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Blue Moon Bar & Grill is one of the reasons Austin is known as the Live Music Capital of the World. Here, live music acts take the stage nearly every night of the week, and there's a full bar and kitchen to boot.
Pick up some cheese fries with bacon and green onions or a basket of sweet potato fries for the table, or enjoy one of Blue Moon's 100% beef burgers. The breakfast burger comes with fried egg, ham or bacon, and is topped with hashbrowns, while the Hawaiian burger is topped with grilled pineapple and teriyaki sauce.
Regulars come back for the upscale atmosphere that still manages to be affordable, while the house jam band that performs on Wednesdays is well-liked among many.
Blue Moon Bar & Grill
2200 South I-35
Austin, TX 78704
(512) 916-9951
http://bluemoonbarngrill.weebly.com/
http://www.yelp.com/biz/blue-moon-bar-and-grill-austin
If you're a lefty, you're one of about 30 millions Americans born with a dominant left hand. In fact, about 10% of the world's population is left-handed, a proportion that's remained consistent for the past 30,000 years. Here are five more facts about southpaws that you might not already know.
1. Lefties excel at math, language, and music. They're well suited for jobs that require a keen sense of spacial awareness, like architecture and the fine arts. Bet you didn't know that four out of the five original designers of the Macintosh computer were lefties!
2. A mom-to-be over the age of 40 is 128% more likely to give birth to a left-handed baby than is an expectant mom in her 20s.
3. Southpaw U.S. Presidents include President Obama, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, Gerald Ford, Harry Truman, and James Garfield.
4. On August 13 of every year, left-handers celebrate International Left-Handers Day.
5. Famous left-handers include Jerry Seinfeld, Drew Barrymore, Brad Pitt, Bill Gates, Jay Leno, and Oprah Winfrey.
56 Interesting Facts About Left-Handedness & Left-Handed People [Random Facts]
12 Surprising Facts About Left-Handed People [Babble]
12 Little-Known Facts About Left-Handers [Everyday Health]
Weird Facts About Lefties [Yahoo Health]
There are countless women’s fashion blogs on the internet today, but now the men are having a moment as well. These chic and savvy men’s fashion blogs will appeal to stylish men, and they might even inspire the less fashion-inclined to trade in those dirty sneakers in favor of something a bit more chic.
The New York Times Style Magazine Men’s Fashion Blog
Inspired by the stylish men in one of the most fashionable cities in the world, the New York Times Style Magazine’s Men’s Fashion blog catalogs the latest trends, designers, and clothing pieces. This blog also features long-form articles describing men’s fashion news, well-curated gift guides, and beautiful photos to give you inspiration for styling each of the looks.
Menswear Dog
This blog is certainly a unique take on men’s fashion, and it will provide tons of laughs along with its surprisingly stylish photos. Menswear Dog is a blog that features a supremely dapper Shiba Inu dog from New York City modeling the latest menswear trends, as well as thoughtful, informative commentary on everything from tweed for winter to the classic Stetson hat. Menswear Dog also frequently hosts giveaways where loyal followers can win pricey pieces like leather oxford shoes from up-and-coming designers to help make your wardrobe as perfect as this pup’s.
Housed in a seed and feed store that dates back to the 1800s, Guero's Taco Bar is a local Tex-Mex favorite. Guero's uses homemade tortillas, savory refried beans, crisp corn, and expertly-made Mexican rice to create authentic Tex-Mex food right here in Austin.
Try the Santa Fe enchiladas, filled with your choice of meat and sauces, the three tamale plate, or the ground beef tacos with carrots and potatoes. Regulars insist that one of the highlights of this restaurant is the salsa bar, where you can select from a variety of different salsas and toppings, like jalapenos and onions, to complement your main entree. Guero's accommodates those those with special diets fabulously by featuring both a gluten free and a vegan menu that boasts soy chorizo, mushrooms, potatoes, and beans.
Guero's opens early Saturday and Sunday for breakfast.
Guero's Taco Bar
1412 South Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78704
http://www.guerostacobar.com/
http://www.yelp.com/biz/gueros-taco-bar-austin
Give the book lover in your life a gift that will last all year long with a book subscription. These fun and surprising websites give members the chance to read books from authors they may have never encountered otherwise, and receiving a new book every month makes members feel like they’re a part of one big, digital book club.
Oyster
Oyster is an affordable membership site that allows members to download unlimited books from over 100,000 titles. The service works with iPad, iPhone or iPod touch, and it features an easy-to-navigate library and simple layout that makes mobile reading easy and convenient. Oyster costs less than 10 dollars each month, but the site offers a one-month free trial for new members to try out the service without spending a penny.
Open Letter
This nonprofit literary translation press affiliated with the University of Rochester publishes ten translated titles every year from all over the world, giving English speakers access to books from a number of different countries. Open Letter's subscription service delivers one of their new releases to members’ homes every month, as well as a thoughtful letter from the publisher about the book and how it was published. Open Letter offers either a 6-month or 12-month subscription.
Get in touch with your inner child — or at least shop for one you know — at Toy Joy. Located in downtown Austin, this child-friendly wonderland stocks a huge selection of toys, from educational and inspiring to goofy and weird. It's a fun place to browse for environmentally friendly toys, figurines, trinkets, science kits, and dress-up pieces, all of which will spur your child's imagination and creativity.
Customers love the large selection of Hello Kitty items, as well as the Rody line of whimsically designed, inflatable horses —the largest size can hold up to 400 lbs! Although downtown parking can be a challenge, Toy Joy will validate your parking. Toy Joy is open daily, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Toy Joy
403 W. 2nd Street
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 320-0090
http://www.toyjoy.com
www.yelp.com/biz/toy-joy-austin
It’s the first thing you think of in the morning, what gets you through your mid-day slump, and sometimes even the way you unwind after a long day at work. Coffee is a relaxing, delicious pick-me-up for many people, and these great websites understand your love for that daily cup of joe.
Coffee Geek
Full of consumer reviews, how-tos, informative guides and discussions with other enthusiasts, Coffee Geek is your online source for all things coffee. The site tests out everything from elaborate, at home espresso machines to basic, efficient coffee makers and provides helpful tips to its caffeine-fueled members. It also features articles and columns by coffee experts, baristas and farmers on the state of coffee today. If you’re a coffee lover who always wants to have the latest brewing and serving products, Coffee Geek is the site for you.
Coffee Research
Unlike sites that discuss mainly taste and preparation, Coffee Research is dedicated to coffee education and the agriculture, science, and economics behind the coffee industry. Here you’ll find the history of coffee consumption, information about harvesting, grinding, and roasting, and social issues like fair trade and organic beans. By educating its visitors, the Coffee Research team hopes to improve the quality of coffee on the market today.
If you work in downtown Austin, grab a healthy lunch from Leaf, a custom salad cafe. The salad bar is stocked with a wide variety of sustainable ingredients and dressings are made from scratch. You can choose from one of the "Big 12" signature salads, or create your own. Although service can be spotty, the staff builds your salad to order, and the results are always delicious. If the list of salad add-ins overwhelms you, try the Strawberry Fields signature salad with baby spinach, strawberries, goat cheese, bacon, red onion, sunflower seeds, and candied pecans tossed with a Strawberry Balsamic Vinaigrette.
Prices are very reasonable at $10 for a portion that customers regularly describe as enormous. Become a "Loyal Leafer" and get a free salad after you buy five. Dine in the casual cafe or get your meal to-go.
Leaf
419 W. 2nd Street
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 474-5323
http://www.leafsalad.com
http://www.yelp.com/biz/leaf-austin-2
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