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

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

Far Flung Correspondence: Chennai Cafe

South Indian fare brings the heat and opens the mind

"...There are around 5,000 Indian restaurants in the U.S., and the vast majority serve dishes typical of India's northern..."

June 29, 2018 Food Column by Emily Beyda

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music

Support the home team!

"...Fri. 16, Hotel Vegas Annex, 8:55pm Frank Smith and Grape St. alum Aaron Sinclair moved under his own..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Review: Phoebe's Diner

New daytime dining hot spot hits the '04

"...worse. The quintessential stories of first-date coffee & pie and Sunday brunch mimosas don't overshadow the memories of segregated..."

Dec. 8, 2017 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

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

100 Local SXSW Music Acts

A-Z list of 100 Austin acts showcasing at the Fest

"...brothers continue to stoke the fires of hard rock and heavy blues, taking a louder and dirtier approach to..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Chef D'oeuvre

Austin pastry stars recount the dishes that made their careers

"...displayed in grocery stores' bake cases, or the surprisingly bland triple-chocolate this-or-that tacked on to a dinner menu as..."

May 6, 2016 Food Feature by Amira Jensen

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

This Weekend's Can't Miss Food Events

Daily Austin food news

"...the holiday spirit, Supper Friends hosts a dynamic duo, and more local bites...."

Dec. 4, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

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

Planting the Seeds

Commercial kitchens keep Austin cooking

"...to emerge from our city were probably Adams Extract and frozen Top Chop't steaks bearing the Night Hawk brand...."

Aug. 21, 2015 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

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

Dancing Circles

Dai Due's sure footing

"...When you order a dish named "persimmons and tangerine" in 2014, it's a bit of a surprise..."

Dec. 19, 2014 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

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

This Land Is Pie Land

The best places to satisfy your lust for crust

"...Texas French Bread (2900 Rio Grande, 512/499-0544; www.texasfrenchbread.com) Give 48 hours' notice for pickup in..."

Nov. 14, 2014 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Celebrate National Doughnut Day DIY-Style

Kamal Grant schools the home cook on how to make 'Homemade Doughnuts'

"...First there were cupcakes, then buttercream-filled macarons. More recently, the Cronut has taken..."

June 6, 2014 Food Post by Rachel Feit

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

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

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

Bands break up, sure, but were they even trying?

"...same evening at Hotel Vegas, after Sabrina Ellis' new band Sweet Spirit played in place of her departed hard-pop..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

There's a Seat for Everybody at This Table

"...Pavlova CakeGluten-free, dairy-free..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Food Feature

Wanna Be Thankful for Not Cooking This Year?

Check out our list of pros who will bake and cook so you don't have to

"...It’s time to order sweets, breads, and meals for Thanksgiving. Area bakeries, restaurants, and market bakers..."

Nov. 19, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Farmers’ Market Report: Oct. 26-27, 2013

Sweet peppers, butternut squash, lettuce, apples, and bacon

"...sweet peppers, lettuce, butternut squash, carrots, okra, sweet potatoes, and sweet Texas 1015 onions...."

Oct. 25, 2013 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

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

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

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

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

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

Sweet Tooth Satisfaction

"...Lick (2032 S. Lamar) not only source milk, cream, and eggs locally but also the fruits, vegetables, and herbs..."

March 15, 2013 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

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