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Peached Tortilla Does Austin Proud on Network TV

Austin food truck entrepreneur Eric Silverstein appeared on LIVE with Kelly & Michael this morning, helping the perky hostess prepare the Peached Tortilla's signature barbecue brisket taco. Now his future is in the hands of online voters. Read More | Comment »

1:50PM Fri. Jun. 14, Virginia B. Wood

Peached Tortilla Competes in Food Truck Challenge Tomorrow

Peached Tortilla food trunk owner Eric Silverstein flew to New York City earlier this week to film a cooking segment as part of LIVE's Truckin' Amazing Cook-Off on the popular syndicated talk show, LIVE with Kelly & Michael which airs on KVUE at 9am CST weekdays. Read More | Comment »

2:45PM Thu. Jun. 13, Virginia B. Wood

Chef Erica Beneke Competes on 'Chopped'

Erica Beneke is no stranger to cooking competitions. She won the local round of Chefs Under Fire 2010 and was a fan favorite in the statewide finals. But did that experience and her years of turning out "gourmet comfort food" at Max's Wine Dive prepare her to win $10,000 on Chopped? Find out Sunday. Read More | Comment »

4:15PM Thu. May. 30, Virginia B. Wood

The Lee Bros. Bring Their Charleston Kitchen to Austin

Lavishly praised by such food luminaries as Gabrielle Hamilton and Ruth Reichl, The Lee Bros. Charleston Kitchen (Clarkson Potter, $35, 240ppg.) is a standout among this year’s cookbooks. Read More | Comment »

10:30AM Tue. May. 14, Kate Thornberry

Uchiko Sushi Chef Competes on Chopped Tonight

Sushi chef Angela Majko of Uchiko (4200 N. Lamar) will be one of four contestants competing on the Food Network's very popular cooking competition show Chopped tonight at 9pm CST. Uchiko has scheduled a watch party at a nearby bar, the Draught House Pub & Brewery (4112 Medical Pkwy.) Read More | Comment »

5:15PM Tue. Apr. 30, Virginia B. Wood

Tools for Telling Stories: Food and Social Media

“Don’t be afraid to tell your story.” That was the message Eddie Huang delivered on Monday at a South by Southwest Interactive panel. Perched at the podium, Huang rattled off self-help one-liners from the Tao Te Ching and held forth about his favorite topic, Eddie Huang, and his journey from unemployed lawyer to celebrity chef. Read More | Comment »

4:05PM Tue. Mar. 12, Rachel Feit

'The Taste' Recap

ABC presented the much-lauded premiere of The Taste last nigh: Imagine The Voice with food, and a pinch of Masterchef whipped in. The outlook isn't good. Read More | Comment »

10:30AM Wed. Jan. 23, Mick Vann

'BBQ Pitmasters' Returns on a New Network

After making the switch from The Learning Channel to the Destination America Network, BBQ Pitmasters’ new season starts up this evening. This season will showcase 15 of the country’s top competition and restaurant barbecue experts butting heads, and Austin's own Aaron Franklin is once again one of the judges. Read More | Comment »

10:30AM Sun. Dec. 16, 2012, Mick Vann

'Dangerous Grounds' Debuts on Travel Channel

Philadelphia entrepreneur, adventurer, and humanitarian Todd Carmichael, co-founder and CEO of La Colombe Torrefaction coffee houses, travels to "some of the most fascinating and unseen places in the world" in search of the highest quality and rarest coffee beans. Travel Channel viewers can go along for the ride. Read More | Comment »

2:50PM Mon. Nov. 5, 2012, Mick Vann

Wild Game Cooking Videos Debut

The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department has a YouTube series called Eat Local: Cooking Texas Style that now includes four segments featuring Austin chef and cookbook author Jesse Griffiths. The programs are based on recipes from Griffths' new book Afield - A Chef's Guide to Preparing and Cooking Wild Game & Fish (Welcome Books, $40) Read More | Comment »

1:00PM Tue. Oct. 16, 2012, Virginia B. Wood

New Season of Hilah Cooking Starts Tuesday

Season four of HilahCooking begins this Tuesday, September 4! It's hard to believe that what started as a goofy experiment is soon coming up on its third anniversary. Read More | Comment »

1:42PM Tue. Sep. 4, 2012, Hilah Johnson

Austin Stars in 'No Reservations' Final Season Opener

Globe-trotting chef and aging hipster Anthony Bourdain kicks off the final season of his culinary travelogue by dining out with local bands and standing in line for famous local barbecue during South by Southwest 2012. Read More | Comment »

9:27AM Mon. Sep. 3, 2012, Virginia B. Wood

‘Freshness Is Essential’

Today would have been the 100th birthday of Julia Child, that beloved doyenne of “you can cook, too!” TV. To honor the occasion, PBS Digital Studios contracted melodysheep to remix highlights from her show The French Chef. It is awful and awesome and I can’t look away. Read More | Comment »

11:23AM Wed. Aug. 15, 2012, Kimberley Jones

Austin's on the Air!

The restaurants, chefs, food artisans, and food trucks of Central Texas are definitely a tantalizing attraction for various food and travel television programs these days. Tune in this week to see Austin food on the Food Network and the Cooking Channel. Read More | Comment »

11:53AM Mon. Jun. 11, 2012, Virginia B. Wood