Archives for September 2015

J5 Steakhouse: Head West for a Steak in Spicewood

Written by Alicia Autrey | September 8, 2015

We are lucky that there are a lot of fabulous dining choices in the Lake Travis area. Pretty much anything you want to eat you can find close to home.

Steak is no exception.

Sometimes when you get a hankering for a fat juicy steak you might run over to Steiner Ranch Steakhouse with its excellent views and varied entertainment.

If you want to be a little closer to Lakeway, The Grille at Rough Hollow is always a fine choice.

But if you want to head out the other direction, a little further into the Texas Hill Country, you might consider J5 Steakhouse out along Highway 71 in Spicewood.

Backdraft Pizzeria Has Arrived in Lake Travis

Written by Todd Hower | September 3, 2015

Back in 2010 the food trailer movement was taking off around downtown Austin. And it wasn’t long after that we had our very first food trailer arrive in the Lake Travis area — Hey Cupcake! set up shop at the corner of 620 and 2222 in front of Thundercloud Subs. That shiny Airstream is still satisfying our cupcake cravings today.

A couple of years later, Hey Cupcake! brought in another Airstream and set up shop on the lot catty-corner to the Chick-fil-A in Bee Cave. Not much to speak of for variety in food trailers in the area. We were surrounded by cupcakes.

But food trailers are mobile. And that Hey Cupcake! trailer quietly rolled out of town one night and left the south-siders without a chance to stock up on red velvet cupcakes.

In early 2013, the highly anticipated Dock & Roll Diner grabbed a spot at the Southside 620 Park & Eatery. But it wasn’t long before they quietly sneaked out of town and relocated to the newly opened Midway Food Park out on 360.

Except for the original Hey Cupcake!, life in Lake Travis was without food trailers.

Get Your Drank On … in Target?

Written by Cathy Hale | September 2, 2015

Target is the best. And if it’s already the best, how could it possibly get better?

[Insert cocktails here.]

If you’ve stopped by Target for paper towels and walked out with a shopping cart full of strawberry-scented shaving cream, oodles of gummy fruit snacks, two decorative throw pillows, a lawn chair, a matching set of 12 Halloween plates you found in the dollar bin (score!), a ceramic coffee mug with an owl on it (but he has a mustache!) and a Sponge Bob pinata (for no particular reason), then you understand how bonkers it would be if Target served alcohol.

Can you image how insanely impulsive your purchases would be if you were sipping lemon sours during your stroll through the infinite sea of infinity scarves? As the millennials would say, “I literally can’t even.”

A Sneak Peek Inside Austin's 2015 Home of Distinction Benefiting Children's Charity

Written by Cathy Hale | September 1, 2015

Lake Travis is home to many highly respected and talented business owners, so it should come as no surprise that custom home builders Steve Zbranek and Tony Holt of Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes call Lake Travis home for their award-winning business.

From donating $150,000 to the Lake Travis Youth Association in 2010, to serving on various boards for Lake Travis-based organizations throughout the years, to being a founding member of the Lakeway Police Memorial and Benevolent Foundation (Holt), the laundry list of contributions the two have made to the LT area, and Austin, is impressive to say the least.

In fact, Zbranek and Holt met for the first time in 2004, while building a charity home for the Lake Travis Education Foundation that raised $125,000 for the organization.

In addition to supporting the community, Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes has been “wowing” homeowners with luxurious dream homes that are truly spectacular for more than 10 years. And this year is no exception. They were selected as Austin’s 2015 Home of Distinction Builder with proceeds benefiting Center for Child Protection.

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