Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

Texas travel news and more

"...pseudo moai in Ingram at the Hill Country Arts Foundation. One is wearing a sombrero or maybe it’s a..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Thompson and the Loren: A Tale of Two Hotels

One long weekend, two impressive but different vibes

"...also accessible directly from the street, that’s helmed by James Beard Award-winning chef Mashama Bailey. The meal Michelle and..."

Jan. 27, 2024 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

How Acclaimed Sushi Chef Tyson Cole Achieved His Dreams in Austin and Beyond

The chef behind Uchi (and several more notable restaurants) gets Hai all the time

"...The James Beard Award-winning chef, owner and co-founder of the Hai..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Peoples Feel Good BBQ, Diner Bar Collabs with Mashama Bailey, Daiboku’s Debut, TenTen’s Plant-Based Sushi, the Roosevelt Room’s Indulgences, Hyatt Centric’s Finery, Something Something Bacalar, and More

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

"...James Beard Award-winning chef Mashama Bailey of Diner Bar (500..."

May 17, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Guest Chefs From Norway, Off-the-Menu From Perry’s, the Dead Rabbit From NYC, Something Something Space Lord Chophouse, the Tantalizing Possibility of Free Hamburgers for a Year, and More

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

"...restaurant Luminaire and bar Las Bis, helmed by six-time James Beard Foundation finalist Steve McHugh, that’s coming to the..."

Jan. 11, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Adds Cheech Marin, Titane Director Julia Ducournau For 2023

Plus the Metaverse and student athlete NIL deals part of the program

"...even rideshare with another UT lecturer, Emmy- and Tony Award-winning producer and current Professional-in-Residence at the University of Texas’..."

Nov. 15, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

Celebrate Chinese New Year, Mardi Gras, Valentine’s, and more in Texas

"...salvage yard until being rescued by the Galveston Historical Foundation in 1975. When moored at the Texas Seaport Museum,..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Hot Luck Festival Returns in 2022

Live music and live-fire dining will bring the spring to a tuneful blaze

"...Reminder: Hot Luck was founded by James Beard Award-winner Aaron Franklin, Guerilla Suit principal and Mohawk..."

Oct. 19, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Learn to Make a White Tuxedo With a Livestreamed Happy Hour

Roosevelt Room's spirits wizard Matthew Korzelius shows you how

"...Punch is the James Beard Award-winning online magazine of narrative journalism about wine,..."

April 20, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Top 20 Austin Breweries

Gird your liver for our annual Central Texas brewery power rankings

"...yet this brewery earned an Austin Chronicle "First Plates" award for food. Make no mistake, if TBT wasn't a..."

Nov. 12, 2019 Food Post by Eric Puga

SongwritingWith:Soldiers Helps Write the War After the War

Darden Smith, Mary Gauthier, and other songwriters combat PTSD one song at a time

"...mentions and his jaw locked tight behind a white beard...."

Nov. 1, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Iconic Rocker Kim Gordon, Former Nintendo President Reggie Fils-Aimé Lead SXSW 2020 Lineup

Fixer Upper power couple Chip & Joanna Gaines also join fest

"...Rana el Kaliouby • Cirque du Soleil, One Drop Foundation and Lune Rouge founder Guy Laliberté • Designer, author..."

Sept. 10, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Eight Austin Restaurants Named James Beard Foundation 2019 Semifinalists

Nods for best new restaurant, pastry chef, beer producer, chef

"...The James Beard Foundation has announced its list of Restaurant and..."

Feb. 27, 2019 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Five Food Celebrations to Fill Your Belly

’Tis the season of elastic waistbands, starting this week

"...from Sarah Penrod (author of The Urban Cowgirl Cookbook), James Beard Award nominee Roberto Madrid, and Chopped winner Shehu..."

Nov. 13, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Top 10 Austin Breweries of 2018

Power ranking the local leaders in craft beer

"...Elmo crew has as much talent and range as James Harden, though, strangely, without similarly handsome beards...."

March 16, 2018 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Hey, SXSW, How You Doin'?

Tech pioneers, music innovators, and a daytime fave added

"...globetrotting gourmand Andrew Zimmern, best known as the four-time James Beard Award-winning host of Bizarre Foods and Driven By..."

Nov. 9, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Dr. Lonnie Smith’s B-3 Love Affair

Getting existential with the organ’s greatest suitor

"...summit last year with Ike Stubblefield plus locals Dr. James Polk, Mike Flanigin, and Red Young. Next month’s Clifford..."

Sept. 29, 2017 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Quesoff Call For Entries Open

Daily Austin food news

"...to Tèo Gelato, who took home the People’s Choice award from the Chicago leg of the Gelato World Tour..."

June 3, 2016 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Café No Sé Opens, Juliet Celebrates

Today's Austin food news

"...grilled corn, charred sugar snap peas, and basil. 2015 James Beard Foundation Award semifinalist and Top Chef: Just Desserts..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Gardner Hosts Matt McCallister

Celebrity Dallas chef will highlight preserved food

"...2014, and he was a two-time semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation award for Best Chef Southwest in 2014..."

July 22, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Catching Up With Aaron Franklin

Pitmaster is man of the hour

"...a new PBS series (BBQ With Franklin), Franklin was awarded one of the greatest accolades in all of food:..."

May 15, 2015 Food Feature by Rod Machen

Josh Ozersky Dead at 47

Food writer had big appetite for meat – and controversy

"...Award-winning food writer Josh Ozersky died in Chicago on Monday,..."

May 5, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Aaron Franklin Wins James Beard Award

Barbecue genius is now Best Chef: Southwest

"...Franklin can now add another feather to his cap: James Beard Foundation Award winner...."

May 4, 2015 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Food-o-File: Friday Lagniappe

A little extra Austin food news

"...State (UT Press, $45) has been nominated for a James Beard Foundation cookbook award in the American Cooking category...."

March 27, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Two Austin Chefs Nominated for James Beard Awards

Bryce Gilmore and Aaron Franklin make it to the next round

"...least when it comes to food. Late yesterday, the James Beard Foundation announced the nominees for this year’s awards...."

March 25, 2015 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Lush Life

Five cocktail bars that stir us.

"...the Official Drink of Austin. That's because barmaster Chauncy James and his team have serious chops. We guess this..."

March 20, 2015 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Gabrielle Hamilton Cooks in Austin

Award-winning chef and author is a guest during Austin Style Week

"...skilled writer, one of only two chefs to win James Beard Foundation awards for Best Chef (NYC 2011) and..."

Sept. 24, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Local Flavor

Five Austin cookbooks to sink your teeth into

"...Preparing and Cooking Wild Game and Fish garnered a James Beard Foundation Award nomination and The Salt Lick Cookbook..."

June 14, 2013 Books Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Food-O-File

Austin Bakes for West a winner, plus accolades and openings

"...(www.darkrye.com) for Whole Foods Markets, because they won a James Beard Foundation Journalism Award in the Group Food Blog..."

May 10, 2013 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-O-File

Virginia contemplates Austin's April foodie marathon

"...the East Austin Urban Farm Tour, the CultureMap Tastemaker Awards, wildflower trails, and garden parties that segue right into..."

April 5, 2013 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

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