Afield: A Chef's Guide to Preparing and Cooking Wild Game and Fish

"...Afield: A Chef's Guide to Preparing and Cooking Wild Game..."

Sept. 14, 2012 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Afield: A Chef's Guide to Preparing and Cooking Wild Game and Fish

Sept. 14, 2012 Books Feature by Jessi Cape

An Evening with Jesse Griffiths and Jody Horton at BookPeople

Narrated slideshow plus tastings, craft beer, and a contest tonight

"...To celebrate their fantastic book Afield: A Chef’s Guide to Preparing and Cooking Wild Game..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Cowboys & Aliens

Jon Favreau and company kick up some good Western dust until the film's alien twist comes off like the newest variation on outmoded cowboys-and-Indians stereotypes.

"...Adam Beach, Abigail Spencer and Noah Ringer. Traveling far afield from the pleasurably pop terrain of his Iron Man..."

July 29, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Wes Anderson's delightful animated film has room for both existentialist dread and a grinning joie de vivre.

"...the source material here appears, at first glance, far afield of Anderson’s usual lens-finder. But instead of bending to..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Memories of Murder

This Korean cop film is based on the country's first real serial-killer case in 1986, a case that flummoxed the police along with everyone else.

"...a muddy lot. Bong’s film is about as far afield from the clichéd American version of the serial-killer genre..."

May 13, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wild Game Cooking Videos Debut

Chef Jesse Griffiths appears in Texas Parks & Wildlife video series

"...programs are based on recipes from Griffths' new book Afield - A Chef's Guide to Preparing and Cooking Wild..."

Oct. 16, 2012 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Locavore Chef

Jesse Griffiths on fishing, hunting, and 'French encouragement'

"...a contract with the same publisher, and their book Afield (see review) comes out next week...."

Sept. 14, 2012 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

In the Blind

A weekend at Dai Due's Hunting School for Women

"...– Jesse Griffiths, Afield..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Culinary Dream Team

Texas authors headline the book fest Cooking Tent

"...Afield: A Chef's Guide to Preparing and Cooking Wild Game..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Two Hometown Heroes Nominated for James Beard Awards

Jesse Griffiths, Bryce Gilmore get nods in food industry honors

"...three nominees in the Single Subject book category is Afield: A Chef's Guide to Preparing and Cooking Wild Game..."

March 19, 2013 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Spotlight on Texas Book Festival Authors

Taking a look back at the 'Chronicle's coverage so far

"...Jesse Griffiths (Afield: A Chef’s Guide to Preparing and Cooking Wild Game..."

Sept. 13, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Hog Book Aims to Encourage Hunting and Eating Feral Hogs

Jesse Griffiths wants you to #EatAHogSaveTheWorld

"...Where Griffiths' first book, Afield, published in 2012, offers a broad approach, this sophomore..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Warcraft

No fun storming the castle in this lousy adaptation of the hit video game

"...Star Trek pilot “The Cage,” while Foster, light years afield from his bang-on portrayal of psychotropically droll wordsmith William..."

June 10, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hush

Well-executed horror nightmare features sick torment of a deaf woman

"...maniac with a crossbow (John Gallagher Jr., straying far afield from his supernice-guy role on The Newsroom). Like many..."

March 25, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Far From the Madding Crowd

This Thomas Hardy adaptation is a reflection of our times

"...Vinterberg – a Dogme 95 founding member traveling far afield from his already-wide sweep of subject and stylization (The..."

May 8, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Lazarus Effect

Medical students try to bring the dead back to life.

"...Stepping far afield of 2012’s acclaimed Jiro Dreams of Sushi, director David..."

March 6, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them

Jessica Chastain plays Her and James McAvoy plays Him, and together they're Them in intriguing head-scratcher.

"...circulation.) But it’s a curious distraction, knowing how far afield of its original vision Them has traveled, and a..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Food Is People

Look at Jody Horton's photographs of food, and you'll see the passionate folks who make it

"...host of prestigious companies and publications, and a book, Afield: A Chef's Guide to Preparing and Cooking Wild Game..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Food-O-File

Virginia contemplates Austin's April foodie marathon

"...the Best Chef: Southwest category, and chef Jesse Griffiths' Afield: A Chef's Guide to Preparing and Cooking Wild Game..."

April 5, 2013 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

'Farm-City, State' Documentary Film in Progress

Local filmmaker explores Austin's sustainable food movement

"...Due Butcher Shop, sustainable hunting instructor, and author of Afield: A chef's Guide to Preparing and Cooking Wild Game..."

Jan. 8, 2013 Food Post by Carla Crownover

Last-Minute Stocking Stuffers for Food Lovers

Unique gifts to please each discerning palate or distinctive passion

"...any of these local books would make great gifts: Afield by Jesse Griffiths; The Salt Lick Cookbook by Scott..."

Dec. 21, 2012 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Wuthering Heights

Andrea Arnold (Fish Tank) wrests Wuthering Heights from the heaving bosom of Romantics majors and gives it a good shake – even if she doesn't know when to stop.

"...and its brutish inhabitants. Arnold doesn’t go so far afield from the book, which describes Heathcliff as dark-skinned, by..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Prometheus

In his return to science fiction, Ridley Scott's stunning, ambitious visuals are waylaid by his quasi-metaphysics.

"...initial shock. With Prometheus (a prequel), Scott's moved far afield from the cheap but effective scares of his original..."

June 8, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bullhead

This Oscar nominee and Fantastic Fest winner from Belgium is a startling crime drama about the bovine hormone mafia.

"...been passed down from father to son. Bullhead wanders afield a bit as we observe Jacky trying to put..."

Feb. 17, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Shaolin

In this rousing film, a compassionate Buddhist philosophy underpins what might have been just another Hong Kong period piece about power-mad warlords and their blood-spattered brinkmanship.

"...the production design, courtesy of Chung Man Yee (far afield from his notoriously queasy work on Fruit Chan's "Dumplings"..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Ever-intrepid Werner Herzog guides us through a cave in southern France that holds the oldest drawings known to humanity.

"...about the work of the auteur. Herzog also wanders afield occasionally as his propensity for latching on to eccentric..."

May 20, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Monsters

In this startlingly original indie film, a road trip combines with an alien invasion to remind us of our ageless fear of otherness.

"...a revelation as the semisurly Kaulder, a character far afield of the sweet neurotics McNairy has played for former..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Capitalism: A Love Story

Michael Moore wants to know where our money went.

"...to explain financial derivatives to Moore. At its furthest afield, Moore discusses capitalism with a no-less-recognized expert than the..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Screen Door Jesus

Kirk Davis’ slick, locally produced film, adapted from the stories of Christopher Cook, plunges into Texas' small-town religious mores and comes up with some insightful revelations in this character-driven pastiche.

"...Amarillo, Waco, or Fort Stockton (a town so far afield of urbanity that it might as well be situated..."

Oct. 14, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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