Couple In The Kitchen

We’re Here to Ciao Down. 🍝 🇮🇹 🤌🏼

Follow along as we eat our way through Venice, Croatia, Montenegro, and Greece! Drop a note and let us know what country you’re most excited to see, or if you have any favorites!

2024 Food & (Not Just) Wine Festival is right around the corner, but they still have tickets available for their fest on September 22nd.

Last year, the event brought in more than 2,000 visitors from across the nation, for food, drinks, and entertainment around every corner.

Follow the link in our bio, and if you’re looking into the VIP tickets you get an extra pre-event brunch and full access to the VIP lounge for the full event. Don’t miss it!

Also we have an additional room promotional discount to book a room for the night of 9/22. Enter the code “GOODVIBES” to get 30% off of their Best Available Rate and then you can book the FNJWF at the same discounted price as an add-on.

Austin it tastes like there’s a new wing champion in Austin 🍗! is bringing the 🔥 and flavor with their mind blowing wings, and traditional Lao driven dishes.
Beyond their delicious savory dishes, their cocktail program is featuring flavors never seen before in Austin, and their gourmet mango sticky rice is better than we’ve ever had in Asia.
🚨 You need to experience , before they have lines out the door!!!

A culinary road trip through !
Just miles south of San Francisco this region features incredibly fresh and local cuisine. The fish and seafood are caught on the coast and farms of fresh produce are grown right on the other side of the Pacific Coast Highway.
Take a road trip through this region and stop at our favorite foodie destinations (photos in order):
1. - Come for the pasta, stay for the nightly bagpipers - Half Moon Bay.
2. - Italian food featuring the freshest seafood from the coast - Half Moon Bay.
3. - Fresh caught seafood on the Pillar Point Harbor - Half Moon Bay.
4. - Premium sourdough toasts and coffee roasted in-house - Pacifica.
5. - Farm fresh goat cheese! Get the goat cheese stuffed with apricots and pistachios - Pescadero.
6. - Amazing tacos and brunch dishes in a secret garden patio setting - Redwood City.
7. - Wood fired seafood and steak specialties on the marina. Don’t miss the massive large jellyfish tank - Woodside.
8. - the BEST thing we ate all trip was the mushroom ceviche from this plant-based restaurant! Luxe decor and incredible culinary talent - Burlingame.
9. - House-made sausages and incredible deviled eggs - San Mateo.

It’s Tuesday and we know you’re already in need of a break!! just launched their day time Break Room concept where you can enjoy brunch done right.
Our favorites by far was their brisket breakfast taco, the black sesame iced latte, and their melon spritz. Also, don’t sleep on their fresh pastries if you just want to grab something quickly to-go with a coffee.

🍴GIVEAWAY ALERT! We are looking forward to Kalahari’s 2024 Food & (Not Just) Wine Festival on September 22nd and have a giveaway for two (2) tickets to the event!

Mark your calendars because Kalahari’s 2024 Food & (Not Just) Wine Festival is an event you won’t want to miss. From delicious food to an endless line up of local and national beverage vendors and live entertainment throughout the resort.

You’ll even see out-of-this-world entertainment including aerialists, stilt walkers, and jugglers!

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🎉Giveaway ends on 8/31 & winners will be announced via IG stories!��💥Click this link to learn more about this awesome Food & (Not Just) Wine Festival! https://bit.ly/3LjQFjA

We enjoyed the most amazing brunch at Nola’s iconic . Whenever you’re in New Orleans, this legendary restaurant needs to be on your list.
The soft shell crabs were literally delivered from the fisherman minutes before getting fried up for our brunch plate, and was the best soft shell crab we’ve ever had!
From 8/1 to 9/15, head to New Orleans for the 20th anniversary of COOLinary New Orleans for dining deals at restaurants all around the city, including this spot! Many of our favorite restaurants will feature multi-course, prix-fixe meals with prices as low as $28 or less for two-course lunches and $58 or less for three-course dinners and brunches. Click the link in our bio to preview the full list, then book your trip and make your reservations for an amazing culinary trip!

is truly a restaurant worth escaping to! It’s a short drive from Austin city limits, but once you get to you truly feel like you’re on vacation.

Hot tip: Even if you’re not staying at the resort, you can dine at this amazing restaurant and get a day pass to their pool to cool off from this hot Texas summer. We spent the day celebrating a special birthday, and this was such a great way to do it.

