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Cooking with a message: community, diversity, ambition

"...met Mike Erickson at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts – back when it was still the Texas..."

Sept. 28, 2012 Food Feature

Connally High Culinarians Bring Home the Gold Again

Area culinary students win gold for second year in a row

"...Earlier this month, culinary students from 18 high schools in San Antonio, Austin,..."

Jan. 28, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Get a Job, Kid!

Local food and wine pros host career conference for high school culinary arts students

"...Culinary Arts Career ConferencePalmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Rd.,..."

May 10, 2013 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Gabriel Russ Receives $5000 Scholarship

Round Rock youth to pursue degree at Texas Tech

"...chapter of the Texas Restaurant Association presented Round Rock culinary student Gabriel Russ a $5000 scholarship at their board..."

July 16, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Event Menu

This weekend, head to Waterloo Park for barbecue shenanigans

"...• The Culinary Academy of Austin (6020-B Dillard Circle, 451-5743) hosts its..."

May 8, 2009 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Icing the Batter Electric

Cake decorators both professional and passionately amateur prep for local competition

"...anticipating the 2005 Cake and Sugar Art Show and Competition to be sponsored by their organization this weekend at..."

June 10, 2005 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Citywide Talent - Meet the Finalists of Citywide 86'd

Four young cooks compete in the finals tonight

"...qualifying rounds, the four finalists in Uchiko's Citywide 86'd competition face off tonight at the AT&T Executive Education &..."

June 17, 2013 Food Post by Carly Yansak

Food-O-File

Virginia B. Wood predicts a bright future for the budding chefs who took part in last week's Culinary Arts Career Conference

"...Last week's first Culinary Arts Career Conference hosted by the Austin Food &..."

May 24, 2013 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

Austin's culinary community rocks the Pies & Pigs fundraiser

"...brewing club are sponsoring the Keep Austin Beered Pro-Am competition for area home brewers who'd like to see their..."

June 22, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-O-File

AFWA grant deadline looms; no more Artz at Abel's Rib House; and where La Condesa's new truck will be wheeling next

"...& Wine Alliance is now taking applications for their culinary innovation grant program, which is in its second year...."

Sept. 27, 2013 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

The Merry Month of May’s Depressed Cake Shop, Celebratory Cinco de Mayo, Julep-Joltin’ Kentucky Derby, and the Visual Delights of Craft Beer Packaging

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

"...Here's some of what's happening in Austin's culinary scene, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on..."

May 3, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Cooking in Heels

Trailblazing Women in Austin's Food Business

"...women reclaimed their place at some of the top culinary posts. Many of these women, with impulses to cook..."

Aug. 7, 1998 Food Feature by Ronna N. Welsh

Food-o-File

Beat the heat with foodie TV this summer

"...was able to accomplish with the Los Angeles Unified School District on the just-wrapped second season of ABC's Food..."

July 1, 2011 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Food-o-File

Virginia B. Wood on the good news coming out of the Austin restaurant scene this week

"...to Chronicle contributor MM Pack's recent story about local culinary education programs, we've been informed that Bowie High School..."

April 13, 2001 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...Big news this year: The feature narrative and documentary competition programs, traditionally featuring eight films apiece, have been expanded..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The New Look of Fine Dining

Austin's emerging restaurant empires

"...in business. That was back in 1995, when the high-end Santa Fe chain swaggered into town to teach Austinites..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Public Notice: Bikes, Toll Roads, TNCs

A miscellany of mostly transportation

"...or www.bicycleaustin.info for oh-so-much more info. Meanwhile, this week's highlights include:..."

May 1, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Food-o-File

Spring and summer crops mean farmstands and farmer's markets are opening; Food Editor Virginia B. Wood gives the lowdown.

"...for community cookbooks... And more congratulations go to Bowie High School culinary student Megan Meyer, who was a first-place..."

May 10, 2002 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

When Good Food Goes Bad

"...balance safety, quality, and finance while dealing with the high-pressure job of putting out a consistent, appetizing product daily...."

June 4, 1999 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Food-o-File

News bites that are easy to digest

"...food items have shown up at the office recently. Culinary entrepreneurs Jennifer and David Blanco of 444 Gourmet Creations..."

Oct. 28, 2011 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Into Town

Will Austin shoppers support a Downtown farmers' market?

"...bulwark of support solicited by organizers is the Austin culinary community. Early this year, letters went out to local..."

May 2, 2003 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Citywide 86'd Preliminary Rounds Complete

Four cooks move forward into final round

"...Participating in the Citywide 86'd competition has become quite the staff team-building exercise in some..."

May 6, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

The Secret Ingredients

Meet the best chefs you've never heard of.

"...residents of different backgrounds and nationalities -- transformed its culinary culture, infusing greater ethnic diversity and many new trends...."

Oct. 4, 2002 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Food-O-File

The scoop at AF&WF, and sad news for breakfast taco lovers

"...I'm proud I get to write about the Austin culinary community. Local chefs and food artisans were impressing Austin..."

May 2, 2014 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

Patricia Bauer-Slate's new company offers local, natural, and organic school lunches, and the Gallo Family Vineyards host third Gold Medal Awards

"...to pursue another career. "I've wanted to cook for schoolchildren since before I started the bakery, and I've decided..."

Feb. 1, 2008 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Icif's Italian Rice Cooking Competetion

"...chefs from around the world gathered at the Italian Culinary Institute for Foreigners (ICIF) to compete in the first..."

May 28, 1999 Food Feature

Food-o-File

That Takes the Cake! recap, Central Texas food on the national level, and more local deliciousness

"...Takes the Cake! 2010 Sugar Art Show & Cake Competition this past weekend was a fascinating cultural phenomenon. A..."

March 5, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Sons of Austin

Murph and Ben Willcott develop a new paradigm for the next generation of a beloved family business

"...Texas French Bread was part of a 10-year Austin culinary renaissance that included the opening of Anderson & Company..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

What's a Hungry Brit to Eat in Austin?

It may not be Mum's bubble and squeak, but it's close

"...of the British dinner table are being replaced by high-quality re-creations that appeal to the American palate while still..."

May 7, 2010 Food Feature by Richard Whittaker

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