Resources

• Taco Journalism
  • Blog post featuring Mando (of Tao Journalism’s) Top 10 Austin tacos.
• Austin Food Blogger Alliance’s 2015 City Guide: The Best Places to Eat in Austin
• Austin Chronicle Food section
• Austin 360 Food & Drink section
• Chowhound’s Austin board
• Yelp
• a list of Austin restaurants (with Jennifer’s picks)
• food guide developed for Chaos in Tejas fest (mostly downtown, but ranked by vegan-friendliness)

Q: Is there an early morning coffee place (non-chain if possible) near campus?

A: Sorta. Here are some options, listed north-to-south:

• Wheatsville Food Co-op (3101 Guadalupe) is a little walk, but opens at 7:30 & offers lots of co-op awesomeness.
• Tom’s Tabooley  (2928 Guadalupe) serves breakfast now starting at 8am.
• Spider House Cafe (2908 Fruth) opens at 8am, but may have a coffee trailer out front that opens earlier.
• Texas French Bread (2900 Rio Grande) opens at 7am.
• Kerbey Lane (2606 Guadalupe) is a fancy diner which has coffee, not a coffee place, but it’s open 24/7.
• Closer to the Library is Caffe Medici (2222B Guadalupe) which opens at 8. They may have weird hours during the conference, since students are gone.
• Prufrock’s is in the library and often opens at 7am, but may also have weird summertime hours.
• Blanton Museum Cafe (200 E MLK) opens at 8 and is very close to the library.
• Arturo’s Bakery & Cafe (314 W 17th) opens at 7am and has coffee and tacos.
• There are some chain places, too. For some reason, all the really good coffee is far away from campus 🙁

Conference food information

UT Libraries is underwriting our food during the conference (Friday breakfast, Friday lunch, Friday reception & Saturday breakfast). Please bring money for your lunch at New South Fest on Saturday, and all other mealtimes. See the conference wiki (www.zinelibraries.info/wiki/zluc-2015-atx/food) for more food options, or ask a local for a tip. Here’s what’s on the menu during the conference:

Friday breakfast, 9am-9:30

• coffee with ½ & ½ or almond milk, maybe tea and honey, orange juice, water
• breakfast taco assortment: bacon, egg & cheese; prosciutto, egg & mushroom; black bean, avocado & Cotija; bean & cheese
• fresh fruit

Friday lunch, 12:30-1:30

• quesadilla assortment: goat cheese & wild mushroom; chicken; shrimp
• sandwich assortment: turkey & havarti, tuna salad, tomato mozzarella
• grilled vegetables, fresh fruit
• iced tea, water

Friday reception, food at 5pm

• smoked salmon profiteroles; curried deviled eggs; prosciutto–wrapped asparagus; Mediterranean stuffed mushrooms; Pacific Rim meatballs; Medjool dates with blue cheese; fresh mozzarella & tomato baguette cocktail sandwiches
• lemonade & strawberry lemonade, water

Saturday breakfast, 9:30-10am

• coffee with ½ & ½ or almond milk, maybe tea and honey, orange juice, water
• quiche assortment: quiche lorraine, spinach mushroom, three cheese
• fresh fruit

Saturday lunch at New South Fest, trailer options:

• Arlo’s (vegan comfort food): www.arlostruck.com
• PitaLicious (Middle Eastern wraps): www.austinpitalicious.com/Menu.html
• Cold Ones (artisanal Mexican popsicles): www.coldonespops.com