Every year, the Magnolia Cafes host some official and unofficial SXSW breakfasts. No RSVP or special invitation is ever required, honest.
But returning visitors to the Magnolia South (1920 South Congress Ave.) will hopefully notice the spiffing up we’ve done for the event. Though you won’t be back in the kitchen to see the completely refreshed floors and fixtures, you will most certainly notice that the dining room is now a beautiful aqua blue, and that the patio has a computer and beverage station to speed up service for you.
Just as we wiped the dust off our jeans and put the cafe back together again, we were introduced to two young men from Minneapolis, John Grider and Mike Fitzsimmons. Their business is called Broken Crow (http://www.brokencrow.com/about), and they came to Austin searching for large bare walls to paint murals on. Our niche of the neighborhood now has stalking lions, roosters, a giraffe, and birds coming out of an old Victrola.
Last, let me mention that the Magnolia Cafes have been included in the SXSW Eat Well Guide (http://maps.eatwellguide.org/maps/homepage/view/113). Between us and the other fine restaurants in Austin, there’s no need to go home hungry.
Have a great visit to SXSW 2010. Let us know if we can do anything to make it better.
Kids draw the funniest, beautiful and intriguing things. Here we present a selection of children’s art left at the Magnolia Cafe: inspired and heartfelt.
crayon drawing of Sponge Bob
(Click the picture to be taken to the slideshow.)
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Published:
February 16, 2009
We’re sending out a ‘thanks’ to Tony and Paige for writing about their meal at the Magnolia Cafe South.
Tony and I had a delicious Valentine’s dinner at The Magnolia Cafe on SoCo. It was the best restaurant we have been to since we moved to Austin…
Thanks y’all! We hope to serve you many more great meals, and thanks for telling your friends about us. To read the full post, here’s the link:
Yummmm… at Tony and Paige.com
Published:
February 9, 2009
You’re looking very beautiful tonight. No, really. I love your hair like that. And you’re also looking for a perfect place for a romantic dinner. Well, let’s look no further than one of the Magnolia Cafes.
Magnolia Cafe, Lake Austin Blvd., is offering Heart Shaped Ravioli, Thai Chili Shrimp on coconut cilantro rice, Tilapia Florentine topped with spinach and crab meat, and Flat Iron Steak with mushroom gravy and caramelized carrots. For dessert: Chocolate Torte with Raspberry Compote or Gateau Marissa with strawberry icing. Entrees range from $10.95-$11.95.
Magnolia Cafe, South Congress, is offering Peppercorn Encrusted Filet of Beef with goat cheese tamales and asparagus, Asian-Style Halibut with baby bok choy and wasabi rice, Apricot and Lamb Tagine with ginger couscous, and Heart Shaped Ravioli. For dessert: Gateau Marissa with strawberry icing, or Chocolate Covered Strawberries. Entrees range from $12.25-$15.25.
Making memories.
At two locations.
Magnolia Cafe, 2304 Lake Austin Blvd., Austin
Magnolia Cafe South, 1920 South Congress Ave., Austin
Published:
January 20, 2009
Originally uploaded by murphelz
A customer has posted this beautiful picture on Flickr. We just want to say – thanks! I think that it’s a Flamingo Sandwich with bacon added. It has been a popular vegetarian item (minus the bacon) for a long time. Thanks for sharing your enthusiasm.
Published:
December 3, 2008
Many people ask us for the Magnolia Cafe’s recipe for Gingerbread Pancakes. We have a scaled-down version of the recipe that was once tested by Dweezil Zappa and Lisa Loeb on the Food Network. Two young women from Boston recently decided to mix up a batch for dinner, and here’s the link to their story featuring Magnolia’s original recipe. They’ve done a great job adding their own detailed photos and instructions:
We are not Martha: Gingerbread Pancakes
To Two 20-Something Bostonians: Cooking at home can be dangerous. You’ve acted bravely. Thanks for blogging about our delicious food, and we hope that you’ll come dine with us whenever you can get to Austin.
Published:
October 29, 2008
We hope you see your favorite pictures here. Thanks to all of the kids who made contributions!
Published:
October 11, 2008
Recent days have blessed the Magnolia Cafe with visits from a few celebrities: Kate Walsh, Ellen Page, Bill Murray. Although we respect their privacy and hang back from autographs, the internal silent scream of fan-dom strikes. This is the result of very early training: Elvis, the Beatles. Even if they were just on TV – we screamed.
While some of us, paralyzed with adoration, simply grip our fork and spoon tighter, others send a Tweet to friends and the world wide web. If you don’t already know this web-based celebrity, let us introduce Twitter. www.Twitter.com is micro-blogging. It’s a wonderful way for people to have conversations – with quick little sentences exchanged and parried – on the web.
So we invite you: When you see a celebrity at the Magnolia, just send a Tweet on Twitter with the words “magnolia cafe” in them. We’ll be pulling our Twitter news into the sidebar of this blog to share with the world. It really is better than screaming.
>>> 11/1/08 NOTE: we’ve revised our process for getting our customers’ news onto our blog. You tag on Twitter with “magnolia cafe” or review us on Yelp. We get to read your responses and then we will post the best ones on our site. (Otherwise erroneous data can get out there.) Customer feedback is always appreciated. AND – If you see a celebrity – please let us know. We’ll try to get your news up as quickly as possible daily.
Published:
October 7, 2008
This is just a quick blog post to say thanks to ‘Born Again Bird Watcher’ for so eloquently describing his pleasure at discovering the Magnolia Cafe.
He writes:
One of the down-sides of travelling as much as I do is the inability to always eat in a way that is at the same time both healthful and emotionally satisfying. Most all cities and towns across America have at least one restaurant that can provide these twin requisites, (read the full post)
Thanks John! Please come back and say ‘hi’ when you travel through Austin again.
Published:
August 22, 2008
I suggest that Austin vegetarians bookmark this neat web site:
“Veg Out! Austin… where herbivores eat out in Central Texas“
Besides mentioning Magnolia Mud, a recent article by Ben recommends 5 tops picks for vegetarian nachos. You can read all about his top 5 list here.
Just briefly, here are the recommended choices, in no particular order:
Alamo Drafthouse at the Ritz, Nacho Libre with grilled tofu
Freebird’s World Burrito, Nachos with black beans and queso
Magnolia Cafe, Super Nachos
ZuZu’s, Black Bean Nachos
Chuy’s, Special Nachos
Good to know!
Wow, thanks!
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