Black Food Week’s Begun, Austin Restaurant Weeks Are On Their Way, There’s Canine Noms at Blue Lacy, Dollar Sales at Twin Liquors, a New Bar Boss at Watertrade, Local Pastures in South Austin, and Water, Water, Everywhere …

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

"...being with the company for more than three years, bartender Nadia Hernandez has been promoted to bar manager at..."

Aug. 24, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Hey Freshman: IG Follows to Fast-Track Your Immersion in Austin Music

Under-21 and underground rave resources on Instagram

"...who promptly lost it at Barracuda (R.I.P.). A friendly bartender messaged my boyfriend: "Found this on the ground. I..."

Aug. 19, 2022 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Who Won the Cocktail Showdown at Hotel ZaZa?

Who combined spirited liquids the best to beat this murderous heat?

"...So, yeah, there was a seven-bartender Cocktail Showdown at Hotel ZaZa recently …..."

Aug. 17, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Pretty in Pink: A Gabriela Bucio Story

The millennial Midas brings reggaeton and Mexican regional to Sixth Street and beyond

"...after an improbable rise from daytime paralegal and nighttime bartender to mogul helming a small empire, Bucio's plans for..."

July 8, 2022 Music Feature by Christina Garcia

Chef Tony’s Giving Us the Side Eye, Texas Hill Country Wineries Are Metal AF, We’re Foodily Fighting the SCOTUS, an NYC Barman Totally Crushed That Garrison Bros. Bourbon Brawl, and More

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

"...two limited flavors to celebrate their first anniversary. Together, they’ve developed two sundaes using the famous Henbit Monster Cookie..."

July 6, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Getting Behind The Tender Bar With Lily Rabe and Tye Sheridan

The challenges of authenticity (and George Clooney's acting class)

"...and given direction through the beneficial influence of his bartender uncle, Charlie. "There's incredible generosity in this family, and..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

At Age 69, Veteran Barkeep Wisecracks His Place Into Local Legend

Happy birthday to Derven Rodgers, Crown & Anchor Pub's bar star

"...nautically themed booths at Crown & Anchor Pub, veteran bartender Derven Rodgers is approached by a newly christened customer...."

Aug. 13, 2021 Food Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Ginny Kalmbach Shared A Honky-Tonk Legacy with the World at Ginny’s Little Longhorn Saloon

ATX country maverick Roger Wallace remembers Burnet Road bar “boss”

"...thus was born Ginny’s Little Longhorn Saloon. As a bartender at Dick’s, she’d met and fallen in love with..."

Jan. 11, 2021 Music Post by Roger Wallace

Faster Than Sound: Music Venues React to Stage 5

New city recommendations halt shows at many venues ahead of New Year's Eve

"...the outdoor stage. While shows paid performers and staff, they didn't provide significant income to sustain the venue. Sternschein..."

Jan. 8, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Whiskey A-Go-Go for Your Weekend and Beyond

Three Local Distillers Offer a Variety of Liquid Relaxations

"...And that’s three, because they’ve been our favorites for a while, and because, with..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

AFF Review: Film Fest

Film making comedy is painfully on point

"...(Matt Cook) to producer Alex Davis (Diona Reasonover) after they get their debut feature, Unknown Unknowns, into the not-so-prestigious..."

Oct. 29, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Keep Date Night Alive With Our Al Fresco Dining Checklist

You have the time, why not make it special?

"...Dips are in. Have they ever been out? If you struggle with appetite (too..."

May 29, 2020 Food Feature by Alex Detmar

Qmmunity: Stream the Rainbow

Ditch the doomscrolling and watch these queer movies and shows instead

"...shows and films in this week's Q column, because hey, we could all use a little more escapism in..."

May 8, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

Austin's Best New Restaurant DipDipDip Tatsu-ya Reinvents Shabu-Shabu

Feel free to double dip

"..."They found the bottom of the bottomless pit," my 10-year-old..."

Dec. 13, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

15 Movies We Can’t Wait to See at SXSW 2019

A few words about some of our favorite films coming to the fest

"...a handful of standouts. What makes them special? Maybe they have a local slant. Maybe they address pressing issues..."

March 7, 2019 SXSW Post by The Screens Staff

Five Films About Our Favorite Bartenders

To those that serve, we salute you

"...barrel, into the bottle, and finally down our throats. Hey Bartender (2013)..."

July 13, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Doc Brewmaster Takes a Sip of the Heady World of Craft Beers

Douglas Tirola puts a human face on those labels in the liquor store

"...of those anonymous labels in the liquor store. Sure, they may only be "beer famous," but their stories are..."

March 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Matthew Monagle

Holiday Viewing: Bad Santa

Foul-mouthed fun for the holidays

"...first words out of the mouth of Santa Claus? “Hey, can I get another drink down here?”..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

DVDanger: Halloween Picks, Part I

Low-budget horrors for the scary season

"...Blood and gore may cost (hey, Karo syrup isn't cheap) so The Forlorned avoids this..."

Oct. 29, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: El Burro

Contemporary Tex-Mex does little to impress

"...were easy with a balance of tart and sweet. Hey, it's not easy to fuck up a marg...."

May 26, 2017 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Gay Place: Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

It's Bowie's B-day!

"...Lesbutante and the Bo$$ for VIP upstairs with private bartender: Girls With Flair! Second Fridays, 9pm. Highland Lounge, 404..."

Jan. 8, 2016 Column by Kate X Messer

Opal Divine’s 13th Annual Whisky Festival: A Review

A night of quaffs from those distant lands where the wild haggis roam

"...some kind, I recall, and local raconteur and itinerant bartender Beau Paul was working the small counter adjoining the..."

Dec. 7, 2015 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Barista

Baristas compete for fame and glory, and the camera catches it all

"...documentaries about rarefied food and drink cultures. (See also: Hey Bartender, Somm, Kings of Pastry, and the exceptional Jiro..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Video Premiere: The Blind Pets’ “TV Baby”

The treacherous path of a truck-driving bear

"...but it’s more of a sexual thing. It’s like, “Hey I want to be on your main screen, rated..."

March 30, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Calling the Shots

The women defining Austin's cocktail culture

"...from sitting at a bar and chatting with the bartender. I love watching them work, learning their style, and..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

In the Room

First-place winner

"...five-year mark. But Rainey's from another era, the wholesome heyday of this overblown nostalgia factory, the Baker Bassett Company...."

Feb. 28, 2014 Books Feature by Raul Garza

Austin Bartenders

July 8, 2013. 15 photos.

"...be beer, but the younger crowd likes mixed drinks. They started showing up about a year ago. The older..."

July 8, 2013 Photo Gallery

Liquid Black Licorice

Jägermeister and music go together like clubbing and hangovers

"...as a band, you can approach them and say, 'Hey, you into this?' We just signed our first worldwide..."

July 5, 2013 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Drink/Drank/Drunk Issue: Stages of Inebriation

To drink or not to drink – for local thespians, no question

"...soused characters, work with blotto colleagues, and post-show pickling, they're, pardon the pun, loaded with yarns, both hilarious and..."

July 3, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Somm

Are sommeliers the "new rock stars of the food industry"?

"...out, Somm reveals, that’s what polite company says when they mean “smells like cat piss.”..."

June 28, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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