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Tyson Cole, chef-owner of Uchi in Austin was honored last night at the James Beard Awards, in an unusual tie with Saipin Chutima of Lotus of Siam in Las Vegas for Best Chef: Southwest.

 

Austin chef Tyson Cole honored in Beard Awards | Eats Blog | dallasnews.com

Eating Austin: Uchi

Better late than never, here are the pictures of another fabulous meal at Uchi.

Oysters, the variety of which are no longer on their daily menu.  So I can’t tell you what they are.

sakana carpaccio sliced daily selection of raw fish with citrus and olive oil

fresh salmon sashimi – soo buttery, soo perfect.

machi cure maplewood-smoked baby yellowtail with yucca chips,  asian pear, marcona almonds and garlic brittl

avo bake creamy baked tiger shrimp and krab, served in an avocad

brie ringo tempura fried brie with apple chutney and crisp

foie nigiri     foie gras٠quino

wagyu short ribs -  I forgot to take the picture until we were almost done with it.  Yes, those are yolks.

shima aji crudo white trevally٠black sesame٠flowering leek٠ginger

bacon steakie niman ranch pork belly with watermelon radish, seasonal citrus and thai basil

The Next Big Thing In Food

On a recent trip to Austin, to be extensively blogged about as soon as I have time to sort through the literal billions of pictures, I discovered that ATX is ground zero for an exciting new food trend.  With Korean tacos being so 2009, our state capital has presented to the waiting mouths of a starving nation the ultimate in fusion cuisine -- the Donut Taco. 

Regrettably, I was unable to sample any of their goodies.  So I was left with my own imagination to come up with some of the item that must be on their menu board:

 

• Barbacoa Bavarian Cream
• Cabrito con chocolate jimmies.
• Cruller al pastor.
• Glazed lingua
• Apple fritter con chimichurri sauce
• Churro

OH MY GOD. Single Rainbow

Thanks to Noodles not dropping my iPhone out the car window, we got these sweet pix of a rainbow coming back from College Station.

Random Central Market Purchase of the Week

Back in my college days, one of my best friends went to UT (oh, excuse me t.u.). So there were many late nites spent stuffing my drunken face with buttermilk pancakes at Kerbey Lane. And I was delighted to see that I can have that same experience in the comfort of my home.

I whipped them up one morning. But I have to admit, they lose a little from not spending the night at Scholz's or the Cedar Door.

Now if we can only get an Amy's Ice Cream up here.......