Uchi Credit: Photo By John Anderson

At the Uchi bar

A feast for all the senses

Gochisosama!

Ice, Prosecco, lime

Refreshing new sensation

The Bess cocktail rocks

Haute Texas cuisine

Worth the trip to Marble Falls

Cafe 909

Olivier and Tom

Plus risotto perfection

Bliss at Vespaio

Delicate dishes

Elegant and inventive

The Driskill Grill – wow!

Le Marseillais‘ food

Delivered to my doorstep

My week’s best dinner

Six bartenders vie

To make Austin’s best cocktail

Batini madness!

Madam Mam‘s Num Tok

Tingling tongue, lips on fire

Hot and sour feast

Tropical cuisine

Sampaio’s – fresh, exotic

Memories come back

Oysters Contraband

At Evangeline Cafe

New Orleans lives on!

This article appears in 2006.

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Mexico City native Claudia Alarcón has made Austin home since 1984. She worked her way through college in the local restaurant industry, graduating from the University of Texas in 1999. She has been a Chronicle contributor for 15 years and presents lectures and workshops on topics related to the foodways of Mexico, both locally and internationally.