, nuts. Plus cupcakes, biscotti and even cannoli. Since there were so many cookies - with variations in just one ingredient - I figured that would...

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During some down time, I took a bit of an urban hike to see the Texas capital (pretty, but no West Virginia) and stopped at the Texas Chili Parlor on my way. It's a bit kitschy, but the restaurant is a tourist favorite so I wanted to mark it off my list. It's...

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