Resources
- Taco Journalism
- Blog post featuring Mando (of Tao Journalism’s) Top 10 Austin tacos.
- Austin Food Blogger Alliance’s 2015 City Guide: The Best Places to Eat in Austin
- Austin Chronicle Food section
- Austin 360 Food & Drink section
- Chowhound’s Austin board
- Yelp
- a list of Austin restaurants (with Jennifer’s picks)
- food guide developed for Chaos in Tejas fest (mostly downtown, but ranked by vegan-friendliness)
Q: Is there an early morning coffee place (non-chain if possible) near campus?
A: Sorta. Here are some options, listed north-to-south:
- Wheatsville Food Co-op (3101 Guadalupe) is a little walk, but opens at 7:30 & offers lots of co-op awesomeness.
- Tom’s Tabooley (2928 Guadalupe) serves breakfast now starting at 8am.
- Spider House Cafe (2908 Fruth) opens at 8am, but may have a coffee trailer out front that opens earlier.
- Texas French Bread (2900 Rio Grande) opens at 7am.
- Kerbey Lane (2606 Guadalupe) is a fancy diner which has coffee, not a coffee place, but it’s open 24/7.
- Closer to the Library is Caffe Medici (2222B Guadalupe) which opens at 8. They may have weird hours during the conference, since students are gone.
- Prufrock’s is in the library and often opens at 7am, but may also have weird summertime hours.
- Blanton Museum Cafe (200 E MLK) opens at 8 and is very close to the library.
- Arturo’s Bakery & Cafe (314 W 17th) opens at 7am and has coffee and tacos.
- There are some chain places, too. For some reason, all the really good coffee is far away from campus
Conference food information
UT Libraries is underwriting our food during the conference (Friday breakfast, Friday lunch, Friday reception & Saturday breakfast). Please bring money for your lunch at New South Fest on Saturday, and all other mealtimes. See the conference wiki (www.zinelibraries.info/wiki/zluc-2015-atx/food) for more food options, or ask a local for a tip. Here’s what’s on the menu during the conference:
Friday breakfast, 9am-9:30
- coffee with ½ & ½ or almond milk, maybe tea and honey, orange juice, water
- breakfast taco assortment: bacon, egg & cheese; prosciutto, egg & mushroom; black bean, avocado & Cotija; bean & cheese
- fresh fruit
Friday lunch, 12:30-1:30
- quesadilla assortment: goat cheese & wild mushroom; chicken; shrimp
- sandwich assortment: turkey & havarti, tuna salad, tomato mozzarella
- grilled vegetables, fresh fruit
- iced tea, water
Friday reception, food at 5pm
- smoked salmon profiteroles; curried deviled eggs; prosciutto–wrapped asparagus; Mediterranean stuffed mushrooms; Pacific Rim meatballs; Medjool dates with blue cheese; fresh mozzarella & tomato baguette cocktail sandwiches
- lemonade & strawberry lemonade, water
Saturday breakfast, 9:30-10am
- coffee with ½ & ½ or almond milk, maybe tea and honey, orange juice, water
- quiche assortment: quiche lorraine, spinach mushroom, three cheese
- fresh fruit
Saturday lunch at New South Fest, trailer options:
- Arlo’s (vegan comfort food): www.arlostruck.com
- PitaLicious (Middle Eastern wraps): www.austinpitalicious.com/Menu.html
- Cold Ones (artisanal Mexican popsicles): www.coldonespops.com