Dinner: Tina and I headed over to The Driskill Grill (604 Brazos St, Austin, TX‎ - (512) 391-7162) for their Austin Restaurant Week dinner. The dinner was fantastic and at a price of $35 per person, this was a great way to get a sample of what The Driskill Grill does well. Tina and I shared a demi bottle of Vietti Cascinetta Moscato d'Asti 2008 with our meal. Amuse bouches arrived (three of them!): Seared rabbit loin with strawberry-blackberry relish, lemon-basil sorbet, and caramelized onion puff pastry.

Seared rabbit loin with strawberry-blackberry relish - Remarkably tender, but a little disconcertingly so. The rabbit loin almost tasted like ham in both texture and taste. I wonder if it was brined a bit too long resulting in the texture change. Still, it was very good paired with the bright flavors of the strawberry relish.

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What I Ate: September 14, 2009 (Driskill Grill)

I took this night time, long exposure photo of the tallest building Austin - 360 Condominiums from the parking structure for the Long Center for the Performing Arts. Immediately after parking, I thought that the parking lot would be a nice place to take a few pictures of the city (especially at that time with the twilight colors coming down over the cityscape). When we got out of the performance, it was well after 10pm and the colors had all changed. Nevertheless, the 360 Condominiums building stood tall and colorful by itself.

Tripod, 5 sec at f/5.6 on ISO 200, 85mm f/1.8 lens

We saw Kristen Key (from Season 4 of Last Comic Standing) last night at the Capitol City Comedy Club here in Austin. She was hilarious! I laughed until my cheeks hurt and then laughed some more. Tina also really liked Kristen and was laughing the whole time. She also plays a few songs on guitar (don't worry, also hilarious) and she's amazingly good at guitar as well! We had a chance to chat with Kristen a little before the show and she's funny in "real life" talking about Star Wars, quilting, and New Zealand pounamu.

If you're near Austin, check her out. She's performing two more shows (tonight) and for $14 per person plus two drinks (or food is you so choose), it's a real bargain for a real good time. Cap City Comedy Club's Kristen Key Page