Happy Friday everyone! Today is particularly special to my wife and I as it marks the 5-year anniversary we’ve been living in our home and in Austin Five years! That’s hard for me to believe I still remember being nervous about making the house offer, second-guessing the decision immediately after, and then being a little apprehensive about moving to

One of my favorite tours, and one of my favorite photos, was with Callen Thompson I met her for an Apartment Therapy home tour a few months ago, when I was still just feeling out the whole wide world of blogging I immediately got along with her, her partner Eli, and their adorable Chihuahua,

For today’s afternoon cocktail we’re going to leave out the booze and make something refreshing and bold that everyone can enjoy Packed with ginger, this mocktail will wake up all your tastebuds and put a little extra kick in your weekend

To be honest, I probably could use a little break from the alcohol after attending a couple social

It’s crazy how much things can change in a year I remember about a year ago browsing through Design Milk and coming across the Kimber Modern hotel here in Austin The concept was to add a modern touch to the quaint bed and breakfast I remember being impressed by the design and the execution,

Happy Friday everyone! As I’m sure you all have read and heard by now, this week the great Julia Child would have celebrated her 100th birthday There were a lot of shows (one I have on my DVR now) and special blog posts made to commemorate and remember her spirit, and I thought it fitting to do my own

When I signed on as a contributor to Apartment Therapy I had no idea I’d be having this much fun Seriously Last week my adventures had me making some mean cocktails with Tolly Moseley, and the week before had me enjoying this lovely dinner party put on by the house tour-ees (totally not a word,

If you’re from Austin, or have visited someone who was, chances are you’ve had a Mexican Martini It’s the unofficial drink of the city complete with a controversy on who made it first (Cedar Door or Trudy’s?) Regardless who made it, the drink is damn good – combining the citrus drinkability of a margarita with the brininess of a

Last week I was excited to post my first Maker Tour for The Kitchn

Like house tours for Apartment Therapy, maker tours are my favorite features on The Kitchn You get to go behind-the-scenes a bit on how a bakery, ice cream shop, distillery or other ‘makers’ go about creating

The Mai Tai is one of those drinks that has a bad rap Most guys aren’t able to order one without a wierd look, and without it being accompanied by an umbrella and a couple cherries But, the Mai Tai wasn’t originally all fruits and berries It was at its origin a legitimate cocktail One with a good mix

Ah, another summer month has come and gone I crammed a lot of shoots into the month, even some unexpected ones, to wrap up one of my most productive months in terms of content creation

In total, I shot four house tours (two of them I’m still writing up), one maker tour (coming to you tomorrow on The Kitchn), an