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Grabbed a slice of chicken parmesan pizza and some gelato on opening day at Baldinucci’s new Domain Northside location. It’s on Rock Rose where Salvation Pizza used to be. This is an immediate upgrade to the last place. Their Roman style recipes are my favorite pizza around and now I don’t have go across town to get it in Westlake. That location is currently closed for expansion and I saw all the same faces working in the new shop. Which is good because they are wonderful!

Right now the menu is identical to the original store but they will soon roll out new pasta entrees and deserts. I’ll be back!

I slid down to A Little Shady in Kyle on Saturday night hoping to relive my most memorable Shady Grove meal from 20+ years ago.

Good news is the tortilla fried queso catfish is on the menu and I’m told the recipes are still the same from the Shady Grove kitchen. I remember the filet being bigger and more queso-drenched but that could just be nostalgia on the brain. Regardless, it’s a comforting, tasty plate. That crust still has a knockout crunch and the Mexican corn/twice baked potato sides are worthy sidekicks. Too full for desert, maybe next time.

Speaking of the Shady Grove, staff I talked to said the goal is to use profit from the new restaurant to restore and reopen the original. So hopefully that works out for them. Was told it’s at least a couple years from happening. Maybe we can get back together on Barton Springs Road by 2030.

Saw a sign outside HEB’s South Flo pizza shop in the Lake Austin store for a $6 panuozzo and gave it a try.

Never seen panuozzo on a menu and had to Google if it’s a legit Italian item or something marketing came up with. So this was a little food education if nothing else. Wiki said it was invented in 1983 near Naples, so not old world Italian but it’s got history.

Liking arugula would be a good reason to try this and I love arugula so that was a good start. I got all veggies in mine + mozzarella w/ balsamic glaze - you can pick from any of the toppings including the meats to fill it out.

I enjoyed it. Crust had a firm toast so it held together well eating it taco style. Nice cheese pull on every bite. Six bucks doesn’t buy more than a slice most places so I will give HEB a fist bump for a good option. 👊

Saw a sign advertising a $6 Panuzzo at the South Flo pizza shop in the Lake Austin HEB.

It’s a fold over, build your own fillings from all the topping options. I went with several veggies and the balsamic glaze.

Pretty good, had a nice melted cheese pull. I ate it like a taco. I suppose you could slice it to share or eat in smaller pieces but it held together well on its own.

Whole Foods in East Austin has has been dropping a lot of $6.99 Frozen Grocery Bags lately. I saw an additional 5+ bags drop Thursday morning and have seen quite a few more than usual available this week.

I thought maybe it would be a bunch of the same items getting phased out of inventory but everything in my bag tonight is different - seven items.

I had to do a deep dive clean of my freezer to fit everything in and dug out a package of frozen rice with a Best Before date of 2017. 🤦‍♂️

I’ll try to do better this time. 🍚

“multiple NBA sources told SBJ that DAZN is close to acquiring full exclusive local broadcast rights next season for the T’Wolves, Cavaliers, Pacers, Spurs and Grizzlies.”

Now I got to figure out what DAZN is. ❓

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2026/07/29/dazn-lands-digital-rights-to-msg-yes-network-close-to-deals-with-seven-other-nba-teams/

Saw several stacks of World Cup caps on the clearance racks at my favorite HEB location, Lake Austin Blvd. Caps are $5 and $7.50. Also saw a $30 tumbler for $7.50. Guessing other stores are clearing them out, too. Anyone seen other items?

Five boxes of Annie’s Cheddar Bunnies, Bunny Grahams, etc. along with some pork rinds and an everything chocolate bar in my Whole Foods Dry Grocery Bag. Probably started as two bunnies then they acted like rabbits. 🐇🐇🐇🐇🐇

I was about pull into Cabo Bob’s by UT when I remembered Texas French Bread is back open and across the street. So I detoured in to check it out.

It’s a beautifully restored space with lots of natural light and a nice variety of seating options. The person at the counter said they just started serving lunch on Monday.

Got the $16 TBF lunch special: half sandwich, soup or salad, chips and salsa & a cookie. At 2pm they were out of cookies so I was given a choice of muffins. Went with banana chocolate chip. Fantastic. Felt like a free upgrade.

I picked the Nicoise sandwich and tomato soup. Wonderful. I had to eat about half the tuna salad filling with a spoon cause it overflowed the focaccia upon handling but there are worse things than too much tuna.

It was a lovely lunch, I’m glad they’re back.

Nice selection of 6 “ugly” buns from Bao’d Up. They usually sell for $2.75+ each so for $4.99 the Mystery Pack deal is pretty good.

I liked trying an ube taro bun for the first time. Other flavors include spicy brisket and chicken teriyaki. 😋

Free pepperoni or cheese Four Corner pizza at the Jet’s Pizza on South Lamar until 8pm. Pickup at the tent outside.

Surprisingly, there was no line at 4:05 PM when I got there, started at 4pm.

Whole Foods Produce Bag…all salsas

Got a five-ways salsa party on my hands after getting this Produce Bag from Whole Foods Domain in Austin, TX.

I may regret the number of tacos it will take use this up. 🌶️ 🌮 🫃

From tonight’s Whole Foods Refrigerated Grocery Bag (Austin, TX - Domain).

I’m guessing this fermented kraut is too strong to eat on its own. Can’t say I have much experience with an item like this. Will try my best to keep it from wasting.

For as long as I can remember new places on TGTG didn’t show a star rating until at least 10 reviews were submitted. I’ve seen two new places this week that already have average ratings listed with a few as 6 reviews. I wonder what the threshold is now; maybe five reviews?

Thought this $45 value bag from Radius Butcher & Grocery in Austin might be skimpy until I checked to see that Amazon sells these Vandy Classic Potato Chip 5oz bags two for $29.99. So it’s at least a $15 product retail. Wowzers.

Glad I got to try it as I love pretty much all chips. I’m only disappointed that it doesn’t taste much different or better than what I usually eat. It’s beef tallow-fried, ancient crunch, Herbs de Provence, all that jazz. Best by date was 4/18/26 so it must not be a hot seller. Someone called this place our neighborhood’s Erewhon. 😆

Add in the $15 Smoked Fish Dip and Bacon Jam, looks like it hit $45 on the mark. 🎯

This was a really good meal for $4.99: steak, sautéed greens and a shredded potato cake topped with an egg. Chef’s kiss! 🥩 👨‍🍳 💋