Food-o-File

Central Texas food and wine get national attention

"...thoroughly charmed Food Network host Guy Fieri during a Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives segment on fresh fast food at..."

June 27, 2008 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

TV Eye

Squeezing our state onto the small screen in ways old and new

"...Taco Xpress, is featured in an upcoming episode of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. The series features Guy Fieri traveling..."

May 16, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Fogo de Chão

"...All over southeastern South America, diners flock to grilled-meat emporiums where they can act out..."

April 4, 2008 Food Review by Wes Marshall

How Green Was My Alley

Local restaurants grown their own

"...and as the first harvest should happen soon, devoted diners are already anticipating the unparalleled simple goodness of a..."

May 25, 2007 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

Then and Nau

Of Kash-Karry, Casiraghi's, and Jeffrey's: Clarksville's culinary history

"...(son of James) recalls that on busy nights, overflow diners, friends, and family members were sometimes escorted through and..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Restaurant Jezebel

An ambitious menu, and it all works

"...were a little less relaxed. Two tables with 12 diners each, a crowd of 10 without reservations wanting to..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Food Review by Wes Marshall

Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector

A movie so exasperating it's driven our reviewer to escape into song.

"...no sleeves and stupid one-liners Flatulence plenty in greasy-spoon diners Larry must solve a gastro-mystery A red state’s idea..."

March 31, 2006 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Brentwood Tavern

One of North Austin's best-kept secrets is about to be out

"...was packed with animated happy-hour revelers, small groups of diners, and families with children in a convivial atmosphere. Come..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Food Review by Claudia Alarcón

Split Parties

Away from the table, several sides to the tipping story

"...charge for groups of five or six (or more) diners. Those are fighting words to restaurant staff...."

Nov. 4, 2005 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Marco Polo Restaurant

Hearty, affordable fare that won't cost more than the pocket change left over after your visit with the tax man

"...you can eat," as if quantity alone is what diners seek in a dining-out experience. But we think if..."

April 15, 2005 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

The Secret Recipe

Journeyman chef Charles Mayes knows how to run a restaurant

"...at auctions, Cafe Josie still packs in the cheery diners. Chef-owner Charles Mayes might have figured out the secret..."

April 1, 2005 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Banzai Sushi & Grill

Never a town to ignore fashion, Austin has its own set of worldly fast-food eateries selling everything from wraps to pasticcio. One of the newest is this Japanese grill.

"...the fast-food model, the execution is a little disorganized. Diners order at the front, then take a number and..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Food Review by Rachel Feit

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...were pioneers in having a GF menu available to diners in their restaurants and at www.outbacksteakhouse.com. I can eat..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Column

Outback Steakhouse Fan Disputes Review

"...were pioneers in having a GF menu available to diners in their restaurants and at www.outbacksteakhouse.com. I can eat..."

Jan. 24, 2005 Postmarks

Waiting on Godot

Theatre review

"...is more at odds, more fiercely at war, than diners and waiters. That's made clear in this theatrical effort..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Assimilated Appetite

Does Thai Tara aim to please the American palate at the expense of traditional tastes?

"...always best to offer drinks first and then allow diners enough time to look through the menu...."

June 25, 2004 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Pao, Wow!

The Mandarin House's stellar reputation has followed it out to Lakeway – why haven't you?

"...and the acoustics allow for casual conversation with fellow diners. Kudos go out to Linda and her gang for..."

May 7, 2004 Food Feature by Mick Vann

From Freedom Fries to Fess Parker

Rebecca Chastenet de Géry reflects on french fries, Grey Poupon®, and good old American apple pie.

"...it might be useful to remember that in France, diners call their fries "frites."..."

May 30, 2003 Food Feature by Rebecca Chastenet dé Gery

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Rumancik says that one of the reasons that Fonda's diners park in front of her and others' houses is..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Column

Northwest Neighborhood Treasures, Near and Far

Five new reviews of family-friendly ethnic cafes and east coast-style pizza parlors

"...14-year-old eatery is the kind of place where neighborhood diners eat regularly, greeting each other across the dining room,..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Roger Dodger

"...movie's opening restaurant scene, which catches a table of diners engaged in post-prandial conviviality, shows us Roger smartly and..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hybridity Principle

A diverse, ambitious crop of restaurateurs is feeding Austin's cosmopolitan cravings.

"...as fusion food is rapidly becoming boring to many diners. In today's deterritorialized landscape, raw ethnicity (rather than assimilation)..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

The Cheese Stands Alone

Cheese, in all of its artisanal, aromatic glory, takes its rightful place at Austin's tables.

"...available for retail sale, changes in restaurants followed suit. Diners became accustomed to regular servings of fresh American goat..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

¡Más Comida!

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

"...particular interpretation of Mexican cuisine will attract enough Austin diners to render them successful. For your dining pleasure, may..."

July 19, 2002 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Great Expectations

Rebecca Chastenet de Géry hopes for the best at Collin B's Bistro and Wine Room.

"...I'm sure my fellow restaurant critics (and most enthusiastic diners) would agree, expectation has a lot to do with..."

May 31, 2002 Food Feature by Rebecca Chastenet dé Gery

The Latest Catch

Food writer Mick Vann on the hits -- and the misses -- of Roy's

"...several reasons. We had heard several good reports from diners with tastes we trust, and we were inquisitive about..."

March 29, 2002 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Miguel and the Miracles

Why Austin's most revered restaurant, Fonda San Miguel, is still in business against all odds.

"...Gilliland, who owns Fonda San Miguel, have been seducing diners into believing that Mexico is a place you get..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Food Feature by Clay Smith

Pure Beef

Some years ago, Barbara Chisholm writes, hipsters clearly informed us that Thai, Indian, Italian even -- anything but a steak house -- was cool. Not a slave to fashion, Austin Land and Cattle Company proudly flew its steak house flag. It was beefy when beefy wasn't cool.

"...evening: shrimp in an ancho garlic sauce ($21.95). Two diners opted for a baked potato, one for steak fries,..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

Restaurants on the Road

Where to dine on I-35

"...G'towne menu features most of the dishes that American diners have come to expect at a German restaurant. Wendel..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Changing of the Guard

"It's good food, well prepared, reasonably priced, straight up, no frills. I like it," Food Editor Virginia B. Wood reveals about young chef Shawn Cirkiel's cuisine at Jean-Luc's Bistro.

"...last year's tragedies and overall changes in the economy, diners around the country, as well as in Austin, seem..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

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