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Melanie Haupt
Melanie Haupt earned her PhD in English at the University of Texas at Austin. In addition to her academic work, she is a blogger and freelance writer focusing on food criticism, up-and-coming dining culture, and historic Austin foodways. She is particularly interested in the intersections of feminism and the food industry.
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Top 10 Carby Treats
The ten best ways to indulge in a carbohydrate bomb by a bevy of talented local bakers and pastry chefs
Food Feature, Dec. 27, 2018
Top 10 Book Group Meeting Spots
Near-ideal settings for a successful book group meeting, with food and drinks, decent acoustics, and seating that allows for spirited discussion without having to shout
Food Feature, Dec. 27, 2018
Cookbook Bar & Cafe
Downtown Central Library’s restaurant offers a mixed bag
Food Feature, Dec. 20, 2018
Eldorado Cafe Launches New Menu Item to Benefit Kids
No Hater Tater is the ultimate comfort food
Food Daily, Dec. 17, 2018 11:56 AM
J.T. Youngblood’s Is Now Permanently Closed
The Mueller fried chicken restaurant’s last day was Dec. 16
Food Daily, Dec. 17, 2018 11:00 AM
Staying Hospitable During Our Nation's Division
Local restaurateurs discuss civility at the table
Food Feature, Nov. 8, 2018
Pie Squared
Cathy Barrow
Food Feature, Oct. 25, 2018
Crescent at North Lamar and Airport Now Offers Unique Asian Dining Options
Long-ignored strip mall gets a makeover
Food Feature, Sep. 20, 2018
Battle of the Boba
Which of these four Crescent spots has the best bubble tea?
Food Feature, Sep. 20, 2018
The Brewer's Table
East Austin’s truly wonderful dining experience with a complicated history
Food Feature, Sep. 13, 2018
How One Man Started the Local Mesquite Movement
A baking challenge led Sandeep Gyawali to this little-known flour
Food Feature, Aug. 2, 2018
Restaurant Review: Hank's
Windsor Park's latest dining destination is hit or miss
Food Feature, Jul. 19, 2018
ICYMI: Full English Serves Breakfast for the Queen's Subjects
Get thee some tea sandwiches
Food Column, May. 10, 2018
The People’s Poke
Austin's influx of poke shops is very welcome, just not really Hawaiian
Food Feature, May. 3, 2018
A Look at Women Leaders in the Kitchen and at Austin Food + Wine Festival
We chat with the other 25%
Food Feature, Apr. 26, 2018
The Elegant but Irreverent Southern Fare of Colleen's Kitchen
Mueller's food scene gets elevated
Food Feature, Apr. 12, 2018
Yuyo
Manor Road is now home to upscale Peruvian fare
Food Feature, Feb. 22, 2018
It Takes a Village to Eat Safely With Food Allergies
Local restaurants adapt to the growing number of Americans with food allergies
Food Feature, Feb. 1, 2018
Le Politique
Austin’s newest Downtown French brasserie holds court
Food Feature, Dec. 21, 2017
Sotol: The New White Lightning
Three military vets find purpose, identity, and craft in Desert Door distillery
Food Feature, Nov. 30, 2017
Staying Healthy to Stay in School
National nonprofit Communities in Schools looks at the role of food in education
Food Feature, Sep. 21, 2017
Dripping Springs Keeps Growing, But Can the Dining Scene Keep Up?
Austin real estate pushes restaurateurs beyond city limits
Food Feature, Jun. 8, 2017
Does Food Really Help Us Through Trying Times?
Soothing negative emotions with fat, carbohydrates, and sugar
Food Feature, May. 4, 2017
The Difficulties of Dining With Kids
Is the restaurant industry making a bad situation worse?
Food Feature, Mar. 2, 2017
How Austin Restaurants Are Leading the Trump Era Resistance
Economically culture-jamming the new administration
Food Feature, Feb. 9, 2017
The Wangs vs. the World
Chang's alternately humorous and poignant novel explores what it means to be American when the notion of America wears away
Arts Feature, Nov. 3, 2016
Finding Community With Bread Church
Local parish comes together around baking
Food Feature, Jul. 21, 2016
What the Hell Is Mighty Swell?
Introducing the post-millennial wine cooler
Food Feature, Jul. 14, 2016
Selling Feminism One Box at a Time
Girl Scout cookies are arguably the most misunderstood foodstuff in American culture
Food Feature, Jan. 21, 2016
Top 10 Sandwiches*
Food Feature, Dec. 31, 2015
A House of My Own: Stories From My Life
In this collection of essays, letters, lectures, and more, Sandra Cisneros opens wide the doors to the house of her life
Arts Feature, Oct. 15, 2015
All the Houses
Austin novelist Karen Olsson mines the world of Washington, D.C., in the Eighties to explores memory, loss, and desire
Arts Feature, Oct. 15, 2015
Corner
The restaurants of the JW Marriott
Food Feature, Oct. 8, 2015
Burger Bar
Food Feature, Oct. 8, 2015
Knowing One's Station
What does it mean to be the hostess with the mostest?
Food Feature, Jun. 18, 2015
Texas Honey Ham
Still going strong after arson-robbery
Food Feature, Jun. 11, 2015
Nick Offerman's Gumption
The Parks & Rec actor profiles 21 of his personal heroes who have worked to make the world a better place
Arts Feature, Jun. 11, 2015
Nick Offerman at BookPeople
The Parks and Rec star read from his new book Gumption and explained his missing mustache
Arts Feature, Jun. 11, 2015
Austin Food and Wine Festival Bites: Part Two
Innovative vegetables and vertical integration
Food Daily, Apr. 28, 2015 3:45 PM
The Fembot Gambit
Oscar Isaac reflects on Ex Machina
