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Culinary Ladies of the Eighties: Judy Willcott

When Judy Willcott took some homemade baguettes to a dinner party in 1980, she could not have foreseen that the edible gift would ultimately provide the city of Austin with one of its favorite bakeries.

4:15PM Thu. Sep. 11, 2014, Virginia B. Wood Read More | Comment »

Siduri’s Sophisticated Pinot Noirs Meet Jasper’s Gourmet Backyard Cuisine

We recently had a prime opportunity to talk with renowned winemaker Adam Lee. Adam was in town to do a wine pairing dinner with Chef Dustin Pustka at Jasper’s in the Domain.

10:30AM Fri. Mar. 7, 2014, Wes Marshall Read More | Comment »

Chapter Two: Wasota African Cuisine

Sitting quietly at the corner of Bluebonnet and S. Lamar is an unassuming trailer draped with banners printed in the red, green, and yellow colors of the African flag. Wasota African Cuisine, it reads, formerly World Beat Cafe.

11:00AM Wed. Oct. 30, 2013, Gracie Salem Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

Record Store Day

Independent Record Stores

Cumbiadélica Fest w/ El Combo Oscuro, Money Chicha, Volcan, Plan Sonidero, Los Hermanos Flores, Luna Tropical, the Cumbia Movement, Grupo Bambinoz, Grupoo Fuego, Manolo Black, more at Hotel Vegas

Earth Day ATX 2024
at Huston-Tillotson University

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

Roppolo's Pioneering Pizza on Wheels

In March 2013, the City of Austin Health and Human Services Department estimated there were more than 1,400 food trucks in Travis County. Fourteen hundred! That's almost too many options, spanning too many food genres. How did this booming trend start? Who do we have to blame/thank for the endless parade of edibles on wheels?

9:30AM Fri. Sep. 6, 2013, Carly Yansak Read More | Comment »

Eat. Drink. Empower. a Rousing Success

On Saturday night, Max's Wine Dive played host to Eat. Drink. Empower, a five-course dinner featuring a complement of Austin's female chefs. Max's Executive Chef Erica Beneke was the driving force behind the event, a fundraiser for SafePlace, from conception to execution.

2:45PM Tue. Aug. 27, 2013, Melanie Haupt Read More | Comment »

Corporate Evolution: In-House Chef Serves Efficiency

The office at the corner of Brazos and Eighth Streets is different: The floor plan is open and the desks communal; beer-pong posters replace motivational ones; and employees are spared the daily query, "What am I going to do for lunch?" Welcome to SpareFoot, where chef Ari Dvorin boosts productivity and feeds the morale of employees every day at lunch.

1:30PM Tue. Aug. 13, 2013, Carly Yansak Read More | Comment »

Voters Name Jodi Elliott People's Best New Pastry Chef in the Central Region

The Twitterverse was buzzing last week with folks being encouraged to vote online for Food & Wine magazine's People's Best New Pastry Chef in the central region of the country.

4:30PM Wed. Apr. 10, 2013, Virginia B. Wood Read More | Comment »

Food & Wine Magazine Names Finalists in Best Pastry Chef Poll

Naming the best new chefs around the country has been standard practice at Food & Wine magazine for 25 years, but much-needed recognition of pastry chefs is just getting started. That's why it's great to see four Austin pastry chefs getting some well-deserved acclaim in the magazine's new online poll to choose the People's Best New Pastry Chef.

3:30PM Tue. Apr. 2, 2013, Virginia B. Wood Read More | Comment »

Sportswriter Michael Hurd Is a Cheesecake Genius

Michael Hurd’s love affair with cheesecakes began with a challenge from an Air Force co-worker in 1968. “Everyone was talking about how hard it was to make a cheesecake,” Hurd recalls. “I thought I could do it, and I did.”

4:30PM Fri. Mar. 22, 2013, Angela Shelf Medearis Read More | Comment »

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