Get enough people to win a massive discount on something fun to do in Austin http://groupon.com/austin en Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:54:06 -0500 60 30.2687-97.7452Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with NewsAlloySubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with Attensa for OutlookSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with FlurrySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily Rotation <img align="right" alt="$10 for $20 Worth of Cuban Fare at Habana" src="http://www.groupon.com/images/site_images/1990/4844/habana_BADGED.jpg" width="120" /><p>Cuban cuisine draws upon the island nation's natural surroundings, igniting meats with native spices, sweetening stews with fresh plantains, and inflating breads with beach-ball extract. Taste the Caribbean with today’s Groupon: for $10, you get $20 worth of Cuban fare at <a href="http://www.habanaaustin.com/">Habana</a>. </p> <p>The manifestation of Cuban transplants <a href="http://gr.pn/zh0pXM">Ron and Yasbel Flores</a>, Habana culls from old family recipes and classic cocktail concoctions to craft a <a href="http://gr.pn/zwwb45">menu</a> steeped in traditional Cuban flavors. Best-selling item lechon asado steeps tender pork shoulder overnight in garlic ($13.75), protecting it from hungry vampires, and the signature sandwich, the cubano, presses ham, roast pork, and swiss cheese between thick slices of cuban bread ($8.75). Spicy tomato sauce drizzles over cubed beef and potatoes ($11.50), and seasoned cracker meal encrusts chicken breast sweetened with pineapple salsa ($13.50). The quimbombo ($11.50) eschews meat for fresh vegetables, bulking up an okra stew with peppers, onion, and chunks of plantains ripened by attending a seminar on 401(k)s.</p> <p><em>Our customers loved this deal last year, earning Habana a spot on Groupon’s Best of 2011 list.</em></p><h3>Groupon Says</h3><p>The Groupon Guide to: Writing an Urban Legend</p><p>Can I make an urban legend from soap?</p><p><a href="http://www.groupon.com/deals/habana">Read more...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrouponAustin?a=EJeum-j_Hk8:jHRQzFfKVZk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrouponAustin?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrouponAustin?a=EJeum-j_Hk8:jHRQzFfKVZk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrouponAustin?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrouponAustin?a=EJeum-j_Hk8:jHRQzFfKVZk:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrouponAustin?i=EJeum-j_Hk8:jHRQzFfKVZk:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrouponAustin?a=EJeum-j_Hk8:jHRQzFfKVZk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrouponAustin?i=EJeum-j_Hk8:jHRQzFfKVZk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrouponAustin/~4/EJeum-j_Hk8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrouponAustin/~3/EJeum-j_Hk8/habana http://groupon.com/austin/deals/habana Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:01:07 +0000 http://groupon.com/austin/deals/habana <img align="right" alt="$79 for $300 Worth of Spa Services at Balanced Health &amp; Beauty" src="http://www.groupon.com/images/site_images/1972/4420/Balanced-Health-and-Beauty3.jpg" width="120" /><p>Spas make people feel like royalty without the hassle of shopping for scepters or posing for playing-card portraits. 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Learn about the Emerald Isle with today's Groupon to <a href="http://gr.pn/od4aGt">The Emerald Restaurant</a>. Choose between the following options: <br></p> <ul> <li>For $59, you get a Kinsale-Chateaubriand dinner for two (a $175.50 value) that includes the following items: <ul> <li>Potato or onion soup</li> <li>House salads and Irish-style soda bread</li> <li>Chateaubriand beef tenderloin with madeira mushroom sauce and roasted onions</li> <li>Fresh garden vegetables</li> <li>Irish-whiskey cake<p></li> </ul></li> <li>For $199, you get a Paddy O'Cupid's Valentine's Delightful Complete Feast for two (a $450 value) that includes the following items: <ul> <li>Irish soda bread with strawberry butter</li> <li>Creamy irish potato soup</li> <li>House salads with irish red salad dressing</li> <li>Chateaubriand beef tenderloin cooked to order</li> <li>New Zealand rack of lamb</li> <li>Two broiled lobster tails and bouquetiere of vegetables flambéed tableside</li> <li>Heart-shaped dessert with Belgium chocolate and Irish marmalade, flambéed tableside</li> <li>One dozen long-stem roses <p></li> </ul></li> </ul> <p>The Emerald Restaurant's quaint cottage milieu flings open its wooden doors to welcome diners to a <a href="http://irishemeraldrestaurant.com/uploads/1.pdf">menu</a> of authentic, scratch-made Irish comfort fare. Kinsale-Chateaubriand meals begin with slices of soda bread served alongside strawberry butter and creamy potato soup or its onion-rich, brothy cousin. House-made red dressing adorns the leafy greens of garden salads, and teeth chisel thick cuts of chateaubriand beef tenderloin into the shapes of past presidents' heads before devouring decadent Irish-whiskey cake. For Valentine's feasts, broiled New Zealand racks of lamb romance twin lobster tails as culinary crewmembers carve and flambé fresh vegetables tableside, igniting sparks in sweetheart's eyes. To conclude tasty tête-à-têtes, chefs introduce the passionate kiss of flames to an elegant, heart-shaped dessert trimmed with Belgium chocolate and Irish marmalade. Staffers present couples with a dozen long-stem roses as the evening's final flourish, creating memorable nights and making lonely bumblebees weep with envy. Waiters present most dinners on a silver platter, elegantly complementing tables decorated with Irish china, lace tablecloths, and fine crystal. The intimate space sets a romantic mood that frequently attracts wedding proposals and exchanges of everlasting-platonic-friendship rings. 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