Austin Restaurants for Special Occasions

Want some ambience to go with your food? No problem.

"...1011 S. Congress, Bldg 2 #180 abarestaurants.com/austin..."

June 14, 2022 Food Post

Food Events

A cupcake throwdown, gluten-free pies and muffins, Hungarian feasts and gypsies

"...for the best cupcake in town between some of Austin's best bakeries, with live music, arts & crafts, and..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood, Richard Linklater's Austin-produced and -animated story of growing up in the shadow..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Event Menu

Foodie events and benefits around town

"...• Edible Austin and BookPeople (603 N. Lamar, 472-5050, www.bookpeople.com) will host..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Food Column

Undiscovered Jewels

Formula One visitors get a taste of Austin's best hotel dining

"...the Circuit of the Amer­icas Formula One race in Austin this weekend. However, the well-kept secret that international racing..."

Nov. 16, 2012 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Beware the "Givertaker"

New Austin short launches the Dead Kids Club

"...the Dead Kids Club? Watch new short "Givertaker" by Austin director Paul Gandersman, and you could be signed up...."

Oct. 12, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Italic

New comfort for a changing Austin

"...Italian food in Austin is having a moment, hot on the heels of..."

July 3, 2015 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Developing Stories

Five current projects work for Austin-centric synergy

"...To Austinites dismayed at the failure of White Lodging Corp. (and..."

Feb. 2, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Bubbles, Bubbles Everywhere

Champagne wishes bubble up around the holidays, and Wes Marshall is the man to help you make them come true.

"...wine at prices close to $20. Places like the Austin Wine Merchant, the Cellar, Central Market, Grape Vine Market,..."

Dec. 27, 2002 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Banger’s Celebrates Its Seventh Anniversary in Style

A birthday bash featuring the holy trinity of beer, barbecue, and music

"...with enough beer, barbecue, and music to make any Austinite sweat...."

Aug. 1, 2019 Food Post by Reid Jowers

Food-O-File

"...Elizabeth's Dream Pie; the Best Crust was underneath a Classic Cherry Pie by Rebecca Salinger; and the Best Pie..."

March 7, 1997 Food Column

DVDanger: What's Your Point of View?

For Halloween, some beastly releases of the haunting month

"...oddly entertaining, in a derivative way. There's a little cellar dweller called "Mother Knows Best" that shows its Psycho..."

Oct. 20, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

St. Patrick’s Day Could Chase the Snakes of Your Blues Away

Annual celebration of all things Irish brings new shenanigans

"...Sons tipple, you should know it's being featured at Austin's revered Roosevelt Room on St. Patrick's Day – with..."

March 8, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

All Guns Blazing With the Director of John Wick 3

Chad Stahelski on building a world beyond the Continental

"...Austin Chronicle: Chapter 3 does a lot of world building,..."

May 16, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Restaurants Where a Salad Isn't the Only Vegan Menu Item

"...friend can indulge in a sloppy dog covered in classic toppings? Get an artisan sausage or meatless variety and..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Food Feature by Alisha McDarris

Fede Alvarez Says Don't Breathe

On Detroit, Uruguay, and shooting that scene

"...from helpless, and there's more than cash in his cellar vault...."

Aug. 26, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Five Nights on Dirty Sixth

Is Dirty Sixth Street the wasteland the music scene makes it out to be? Five straight nights answer loud and clear.

"...the blocks between Congress Avenue and I-35 that remain Austin's notorious entertainment district. Tourists primed for our celebrated scene..."

July 17, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Fresh and the Cured

Two local charcuterie wizards surf the old wave

"...and started expanding his methods into commercial quantities. "The Austin area is ideal for what we do," says Runkle...."

Dec. 24, 2010 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Longhorns Hope to Beat ‘Them’ Before Becoming ‘Them’

Aggies attack Austin!

"...avoid having a losing record—by upsetting Texas A&M in Austin on Turkey Day. Was it really just last year..."

Nov. 25, 2010 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

NFL Preview

"...finish. Who does Detroit play on the Turkey Day classic this year … 2) Green Bay Green Bay is..."

Sept. 3, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Tasting the Stars

Champagne: an appreciation and primer

"...gets stuck with the job of going into the cellar and twisting each bottle a fraction of a turn..."

Dec. 31, 2004 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Day Trips

"...special T-shirt to mark it with their footprint. The classic I Love Lucy show featuring Lucy and Ethel stomping..."

Aug. 2, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Dancing About Architecture

Robbie Jacks is dead, but Auditorium Shores is not. Check back later about the Empanada Parlour.

"...been 42 today (Thursday), was a ward of the Austin punk/New Wave scene of the early Eighties, and is..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Page Two

We say goodbye to visionary writer and Chronicle co-founder Jeff Whittington, who passed away last week at the age of 46.

"...odd glow of the screen in the dark, dank cellar office of the Texan's Entertainment department. If rules at..."

July 20, 2001 Column by Louis Black

Happy Trails

Thirteen of Texas' Hill Country wineries, all within an easy drive of Austin, are uniting to create a two-day Valentine's celebration of love and wine February 12-13 in the Texas Hill Country Wine Trail. Wes Marshall provides the details on the participating wineries.

"...of the wineries, all within an easy drive of Austin, which will include tastings, tours, food, and some interesting..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Champagne Uncorked

Wes Marshall provides a primer on Champagne: where to get it, when to drink it, and what to drink it with.

"...seal the bottle. The bottles then remain in the cellar until the makers believe they are ready to drink...."

Dec. 17, 1999 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Tongue-in-Cheek Terror

"...world without the Butthole Surfers. Sure, in the insular Austin music "scene" we're often given to imagining that our..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Country of Exiles?

Country of Exiles: The Destruction of Place in American Life

"...For Austinites, Leach's comments, in chapter four, on the ways the..."

July 9, 1999 Books Review

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...Barrymore and Angelica Huston update and rework some timeless classics...."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature