Papi Tino’s Culinary Student Competition Has Its Finalists

Week Three: Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts

"...Papi Tino’s. And after yummy mezcal-influenced cocktails, two lovely dishes, and some quick calculating, the final three students have..."

Sept. 22, 2012 Food Post by Gracie Salem

Top Chef Texas, Week 14: Hot for Teacher

The chefs cook for their mentors.

"...Wine drinking. Bev does a very good Singapore-style wok dish. Lindsay does a seafood stew that she emulsified with..."

Feb. 11, 2012 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Top Chef Texas, Week 7: What's Your Damage, Heather?

In which Heather establishes herself as Our Villain

"...can handle whatever portion of shit Heather has to dish out. Such as, "I just wanna make sure, Bev,..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Terrific Food and Inspired Wine off East 11th

The 3 Little Pigs food trailer sits behind East End Wines. Try them both, but not at the same time.

"...Three of us tried the six seasonal dishes on the menu, and all are outstanding. His pork..."

April 15, 2011 Food Review by Wes Marshall

The Next Three Days

Russell Crowe plays a man who improbably springs his wife from prison where she's been incarcerated for life.

"...Olivia Wilde. Maybe taking a cue from his namesake dish, that much-maligned Scottish pudding concoction made with sheep innards..."

Nov. 26, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Outstanding in Their Field

Like father, like son: Two very different restaurants reflect a lot of the same values

"...peppery arugula salad ($4). Next, we split a rich dish of poached duck egg topped with tiny spears of..."

May 14, 2010 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Ventana

The student chefs at Ventana offer gourmet food at deli prices

"...dressed with a very rich feta-based dressing. This one dish is big enough for most folks' dinners...."

Oct. 16, 2009 Food Review by Wes Marshall

Fortune Chinese Seafood Restaurant

Fortune: We welcome you to Austin

"...sum menu at any time if there's a particular dish you prefer...."

Oct. 2, 2009 Food Review by Mick Vann

The Mighty Cone

Head to South Congress for the best Hudson's meal available for less than $10

"...chef de cuisine Robert Rhoades were developing a signature dish to be served at the Austin City Limits Festival..."

June 12, 2009 Food Review by Virginia B. Wood

Cannoli Joe's

If you're thinking Cannoli Joe's is a typical buffet, you couldn't be more wrong

"...but not in the classic sense. More than 70 dishes are displayed in numerous food stations (salad and antipasti,..."

April 24, 2009 Food Review by Mick Vann

ACL's Food Court Continues to Expand Its – and Our – Horizons

Take an ACL break Austin-style with local eateries and portable fine dining

"...the always capable and fun scoopers from Amy's will dish out a few favorite flavors in small and large..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Music Feature by Claudia Alarcón

La Mojarra Feliz

"...the drab building, added an enclosed patio, and are dishing out some of the best authentic Mexican seafood in..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Food Review by Claudia Alarcón

TC Noodle House

Not-to-be-missed noodle house outdoes the owners' first establishment, Tien Hong

"...features an incredible variety of both Chinese- and Vietnamese-style dishes. A house specialty, the Teochew spiced meats are braised..."

Feb. 1, 2008 Food Review by Claudia Alarcón

Primizie

"...I started with a side Caesar salad ($5), a dish I used to adore but which has become so..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Food Review by Barbara Chisholm

Mars

When Mars landed on South Congress, citizens of the 78704 didn't flee in horror from the invaders

"...Prices for each dish range from $4 to $6, and we made a..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Food Review by Barbara Chisholm

Place of Honor

Twelve rounds between Hiroko Shimbo and Tyson Cole

"...a lower-rung employee. But as the basis for many dishes, it is one of the most important components and..."

June 1, 2007 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Asia Cafe

The best and most authentic Chinese in town?

"...order is called; you pick up your tray of dishes and dive in. If you're sharp, you've gone to..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Food Review by Mick Vann

Young and Hungry

ACC offers students two restaurants' worth of opportunity

"...the students have to follow recipes and produce a dish exactly. With this class they get to go crazy..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Watching, Breathing, and Eating the World Cup 2006

The quarterfinals definitely mean high-caliber matchups; hopefully, they also mean high-caliber cuisine.

"...over. We can expect intense matchups and hopefully interesting dishes. Friday, June 30..."

June 30, 2006 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Budín de Elote

Corn Pudding

"...This delicate soufflé-like dish, the Mexican counterpart to the spoon bread of the..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Food Feature

What Does Business During the Day and Doesn't Suck?

Drakula's Romanian cuisine is all treats and no tricks

"...casseroles, and garlicky bean stews are among the many dishes marked by the Ottoman stamp. But Romania has also..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Rocco's Grill

Less Louis Prima than the Spins

"...made up for in pow – and taste. The dish is served with generous discs of cool cucumber and..."

July 22, 2005 Food Review by Barbara Chisholm

La Traviata

Four of Austin's most reliable downtown restaurants keep on pleasing

"...tempting, we were warned that the preparation for the dish was still in its early stages and was likely..."

March 12, 2004 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

¡Más Comida!

Austin's newest restaurants are making 'mi casa es su casa' a way of life, one menu at a time

"...featured in the entrées. In order to try more dishes at one seating, we chose tacos: tinga-chicken shredded in..."

July 19, 2002 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

A Cook's Tour

You just had to be there: The Chronicle's Mick Vann compasses the cuisine of Thailand, in Bangkok and beyond.

"...invariably knew a restaurant-oriented production shortcut that made the dish easier to prepare in our limited kitchen at the..."

June 28, 2002 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Will Travel for Food

Austin cultural historian Claudia Alarcón, a native of Mexico City, on her annual quest for chiles en nogada.

"...are key ingredients in one of Mexico's most famed dishes: chiles en nogada...."

Oct. 19, 2001 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Eating Between the Lines

Books for Cooks

"...style that thoroughly educates the reader about that particular dish, while providing a rock-solid recipe for reproducing the food..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Food Feature by Mick Vann

The Art of Eating Well

Aquarelle brings to the Austin dining scene a studied elegance and a decidedly Old World taste for unrestrained luxury, Chronicle Cuisines writer Rachel Feit writes. But it is still a young restaurant.

"...to embarrassing mistakes. For instance, a smoked trout ravioli dish I ordered ($18) was filled with an acrid-tasting fish..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

This Can't Be Tofu! 75 Recipes to Cook Something You Never Thought You Would and Love Every Bite

"...that can be served as a main or side dish, beverage, or dessert at breakfast, lunch, or dinner. There..."

May 19, 2000 Food Review by Fran Moody

Desserts

"...If you've ever watched an accomplished chef compose a dish, you notice his intense, patient, close study of what..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Food Feature by Ronna Welsh

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