New Products From Cocoa Puro

Do yourself a favor and visit Tom Pedersen's booth at the Downtown Farmers' Market

"...like the smells of the tropical plantation where the beans were grown. Another cacao nerd I know is Cocoa..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

TV Eye: Let the Bloodletting Begin

Feeling lukewarm about Ice and Fire kick-starter Game of Thrones

"...comes when the patriarch of the Stark family (Sean Bean as Lord Eddard "Ned" Stark) sits beneath a tree..."

April 15, 2011 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Food-o-File

Host your own Tex-Mex Super Bowl party, buy your sweetie a heart-shaped pie or pizza pie, or discover other food news

"...All local Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf outlets (www.coffeebeanaustin.com) are supporting the Health..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Point Austin: The Chosen One

Jury finds DeLay guilty of money-laundering and conspiracy

"...the Apples & Oranges Theory was defeated by the Bean Theory...."

Dec. 3, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Austin Eats Is Now Bigger and Better Than Ever!

If these choices aren't enough for you, we don't know what is

"...exact tastes." All nonmeat ingredients, including the rice and beans, are vegetarian- and vegan-friendly. Be sure to try the..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Music Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Somnio's Cafe

Somnio's delicious local cuisine vacillates between homestyle and chef-inspired

"...from Dewberry Hills Farms, Fair Trade coffee from Fair Bean, teas from Sesa Tea, Thunderheart bison, Brazos Valley Cheese,..."

July 30, 2010 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Ho Ho Chinese BBQ

Great barbecue and fresh seafood cooked in a light style will have us going back to explore more facets of Ho Ho's mega menu

"...wide, light-as-a-feather noodles; tender beef; and a rich black bean sauce. The quail in special salt ($8.50) disappointed: overcooked..."

Jan. 29, 2010 Food Review by Mick Vann

Chen's Noodle House

Zhao 'George' Chen's knife-cut noodles make us swoon

"...scallion. Both are rolled-out and cooked to order. The black-bean noodles ($6.50) are impressive, with fresh round noodles topped..."

Feb. 27, 2009 Food Review by Mick Vann

Cake Envy: Paloma Efron's Coco Paloma Desserts

Paloma Efron's decadent cakes – and her home workshop – are the envy of Austin

"...most recent Valentine's inspiration: chocolate cake layers filled with vanilla-bean chocolate ganache, vanilla-bean custard buttercream, and fresh strawberries; frosted..."

Feb. 6, 2009 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

A Satisfied Crowd Feasted on the Bounty of the Fall Harvest for a Good Cause

The Green Corn Project Benefit 2008 at Boggy Creek Farm was a rousing success.

"...a cool, sweet little scoop from Teo Gelato Fall Beans & Greens topped w/local Goat Cheese - simple and..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

TV Eye

Henry Rollins takes his particular brand of political activism on the road

"...in the episode when Patrick (a very funny Jon Bean) discovers his ex is pregnant. Deciding he must be..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Sichuan Garden

We could not be happier with the arrival of Sichuan Garden, even if it is in Round Rock

"...sauce was placed atop a bowl of very difficult-to-eat bean starch noodles; we loved the taste but had a..."

June 27, 2008 Food Review by Mick Vann

Short N Sweet Cafe

Come for the bubble tea, but stay for the shredded squid

"...cream selection (which includes a sensuous durian, mango, green bean, and red bean). A big draw is the Crazy..."

May 9, 2008 Food Review by Mick Vann

The Judy's

"...a high school rock combo that eschewed swagger. David Bean's guitar remained undistorted, Jeff Walton's basslines bubbled, and drummer..."

March 7, 2008 Music Review by Greg Beets

Off the Record

Armed Forces Entertainment's metal of honor, the Judy's reunite for the Austin Music Awards, Bobby Whitlock and CoCo Carmel's Double Fantasy

"...where it all started for me," recalls frontman David Bean. "I was in a high school summer program [in..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Shanghai Restaurant

If the name sounds familiar, it's because the Yim family helped introduce Austin to dim sum at the original location way back when

"...Here's the rundown on the dim sum Sunday feast. Bean-curd skin rolls: a nutty, chewy wrapper of reconstituted dried..."

