Lenoir Explains Hot Weather Food; East Side Date Night

SOFI -- CultureMap Austin has a look at the "hot weather food" of Lenoir, the teeny-weeny South First restaurant from Todd Duplechan and Jessica Maher. What that means: "certain elements link the food of hot weather places, from Texas to Thailand." [CultureMap Austin]

POT, KETTLEWIRE -- Local food media personality Rob Balon has his finger on the pulsating pulse of pop culture with today's piece about the Top Chef finale, which aired in February. Balon's take: Top Chef judges are a "boring cadre of old fart judges." [DiningOut]

EAST SIDE -- The East Side Showroom gets sexy with their weekly "Wednesday Date Night," which launches this Wednesday and "will feature soft, romantic live music, oysters and other shared plates, as well as wines and other specialty cocktails." [Eaterwire]

Lenoir. [Photo: Andrea Grimes/EATX]