‘Austin’ Category

  1. Meet the Hungriest Folks Around: 5 Second Interviews with the Hungry-In Hosts

    September 20, 2012 by Sid E. Serch

    Have you heard the big news? Some of our beloved Citysearch scouts are starring in their own Youtube shows. They’re exploring their cities mouth first to find the best in just about everything food related. But who are these guys and why should you trust them to tell you where to eat? Well, they’re major movers and shakers with the most discerning taste buds in town. Below, you’ll find a little appetizer. Tune in to the Hungry Channel  this Friday to get to know even more.

    Let’s start with Hungry in Los Angeles Host Adrianna Adarme.

    Name: Adrianna Adarme

    Blog: A Cozy Kitchen

    How Long have you lived in Los Angeles: 5 years

    Favorite dish in LA: Fried Egg Rolls from Golden Deli 

    Best Meal You’ve ever had: The Vagrancy Project at The Allston Yacht Club

    If you had a mission statement, what would it be? Faster, cuter, stronger.

    Now let’s head to San Francisco where Marcia Gagliardi’s blog, Table Hopper is the be-all-end-all of Bay Area food writing.  She is like the princess and the pea of eating, seriously.

    Name: Marcia Gagliardi

    Blog: tablehopper.com

    How Long have you lived in San Francisco: Since September 1994.

    Favorite dish in town: Again and again, I fall in love with the pasta dishes at SPQR.

    Best meal you’ve ever had: It’s the Christmas Eve fish fest (“La Vigilia”) with the Italian side of my family, every year.

    If you had a mission statement, what would it be? Live enthusiastically, be curious, be friendly.

    Next up to bat is the incomparable meat lover Josh Ozersky, founder of Meatopia and man of a million food adjectives.

    Name: Josh Ozersky 

    Blog: Ozersky.TV, Rachael Ray.com, Time.com

    How Long have you lived in New York: 10 years

    Favorite dish in town: First-cut “deckle” pastrami, with french fries and dr. brown’s black cherry soda at Katz’s.

    Best Meal You’ve ever had: Meatopia 2012!

    If you had a mission statement, what would it be? “The fat is the meat, and the meat is the vegetable.”

    Finally we head Southwest to meet Austin’s pride and joy Tolly Moseley whose love of her city , as expressed through her culture blog, AustinEavesdropper could probably convince you to relocate in under an hour.

    Name: Tolly Moseley 

    Blog: AustinEavesdropper.com

    How Long have you Live in Austin: On and off for many years — but at this point, the last 5 years consecutively.

    Favorite Dish in town: Smoked Bacon/Mint/Feta Brussels Sprouts from Second Bar + Kitchen.

    Best Meal You’ve ever had: One time, my husband and I had a big certificate to Uchiko (Chef Paul Qui’s restaurant), and, feeling rich … my husband snapped the menu shut, and simply told the waiter, “Dazzle us.” (PS he never talks like this). We ended up spending the equivalent of our monthly mortgage that night on top of the gift certificate, but it was worth it! Tasting after tasting of beautifully-composed, non-traditional sushi rolls, like my favorite, the Tiger Cry: Cured wagyu beef, rice paper, red pepper, charred green onion. It’s not for purists, but it’s a tasty little bite.

    If you had a mission statement, what would it be?  Be a better listener.

    To learn more about each of these wonderful people and what they’re eating and drinking in their cities subscribe to the Hungry Channel!


  2. The Matthew McConaughey Doll that Stars in Our Citysearch Austin Guide is Named #1 Weirdest Pin on Pinterest

    March 23, 2012 by Sid E. Serch

    The Citysearch crew could not be more proud that the nude Matthew McConaughey doll featured in the Austin Local Guide we made with our city Captain Tolly Moseley has been named by Mashable as the #1 weirdest thing on Pinterest. Thank you to our wonderful and creative Austin Scout Allison Hoffman for making him!


  3. SXSW Happy Hour with Tolly Moseley

    March 20, 2012 by Sid E. Serch

    Our stupendous Austin Captain, Tolly Moseley, was busy at our SXSW Happy Hour speaking to movers and shakers in the Interactive community. Check out the series of interviews in the vid above.


  4. Final Moments of Citysearch SXSW Scavenger Hunt

    March 15, 2012 by Sid E. Serch


  5. Game ON!!!!

    March 9, 2012 by Sid E. Serch

    The moment you’ve all been waiting for… !!!!

    Time to play our interactive scavenger hunt. You have until Sunday night, 8pm, March 11th to bring your point totals and all the things you’ve found along the route to Prize. In the meantime, you can start out on your journey by downloading and printing the below QR Code hints that will carry you to your next location and reveal the item along the path you’ll need to pick up/capture. We’ll have 3 instant $300 winners! One each day! We’ll also have 10 finalists competing for the $5000 cash grand-prize! So what are you waiting for? Start scanning those codes and collecting your points! Earn bonus points by tagging @Citysearch #sxswcitysearch on Twitter! For the full rules, go here.

     

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  6. More Details on our SXSW $5000 QR Code Hunt!

    March 7, 2012 by Sid E. Serch

    We hid $5000 somewhere in downtown Austin and we want YOU to find it!

    Want to try your hand at scoring the grand prize or nabbing the
    three $300 VISA cash cards that will be of given away throughout?

     

    Here’s how to play our QR Code Interactive Scavenger Hunt…

    1. Citysearch has a new mascot! His name is Sid E. Serch. Let’s meet him now:

    Okay, so he’s a little taciturn. Give him some time to warm up! Anyway, for the game, he has an extensive wardrobe which he’ll have on display in 15 store windows – each store is no more than 10 blocks from the convention center. Each picture of Sid is accompanied by a QR code, like this:

    2. Your job? Find as many Sids as possible! Read all the instructions right this way, and good luck!

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  7. Matthew McConaughey and Tolly Moseley give Austin visitors some recommendations

    March 5, 2012 by Sid E. Serch

    Here’s a fun video collaboration between us, AETV and CraftyIsCool, made specially for all of those SXSW out-of-towners who want to get a true Austin experience during their stay.  We selected 10 must-see places and we hope you like our recommendations!

    Or if you prefer the printed version, sans McConaughey and his bongos…


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  8. Meet Our Austin Team

    March 2, 2012 by Sid E. Serch

    Our Austin Citysearch Captain and Scouts had a fun night out getting to know each other recently at Clay Pit in downtown Austin. Good food, good wine and good people! We’re so happy to have this amazing collection of bloggers and tastemakers creating local Austin recommendations for Citysearch. From left to right: Amber Demure, Tolly Moseley, David Israel, Nicole Carbon, Allison Hoffman, Kathryn Hutchison, and Cathy Benavides.