We’ve got a new 🐠🐠🐠taco truck in town @ensenadatx + here’s some Chek Recs to get you through the weekend: a combo of new spots + best dishes at older restaurants I’ve revisited that kept me up smiling all night:

💫 @kiindiatx Dang! Curry
💫 @sammiesitalian New Orecchiette w sausage + salsa verde
💫 @chapulincantina Barbacoa
💫 @emmerandrye Lion’s Mane Mushrooms
💫 @qiaustinrestaurant Pickle Plate + Shanghai Soup Dumps
💫 @thegooseaustin Frozen Moscow Mule
💫 @easytigeratx Waffle Fries
💫 @jimjimswaterice Melon Ice with Vanilla Soft Serve
💫 @denadacantina Fried Carnitas Quesadilla
💫 @high_noon_austin Best Ranch Water
💫 @launderetteatx Baked Yams ...

🇵🇹PORTUGAL GUIDE🇵🇹: Comporta is a hidden beach town an hour away from Lisbon—is super laid back, hasn't been fully discovered + you must GO! It's a combo of a bohemian Montauk + Todos Santos with only a couple hotels, and WOW do they stand out with infinity pools overlooking rice paddies, bio-pool suites, and serenity. We had a surprise boat day with cliff jumping, a tour of beaches that lay in front of green mountains and turquoise water + Portuguese 🍷+ non stop laughing bc we stumbled into this unplanned. The beauty of traveling abroad is connecting with yourself in an unfamiliar space and learning about new foods, art, traditions, and people that you'd never meet otherwise. 🚤🚤🚤Comporta is one of the most magical, peaceful, no frills place. Read article in bio ab these recs below:

🌊Hotel: @quintadacomporta or @sublimecomporta (honeymoon worthy here)

🌊Beach Club: @sublimecomporta

🌊Speed Boat Ride: @sado_emotion — shows dolphins, beaches, cliffs, + wine and cookies

🌊Eat: @semportarestaurant or Food Circle + 5Entidos

🌊Shop: Loja de Ca ...

🍹Holla!! 🍹Here's my end of summer wrap-up post for new dishes/adventures I tried that I fully support. I'm headed out of town for a bit to make room for creative energy + more Austin fun, so if you need ideas… live it up below with 20 CHEK RECs!! 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
☀️Best Experiential Bar: @tikitatsu_ya (accidentally matched the bathroom)
☀️Custard: @lousaustin
☀️Tuna Tostada: @lacondesaaustin
☀️Ethiopian Food: @astersethiopianrestaurant
☀️New Cookies: @thecookiesilove
☀️Recovery: @generatorathletelab (could be a fun date)
☀️New Music Venue: @moodycenteratx — @thekillers @florence @harrystyles Styles on deck
☀️Restaurant I've Missed that reopened: @komeaustin
☀️Brunch: @tacoflats pancakes
☀️Bagels: @casperfermentables Fermentables brick n mortar
☀️Espresso Martini: @trulucksrestaurant (I SAID IT)
☀️Healthy Lunch Bowl: @eastsideking
☀️90's Cover Band: @zoodust90sband @speakeasyaustin next time -sept 16
☀️Quesadilla + Mezcal: @denadacantina
☀️Honky Tonk Trip: @gruenehall Hall
☀️Fancy Burger: @jeffreysofaustin
☀️Always impressive: @canjeatx
☀️Yurt Getaway: @theyurtopian
☀️Chocolate Cake: @maiedayaustin Day
☀️What I order @thaifresh Fresh: Red Curry, Pad Prik King with Shrimp Pad Thai, Salted Caramel Brownie (heated up), Coffee Cake, Golden Milk + Chocolate Ice cream —— I get this text question once a week, not a joke! ...

🍺HEY BACHELOR PARTIES🍺— I've got your weekend guide all planned to Austin in my latest article that includes Hangover Helpers, BBQ, Boat Rentals, Private Chefs, Breakfast Tacos, Day-Trips to Breweries + Distilleries, Restaurants for Best Private Dining Rooms, Live Music, etc. I've even categorized it out by the type of dude you are: Laid Back Man, LA boi, NYC bro, Texas Cowboy. Why? Simply because you've asked me, and I always send recs based on what type of person it is and what city they are coming from to ensure you have a thoughtful experience designed for you. 🥳🥳🥳

Heck, anyone visiting or living here will benefit from this. Tap tap that link in bio for it all.

