Who Is Scott Austin?

So after looking forward all week to getting caught up with my good friend and journalist extraordinaire Melinda Newman (LA Times, Associated Press, fmr West Coast Bureau Chief Billboard Magazine etc etc..) over a warm Manager’s Salad at Gaucho Grill on Sunset Blvd, my anticipation was quickly quelled after pulling into the valet only to be told that Gaucho was remodeling and under construction for the next two months.  Bummer!

No worries, our friends at Vivoli Cafe are here to save the day and appease us with fantastic Italian fare at incredibly reasonable prices.  Not only did Melinda and I get fully caught up on each other’s lives and discuss just enough industry news for us to not feel guilty for taking a 2+ hour lunch during one of the final work days of the year, we ran into friends from ASCAP including my ol’ pal Tom DeSavia.

And as an added bonus/ego boost, I had a fan in the restaurant!  A wonderful lady who professed her appreciation for my work after seeing me on the Canadian broadcast of Rocker Moms… at least our friends up North have seen it!

No Gaucho No Problem.