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"...Brush with lemon essence and serve at room temperature.Mini Ice-Cream Sandwiches with Raspberries We prefer unsweetened cocoa powder in..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Food Feature

Food-o-File

Virginia B. Wood explains the swapping going on at the Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival and updates readers on local culinary news.

"...Homemade ice cream is one of my favorite summer pastimes. The reliable..."

July 28, 2000 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Naked City

Local beer, wine, and ice vendor John Zamora says he's just trying to make ends meet; but a neighbor says his noisy ice machine is a nuisance and violates city code.

"...retail businesses is no different from what Amy's Ice Cream and Texas French Bread do when they bake bread..."

March 10, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Food Top Tens 1996: A Year of Good Tastes

Top Ten Bites of 1996

"...3. Mint to Be Ice Cream The grand prize winner at the first Central Market..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

Nature news, scenic drive routes, and events all over Texas

"...cone standing. In the mid-1900s there were Borden’s Ice Cream Shoppes all over the country. At the time, the..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

14 Romantic Restaurants for a Perfect Valentine’s Day Dinner

Luxury dining for the fancy, grand gesture-loving lovers

"...of orange sorbet with red beet vinegar ice, salted cream, and candied beets...."

Feb. 13, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Toy Joy Celebrates 30 Years With a Candy Shop Expansion

Yummi Joy will start serving sweets in late August

"...The new concept will also feature nondairy ice cream from Sweet Ritual at a walk-up ice cream window...."

Aug. 2, 2017 Food Post by Kali Venable

Index Fest Announces Its Beer List

The fest formally known as Untapped drops it like it's hops

"...Lager - Berliner Weisse – Berliner Weisse - Homespun Cream Ale – Cream Ale - Strawberry Blonde – Fruit..."

May 2, 2017 Food Post by James Renovitch

Untapped Austin Releases Full Beer List

Forget about 2016 with 334 brews

"...Nations GPA – Kölsch – 5.2% Texas Gold – Cream Ale – 4.7% Bull’s English – Brown Ale –..."

April 28, 2016 Food Post by Brandon Watson

SPUN Opens, Indian Food Comes to Colorado

Daily Austin food news

"...the opening of their long-awaited new project, SPUN Ice Cream, is set for Wednesday, Dec. 16. The made-fresh-to-order ice..."

Dec. 9, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Top 10 Sweet Treats

"...1) Coffee Ice Cream at Sweet Ritual The ice cream counter housed inside..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

The Q&A Hole

Austin chefs field questions about the weirdest thing they ever ate and the trends they want 86'ed

"...of many goat cheeses of various ages and styles: creamy, chalky, herbed, etc., accompanied with honey and goat coppa..."

June 14, 2013 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

El Alma Cafe y Cantina

El Chile collaborates with a well-seasoned chef

"...dessert. We tried the Mexican chocolate-pecan cake with ice cream ($6.95) and the tequila-lemon-cream cake ($5.95) and found the..."

Nov. 4, 2011 Food Review by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

National media still eating up Austin's food scene; and other edible news to chew on

"...local folks pop up on national TV. Amy's Ice Creams owner Amy Sim­mons, her husband, and one of their..."

July 22, 2011 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Paggi House

Paggi House is the tastiest example of old Austin co-existing with new Austin

"...entrepreneur with a carriage business, an ice company, an ice-cream shop, a Barton Springs bathhouse, and a steamboat. He..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Food Review by MM Pack

Sugar Mama's Bakeshop

Olivia O'Neal uses only the freshest ingredients for her delicious cupcakes

"...but the highest-quality ingredients," says O'Neal. "Pastured eggs, sweet cream butter, Valrhona chocolate, and Nielsen-Massey extracts. No mixes, no..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Food Review by Kate Thornberry

Off the Record

Gearing up for the 2008 Austin City Limits Music Festival

"...it into our minds and into our hands." Ice Cream for Crow..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Power of Three

With ZZ Top mowing down the Backyard this weekend, the power of three – trios – comes into play

"...quintets the configuration du jour. In 1967, both Fresh Cream and Are You Experienced hit America, making superstars of..."

April 13, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

On Leaving Paradise for an Oasis

An Austin foodie falls in love with Marathon and West Texas' other boutique towns

"...had a delicious blackberry cobbler with homemade cinnamon ice cream and a Mexican chocolate cake with chocolate, pecan and..."

Jan. 19, 2007 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Nuts to You

The Food writers reveal their favorite pecan recipes

"...1/4 cup coconut cream (the thick part at the top of a can..."

Nov. 25, 2005 Food Feature

To Your Health

Are bioidentical progesterone pills similar to the natural progresterone cream in the treatment of menopausal symptoms?

"...symptoms. Is this the same as the natural progresterone cream some of my friends use? These same friends also..."

April 1, 2005 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

Food-o-File

Dishing out the food news one dollop at a time

"...Thursday, July 29, 5-8pm: Cold Stone Creamery outlets (2828 Guadalupe, 472-0707; 661 Louis Henna, 238-8181) will..."

July 23, 2004 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

To Your Health

Every once in a while, without overdoing, my back "goes out." It isn't bad enough to see the doctor, and I'm nervous about trying a chiropractor. What else is possible?

"...has been used for centuries to reduce pain. Capsaicin cream causes a burning sensation the first few times it..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

Unrequited Love

Considering the high prices and small portions, Cuisines Editor Virginia B. Wood admits that to pursue her tryst with Emilia's would make her a fool for love.

"...voluptuous lobster bisque ($9), assertively flavored deep bowls of creamy richness with small, sweet chunks of lobster and a..."

May 4, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Tasty Twosomes

Wes Marshall lays out the laws of pairing food with wine at Thanksgiving and provides some recipe ideas.

"...1/2 cup cream..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Ninfa-maniac

New Tex-Mex Restaurant Returns to Its Good Old Days

"...The meats are complemented with smoky grilled onions, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo, and an unlimited supply of..."

June 5, 1998 Food Feature

Soup's On

Eat Warm in Winter

"...and winter mark the return of sinful splashes of cream, luscious layers of cheese, and hearty vegetable purées. Gone..."

Jan. 3, 1997 Food Feature by Rebecca Chastenet dé Gery

Recipe: Basil’s Peche Angelica

Make the storied Italian restaurant's seared wild redfish

"...artichoke hearts, jumbo lump crabmeat, and a Dijon mustard cream sauce...."

Oct. 27, 2023 Food Feature by Joel Fried

Eastside Trailer's Giant Spud Creations Are a Force to Be Reckoned With

The Southern fusion cuisine of Anything’s Baked Potato has earned its cult following

"...Torchy's Tacos "trashy style," the Dirty Side has Cajun cream sauce atop a scrambled egg version of the Sunny..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Food Feature by Haris Qureshi

More Than a Chance in Hell: The Casey’s New Orleans Snowballs Story

Considering the local frozen treat that helps to sweetly beat the heat

"...coconut mix – and mango. And our most popular creamy flavor is strawberry cheesecake, which tastes just like you'd..."

July 15, 2022 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

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