The D Train

Jack Black stars in this unorthodox comedy about a high school reunion

"...of the high school reunion committee. The film at first appears to be a standard-issue midlife crisis comedy, before..."

May 8, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Have Your Lake and Eat There Too

'Chronicle' foodies dive into the fresh offerings out west

"...When we were exploring area neighborhoods for our inaugural First Plates Awards this spring, we discovered that the former..."

July 19, 2013 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

A Trio of Mediterranean Dining

Just when you thought you couldn't possibly get any shawarma, right?

"...aficionados with a variety of spicy wraps (and full plates) of beef and lamb and chicken, a tempting tetralogy..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Restaurants Star on TV in 2015

Two new cable shows debut showcasing Austin food

"...Austin restaurants. Local examples of pizza, burgers, brisket, sharable plates, and paella were definitely ready for their close-up...."

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

Virgin Fiction

First-time publication is like a cotillion for writers, Martin Wilson writes as he reviews five new first novels. And debut novelists are the gussied-up belles at the ball, with butterflies in their stomachs, dreaming of the glorious future that awaits them.

"...First-time novelists are undeniably sexy. What more proof do you..."

April 27, 2001 Books Feature by Martin Wilson

Gojira Smash

Shifting into interstellar overdrive with Gojira

"...to Sirius. Singer and guitarist Joe Duplantier is the first to take the plunge...."

Feb. 15, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

Michelin Guide Delivers Stars to Austin Restaurants

Craft Omakase, Barley Swine among one-star awardees

"...last night, Michelin Guide announced the awardees for its first-ever guide to Texas. While no restaurants were awarded two..."

Nov. 12, 2024 Food Post by Kimberley Jones

Redbud Ice House Blooms in Former Contigo Space

MaieB Hospitality partners with Batch Beer & Kolaches for new concept

"...of stylist and designer Ann Edgerton, who also designed First Light Books in Hyde Park...."

Dec. 21, 2023 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Faster Than Sound: The Musicians at the Center of UT's "Eyes of Texas" Debacle

Inside the Longhorn Band's first-ever Black student group, LHBlacks.

"...remembers an older peer informing her she was the first Black color guard member in at least five years..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Playback: Start the Presses – Gold Rush Vinyl

Austin’s first major record press opens, and more music news

"...melted into gooey biscuits, flattened between two round metal plates, and shaved clean with robotic blades. Hundreds of copies..."

April 20, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Virginia Wood, Champion of the Austin Food Community, Dies at 67

Our colleague and friend will be greatly missed

"...1995 until 2014. Widely regarded as one of the first journalists to cover the burgeoning farm-to-table movement, Wood’s column..."

March 2, 2018 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Who Is Cast in the Story of Austin Food?

Eight underrepresented views from the local food scene

"...featured are Latino. "Those people are probably not the first choice for a Texas Monthly interview," he says. "You..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Food Feature by Nina Hernandez

Vigilante

Gaming bar rolls the dice with mixed small plates

"...details of presentation, ambience, cocktail program, and restrooms separate first and second tier. That's especially true in a smaller..."

March 31, 2017 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Syl Sylvain & the Sylvains

New York Doll assembles local all-stars Friday at Hotel Vegas

"...fellow New Town High School alum Johnny Genzale his first power chords on guitar. Genzale changed his surname to..."

Aug. 12, 2015 Music Post by Tim Stegall

One in a Crowd: Crowdfunding to Infinity and Beyond

Short film "Flown" and recipe book Dining With the Doctor: Regenerated

"...the finished project, they'll send it in to space first...."

May 8, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Seduced by Austin

Jesse Herman – hospitality pro, mover and shaker with the Austin Food & Wine Festival – is making his mark on his adopted town

"...and saw that he struck a business deal the first day. "I signed a lease on our La Condesa..."

April 25, 2014 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Food Issue Extra Helpings: Reading Between the Lines

The weight of a family cookbook

"...I'm not sure if that would have been her first choice. The recipes had always been made by women...."

Feb. 18, 2014 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Food Issue Extra Helpings: 10 Years a Server

The trenches of the service industry are full of lessons

"...worst of me. I remember being terrified of the first table I ever waited on, two businessmen out for..."

Feb. 17, 2014 Food Post by Claire Gordon

Food Issue Extra Helpings: A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You

Take your love and your love for food on a journey this V-Day

"...South First Food Trailer Traveling Dinner..."

Feb. 13, 2014 Food Post by Lizzie Jespersen

Food Issue Extra Helpings: I'm Waiting for My Ham

A few lines about the lines around Austin

"...storm of their heavily skewed supply-and-demand status on their first night under operations...."

Feb. 10, 2014 Chronolog Post by Chase Hoffberger

Circling Back to La Condesa

After so much tumult, is the perennial favorite still on point?

"...and a winner of one of our inaugural 2013 First Plates Awards...."

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

Josh Watkins and Carillon Team Are Barbecue Champs!

Local team wins top prizes at first year barbecue event in NYC

"...the sun set over the Hudson River Saturday, the first ever Smoke@ICC competition kicked off the 8th Annual StarChefs..."

Oct. 1, 2013 Food Post by Elizabeth Childers

Don’t Miss These Lunar New Year Dining Spots

Because what’s an annual celebration without food?

"...Note: Determination of the first day of a new lunar year varies by culture,..."

Jan. 16, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Bearded Baking Company: More Than Bread Alone at Still Austin

Chef Wes Dills’ menu adds a savory glow to the distillery’s spirited gem

"...Okay, in the first place, let’s admit: That question is a bit ridiculous...."

March 26, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Anthony Bourdain’s Personal Collection to Be Auctioned in New Braunfels

Even more items for sale in October benefiting The Culinary Institute

"...According to Lark Mason Associates, which is handling the..."

Sept. 25, 2019 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Playback – Kinky Friedman: Between the Lines

Kinky Friedman's first album of original songs in 35 years: "How hard could it be?"

"...productive of late. Tuesday's Circus of Life marks his first album of original songs since 1983's Under the Double..."

June 29, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Virginia B. Wood Dies at 67

Austin food community mourns the loss of one of its champions

"...that year to honor institutional restaurants in our annual First Plates issue...."

March 9, 2018 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Rare Beer Comes to Banger's, Farm to Feast Debuts

Daily Austin food news

"...Banger’s Sausage House & Beer Garden is on a..."

Feb. 17, 2016 Food Post by Brandon Watson

The Take-Out

What does define Austin dining?

"...this week's edition – a big somethin, in fact. First Plates, our annual celebration of the hundred restaurants defining..."

Feb. 12, 2016 Food Column by Brandon Watson

Cooking Tent Demos

"...12:30-1:30pm: Chef Iliana de la Vega of First Plates award-winning El Naranjo starts the day with a..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

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