What to order:
~ 8 hour cooked short rib
~ Charred cabbage with onion cream
~ Smoked pork chop with ancho glaze
~ Sourdough with whipped ricotta and pickled grapes
~ Chocolate nostalgia (essentially a Snicker’s bar in cake form!)

Come for the amazing beach, stay for the seafood!
Here’s our roundup on our favorite places on the best places to eat near the Gulf Shores, AL:
~ for a seafood boil and the wagyu surf and turf burger with gulf shores aioli.
~ Voyagers for chicken fried lobster tails and foie gras bone marrow broiled oysters at the .
~ Coconut margaritas and all the shrimp at at .
~ Ahi tuna nachos and a key lime pina colada at
~ Shrimp and grits at .
~ for fresh smoked fish dip.
~ for their famous bushwhacker cocktail.

Read more recommendations on our guide on coupleinthekitchen.com.

Sharing our favorite eats from our charming getaway to historic, downtown :
~ Pork fried chicken from
~ Texas Dirty Dog from
~ The Day Dream ice cream from .creamery
~ Wings and Goat and Fig Pizza from
~ Anything with the Pork Lechon from
~ Boozy pistachio ice cream from
~ Rose Pistachio latte from
~ Deviled eggs from
~ Kouign Amann from

Did we miss any of your faves?!

Save this post for your next trip and head to the link in bio for our full article on the best places to eat in downtown McKinney, TX.

Home in Austin for a minute, and we’re so happy that our favorite Thai restaurant is back open. ’s chicken rice and other authentic dishes are so flavorful this could easily be a weekly restaurant for us.
Thai Rice

Really impressed with vibey new hot spot .They’re mixing up really creative cocktails and some of the best starters in town.

Here are our faves:
~ fried clams casino penzerotti (the calabrian chili jam was so good we begged the chef to bottle and sell it)
~ herb caesar salad (our new fave salad in town)
~ mussels in absinthe butter
~ grilled pork belly with cabbage

Casa Bianca’s new weekend lunch menu is now available on Saturdays and Sunday from 11am-2:30pm as well!

✨ Sayulita Magic ✨
We had an amazing time eating our way through Sayulita, Mexico, while relaxing with oceanfront yoga, having a craft cocktail or two, and watching the surfers at dusk.
Head to coupleinthekitchen.com to read about the most incredible places to eat in Sayulita (linked in bio) and plan your getaway to this up-and-coming little surf town. 🏄‍♀️ 🌴

The easiest way to make a gyro bowl at home!
Using ground lamb makes whipping up a homemade Mediterranean bowl a cinch.

~Sauté 1/2 cup of diced onion until soft, add in 3 cloves of minced garlic, 1 pound of ground lamb, 1 tablespoon of zatar seasoning, 1 tablespoon of chopped fresh dill, and salt and pepper.

Once cooked through, top on rice, veggies, feta, hummus, tzatziki, and pitas.

The lamb is loaded with flavor! Pick it up at Central Market. 🥙

should be crowned the best restaurant on South Lamar! They recently brought on a new chef team that is elavating the menu even more. We loved so many dish during our date night:
~ Pastrami pork belly
~ Yellowtail crudo with guava
~ Crispy potatoes with beer cheese (on their happy hour and so tasty)
~ Japanese eggplant with hazelnut dukkah
~ The huge selection of wine and spritzes
~ Sourdough cavatelli with mushrooms

Some of the most beautiful and tasty eats at 2024! We love how this food festival introduces us to amazing chefs around the country and inspires us to try new flavors in our own kitchen. Thanks for a delicious weekend, and if you haven’t been before do not miss it next year.

The eats at last night’s charity event! hosted a culinary mashup of top ATX chefs with high school students who hold a passion for the culinary arts - proceeds from the event and the auction went to the and the Visit Austin Foundation.
1 & 2: VIP eats from winner from new hot spot
3: Student chef collab with - Chicken Milanese slider.
4: Pea Rotolo from + student.
5: Spicy Sope with Al Pastor & Pineapple Salpicon from / student collab.
6: Student collab with - Kare Kare Spring Roll with Oxtail & Peanut Shrimp Sauce.

Congrats to all the students for their amazing work!

Okay y’all, we have a new favorite pizza happy hour! 🍕

’s happy hour is 2-5 DAILY, where you get 50% off all gourmet pizzas, frozens, carafes and drafts.

Outside of the happy hour do not sleep on their beet salad, their homemade mozzarella sticks, and frozen affogato. Also, we wish we could buy their cacio e pepe ranch by the bottle.

