A Taste of Austin, Tx

The international association of culinary professionals, a.k.a. IACP, descended upon Austin this past June.  I was one of the many and was treated to a wonderful experience.  Austin has been on the map with the music / hipster scene for a while, but I never had the chance to experience what the hype was about.  During my week long stay I feel I had a complete Austin adventure, moustaches and all.

Below is my visual representation of the sights, sounds, and tastes I came across.

Above and below: These photos are taken at Switched On electronic music shop.  They specialize in vintage synthesize.  I had a great time talking with the staff.

Above: I meet with Jody Eddy at Uchiko to enjoy a Japanese hotpot family meal.  Jody has been working on a book about restaurant's family meal around the world.

Above: I had the chance to spend some time with Chef David Bull.  He is Executive Chef of Seco2d and Congress restaurants.  It was a pleasure to enjoy products of his labor.  I have a full blog post on my experience at Secon2d coming up.

Below: Austin food carts rule!  I need this stuff to be around the corner when I get my late night hunger pains.

Above and below: Nothing says Austin like Peter Pan putt putt!  I had a great time golfing with my good friend and food photographer Jamie Tiampo (pictured below).

I have two other posts that will be following this one that explore in detail two of my favorite Austin food finds.  Keep you heads up because I am starting giveaways!