Jewish Apple Cake

Layers of cinnamon-scented apples make for a moist Rosh Hashanah treat

"...the first time I tried my Bubbe’s Jewish apple cake. Normally, I am not a cake girl. Frosting, sure...."

Aug. 24, 2012 Food Post by Amy Kritzer

Product Review: Cake Boss Flower Cakelette Pan

Michael's and Cake Boss partner up for a new line of baking products.

"...Fall and baking seem to go hand in hand. So, when..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

It's Time for Wine and Swine

Annual cook-off raises grant money with porkiliciousness

"...The Austin Food and Wine Alliance hosts their fourth annual Wine and Swine..."

Nov. 19, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Pies and Other Holiday Meal Enhancements

It's still not too late to get someone else to bake it for you

"...early this year, so the time to order sweets and other holiday meal enhancements is hard upon us. Area..."

Nov. 15, 2012 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Sweets and Meals for the Holidays

Stuff your piehole … with pie, obviously

"...It's not too early to think about ordering sweets and meals for the holidays. Area bakeries, restaurants, and market..."

Nov. 11, 2011 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

To Have and to Eat

A Chronicle food writer says goodbye to Austin

"...tartare. I’d pierce the egg yolk with my tongue and rip up the rye. Maybe we’d hunt down wild..."

Dec. 31, 2015 Food Post by Anna Toon

Let Him Eat Cake

"...& Dave Derrick, Jad Fair & Adult Rodeo, Winslow, and Spoon. Pong was also tentatively scheduled to play, but..."

Aug. 16, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Outta the Garage and Into the Tool Shed

John Croslin

"...or maybe spending some quality time with his wife and kids. Well, he does a lot of both, and..."

Nov. 3, 1995 Music Feature

Farmers’ Market Report: Jan 25-26, 2014

Breathtaking tomatoes, local lemons, Dai Due, and duck eggs

"...local greenhouse tomatoes are pouring into the Farmers’ Markets, and here is the photographic evidence. These are the heirloom..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

The Great Thanksgiving Pie List

Let local eateries do the baking

"...Thanksgiving is pie time and these area bakeries, restaurants, and wholesale bakers are eager..."

Nov. 16, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Farmers Market Report: Oct. 12-13, 2013

Sweet corn, persimmons, pears, and pumpkins

"...year. Recent rains have revitalized all the autumn crops, and even second-growth zinnias and coxcombs are making an appearance...."

Oct. 11, 2013 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

Farmers Market Report: August 24-25, 2013

Melons. soft-shell crabs, popcorn, and fermented pasilla salsa

"...to mention the rain we have been having here and there. There are a few things that are still..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

Farmers Market Report: September 15th

What to look for at the markets

"...Rain, and cooler weather--MAGNIFICENT! It may even be raining Saturday morning,..."

Sept. 13, 2012 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

The Farmers’ Market Report: March 8-9, 2014

Pastured meats, beets, and treats

"...Golden beets, red beets, and Chioggia (striped) beets are in season in March, and..."

March 7, 2014 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

Wednesday Rewind

Another local highlight reel with Spoon and Matador at 21

"...On this week's edition of Wednesday Rewind, Spoon gets paranormal and the Black Angels entertain Rolling Stone,..."

Nov. 17, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

in.gredients

This zero-waste, packaging-free grocery store is more than just sustainable and convenient, it's en.joyable

"...one does start to wonder why all that plastic and glass is necessary in the first place. In the..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Food Review by Kate Thornberry

Food-o-File

The new Mueller Farmers' Market satisfies local appetites

"...the neighborhood. Weather on the opening Sunday was glorious and the turnout was huge. "In Cedar Park, everyone comes..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

SXSW Farmers Market Report: March 16-17

Inexpensive, authentic locavore brunch at the markets!

"...has completely taken over Austin, so naturally it has commandeered the Farmers Market Report as well!..."

March 15, 2013 SXSW Post by Kate Thornberry

Lizard Lick Cookbook Has Local Roots

Gluten-free recipes written with Blackbird Bakery owner

"...What could award-winning North Carolina power lifter and reality TV star Amy Shirley possibly have in common..."

Aug. 3, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Baking From Back in the Day

Cheryl and Griffith Day visit Central Market

"...Cheryl and Griffith Day based their Savannah, Georgia, bakery on treasured..."

March 27, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

A Quicker Picker Upper

Why take out when you can savor Quickie Pickie's new moves as a sunny gastropub?

"...convenience store on East 11th has been remodeled, reimagined, and repurposed as a sunny beer-and-wine gastropub, with an eclectic..."

Aug. 16, 2013 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Farmers Market Report: Sept. 7

What to expect at the markets this Saturday

"...It will be called theMueller Farmers Market and will take place on Sunday mornings from 10 am..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

Swoop House’s Hospitality Honcho Has All the Luck

Stephen Shallcross carries on with Happy Foods and De Nada and more

"...And ain't that just the truth, citizen? So you know..."

Oct. 30, 2020 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Seven Urban Markets to Cure Your Dinnertime Blues

Everything from prepared foods and local beer to artisanal meats and flowers

"...the fridge. But two eggs, some whole wheat penne, and a mangled packet of ketchup do not a frittata..."

Aug. 11, 2017 Food Feature by Sierra Diaz

Visions of Sugarplums

Local bakers create distinctive pastries this holiday season

"...Melissa Brinckman, Cake & Spoon Baking Company..."

Dec. 17, 2010 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

VBW's Top 10 Sweet Bites of 2011

These were just too sweet to pass up

"...2) Peach-Pecan Upside-Down Cake From Cake & Spoon These wonderful cakes were a..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Great Expectations

Assessing Austin's Class of '96

"...Success and failure will always be subjective terms, but when it..."

Dec. 27, 1996 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Holiday Dessert Contest Winners Recipes Revealed

Two winners of Faraday's Holiday Dessert Contest share their winning recipes

"...RR 620 North, 266-5666) attracted more than 50 entries and a large, enthusiastic crowd to the store on the..."

Dec. 1, 2008 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Austin’s Best Locally Baked Thanksgiving Pies

Keep your eyes on the pies

"...easy as pie with over a dozen local bakeries and restaurants offering to do the baking. Whether serving pie..."

Nov. 22, 2019 Food Feature by Jessika Roth

Food-o-File

Openings, licenses, and more foodie news around town

"...There's certainly good shopping and eating at the Austin Farmers' Market Down­town (Fourth &..."

Nov. 20, 2009 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

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