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    • BroarkB
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      Yesterday was my birthday and my parents happened to be in town so we went to Olamaie.
      It was recently voted the best restaurant in Austin, and the cuisine is basically refined southern food.
      Now conceptually I have a problem with this, as I grew up in Atlanta when I was younger and I find that fine dining and southern comfort food just do not go hand in hand. Boy was I wrong!
      Started off with some appetizers. This was the pole bean and radish salad.

      This dish was boiled peanuts, buttermilk, honey mustard and lambs quarter.

      Carolina gold rice hush puppies, ham, charred garlic and chive.

      Texas Red Royal shrimp with farrow. This had some Tabasco that gave it a nice kick. Probably my favorite of the first courses. The shrimp just melted in your mouth.

      For my main course I got the bone in pork chop which featured some persimmon, field peas and shishito. Great flavors and balance of acidity.

      For dessert we had a few selections as well.
      The one that stood out was the zucchini bread glazed in sorghum.

      Spiced apple custard with shortbread bread crumble, great for fall.

      And they brought me a little chocolate cherry birthday cake with ice cream that was delicious too!

      All in all, if you ever find yourself in Austin and you need to celebrate something go to Olamaie. I've eaten at quite a few nice restaurants here and this might just be my favorite overall experience. From the service to the food, everything was top notch. Everything else I eat in Austin will be compared to Olamaie!

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      • neph93N
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        Damn…. looks very, very tasty. What’s the deal with those Carolina hush puppies?

        «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
        We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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        • bryaneidins70B
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          Bloody hell @Broark that all looks amazing.

          'Fail we may…Sail we must'

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          • ChrisC
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            @neph93:

            Damn…. looks very, very tasty. What’s the deal with those Carolina hush puppies?

            Curious about that myself.  These are made with rice?

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            • bryaneidins70B
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              or leather  😛

              Hush puppies were/maybe still are a shoe over here in the uk.

              'Fail we may…Sail we must'

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              • ChrisC
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                In Southern cooking, hush puppies are deep fried nuggets of corn bread.  They are delicious; after all, they are deep fried corn bread.

                They are not, I repeat, not powerfully ugly shoes.  Comfortable, though I'm sure they are…

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                • neph93N
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                  ^ southern cooking is fast becoming a bucket list item for me.

                  «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                  We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                  • BroarkB
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                    Thanks guys, I had a great experience!
                    Honestly I’m not sure how they made the hush puppies, but they had the same texture and flavor that you expect from a normal one. But lighter and just all around more fluffy. Like eating little clouds.  😃
                    Also funny story how I got the reservation, I was working and I mentioned to a client that it was my birthday and she asked me where I was going to eat. I told her Olamaie but we didn’t have a reservation. She happened to be the OpenTable rep (reservation system) and she said give me your contact info and I’ll get you a birthday reservation without a problem. Such a nice gesture.

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                    • ChapC
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                      God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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                      • ChrisC
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                        Man, I love salmon.

                        Now I want sushi for dinner…

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                        • JDelageJ
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                          I love saba…

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                            Next projekt learning to cook ramen [emoji501]

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                            • GilesG
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                              I think I will try relearning how to eat them tonight…

                              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                              • rocketR
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                                😉 🙂

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                                R.I.P. Geo

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                                • David_pllD
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                                  Miserable Monday, so cheering myself up with some ribeye steak tonight.  🙂

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                                  • UnTuckedU
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                                    Kanreki Jam

                                    In search of:
                                    IHV-04, med.
                                    IHSH-185, large
                                    IHSH-186, large (khaki, and green)

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                                    • NomadN
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                                      Paella night!

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                                      • neph93N
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                                        ^ looking goooood.

                                        «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                        We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                                        • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
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                                          I made fettuccini Alfredo for my friend tonight and she was really impressed. I thought it was awesome so I wrote down an ad hoc recipe so you can impress your lady or dude friends with your cooking prowess because it is super easy. It takes longer to boil the water than it does to do everything else.


                                          P.S. sorry that my handwriting is kind of crazy.

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                                          • JDelageJ
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                                            Lunch: fried eggs & homemade Chinese-style chili oil.

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