Sneak peak:
BBQ 🥩
@loroeats
@leroyandlewis
@rollinsmokeatxbbq
Tacos 🌮
@ciscosaustin
@grannystacosatx
@elprimoatx
Distillery 🥃
@desertdoor
@treatyoak
@jesterkingbrewery
Private Chefs 🍣
@osomeatx
@the_tivity
Bars 🎉
@whitehorseatx
@coconutclub.austin
@mayfairaustin
@hotelvegastexas
@egosbaratx ...

🍦#1 SUMMER DESSERT🍦This new ice cream cake @jarsbydani loaded with all of my ACTUAL favorite things— cookie dough ice cream, vanilla cake, brownie batter, brownie chunks, crumbled Oreo, rainbow sprinkles + more just launched, and if I had to recommend anything right now, it would be THIS! The best part is the inventive wrapping allows you to easily dive in for bites all hours of the day just by sliding the packaging down and eating it right then. (👉🏻 video)It’s a blast to eat + watch all the layers slide onto your spoon or you can slice it like a normal person. It stays fresh in the freezer + ships nationwide! Yay for access to everyone! 💕💕 ...

🥑15 Best SALAD-ISH dishes 🥑for lunch in Austin. If we are meeting for lunch right now, I want something COLD + greens + a fun carb to surprise me at the bottom of the bowl. Here are my favorite finds organized by type:

🥗 @carpentershallatx - Most Memorable shaved zucchini
🥗 @kindatropical - Most Satisfying sesame salad
🥗 @themeteoraustin - Shawarma Bowl + good co-work
🥗 @commodoreperryauberge - Kale Salad
🥗 @betterhalfbar - Big Summer Salad is Most Fun + packed
🥗 @eastsideking - New salmon poké + add smashed cucumbers
🥗 @casadeluz_atx - Best dressing and overall veggie meal
🥗 @phoplease - Shrimp salad I’d eat everyday(+rice paper rolls)
🥗 @localfoodstexas - Newest restaurant + downtown
🥗 @julioscafe - Neighborhood + easy to-go rotisserie chicken
🥗 @mongersaustin - Best seafood + tuna poké option
🥗 @elizabethstreetcafe - Bún with extra lettuce /less noods
🥗 @bentopicnic - Every deli salad on the menu + King Salmon
🥗 @fresaschicken Super or Power Bowl
🥗 @loroeats - Curry Chicken Rice Bowl /Crunchy Cabbage Salad

p.s. @atx_cocina has the best Caesar in town! ...

🍹NEW POOLSIDE BAR🍹: Frozen Piña Coladas, Strawberry Palomas, a Fishbowl for 6+ AND a great Smash Burger + Tuna Tostadas all on the new menu at Magdalena Bar. 🍔🍔🍔@hotelmagdalena secret, shaded hang out with NO RES needed is upstairs by the pool with plush blue couch seating (see 👉🏻) creating a relaxing escape for your spontaneous crew when wandering around South Congress. I dig the Barton Springs shaped pool which offers passes Monday-Thursday! Also, Willie Nelson used to own this property in the 70’s with a music venue and apartments for musicians, so it’s got a lot of soul! 🌊🌊🌊 ...

A double wagyu, double cheese burger might sound like a lot...keep up 🤣! I mean @thatsagimmeburger riiiight by the running trail and on the pitch and putt lawn. Some other Chek Recs for the week:

✨Music: Last Blues on the Green Tonight @aclradio
✨New: @localfoodstexas now open for salads + sandwiches dt
✨Old Austin: Lunch @mongersaustin for best poké bowl in town
✨Water: Picnic + Swim at Commons Ford with your pup
✨HH: 25% off Happy Hour @jeffreysofaustin Bar all night Monday (yes it changed from 50%)
✨Drink: Try the not so sugary Frose @themeteorcafe
✨Art: See @rf_alvarez show @preacheraustin
✨Fun: Get tix to our house show pool party concert July 30 @walkerlukens b4 we sell out
✨Client Work: Try @swaythai new corn fritters + green curry ramen APP with a rooftop view ...

Here’s 9 Chek Recs that you should sign up for this week to keep yourself chill, cold, new, fresh, steamy, and feeling good! ☀️☀️☀️

🔥New: @skishores just opened - get your boat on, or if you’re lucky you can canoe your way over like we did

🔥Support the Oldies: @austinvespaio @polvosaustin @hulahut_austin

🔥Drink: @tikitatsu_ya + feel the thunder & light up blowfish

🔥Sober Date: Full Moon Swim at Barton Weds - better howl!

🔥Fitness: Full Moon Swim @rowingdock 730 pm-10 pm

🔥Weekend Water: Mansfield Dam -30 min drive

🔥Self Care: Facial @sun_up_skin w @apoterraskincare

🔥Fun: Chicken Shit Bingo Sunday @thelittlelonghornsaloon

🔥Client Work: Mezcal /Tequila Class Weds @lacondesaaustin tickets for sale ...

