Waterloo Records
Jana Birchum / Design by Zeke Barbaro
Volume 43, Number 10
Issue Supplement
Best of Austin: Restaurants 2023
ON THE COVER:
news
Chronicle Endorsements for the November 7 Election
Looking for guidance on the ballot's constitutional amendments and county propositions? We got you.
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Young Parents, UT Students Support Zoning Changes at Historic Meeting
The renting generations
BY LINA FISHER
The Eugenic Circus Comes to Town
A Downtown hotel is hosting a natalist, eugenics-aligned conference in December. Why Austin?
BY BRANT BINGAMON AND MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
Prosecutors in Christopher Taylor Trial Question Impartiality of APD Investigation
The prosecution rests
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Death Watch: Execution Stalled for Death Row Inmate Turned Preacher
Will Speer's life will continue ... for the moment
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Should Texas Science Textbooks Cover Climate Change?
Kids are affected by it but can't learn about it
BY EMILY ENGELBART
Syphilis Problem Not Showing Signs of Stopping in Travis Co.
There's also a nationwide shortage of the medication used to treat it
BY LINA FISHER
food
BEST OF AUSTIN: RESTAURANTS 2023
Best of Austin: Restaurants 2023
Some thoughts on the second annual Best of Austin: Restaurants Awards
BY MELANIE HAUPT
Overall
Best New Restaurant, Best Chef, and more
Dining Out
Best Food Truck, Best Fine Dining, and more
Cuisine
Best Italian, Best Barbecue, and more
Dish
Best Tacos, Best Sushi, and more
Beverages
Best Margarita, Best Milkshake, and more
Experience
Best Ambience, Best Service, and more
Chronicle Staffers Pick Their Go-To Dishes in Town
The food that keeps us coming back for more
Food Editor Melanie Haupt’s 10 Favorite Austin Restaurants
BY MELANIE HAUPT
Waco in the Sans Bar, Diwali in Thanksgiving, RedFarm in Downtown, Trona in the News, Graham Reynolds in Cahoots, and, OK, C’mon, Where Is Antonelli’s New Place?
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of November 2, 2023
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
The Church, yeule, Codeine, and More Highlights From Levitation’s Thursday and Friday
Standout sets from the multi-venue Austin festival’s opening dates
BY GENEVIEVE WOOD, JULIAN TOWERS, RAOUL HERNANDEZ AND RACHEL RASCOE
Amyl & the Sniffers, Beach Fossils, the Veldt, and More Reviews From Levitation’s Saturday and Sunday
Standout sets to wrap the Halloweekend music festival
BY GENEVIEVE WOOD, MICHAEL TOLAND, RAOUL HERNANDEZ AND JULIAN TOWERS
With Bad Dream Jaguar, Sun June Hasn’t Given Up on Texas Yet
The Austin pop in-betweeners’ third LP arrives at Parish on Nov. 18
BY LAIKEN NEUMANN
How to Watch Willie Nelson’s Friday Hall of Fame Induction, and More Music News
An Electric Church-saving fundraiser and major Latin music lineup
BY RACHEL RASCOE
The American Analog Set’s Heavy Return and Seven More Songs From Austin Artists
New music picks from Pelvis Wrestley, NOOK Turner, the Teeta, and more
BY AUSTIN POWELL, GENEVIEVE WOOD, JULIAN TOWERS, DEREK UDENSI, DOUG FREEMAN AND ELIZABETH BRAATEN
Meanwhile Brewing’s Free Birthday Bash and More Crucial Concerts This Week
From Jonathan Richman at the Continental to Saweetie at AFROTECH
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ, JULIAN TOWERS, DOUG FREEMAN, GENEVIEVE WOOD, MICHAEL TOLAND AND DEREK UDENSI
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
The Austinites Behind What Happens Later, Meg Ryan’s Return to Rom-Coms
Writers and producers share the details behind the intimate, eccentric, and nostalgic story
BY MEHER QAZILBASH
Film Reviews
Divinity
Pretentious body horror has all the depth of a perfume commercial
Five Nights at Freddy's
Horror game adaptation is just teen-friendly fan service
The Holdovers
Alexander Payne and Paul Giamatti reunite for a Christmas lament
In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50
Unconventional music doc truly captures the prog pioneers
Priscilla
Measured journey behind closed doors of rock & roll's most famous marriage
Radical
True story of a miracle-working teacher busts misery porn cliches
What Happens Later
Ryan and Duchovny ponder the road not taken in magical rom-com
Where The Devil Roams
Diabolical art horror rides into a Great Depression carnie hell
arts & culture
Five Austin Studio Tour Shows
So many artists, so big a city, almost too much beauty and fun
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Cloud Tree Studios & Gallery Expands in Time for Austin Studio Tour
Fostering community remains central to the artistic mission
BY MAYA WRIGHT
Arts Events
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids' activities, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
Qmmunity: Season of the Homoscopes
Change is the name of the game this week in Austin’s queer event horoscopes
BY JAMES SCOTT
Opinion: A True Public Dialogue Is Needed About Taxpayer-Funded Corporate Giveaways
Governments that give incentives need to make sure they we getting as much as possible – our money’s worth
BY MICHAEL FLOYD AND FANNIE AKINGBALA
Day Trips: McPherson Cellars, Lubbock
Meet Kim McPherson, the High Plains vintner
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Baggage
Or, why venereal disease is so rampant in nursing homes
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, November 3-9
BY ROB BREZSNY
The Common Law
Do artistic murals require a City of Austin permit?
BY LUKE ELLIS
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: Even in a Down Year for Austin FC, the City Showed Up
A dud season, but Austin’s soccer community is special
BY ERIC GOODMAN
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