A Day of Eats in Austin
Ironically, as I was snapping a photo of my morning coffee, I was sitting in a SXSW interactive session called “Eating to Live Online: Virtual Food & Real Life” which was a panel session about, well, this. They started with the question “Does anyone really care what you’re eating?” And where it landed was, well, yes. Companies care. Your friends care. Politicians care. Brands care. People care. And Jenn’s WIAW party cares. But more about the session is at the bottom of this post. For now, let’s get to yesterday’s eats.
Breakfast
I had a banana topped with a lot of PB2 and a little bit of KIND granola. I munched on this while catching up on e-mails, then I squeezed in a quick 20 minute circuit workout. I’ve been doing so much walking around Austin, I’ve kept my workouts pretty short.
This kept me surprisingly full. Normally my stomach starts growling by 10:30, but this really kept me satisfied. Must be the PB2!
Lunch
Brittany recommended the Blue Dahlia Bistro, and it certainly did not disappoint. My friend Erica and I split this hummus platter, and then I devoured most of this towering salad.
That lunch kept me super full through the rest of the sessions in the afternoon, although I did munch on a clementine.
For dinner, Kate and Erica and I met up with my blogger-friend Brittany at Hopdoddy. (Yes I went to this place twice.) It’s that good. They use a lot of local, organic ingredients, and they had one of the most fantastic veggie burgers I’ve ever had. It could compete with Northstar Cafe. And they have kombucha (made locally in Austin), so that’s an automatic win. My burger was enjoyed with fries and half of a salted caramel milkshake. Oh, and a Sangarita. (A sangria margarita!)
Overall, I was able to enjoy a lot of relatively healthy food (although I ate wayyy too much!) and it was fun trying so many vegetarian friendly places! I really did love Austin, although I have to admit I was ready to get back to RVA.
This didn’t feel like this was the right place to write about the sessions, but if you’re curious about some of what I learned, I’ll be posting some recaps on Tumblr. Here’s my recap on the Eating to Live Online: Virtual Food & Real Life panel discussion, which was all about food blogging, and our cultural relationship with food.
mmm that sangrita sounds delicious..and i’m drooling over that burger picture!
Ahhh you met Brittany! That’s awesome! That breakfast looks fantastic, as does the hummus.
I made a blueberry banana oatmeal bake last night (a Skinnytaste recipe). SOOO good! I think I ate half the pan last night alone. Glad you had fun in Austin! Can’t wait to read more. 🙂
Oh yum!! That sounds amazing!!
I wanna go to Hopdoddy. Sounds excellent!
I don’t even like bananas, but this one actually looks delish! Also, sangarita sounds nothing short of amazing!
xo,
Tiffany
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That burger… wow. I really can’t wait for grilling season.
Yesterday I had some hungarian soup my dad made 🙂 It was amazing!!!
A salted caramel milkshake AND a veggie burger with avocado slices?? ER YUM! I’m feeling under the weather and the only food which sounded good (other than the oatmeal I had for breakfast earlier) was toast with butter, fruit preserves and a fried egg….totally hit the spot!
Right?? Anything with avocado is automatically amazing. But whatever your craving, as long as it hits the spot!
Can’t wait to see your recaps! Totally bummed I couldn’t make it this year. I’m hoping I’ll be there for 2014!
I think we should get a big FitFluential group for next year!
Lots of yonanas banana ice cream. Tofu, tofu and more tofu. Today I ate and made polenta for the first time ever and loved it.
I love seeing what other people eat I love that they asked if anyone cares and the answer being YES! Hehe
Haha I know! I’m glad I’m not the only one who likes seeing what people eat 🙂