Garden State?

Another celebrity siting at my Cafe! Zach Braff, of Scrubs fame, came in and sat at the bar yesterday. He was quite friendly and dare I mention that he left a pretty fat tip for our bartender? Apparently he's just in town for some sort of Q&A at UT. Anyways, I've never really watched Scrubs but I found this clip on Youtube and it's kind of funny, so enjoy Zach Braff.

Thirsty?

So at work we just added a new beer on tap: Bucket Head IPA from this new brewery, Thirsty Planet. It is delicious and I got a chance to taste their other two beers (Yellow Armadillo Wheat and Thirsty Goat Amber). They are both super tasty. Apparently the brewery is causing quite a buzz...perhaps a visit to their tasting room is in order.

Uncle Rico

Remember this movie:



And who can forget Uncle Rico aka Jon Gries. Well, Uncle Rico himself came into my cafe the other evening. And I spoke to him! As a part of my job I have to stop by all the tables, just to check in and see how everything is. So, I had to drop in on Mr. Gries and his buddy. They were very friendly, made some jokes and told me everything was great. Also, there is some word on the street that Mr. Gries is a vegetarian. I can guarantee that this is not true...since he ate a pork chop. AND he was wearing a Black's BBQ hat.

New Deal At Quacks

Lemme start off with this:





But more importantly, Quacks has a new daily deal. After 6:30pm all pastries are buy 1 get 1 free. I suppose they are trying to get rid of old stock instead of throwing it away at the end of the evening. Very exciting.

Museum of the Weird

Tonight my pal, Amelia Gray, was reading at Bookwoman on Lamar with another author, Mary Miller. She was reading from her new book, Museum of the Weird. I got a sneak peak of the book a few days ago when my friend Sarah and I went to Zilker Park to read and bask in the sunshine. The first story (only about a page and a half) was hilarious, so I was very excited to hear Amelia reading it tonight! The other stories she read from the book were equally hilarious and I'm very excited to start it (I snagged myself a copy in which she drew a nice drawing of a mimosa). You should probably get one also, by the way. I found a copy on Amazon, if you're so inclined.

The MAC Guy

Who remembers these commercials?



Well, apparently the MAC guy (aka Justin Long) has decided that the South Congress area is his new hang out. Also, he enjoys eating at South Congress Cafe...I've seen him in the cafe, walking past and yesterday sitting on our benches and smoking a cigarette. I'm not sure what he's doing in town, but I'll keep you posted if I find out.

Silhouette

Sarah and I decided to surprise our friend, Amelia, at a reading that she was doing at The Hideout tonight. Of course, Sarah and I love to eat, so Sarah took me to a place up the street from The Hideout called Silhouette. Turns out they have a sushi happy hour (which was delicious) that goes all day on Mondays. We also got in with 10 minutes to spare on drink happy hour as well. I got $1 off my glass of Cava (Spain's version of champagne) and we ate more sushi than two people should.

We headed to The Hideout, which I'd never been to before, and spent a good 10 minutes wandering around looking for this 'reading.' There were people on a small stage reading poetry, but it appeared to be an open-mic night. Amelia's reading was supposed to be an official reading with a few other authors. We found a back staircase and made our way halfway up it before discovering that it was an improv class...which neither of us wanted to be a part of. The barista behind the counter just shrugged his shoulders and claimed he had no idea what was going on that evening except that whatever event was happening on the stage was going till 10pm. So Sarah and I plopped down into some chairs and consulted the all-knowing cell phones with internet. Amelia's facebook page put an end to our confusion by confirming that her reading was indeed at 7:30pm on August 30th at The Hideout. The Hideout in Chicago, that is...