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Whitehall Lane Winery Tasting Shows a Winner

Whitehall Lane's VP was in town to show off their newest wines, one of which was a real winner. We started with their Sauvignon Blanc ($18), a mouthful of a wine with a noticeable amount of residual sugar. Read More | Comment »

 5:04PM Sat. May. 19, Wes Marshall

Domaines Paul Mas Winery Tasting

Jean de Castelnau, the export director for Domaines Paul Mas winery in France’s Languedoc, was here in Austin for a trade tasting and later for a small party at Justine's. Read More | Comment »

 12:56AM Thu. May. 17, Wes Marshall

Houston Men Reunite Over Texas Wine

Alphonse Dotson (shown here with his wife Martha) with Damian Mandola both grew up in the wards of Houston. Damian’s grandfather owned the grocery stores that Alphonse’s parents shopped at. “They were a blessing for us because they were the first grocers that would give us credit,” Alphonse explained. Read More | Comment »

 5:28PM Wed. May. 16, Wes Marshall

First Look at Whole Foods Bee Cave

The folks from the Bee Caves Whole Foods were kind enough to give a few of us a peak at their new 35,000 square foot store. It officially opens on Wednesday, May 16 at 7:30am with a bread breaking, followed by doors opening at 8am. Read More | Comment »

 2:52PM Sat. May. 12

Twisted X Brewing Company Celebrates First Year, Tex-Mex Style

It was definitely starting to feel like summer at Twisted X Brewing Company’s first anniversary/Cinco De Mayo celebration- good thing there was plenty of beer to counteract the heat. Read More | Comment »

Virginia's On the Range 4:40PM Tue. May. 8, Meghan Ruth Speakerman

Doing What We Mustard

You wouldn’t think there'd be so many different kinds of mustard in the world. Read More | Comment »

Artisan Food Products 1:44PM Mon. May. 7, Wayne Alan Brenner

Mark Oldman a Hit at Food and Wine Festival

Author Mark Oldman drew his normal standing room only crowd to taste some spectacular rosé wines at the Austin Food and Wine Festival. People loved Oldman's hilarious stories (especially minor run-ins with the law), but they also left with important information about how to sensibly drink pink. [video-1] Read More | Comment »

 12:31PM Mon. Apr. 30, Wes Marshall

Festival Highlights

The Austin Food and Wine Festival offered some delicious drinks and for some reason, the libation lines were short. On the other hand, the food lines were monumental, so the easy solution was to stick with the drinks. Read More | Comment »

 5:03PM Sun. Apr. 29, Wes Marshall

Maestro Allegedly Not Bitten by Tarantula

So, yeah, Graham Reynolds. Read More | Comment »

 11:09AM Fri. Apr. 27, Wayne Alan Brenner

Coyote Creek: Small Farm, Large Impact

Discussions of organic food, agricultural sustainability, and humane farming abound in circles whose fortes range from culinary masterpieces to economic growth. Read More | Comment »

 10:01AM Wed. Apr. 25, Jessi Cape

A Glimmer of Tasty Hope in a Small Town

Wimberley is known for its beautiful hillside scenery, gorgeous rivers and creeks, and some of the best gift shopping in central Texas. Restaurants like New Braunfel’s Gristmill and Driftwood’s Salt Lick draw crowds from hundreds of miles away. Read More | Comment »

Virginia's On the Range 3:18PM Tue. Apr. 24, Meghan Ruth Speakerman

Drink Well Manager Takes First in Annual Don Q Rum Contest

Sure, the Don Q rep was an hour late for the contest, but I don’t think anyone cared as Drink Well owner Michael Sanders encouraged his wife (and United States Bartenders' Guild Austin chapter secretary) behind the bar as she slung drinks and munchies to the afternoon crowd. Read More | Comment »

 1:16PM Tue. Apr. 24, Meghan Ruth Speakerman

Off-Centered Film Fest Days 2-3: Beer, Bullets, Bullington

Friday night's screening of Sergio Leone's spaghetti western masterpiece Once Upon a Time in the West was accompanied by a feast, courtesy of Chef John Bullington, of equally epic proportions. Six courses, each paired with a selection from fest sponsor Dogfish Head Brewery's many, many alcoholic offerings. Read More | Comment »

Virginia's On the Range 6:23PM Sat. Apr. 21, Marc Savlov

'Reinventing the Meal'

Last Sunday evening I caught a special on the Cooking Channel with Top Chef All-Stars winner Richard Blais called Reinventing the Meal. Read More | Comment »

Virginia's On the Range 11:36PM Fri. Apr. 6, Virginia B. Wood

Jim Lahey's 'My Pizza'

My Pizza (by Jim Lahey with Rick Flaste Clarkson Potter, 191 pp., $27.50) presents the “glorious peasant food” as a means for exploration of fine ingredients and world class technique, not at all the image of a hot greasy mess many legions of adoring pizza fans conjure. Read More | Comment »

Virginia's On the Range 10:19PM Wed. Mar. 28, Jessi Cape

Plastic-Free Payment

You wake up unsure of what room you’re in. All you can smell in your half-drunken stupor is old beer and the stale cigarette smoke in your hair. The worst part of your fraternizing – your credit card is MIA. Maybe you didn’t drink too much the night before; instead you just wanted to leave the club without waiting in a long line to close your tab. Read More | Comment »

Virginia's On the Range 10:14PM Mon. Mar. 19, Meghan Ruth Speakerman

Eating Alabama

On Thursday morning, theater C at the Alamo Drafthouse Lamar was packed for the 11:30am screening of Eating Alabama, filmmaker Andy Grace's documentary about this year-long efforts to eat only local food in his home state. Read More | Comment »

Virginia's On the Range 11:22PM Fri. Mar. 16, Virginia B. Wood

BBQ Crash Course

The 4th annual Barbecue Crash Course, a showcase of authentic Central Texas barbecue, was held March 9 as a kick-off to South by Southwest Interactive and it was the most challenging event in the series to date. The 2011 sale of Emo’s meant the loss of the only home venue the sold-out private party had ever known. Read More | Comment »

Virginia's On the Range 4:17PM Wed. Mar. 14, Virginia B. Wood

Taco Experiment

Brooklyn Brewery and Theo Peck were back in town for South by Southwest this year, bringing the Taco Experiment to Austin. The amateur taco cook-off contest was held in ND at 501 Studios, the intimate new venue from former Electric Lounge honcho Mike Henry. Read More | Comment »

Virginia's On the Range 3:23PM Wed. Mar. 14, Virginia B. Wood

Midnight Cowboy Lounge

Midnight Cowboy, Austin’s newest speakeasy experience, opened its doors to a few select customers on March 9th, and I am here to tell you it is every bit as cool as advertised. Read More | Comment »

Virginia's On the Range 11:55AM Wed. Mar. 14, Claudia Alarcón

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