Aug. 17, 2007 Food Review by Mick Vann

Holiday Shopping: The Anti-Mall

"...Irie Bean Coffee Bar, 2310 S. Lamar #102, 326-4636..."

Dec. 8, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Review: Testsite 06.5: I Want to See My Skirt

Inspired by 1960s images of a Nigerian girl, filmmaker Cauleen Smith and poet A. Van Jordan create a beautiful Testsite collaboration that imagines her journey to womanhood but also reveals how we see ourselves

"...a capital "A." Its work in film, poetry, and bean-bag sculpture is beautiful in itself, but it exists primarily..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Arts Review by Nikki Moore

Asia Market

Get ready to spend some time and money

"...prepackaged dough- and pastry-based foods for sale: scallion cakes, red-bean buns, assorted dumplings, and the like. The produce section..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Food Review by Mick Vann

Casino Royale

This is the James Bond origin story wherein we get to discover, along with incoming blond Bond Daniel Craig, where 007 got his suave daredeviltry and love of fast cars, vodka martinis, and highest-stakes cardsharpery.

"...is) with the drop-dead gorgeous, witty, equally street-savvy MI-5 bean counter Vesper Lynd (Green, nearly as incandescent here as..."

Nov. 17, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Food-o-File

New arrivals and exciting departures

"...Swerve Coffee Lounge and reimagined it as the Irie Bean Coffee Bar (2310 S. Lamar, 326-4636) Turns out "irie"..."

Nov. 10, 2006 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

We Deem Keem Supreme

Custom candy at Farm to Market and beyond

"...first introduction, our current passion is for the Southern pecan/caramel/coffee-bean concoction. Not too sweet, the bar is an ideal..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

Half Nelson

Ryan Gosling's bleakly hopeful turn as crack-addicted teacher Dan in Half Nelson is matched only by the smoldering realism of newcomer Shareeka Epps.

"...work is still his Jewish skinhead character in Henry Bean's overlooked The Believer. Thin and wiry and often looking..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

General Jackson

Artist and historian Jack Jackson remembered by those who knew him well

"...1721-1821 is slated for reissue. Indian Agent: Peter Ellis Bean in Mexican Texas was his most recent book...."

Aug. 11, 2006 Arts Feature by Margaret Moser

Clay Pot Buffet

A culinary and cultural treat for Austin

"...cold counter holds an appetizing sesame-kissed seaweed and mung bean noodle salad, a delectable squid salad with green papaya..."

July 14, 2006 Food Review by Mick Vann

Page Two: Loss Upon Loss

Legendary cartoonist, historian, and Texan Jack Jackson passes on

"...(Texas State Historical Association), and Indian Agent: Peter Ellis Bean in Mexican Texas won the 2006 Summerfield G. Roberts..."

June 16, 2006 Column by Louis Black

The Hills Have Eyes

This remake ratchets up the gore while subtly rewiring some of the characters, but it never manages the nagging subtexts Craven so handily injected into the original horror film.

"...Unfortunately, Aja underplays the familial bonds between his Sawney Bean-esque cannibal kin, which lessens the emotional impact of the..."

March 10, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Food-o-File

Pamela Boyar is the best, according to the North American Farmers' Direct Marketing Association; plus, our cup runneth over with events you should consider attending

"...2005 has been a real boost for Kakawa Whole Bean Chocolates. Owner Tom Pedersen reports he's been invited to..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

The Matador

A curious, postmodern sort of buddy comedy, The Matador is like Death of a Salesman if Willy Loman had been a contract killer.

"...his life is something of a shambles: His wife Bean (Davis) and he lost their only son four years..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Locations and Menus

"...Corn and Black Bean Chicken Salad With Chili Citrus Dressing..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Food Feature

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