Plated Safe

A young chef shines, but with a menu short on surprises

"...over the place: Caesar Salad, fried oysters on potato chips, designer pizzas, gumbo, hacked chicken salad, green enchiladas. There..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Learn Your EATs

An epicurean orientation for students new and returning, but also for ACL visitors and recently arrived residents

"...establishment. Hungry for bangers and mash? Check. Fish and chips? Got that, too. They even serve the traditional Ploughman's..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Summer Fun

Galveston's past, present, and future come together at the Balinese Room, a resurrected old casino finding new life as a live venue on the Gulf

"...Jack Benny, Doris Day, Duke Ellington, and even Old Blue Eyes appeared here. And those weren't the only appearances...."

May 14, 2004 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Taste, Memory

By innovating old favorites in an old building, Moonshine is setting new standards

"...Hightower and Greg Schnurr (Bertram's, Cedar Street, Málaga, Saba Blue Water Cafe) have always had an eye for historic..."

March 26, 2004 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

La Chamade (Heartbeat)

Catherine Deneuve. Assez dit, n'est-ce pas?

"...students as she sits on a park bench eating chips, rehearsing her breakup speech. Postcoital in her blue bathrobe...."

March 19, 2004 Screens Review by Raoul Hernandez

Food-o-File

Virginia B. Wood shares her considerable files on food with you lucky folks.

"...Southwest flavors that hearkened back to the days before blue corn met foie gras and Southwestern cuisine fell victim..."

April 25, 2003 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...finally got to it, there was only some tortilla chips and the soggy chicken. Restaurants that were advertised to..."

April 18, 2003 Column

Surf and Turf, Travis-Style

Lakeside dining 2002: by boat or by car, bring your appetite

"...own delicious sweet 'n' spicy pickles, and served with chips and a cookie. The chicken salad is wonderful, with..."

Aug. 2, 2002 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Postmarks

"...And Mr. Goetz, I must live here, to make chips that keep you employed...."

July 19, 2002 Column

The 2002 Austin Chronicle Restaurant Poll

Critics Picks

"...Restaurant & BrewerySmoker's RestaurantGirasoleBuffetMadras Pavilion at lunchUpscaleEmilia'sHappy Hour DealSaba Blue Water Cafe, Manuel'sComfort FoodHoover's Cooking, Dot's Place, Marimont Cafeteria,..."

May 24, 2002 Food Feature

A Streetcar Named Desire

Doghouse Theatre's production of A Streetcar Named Desire creates an interesting environment in the back yard of a University neighborhood, but the story gets lost in the show's directorial freedoms and delivery.

"...a group of men, but instead of cards and chips the actors use a bowl of pennies, tossing or..."

April 26, 2002 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Out All Night

Chronicle Food writer MM Pack gives the lowdown on where to eat in Austin if you're out all night.

"...a respectable menu of pub grub, including fish and chips, bangers and mash, Scotch eggs, and ploughman's lunch, alongside..."

March 1, 2002 Food Feature by MM Pack

Restaurants on the Road

Where to dine on I-35

"...served with crisp parmesan crostini alongside the area-standard Tex-Mex chips and salsa ($3) and wedges of fried brie ($4.50)..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

House

As Victor, a septic tank salesman burying a shitload of anger in Daniel MacIvor's solo show House, Ken Webster brings the house down, then builds new theatre for the audience.

"...digressions are the highlights. Pastoral departures come under a blue light, rants under a red light, thanks to Zach..."

June 29, 2001 Arts Review by Rob Curran

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Partner, Blue Genie Arts..."

May 11, 2001 Column

Postmarks

Words on the Jesus video, the Instrumental article, the Dance Festival, and other local points of contention.

"...Partner, Blue Genie Arts..."

May 4, 2001 Column

Trouble Men

The post-SRV trials and tribulations of Texas' most famous rhythm section

"...Friends," both shows offered a who's who of modern blues: Jimmie Vaughan, Susan Tedeschi, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd,..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Down & Out in Atlanta

The Official Crock of the '96 Summer Olympics

"...and little stands to sell soda, bags of potato chips, and, bafflingly, cigarettes. Out of two dozen stands in..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Features Feature by Jonathan Hennessey

Festival Information

"...the middle of the Waterloo Park grounds (triangular dipping chips on the map)...."

Aug. 25, 2000 Food Feature

Dancing About Architecture

Austin leaves Ken Lieck homeless and fuming.

"...Or is it? Now, the folks with the silicon chips inside their heads have come up with a better..."

April 28, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The Speed of Technology

SXSW 2000 Interactive Festival

"...posits a doubling of the storage capacity of silicon chips every 18 months, and Metcalf's, which states that the..."

March 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Roger Gathman

Mercedes Martinez Restaurant & Bar

It's All in the Latitude

"...Order a drink and a basket of chips while you scan the lengthy menu that offers both..."

March 10, 2000 Food Feature by Rebecca Chastenet dé Gery

After a Fashion

Austin's boutiques make our style avatar proud at Club DeVille's semi-annual fashion show.

"...cut men's suits. Classy clothes from a classy shop. Blue Velvet offered quite a vivid freakshow on the runway..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Hot Sauce Festival

August 29, 1999

"...tasting areas around the Waterloo Park grounds (triangular dipping chips on the map)...."

Aug. 27, 1999 Food Feature

Producers of Piquant Pods of Perfection

"...piquant food. Set a bowl of salsa and some chips in front of us, and a Pavlovian response occurs...."

Aug. 27, 1999 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Texas Land and Cattle Company

"...lined with a buttery graham-cracker crust loaded with chocolate chips, pecan pieces, and a molten filling heavily laced with..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Food Feature

MERCEDES MARTINEZ RESTAURANT & BAR: JUST LACKING A CROWD

"...in anyway and began downing yet another basket of chips. Hotheads will appreciate MM's salsa. There's nothing subtle about..."

June 18, 1999 Food Feature

Hoover's Cooking

"...Hoover's is about straight-ahead meat loaf, buttered carrots, blue cheese dressing, and more. The menu favors Cajun spices..."

April 16, 1999 Food Feature

Geek Chic

Software

"...MP3s from the Net, load them onto flash memory chips and take them with you. Every geek will want..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Screens Feature by John Avignone

Island Getaway

Calabash Cafe Whisks You to the Caribbean

"...drinks on the decks or amid walls of sunwashed blue and peach. Come to the islands, mon. Fifteen years..."

Jan. 16, 1998 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

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