Updated: Paul Qui Arrested for Assault

East Side King owner reportedly attacked girlfriend, is off to rehab

"...This post has been updated to include Paul Qui's statement about the incident...."

March 21, 2016 News Post by Amy Kamp

Has Winning 'Top Chef' Changed Paul Qui?

MM Pack sits in on the media star's first local cooking class

"...only food person in Austin who didn't watch Top Chef: Texas on Bravo last winter to root for hometown..."

Sept. 5, 2012 Food Post by MM Pack

Paul Qui Is So Hot Right Now

Esquire names Qui "Chef of the Year"

"...We sometimes wonder if Paul Qui practices his cross-armed pose in front of a..."

Oct. 15, 2014 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Paul Qui to Receive Texas Honors

Alamo gala honors Texas notables

"...could well be the only place Austin's globetrotting Top Chef Paul Qui hasn't been photographed. That is until tonight..."

May 18, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Top Chef Texas, Week 6: Who Shot JR?

In which the chefs reveal they're not very good at making steak.

"...hating on Bev (Chekhov's side eye?), and the male cheftestants (mostly Ed) bitching about how Chuy's elimination reduced the..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Top Chef Texas, Week 5: Trophy Wives Make Easy Targets

The cheftestants cook for the 1%

"...of that. But how cool is it that Mr. Paul Qui won $20,000 in the Quickfire with his coconut..."

Dec. 1, 2011 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Iron Chef Alamo Battle: 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles'

Chefs of steel steal the show

"...to be a guest at an Alamo Drafthouse Iron Chef battle based on the John Hughes classic, Planes, Trains..."

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

Top Chef Texas, The Finale. Finally.

Whose cuisine will reign supreme?

"...There’s something so thrilling about the opening montage of Paul’s victories as the opening credits roll for the season..."

March 6, 2012 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Top Chef Texas, Week 3: The Bus Arrives

Pre-cooked frozen shrimp and the merits of screeching "orale!"

"...cabernet sauvignon when my friends arrived last night bearing coquito, tiny treats from Cutie Pies, and more wine for..."

Nov. 17, 2011 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Scenes From a Premiere: Top Chef Texas at Uchiko

Snarking and sipping at Uchiko's 'Top Chef' premiere party

"...the moments leading up to the premiere of Top Chef: Texas, which as we all know by now, features..."

Nov. 3, 2011 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Top Chef Texas, Week 16: Preparing to Say Goodbye

Some thoughts on Top Chef: Texas before the lights go out

"...today to talk about the penultimate episode of Top Chef: Texas. The fact that I’m writing this recap on..."

Feb. 28, 2012 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Top Chef Texas, Week 12: Attack the Block

It's a head-to-head matchup at the Pearl Brewery.

"...Last time on Top Chef: Bev missed out on immunity because she didn’t get..."

Jan. 28, 2012 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Top Chef Texas, Week 13: Life on Two Wheels

The chefs go mobile in an homage to "Pee-wee's Big Adventure"

"...to sit in my living room, pajama-clad, recapping Top Chef: Texas on a weekday afternoon? Well, believe it. But..."

Feb. 6, 2012 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Qui SouthBites Showcases Delicious Diversity

Food trucks from near and far delight SXSW visitors

"...you weren’t looking for it, you could miss it. Paul Qui’s much-anticipated SouthBites food court, full of food trucks..."

March 11, 2013 Food Post by Gracie Salem

'Top Chef' Cries Uncle

Reality show finally confirms what we all already knew

"...has finally confirmed that the ninth season of Top Chef is going down in Texas...."

Aug. 9, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Top Chef Texas, Week 9: Things You Don't Say

The cheftestants are smoking. Literally.

"...Previously on Top Chef: Heather is eliminated. No one is sad. Later, in..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Howdy, Y'all: It's Top Chef: Texas!

Anticipating tonight's cavalcade of TX clichés

"...In anticipation of Top Chef: Texas' premiere tonight at 9pm on Bravo, we suggest..."

Nov. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Food & Wine Magazine Announces Austin Hopefuls for Best New Chef Award

Foreign & Domestic will celebrate with happy hour voting party March 8

"...Austin chefs are having a great run in all manner of..."

March 7, 2012 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Top Chef Texas, Week 8: Crack Kills

Top Chef Texas finally lands in Austin, where dreams come true.

"...Anyhoo. Austin. Le Cordon Bleu. Paul Qui tells us about his pre-cheffing career as a..."

Dec. 23, 2011 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Notes from the Qui Media Preview

Print journalists and bloggers socialize at communal tables

"...cocktails, and appreciate Asian flavors. Off we went to Qui, the eponymous new restaurant from Austin’s own Top Chef,..."

June 12, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Chef Genealogy

Tracing culinary family trees to the roots of four local mentors

"...apparent that many of the new generation of young chefs could trace their local work history through the kitchens..."

Sept. 16, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

How Chef Thai Changthong Turned His Mom’s Home Cooking Into Austin’s Most Sought-After Street Food

From food stall to brick-and-mortar in under a year

"...When chef Thai Changthong first opened his P Thai’s Khao Man..."

July 19, 2024 Food Feature by Evan Rodriguez

The Latest Chef Changes

Ten chefs have earned new positions at restaurants around the city

"...past few months, multiple restaurants have brought on new chefs, promoted old ones, and left a lot of us..."

July 13, 2017 Food Post by Kali Venable

Food Community Helps Second Bar + Kitchen Chef

Daily Austin food news

"...pulling together to help a Second Bar + Kitchen chef and her family recoup after they lost their home..."

Feb. 24, 2016 Food Post by Brandon Watson

TRACE's New Chef: Ben Hightower

Louisiana Boy Heads Up the W Hotel's Signature Restaurant

"...Chef Hargrove, who was in charge at the time of..."

June 20, 2012 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

Chef Edward Lee Signs Cookbooks at East Side King Tonight

Former Top Chef competitors reunite at Hole in the Wall

"...Chef Edward Lee's Asian-influenced Southern cooking was one of the..."

June 11, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Top Chef Texas, Week 2: Shoot-Out at the Dimly Lit Corral

This recap of Top Chef: Texas is brought to you by the letters P,h,D.

"...the final qualifying round for a coveted blue Top Chef coat, and where we hometown boosters finally got to..."

Nov. 11, 2011 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Weird Science

Paul Qui may be some mad genius, but the alchemy at his eponymous restaurant fizzles

"...now, just about everyone in Austin has heard of Paul Qui, the 33-year-old wunderkind chef who rose through the..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Review: Kuneho

Does Paul Qui's new concept offer redemption?

"...It's a bit of an understatement to say Paul Qui's name strikes up conflicting sentiments in Austin. His..."

April 14, 2017 Food Feature by Melody Fury

Ten of Austin's Top Sommeliers

A guide to somm-built wine lists in town

"...levels: Introductory, Certified, Advanced, and Masters. The last two require an invitation to sit for the exams, and the..."

July 9, 2013 Food Post by Margaret Shugart

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