El Chile Slated to Leave Manor Road

Eatery is moving from one busy restaurant row to another

"...Restaurateur Carlos Rivero, owner of El Chile Cafe & Cantina, El Chilito, El Alma, and..."

May 8, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

The El Paso Connection

Longtime Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Contest judges Henry and Fred Alvarado and Carlos Contreras

"...and their compadre Carlos Contreras grew up together in El Paso; they all moved to Austin in the early..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Food Feature by MM Pack

Best of Both Worlds

El Sapo wows with Tex-Mex burger mix

"...El Sapo Botanas y Burgers1900 Manor Rd., 512/366-5154 Mon.-Thu., 11am-10pm;..."

Aug. 15, 2014 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Alcomar

Fresh seafood and an instant vacation

"...with ocean breezes. The Latin-inspired eatery from Carlos Rivero's El Chile Group offers fresh seafood from Gulf Coast and..."

June 12, 2015 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Yuyo Closes Permanently

Time to bid a sad chau to Maribel Rivero’s Peruvian restaurant

"...Because, yes, that Peruvian place – that excellent Peruvian place, if you trust this review by the..."

May 29, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

First Look: Yuyo

El Chile Group adds a new Manor Road restaurant to the roster

"...permanent home in the white cinder block building that El Sapo (now closed) used to call home. The newest..."

Nov. 20, 2017 Food Post by Jessi Devenyns

Cooking Tent Demos

"...sauce-inspired recipes especially for the event. They more than delivered, creating dishes that live up to each of the..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Kate Thornberry's Top 10 Success Stories of the 2011 Austin Food Scene

National media attention and local heroes

"...3) La Condesa won No. 1 Favorite Restaurant, as well as Best Decor, Best Mexican (non-Tex-Mex), and Best Mixologist..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

R.I.P. to DK Lee, Welcome Back to Austin Cider Week, Falling for Local Foods and Loro, Festivals and Fantasies, Free Pancakes for Voters, and More

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

"...in Austin's culinary scene, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional..."

Nov. 2, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Food-o-File

Texas is still big on the small screen, plus a bounty of barbecue and burger joints and a Hill Country building boom

"...my list, and I'm still so thankful to be well again and eager to cover Austin food in the..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Cine Las Americas Returns

A hemisphere of new films, plus SXSW fave What We Leave Behind

"...Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, the annual Austin celebration of movies from across the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking world,..."

June 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Previewing the knockout bracket

Round of 16 matchups now set; U.S. to play Monday

"...2pm Thursday, June 20, the last day of the group stage – against Sweden, who've been a nemesis in..."

June 21, 2019 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

El Alma Cafe y Cantina

El Chile collaborates with a well-seasoned chef

"...El Alma Cafe y Cantina1025 Barton Springs Rd. 609-8923 Sunday-Monday,..."

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

23rd Annual 'Austin Chronicle' Hot Sauce Festival Winners

The heat was on

"...23rd annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival was a helluva party. The cloud cover and pleasant breeze off the..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Food-O-File

Paul Qui returns to Austin, and other top chef updates

"...and decorated with dynamic murals by local punk musician Peelander-Yellow. Look for some old and new East Side King..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

Winning piemakers, new restaurant openings, and more

"...A capacity crowd of pie lovers packed the fellowship hall of the historic Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

More stops on Austin's culinary map

"...The Southern Foodways Alliance held the 2014 symposium in Oxford, Miss., this past weekend,..."

Oct. 31, 2014 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-O-File

This week's specials are kitchen fires, botanas, and biscuits

"...While the South by Southwest maelstrom continues to churn in the central city, life goes..."

March 14, 2014 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

No bull: John Bullington roasted a 550-pound steer last week for Fantastic Fest's closing night party

"...Fantastic Fest. First, Bullington had to find a local welder to create a heavy metal rig that could suspend..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

And Gilmore makes four

"...Sixth) announced the hiring of new Executive Chef Jim Corwell, who comes to Austin after stints at some of..."

April 15, 2011 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

Virginia B. Wood hopes that you have an appetite for authors and new restaurants.

"...the big signing tent and attend a multitude of panel discussions on every literary topic imaginable in the underground..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File: Friday Lagniappe

A little extra Austin food news

"...the new Latin coastal seafood kitchen from Carlos Rivero's El Chile Restaurant Group is now open. The new concept..."

April 17, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

14th Annual 'Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest

The winners, the judges, and the reasons why

"...like "voice," "funny," "idiosyncratic," "fantastic," "charming," "wonderful," "playful," and, ultimately and more often than not, "favorite."..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Food-o-File

New spirits wizardry at the Alamo Drafthouse, a food court recovery at Highland Mall, and more food news

"...one opening in Circle C later this year) as well as the HighBall to develop a distinctive new beverage..."

July 15, 2011 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Review: Yuyo

Manor Road is now home to upscale Peruvian fare

"...October 2017, Yuyo is the passion project of chef Maribel Rivero, sister of Carlos Rivero of the El Chile..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Food-o-File: Friday Lagniappe

A little extra Austin food news

"...• Wheatsville Co-op (3101 Guadalupe, 4001 S. Lamar) celebrates 39 years of serving Austin as the only retail..."

March 13, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

A New Comfort Zone

Kristine Kittrell's culinary juggling act

"...Chef Kristine Kittrell is on a roll. At 42, she's juggling two..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

A Look at Women Leaders in the Kitchen and at Austin Food + Wine Festival

We chat with the other 25%

"...I was even born I had strong female role models. For me, it was completely normal and natural for..."

April 27, 2018 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

The Chili Dog Fest Caps SXSW Local Style

Impressive lineup of musicians to benefit Central Texas Food Bank

"...of bands, and eat chili dogs. The fest is held on Sun., March 18, at noon, and features 50..."

March 15, 2018 Music Post by Mark Fagan

Food-o-File

Two chefs find new homes, and two events bring foodies together

"...as veal shank, but actually it was a pastured, humanely raised beef shank from Windy Bar Ranch near Stonewall...."

Feb. 18, 2011 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

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