Excuse the brief detour into the culinary arts, dear reader, as it must be hollered from the mountaintop…The Blue Dahlia Bistro has a proscuitto tartine with mozzarella, sun-dried tomatoes and mixed greens that is boogie-down delicious. Patronize this lovely eastside joint (and as long as we’re on the block, it’s also worth it to have a cocktail while sitting at the gorgeous bar at The Longbranch Inn) that focuses on both local and organic items for its menu, with a casual atmosphere punctuated by fresh air and natural light…
As an added bonus are the hung paintings of Ethan Azarian, providing a playful universe of glowing fruit, cosmic cows, animated cityscapes, flying toasters and more. Once the frontman for Austin-based indiepoppers The Orange Mothers , Azarian’s artistic perspective has steadily been one of childlike curiosity coupled with absurdist fantasy. Always playful, with just a hint of darkness that whispers what’s to come with the hardened perspective of adulthood.
Simple as that.
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