A Loaf of Bread, a Jug of Wine

The simple but elegant art of picnic pairing

"...for another option, and he suggested a bubbly. "Picnic. Champagne. Duh." True, true. Gilhousen likes the incredible bargain of..."

April 22, 2005 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

Enduring Love

This creepy tale of a stalker and the object of his affection is adapted from an Ian McEwan novel.

"...a woman spread a picnic blanket and uncork some champagne as the man begins to speak. We strain to..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Touch of Pink

This queercentric romantic comedy gets its inspiration from culture clash and the ghost of Cary Grant.

"...boy. MacLachlan pops up periodically wearing ascots and swilling champagne, advising his ward how to manage a life of..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Private Lives

In Austin Playhouse's production of Private Lives, an excellent ensemble mines Noël Coward's witty wordplay and his characters' spectacular self-absorption with comedic aplomb

"...it is because we know they exist in the champagne bubbles of lives purposefully without purpose. And if these..."

Feb. 27, 2004 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Liquid Assets

Here's looking at you, kid … red wines for Valentine's

"...American Film Institute – Casablanca. For this, nothing but champagne will do. Here, we have to slightly deviate from..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Food Column by Wes Marshall

Food-o-File

What's cooking in the Central Texas food scene.

"...all the guests and hosts came together for a champagne-and-dessert reception at the Design Center of Austin. Caterer John..."

Feb. 14, 2003 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Liquid Assets

Holiday Wines

"...One wine that goes with almost everything is champagne. Everyone loves the festive sound of a cork popping,..."

Nov. 22, 2002 Food Column by Wes Marshall

Smooth Ride

When Lana Dieterich is acting, nothing seems calculated or forced, no step is false. Her performances are smooth as glass, as silk, as a ride on the bike that she pedals regularly around her Hyde Park neighborhood.

"...a word. Still, when the character imbibes a little champagne on New Year's Eve, Dieterich effortlessly embodies the looseness..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Food-o-File

Virginia B. Wood says step right up to the "Food-o-File Event-o-Rama"!

"...for brunch, chef/owner Lou Lambert will host a special champagne brunch on Sunday, Sept. 15, to benefit Project Transitions..."

Sept. 6, 2002 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

The Hightower Lowdown

Using cows to explain Enron; dumping nuclear waste in Yucca Mountain; and crying in your champagne at Austin's 360 Summit.

"...their own bath water and telling us it was champagne...."

Feb. 1, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

Liquid Assets

Wines for the Holidays

"...French wines (other than Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Champagne) are now selling at bargain prices due to the..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Food Column by Wes Marshall

The Wizard of Oz Summer Sing-Along

"...good use for a change. The event includes a champagne reception, costume contest, stage show, and audience participation. Advance..."

July 26, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Short Cuts

The SXSW Film Festival begins, Scott Dinger is honored, and other noteworthy items of local film news.

"...Academy Awards (on "the largest screen available in Austin"), champagne, past Oscar high- and lowlights, and yes, even a..."

March 9, 2001 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

After a Fashion

Our Style Avatar discovers dirt cheap cigs and trumpets the extravagant Bikes & Babes in Toyland benefit.

"...(5101 Burnet, 454-7029) presents Anthony & David's Valentine Celebration (Champagne & Kisses) pre-opening party for their new studio and..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Unbreakable

"...his thin frame as excessively fragile as a crystal champagne flute in the hands of a tipsy New Year's..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Kikujiro

"...like the ones filmed from the bottom of a champagne flute, an insect's honeycombed POV, and throwaway concoctions like..."

June 30, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Waiting Game

"...Queens, either), they're going to pop like a well-shook champagne bottle. While there's nothing groundbreaking in Liotti's direction, he..."

April 21, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Academy Awards Party

"...a voucher for $12 that includes one glass of champagne, a copy of the Razzie award winners, and one..."

March 23, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Public Notice

Public Notice ponders the end of the world as we know it, and feels damn fine. Happy New Year!

"...the castle, and we're pissing over a moat of champagne on the poorest of the poor. And I don't..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Column by Kate X Messer

Wild, Wild Webcasts

Why party in line when you can party online?

"...sampling generously from your stash of fine, South African champagne)?..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Omega Code

"...Bonnell on Dec. 31. where, with suitcases packed and champagne cocktails in hand, we can watch the Four Horsemen..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

For Love of the Game

"...but now his arm constantly aches and he finds champagne ice buckets more useful for icing down his hurting..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postmarks

"...my suggestion list to people at that $50-dollar Oct.4 champagne brunch:..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Column

It Came From Corsicana

Mrs. Telling Meets Mrs. Not Telling

"...swooped down on the young woman with trays of champagne flutes. To describe her reaction to the beverage, she..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Books Feature by Marion Winik

Food Fetish

Aphrodisiac Edibles for Valentine's Day

"...and a chilled flute glass brimming with pale golden champagne, I may never have ended up with a last..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Food Feature by Rebecca Chastenet dé Gery

Food-O-File

"...a prix fixe menu, dancing to deejay entertainment, a champagne toast, and party favors for $50 per person. The..."

Dec. 27, 1996 Food Column

The Crow: City of Angels

"...Pop, on the other hand, feels like an overfilled champagne bottle in a cyclotron; from the moment he steps..."

Sept. 6, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin Strikes Out

Top Ten Political Stories and Moments of 1995

"...definite was in place. "We need to put the champagne on ice a little while longer," Congressional Rep. Lloyd..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

Nine Months

"...they celebrate their commitment to each other with a champagne toast on the beach. However, problems with this film..."

July 14, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Milk Money

"...plying her trade (which consists of feeding strawberries and champagne to some man in the back seat of a..."

Sept. 2, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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