Some of our faves from our seafood extravaganza at . 🦪
This new-ish oyster bar in has a massive selection of oysters to choose from. (Head there for happy hour for $1 gulf oysters, $1 off east coast oysters, plus $5 wine, champagne and beer!)
We also loved the oyster shooter and tuna tartare with wonton crisps!

🥂 .co x wine dinner collab!
We enjoyed a lovely immersive evening with an 8 course meal, complete with special, curated wine pairings. Then we enjoyed gelato, after dinner drinks, and live music on the magical courtyard. ✨
Follow .co for announcements on their next special event and consider them for private event wine tastings!

Austin: Join us for a curated four course wine experience with Snooti at new hot-spot Poeta Restaurant! Get a discount on your tickets for March 28th with code: CITK

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Looking to escape downtown Austin during this weekend? 🇬🇷 Head to for their amazing brunch!
Enjoy traditional Greek food, a lively DJ, and a gorgeous patio. Some of our favorite brunch dishes include:
~ Ekmek Pancakes - Light and crispy phyllo, fresh fruit, and light cream.
~ Cheese Saganaki - Savory and sweet fried cheese.
~ Yamas Chips - Fried zucchini and eggplant.
~ Laxanodolmades - Beef stuffed cabbage rolls.

There’s a new sushi spot in downtown ! 🍣 is serving up some amazing dishes, our favorites were the Toro Carpaccio with Caviar, the Wagyu Gyoza Dumplings, and the Soft Crab Hand Roll. Also, don’t leave without trying their special 🔥 dessert.

We love that the decor is a perfect mix of an upscale lounge crossed with traditional Japanese decor. It’s perfect for your next downtown Austin date night.

Jalapeno popper dip! We took your favorite appetizer and made it into a dip. It's perfect for sharing with a large group for game day. Make it ahead of time, then pop it into the oven right before serving for a warm, cheesy bubbily appetizer that everyone will be raving about.
Get the recipe:

Jalapeno Popper Dip We can’t believe it has taken us so long to post our jalapeno popper dip recipe.   This is literally one of our favorites and it is a warm dip recipe that everyone should have

Smoked chicken wings that are packed with smoky flavor, yet still have a nice crispy skin. Learn our trick to avoid the dreaded rubbery chicken skin with our favorite smoked chicken wings recipe.

https://coupleinthekitchen.com/smoked-chicken-wings-recipe/

Smoked Chicken Wings Recipe Hey guys! It’s been a bit since we posted. Karen’s recovering from her second ankle surgery since breaking her foot in Rome last Autumn. We’ve been resting up, watching a lot of cooking shows (who

Looking for a crowd pleasing dip for the big game on Sunday?! This is a loaded Philly cheesesteak, but in dip form! It's amazing with crostinis, tortilla chips, or even pepper slices as a keto option.
Get the recipe for this Philly Cheesesteak Dip here:
https://coupleinthekitchen.com/philly-cheesesteak-dip/

Philly Cheesesteak Dip There’s more to filet mignon than just the traditional premium cut of steak. Omaha Steaks offer a TON of filet mignon options. We’ve recently tried their filet mignon burgers and dumplings, which were super tender

Inspired by the famous queso from Torchy's, this beef queso recipe has an extra special ingredient... STEAK! Make this queso for the perfect game day dip.

Check out the recipe:
https://coupleinthekitchen.com/beef-queso-dip-recipe/

Beef Queso Dip Recipe The ultimate beef queso recipe! This dip is stuffed with chopped steak and topped with guacamole and hot sauce.

Firing up the smoker for the big game on Sunday? 🔥 Why not also add some smoked cream cheese for a super simple appetizer that is always a crowd favorite?!

Get the recipe here:
https://coupleinthekitchen.com/smoked-cream-cheese-recipe/

Smoked Cream Cheese Recipe This easy, two ingredient smoked cream cheese recipe will elevate all of your spreads and charcuterie boards!

Crab cakes, but make it a bite-sized game day appetizer!
These mini crab cakes are perfect for a party thanks for the cracker base, ensuring you get all that meaty crab cake flavor, without the mess!

https://coupleinthekitchen.com/crab-cake-recipe-with-ritz-crackers/

Appetizer Crab Cake Recipe with Ritz Crackers This crab cake recipe with ritz crackers is buttery and loaded with lump crab meat. Serve it as a passed appetizer or make larger patties.