Counter Culture Is Closing and Rents Are Rising, Brunch Is Opening at Asti and Maie Day and Side Eye and Pretty Much Everywhere In Town, Gift Guides Are Clamoring For Your Hard-Earned Spondulics, and OMG What Is This Armadillo Rangoon?

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...community in the fight against hunger. Hyde Park owner Bick Brown is encouraging fellow Austinites to make a contribution..."

Dec. 7, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Aging With Grace

Hyde Park Bar & Grill, feeding a city across three decades

"...Every morning Bick Brown wakes up and checks the price of potatoes...."

Dec. 20, 2013 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

You Want Fries With That?

The Hyde Park Bar & Grill has a few pleasant surprises

"...that blends Southern comfort with urban culinary sensibility. (Owner Bick Brown is using the Westgate location as a test..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Sticking It to the Hyde Park Fork

Dale Whistler celebrates the grill's 30th anniversary

"..."Bick Brown is the owner of Hyde Park Bar &..."

Jan. 3, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Food-o-File

Fried-chicken fans rejoice, Perla's and Max's come to Austin, and more

"...restaurateur Tony Herring has reactivated his long relationship with Bick Brown, founder of local favorite Hyde Park Bar &..."

May 8, 2009 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

No appetizers – we're going straight to the entrées

"...(7.5 lbs., 22 inches) into their family last week... Bick and Erika Brown announced they've sold the Hyde Park..."

Sept. 1, 2006 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

Movers and shakers, ranges and changes

"...of the busy, all-hours kitchen at Cap. B... Restaurateur Bick Brown called to say that the long-awaited southwest location..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

The Zoot Allure

Don't Take the class, charm, and reputation for granted

"...easy to take it for granted. When Erika and Bick Brown opened Zoot, along with chef Stewart Scruggs, Austin..."

June 20, 2003 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Food-o-File

Virginia B. Wood has nothing but good news.

"...Christmas, the official announcement finally came in mid-January that Bick and Erica Brown have sold Zoot (509 Hearn, 477-6535)..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

Cuisines editor Virginia B. Wood tracks down the latest restaurant news in this week's Food-o-File.

"...these days… Speaking of Zoot (509 Hearn, 477-6535), owners Bick and Erica Brown are gearing up to celebrate the..."

April 6, 2001 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Nouveau Bistro

On any given evening, Rebecca Chastenet de Géry writes, Zoot's cozy, warmly lit dining room fills with a cross-section of the city. Seated around the white-clothed tables you find young and old, dates and small groups, black-clad hipsters and the obvious "out of towners," all nodding in approval as they spear forkfuls of sautéed veal sweetbreads, roasted chicken, or seared duck.

"...changed frequently, particularly over the past few years, owners Bick and Erika Brown (who also count Hyde Park Grill..."

March 30, 2001 Food Feature

New Kid on the Block

ASTI is the perfect addition to Hyde Park's busiest corner

"...superstores. Already firmly established in Hyde Park, husband-and-wife restaurateurs Bick and Erika Brown took over the Dismukes space and..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

Virginia B.Wood doles out some needed advice about how to capture the best Hill Country peaches and updates readers on the local culinary news.

"...Local restaurateurs Erika and Bick Brown, owners of Hyde Park Bar & Grill, Zoot,..."

June 30, 2000 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Zoot Suits

In a time when upscale restaurants most often crop up in high-traffic areas or clamoring urban districts, Zoot, a nine-year-old stalwart of the Austin scene, thrives on a sense of quiet seclusion and implied formality.

"...Stewart and Abegail Scruggs and local restaurateurs Erika and Bick Brown. Abegail and Stewart were recent graduates of the..."

June 9, 2000 Food Feature by Pableaux Johnson

Food-o-File

In this week's edition of Food-o-file, Austin Chronicle Cuisines editor Virginia B. Wood explains why the Capital Area Food Bank staff are Bruce Springsteen's best fans and updates readers on local culinary news.

"...made a transaction recently that benefits both parties. Restaurateurs Bick and Erika Brown sold Manga at 43rd and Duval..."

May 19, 2000 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

Virginia B. Wood on the delights of Dolce Vita and her updates on Austin's restaurant scene.

"...Since restaurateurs Bick and Erica Brown opened Dolce Vita (4222 Duval, 323-2686)..."

March 17, 2000 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Impeccable Vista

"...and returned home to found Zoot American Bistro with Bick and Erica Brown in 1991. Scruggs sold his share..."

April 23, 1999 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

A Very Fertile Market

"...party organized by Mom a few weeks back. Restaurateurs Bick and Erica Brown (Zoot, Hyde Park Bar & Grill,..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Postmarks

"...him at approximately the same time as I did Bick Brown and in exactly the same capacity. As restaurant..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Column

Postmarks

Brown Right To Fight

"...Years ago I played basketball on many occasions against Bick Brown. There is no more intense competition than Bick...."

Sept. 19, 1997 Column

Naked City

Off the Desk

"...owner Ed Shaw and Hyde Park Bar & Grill's Bick Brown meet this week to search for a suitable..."

Sept. 19, 1997 News Feature

Hyde Parking

A Neighborhood Caught in a Clash Between Eateries

"...for one of their Austin Java Company eateries, but Bick Brown, the successful proprietor of the center's Hyde Park..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Keeping The Lid On

"...owner Ed Shaw, Hyde Park Bar & Grill owner Bick Brown, and Greg Cooper of Austin Java, the HPNA..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Food Feature

photograph by John Anderson

"...at Hyde Park Bar & Grill. Hyde Park owner Bick Brown says they go through about 100 tons of..."

June 20, 1997 Food Feature

Food-O-File

"...amicable split and I just wanted to give (co-owners) Bick and Erica Brown plenty of time to find a..."

Nov. 22, 1996 Food Column

Food-o-File

"...you're in for a french fry fix, congratulate owners Bick and Erica Brown on Hyde Park's 15th Anniversary. Other..."

Nov. 8, 1996 Food Column

Food-o-File

Amy's and Mangia Give it Away

"...Bick Brown reports that he has hoisted an ice cream..."

April 28, 1995 Food Column