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We Tried the Immersive 3D Dinner at Four Seasons Austin to See What All the Buzz is About The hotel’s restaurant CICLO TEAMS UP WITH LEADING ANIMATION COMPANY TO FORGE THE CITY’S FOOD AND TECHNOLOGY CULTURE WITH A NEW DIGITAL DINING EXPERIENCE By Cynthia J. Drake Photos courtesy of Four Seasons Austin Always on the hunt for the next big thing to elevate Austin dining to new levels, the Four Seasons has turned to animation with its 3D immersive dining experience, called Animación at Ciclo. In a true merger between luxury, gastronomy and technology, the experience is breaking boundaries with Austin diners....

Hello and happy Monday; I hope your coffee is strong this morning! It’s been a wonderful few days and I’m still trying to get my mindset right to jump into a Monday. Maybe it would be easier if I had a language arts curriculum I was loving for Kaitlyn, but I’ll keep just bouncing around between First Language Lessons and All About Reading until I get the time and courage to dig into the Fairy Tales IEW unit. We just can’t seem to ever get into TGATB. I can’t believe it’s almost April! But my scattered brain is a post...

South County Dublin welcomes the opening this week of Eleven Dublin, an exciting new restaurant in Loughlinstown on the Bray Road, also known as the N11, which inspired the name. The large first floor above the landmark ‘Whelehan’s Wines’ has been transformed, with warmth and a welcoming character created by a series of defined dining spaces, making it an ideal neighbourhood dining destination, from day to night. A 45 seater dining room ranges across the light filled front room, while a large zinc topped bar offers more casual seating for up to 20 people. There is also an area with high...

This post contains affiliate links.  I have had my new job for about six weeks now, and for four of those weeks, my husband and I took time to meal prep heavily on the weekends.  For two weeks, including this past week, we didn’t meal prep, which is always a mistake.  While we didn’t go out to eat, we did rely on more convenience foods than I would like.  Lesson learned.  Here’s our meal prep and menu plan for the week. Meal Prep No meal prep this week. Menu Plan Saturday Lunch–Chicken Fried Rice, Feel Good Foods Chicken Gyoza Dinner–leftovers...

I usually despise cucumbers, but this recipe has changed me. READ MORE...