🗽TOP 40 NYC RESTAURANTS🗽Alrighty, it’s here! My list of the Best 40 Restaurants + Bakeries to eat at NOW. It leans Brooklyn heavy, which I ❤️bc surprising yourself + exploring something new is always more fun. I am so energized by the cooks in the big city that they create dishes I’ve still never seen before + spaces that feel invigorating. The Top 10 spotlights below encompass Mediterranean, Israeli, Vegetables, Pasta, a mix of Asian flavors. You'll have to read my article in bio for the other top 30 which includes a little ditty from each experience based on who I was dining with + what to order! Thanks for reading!!!

1️⃣ @nurabrooklyn
2️⃣ @zouzousnyc
3️⃣ @fradeibkln
4️⃣ @thirdsbk
5️⃣ @laserwolf_bk
6️⃣ @bonniesbrooklyn
7️⃣ @winsonbrooklyn
8️⃣ @gupshupnyc
9️⃣ @lilianewyork (still WoW)
🔟 @lappartement4f ...

⭐️TRIBEZA⭐️ Thank you for featuring me in Print as your ~Local Expert on Nightlife~
@cboysheartnsoul has been my pride + joy for the last couple yrs, so to be chosen as a nightlife expert and photographed at my favorite music club is a real treat. The food and music industry + people behind them have so much in common, and I get to enjoy the benefits of both while telling their stories and feeling the passion and soul move through me alongside them.

I know this is almost too serious of a caption to promote this article, but I am so honored that writer @duttweid saw me as someone that could speak to nightlife. So kind! Link in bio for the piece which includes my top list for South Congress Nightlife:

🤘🏼 @cboysheartnsoul @kontinentalkid
🤘🏼 @watertradeaustin
🤘🏼 @continentalclubatx @continental.gallery
🤘🏼 @themeteorcafe
🤘🏼 @hotelsanjose
🤘🏼 @sohohouseaustin
🤘🏼 @junesallday
🤘🏼 @sagebrushtexas

📸Brian Fitzsimmons for @tribeza ...

My new favorite 🍔 in Austin is @lebeef.burger -Why? The soft bun cradles the precious meat keeping it snug and secure, fits in your palm, and is enough to make you want a second —but just right to keep you satisfied and well fed. The patty size allows the meat flavor to shine underneath the strip of cheese and special sauce without any extra fussy toppings like lettuce to distract from the main event. It’s juicy but not drippy! Maybe it was the 1 Liter of natural wine that went down with it or maybe it was just a blast to watch Chef @j.huf from @justinesbrasserie sling burgers at one of my favorite restaurants on a Tuesday with friends on the patio. Either way, you should check out the next pop-up! 🍔🍔🍔 ...

💕THANK YOU for having me, New York! 💕This 3-week stint was the best gift as it reminded me that you can truly make ANYTHING happen, and the right people/situations/impossible ressies serendipitously show up if you let them come to you. I actually got to RE-live the exact nostalgic and energetic feelings I craved of my younger self here by trying something new--living in Brooklyn--with all different experiences which really felt electric. I skipped around with my special people and enjoyed the beauty in front of me at each moment. Even after walking 111 miles, NYC refreshed me and made me feel alive after being burnt out from a non-stop spring.

Don’t forget to treat yourself every now and then, and do the things you dream about! I’m home in Austin now, + READ all about my swap, what activities to do, and how I survived in the bio link. 🗽🗽🗽

Restaurant Recs post coming later … ...

💫🗽WEEK 2🗽💫 in the City that never sleeps has almost taken me down. As an adventure lover, I can’t quit it, + while I came to the wildest place to reconnect with myself and take a mental break, I’ve overdone it as usual by walking 80 miles and eating the best food w friends + family that make me laugh! I’m embarrassed to share how much I’ve eaten, but SO impressed with all the new creations of old clients and inspiring chefs here. P.S. I’ll share shops, art & entertainment on my website! Bottoms up~~~

BEST OF:

🗽Cookie: @dailyprov Sea Salt Caramel
🗽Temaki: @naminori.nyc
🗽Japanese: @thirdsbk Tuna & Nori + Karaage
🗽Aperol Spritz: @barpisellino
🗽Deli: @frankelsdeli Whitefish Salad on Challah
🗽NYC Classic: @balthazarny
🗽Spanish: @ernestosnyc Tostas de Gambas
🗽Dipped PB Cone: @eatmisterdips
🗽Korean : @mokbar_nyc
🗽French: @raoulsrestaurantnyc
🗽South Street Seaport Views: @malibufarm ...