First Plates Extra Helpings: The Best Chicken-Fried Steak Is the One in Front of You

Connoisseurs may know the truth, but can we talk about it after dinner?

"...When I was a kid, chicken-fried steak was my favorite restaurant food. A big slab..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Food Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Fried Green Tomatoes

The feisty Southern women of Fannie Flagg's novel are portrayed by a fantastic cast.

"...Bates, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Jessica Tandy, Chris O'Donnell, Stan Shaw and Cicely Tyson. There's a lot to..."

Jan. 10, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Who's That Guy on the TV Set? That's Not the Don I Know!

Winemaker Don Pullum samples 'The Taste'

"...When I first saw Don Pullum on ABC's The Taste, he was crying. I..."

Jan. 31, 2014 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Good Gluten-Free Fried Chicken?

MAX's Wine Dive founder says, 'Why the hell not?'

"...his favorite food after being diagnosed with celiac disease. Fried chicken? Off his personal menu. The dish has not..."

July 8, 2013 Food Post by Carly Yansak

How He Made 'Fried Worms'

The dirt on director Bob Dolman

"...of Thomas Rockwell's 1973 kid-lit classic How to Eat Fried Worms brought SCTV scribe and Banger Sisters helmer Bob..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Texas' Best Chicken Fried Steaks

That which does not kill us makes us stronger

"...on a subject closed to our clogged hearts: chicken fried steak. We were initially drawn to DallasFood.org via author..."

Jan. 5, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Musical Fajitas, Mama Fried Papas, Les Dames Are Recruiting, El Alma Turns 10, and More

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering …

"...100% of the proceeds going to allgo. Bonus: Rainbow donuts and other baked goods available, too …..."

June 23, 2021 Food Post

Joann's Fine Foods Has Us Wondering How Much Is Too Much to Pay for Chicken-Fried Steak

Top-notch service and attention to detail at SoCo's Austin Motel

"...is too much to pay for a plate of chicken-fried steak and accompaniments? For a plate of huevos rancheros?..."

May 24, 2019 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Down Home and Chicken-Fried ... Steak, That Is

"...in green chile gravy. My vote for the best chicken-fried steak in town...."

March 15, 2013 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Pasta Paisanos Support Lilith Fund, Texas French Bread Bakes Back Better, Desert Door Gets WILD Again, There’s Deep-Fried Charcuterie at the Texas State Fair, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Fair of Texas (Sept. 30-Oct. 23) will have a fried charcuterie option (by Tami Nevins-Mayes & Josey Mayes) among..."

Aug. 17, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Don't Let Me Fall

One ancient, cracked 45 opens the doors to the church of the Relatives

"...of Antone's Records, played Waggener a cracked 45 of "Don't Let Me Fall" nearly a decade ago, the Internet..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Honky-Tonkers Don't Cry

Dale Watson's heads for the streets of Baltimore

"...industry. The torch has passed from Bob Wills to Don Walser, and now Watson holds it tight. Not many..."

Nov. 25, 2005 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

Free Ice Cream from Lick, Fitzhugh Parties Hearty, Bird Bird Biscuit Spawns Anew, SXSE Does That Too, Don’t Forget Woo Woo, and What the Hell Is a Shaketini?

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...of those sake mac and cheese, maki rolls, yaki udon, or poke bowls …..."

Oct. 13, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Top 10 Restaurants That Just Don't Get Enough Love

"...check. Exceptional continental cuisine: check. Reasonable prices: check. Why don't you have reservations already? 2) Apothecary..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Don't Call It 'Bar & Grill' Anymore

More than just the name has changed at this old Austin landmark

"...of gluten-free items – including onion rings ($8) and fried chicken ($9) – in a nod to that other..."

May 18, 2012 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Last Act Theatre Company's Postville

In Don Fried's drama, small-town Midwesterners face a clash of cultures when Hasidic Jews move in

"...As unlikely as it may sound, Don Fried's play Postville draws from an actual place and..."

Aug. 12, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Yardbird's Blues

How the bone-out chicken-fried chicken breast is destroying American menus

"..."By my reckoning, fried chicken must have a bone ... the presence of..."

June 29, 2007 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Eating ... Crow?

Fried chicken revisited

"...When I wrote the story about my quest for fried chicken ("Yardbird's Blues," June 29), I expected -- in..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Gus or Bust

Spicy, fried Memphis deliciousness – just hold the Styrofoam, huh?

"...this is not a local business, and we usually don't review chain restaurants. However, this particular restaurant is the..."

March 21, 2014 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Home Style

Barbara Chisholm's favorite fried-chicken recipe

"...and messy to make. But hell, if you're making fried chicken, make great fried chicken. This recipe is based..."

June 29, 2007 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

A Good Man in Africa

"...if you have trouble buying into Scrooge's redemption, I don't expect you'll find Morgan's change of heart to be..."

Sept. 16, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Don't Shelve Smart Growth

"...is the caloric equivalent of "a box of sugar donuts, a half dozen twelve ounce steaks, three six-packs of..."

July 2, 1999 Column

The Client

"...Directed by: Joel Schumacher. Starring: Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, Brad Renfro, Mary-Louise Parker, Anthony Lapaglia..."

July 29, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Green sewer-dwellers battle purple ooze. Big, dumb fun

"...up in the scoreboard scaffolding, fumbles a slice of fried pie and fouls up a New York Knicks game..."

June 10, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Country Bears

"...the earth, alternately savaging their prey and crooning limp, country-fried retreads of popular hayseed standards. Frankly I don't know..."

Aug. 2, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

We Have an Issue: How’s Your Blood Pressure?

Platitudes don't help. Now is 100% the time to get political.

"...If you don't come out of this thing at least a little..."

May 1, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Eight Under-the-Radar Food Trucks

Trailer Food Tuesdays team picks Austin favorites

"...We’ll admit it. We don’t like many of the things things that mark the..."

June 26, 2017 Food Post by Sierra Diaz

Ana Sisnett, 1952-2009

The place to post remembrances of local community activist, Ana Sisnett

"...Meredith Sisnett told the assembled. "My mother told us, 'Don't give me one of those sad, sad, everybody crying,..."

Jan. 18, 2009 News Post by Belinda Acosta

FronteraFest 2007: The lowdown

"..."Happy Town, Happy People," by Don Fried. How stable is the happiness of an Eastern..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Arts Feature

13 Must-Try Breakfast Tacos in Austin

Start your day the very best way

"...Austin reigns supreme when it comes to breakfast tacos. Don’t go home without sampling several of these iconic flavors...."

March 15, 2018 Food Post by Acacia Coronado

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