Taking Stock

Food Editor Virginia B. Wood reports from the 17th Annual Texas Hill Country Food & Wine Festival.

"...Austin, Texas." For the most part, this year's Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival delivered on all the..."

April 12, 2002 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

The Highland Lakes

1. Sonny's Tradition Restaurant & Club

"...a dry county), so they can enjoy the Texas country cafe fare while they toss back a few cold..."

April 9, 1999 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Glowing Neon and Hot Fryers at New Lucy's Fried Chicken

We've got a hot basket of restaurant news online this week

"...This is another one of those weeks where new restaurants are popping up like late afternoon showers and we..."

Sept. 12, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Chow Times

Pig out at restaurant anniversaries and dine with Fido

"...has created national Dog Restau­rant Week to spotlight dog-friendly restaurants around the country, including Snack Bar and Paggi House..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Election Notes

Prop. 2 will shape the way the area develops at a time when the community is trying to decide for itself what sort of neighborhood it wants to be

"...– and that's all before you get to Oak Hill, where things are really personal...."

May 12, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Hill Country Pasta House

Lakeside Dining 2000: Many Restaurants, Not Much Water

"...Hill Country Pasta House3519 RR 620 N., 266-9445..."

July 7, 2000 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

School’s out and June is the beginning of summer fun

"...than it reminds me of one my favorite hidden Hill Country restaurants...."

June 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Will Travel for Food and Wine

Well-made wine, exquisite food, and great art – Spain should be on anyone's short list of travel destinations

"...the world, myriad museums, sophisticated cities, and a dazzling countryside? Let me recommend the northwestern part of Spain as..."

June 26, 2009 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Dining del Lago

The Chronicle Cuisines writers traveled up and down the Lake Travis area's main drag, RR 620 in pursuit of the perfect lakeside meal. They found burgers, catfish, BBQ, pizza, ice cream, and plenty of chicken fried steak. But not a lot of water. Here's what they have to report.

"...a severe drought followed by a 100-year flood. Some restaurants on the water were closed at that point (Las..."

July 7, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Heard at Wine and Swine

New venue was the perfect setting for porky party

"...here's hoping they've found a permanent home at Star Hill Ranch. After Saturday's downpours, Sunday dawned bright and blustery..."

Nov. 25, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Will Travel for Food

Texas Restaurants Worth Visiting on the Road This Summer

"...More Roving While the restaurants reviewed in this issue will provide you with some..."

May 26, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Culinary Ladies of the Eighties

Trailblazers paved the way for current Austin food scene

"...to flourish; and an embryonic restaurant scene and the Hill Country wine industry both began to blossom...."

Sept. 4, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Three Food Tours That Will Leave You Hungry for More

Everything from food trucks to famed Austin restaurants

"...to bespoke experiences at some of our more famed restaurants. All of them will leave you hungry for more..."

July 7, 2017 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Dining del Lago 2010

What a difference some rain makes! The water is blue, the hills are green, and several new restaurants are cooking near area lakes.

"...black pepper bacon, Veldhuizen jalapeño jack). For dinner, there's country-fried steak, fried chicken and waffles, barbecue ribs, grilled meats..."

July 2, 2010 Food Feature

Film Flam

Aisha Tyler emcees SXSW Interactive Awards, and more

"...Next week the Hill Country Film Society teams up with the OM Foundation..."

Jan. 10, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Food Events

Feb. 22-28

"...290 Ragin' Cajun Event Cajun dishes prepared by different Hill Country restaurants at each of the 12 wineries along..."

Feb. 22, 2013 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Austin Food & Wine Alliance Releases Wine & Swine Menu

Pork-centric feast returns with a new twist

"...That’s because 22 chefs will be converging on Star Hill Ranch for Wine & Swine in the Hill Country..."

Nov. 2, 2016 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Pieous

Two Western outposts on the gateway to the Hill Country

"...to go into South Austin to dine at chain restaurants. In recent years, Jack Allen's Kitchen in Oak Hill..."

July 26, 2013 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Dining del Lago

Lakeside Dining 2000: Many Restaurants, Not Much Water

"...at the Lakeway Inn and christened his cuisine "haute Hill Country." Tomboni's menus have been very popular with the..."

July 7, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

21 Super Bowl LIII Watch Parties in Austin

Pluckers Wing Bar is taking reservations, y’all

"...you identify as a sporty spice, local bars and restaurants across this great burg of ours are rising to..."

Jan. 30, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Calame's Canyonside Dining

Lakeside Dining 2000: Many Restaurants, Not Much Water

"...The second-story location with breathtaking view of the surrounding Hill Country certainly enhances the dining experience. Not nearly as..."

July 7, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Iguana Grill

Lakeside Dining 2000: Many Restaurants, Not Much Water

"...it meanders through the juniper-covered cliffs of the Texas Hill Country. Sit outside at sunset and watch the horizon..."

July 7, 2000 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Hudson's on the Bend

Lakeside Dining 2000: Many Restaurants, Not Much Water

"...glasses, and more than a hundred people awaiting a Hill Country lobster bake. Chef Jeff Blank milled about overseeing..."

July 7, 2000 Food Feature by Pableaux Johnson

Austin's Best Breweries of 2022, Power-Ranked

It's Top of the Hops VII!

"...Receiving Votes: Draught House (69 pts.) Best of Austin: Restaurants winner for Best Beer Selection, Draught House, affectionately known..."

Oct. 12, 2022 Food Post by Eric Puga

Substance and Whimsy

The Never-Too-Serious Epicureans of Austin

"...music scene, Barton Springs, Sixth Street, sports events, the Hill Country, the bats, and the fact that there is..."

April 4, 1997 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Dripping With Taste Wine & Food Festival

The Dripping With Taste Festival finds a new home at the Texas Hill Country Olive Company

"...Texas Hill Country Olive Company (2530 W. Fitzhugh Rd., Dripping Springs)..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Postmarks

The Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival is not sexist; the city/Bradley settlement bodes poorly for Barton Springs; golf courses pay their way; and more reader mail.

"...sexism by the board of directors for the Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival, I would like to..."

March 24, 2000 Column

The New Traditional

Damian Mandola has the restaurant business in his blood

"...sitting in the new Mandola's Italian Market at the Hill Country Galleria in Bee Cave discussing those early years..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Dripping Springs Keeps Growing, But Can the Dining Scene Keep Up?

Austin real estate pushes restaurateurs beyond city limits

"...unincorporated "no-man's-land" that stretches from just west of Oak Hill to the Dripping Springs city limit...."

June 9, 2017 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Food-o-File

Restaurants are coming and going, but the peaches are still in their heyday

"...of late freezes, devastating hail storms, and crippling drought, Hill Country peach growers are having their best season in..."

July 23, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

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