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

"...from every order of the General Min’s Shrimp & Chicken from Tso, the #60 Fried Rice from that Tortilla,..."

May 3, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Cluck-N-Burger Gives Food Truck Vibes at Its Airport Boulevard Location

Fried chicken to wedge salad at this cool new neighborhood eatery

"...some restaurants, despite the corridor's slow-growing restaurant row. From chicken to chicken we go – the space housed no..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Yardbird's Blues

How the bone-out chicken-fried chicken breast is destroying American menus

"..."By my reckoning, fried chicken must have a bone ... the presence of..."

June 29, 2007 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Colonel Sanders and the American Dream

"...no clue that the figure on the bucket of chicken was an actual person, not just a fictitious character..."

June 1, 2012 Food Feature by MM Pack

Day Trips

Earl Abel's Coffee Shop in San Antonio has that vintage advantage.

"...includes Salisbury steak, baked hen with dressing, pot roast, chicken and dumplings, salmon croquettes, and roast turkey. Everything is..."

April 27, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

TCU: Regular or Extra Christiany?

"...Remember when Kentucky Fried Chicken was Kentucky Fried Chicken? Back before it..."

Sept. 6, 2007 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

The Way Home

"...village, a place where batteries for Nintendo games and Kentucky Fried Chicken meals are not to be found. While..."

March 21, 2003 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Rerun at the D.A. Corral

Republican Shane Phelps challenges Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle for a second time, and seems to be trailing.

"...in East Texas, to help out on the notorious "Kentucky Fried Chicken Murder Case," which had gone unsolved since..."

Oct. 6, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Postmarks

Don't Shelve Smart Growth

"...pizza, an apple pie, a twenty piece bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken, one hundred chocolate chip cookies, a birthday..."

July 2, 1999 Column

Reheated

The 18th Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival

"...maiden plunge into the Deep South meant first encountering chicken-fried steak, discovering what grits were and what they tasted..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Food Feature by Louis Black

Nothing Less Than Magical

Veterans of the Zilker Summer Musical recall enchantment on the hillside

"...far away from the stage, they are also eating fried chicken and trying to keep their toddler from wandering..."

July 4, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

An Austin Original

Celebrating the Life of Otto Hofmann,1918-2001

"...kids, my own included, and take them to purchase Kentucky Fried Chicken wings for the potluck dinner on the..."

June 8, 2001 Features Feature by Robyn Turner

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Budapest foodstands carrying longush, a fast food treat of fried dough, sour cream, and garlic, are quickly being replaced..."

May 12, 1995 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...put tomatoes and grilled onions and cheese inside, the chicken kiev of hamburgers," according to Bryson – from the..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Austin Punk Chronicles: The Shock of the New – The Violators and the Skunks Invade Raul's

14 days after the Sex Pistols break up and mainstream media declares punk dead, Austin's scene begins at a Tejano bar on the Drag in Chapter 5, Part 1 of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...("Over 6 million sold") with a large model of Kentucky Fried Chicken founder Colonel Sanders emerging from its roof,..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Day Trips & Beyond: New Orleans School of Cooking

Cajun cooking made simply good

"...available. Even if that means making a gumbo with Kentucky Fried Chicken. “I’m going to teach you a few..."

May 18, 2016 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: Gulf Shores Peninsula, Alabama

Gulf Coast vacation destination only feels like an island

"...includes two top-notch restaurants, a marina, and a former Kentucky Fried Chicken that was turned into a liquor store...."

April 27, 2016 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW Keynote: Snoop Dogg

D-O-double-G Keynizzle

"...(“Willie was kickin’ my ass!”), and venturing to the Kentucky Fried Chicken drive-through for a munchie run...."

March 21, 2015 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Health vs. length, Texas vs. New York, and more

"...Some people in Japan love to eat at Kentucky Fried Chicken on Christmas...."

Dec. 5, 2008 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

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We struggle with the obscenity of a special legislative session aimed at redistricting, and we mourn the passing and celebrate the life of Al Ragle, an almost unsung hero of the Austin music scene.

"...His room was strewn with clothes, record-company swag, and Kentucky Fried Chicken boxes. Often, half-full, they would stay in..."

June 20, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Second Helpings: Fast Food Nation

Jan. 10, 2003 Food Column

Day Trips

"...help wishing that we were identified less with McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and violent movies. The individuals that I..."

Dec. 6, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

She's One of Us

Mike Clark-Madison Profiles New City Manager Toby Futrell

"...she was waiting tables and running down check-kiters for Kentucky Fried Chicken. As for ever-so-many Austinites, a steady government..."

June 7, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Mr. Smarty Pants

Mr. Smarty pants knows that he will not die poor and alone.

"...Kentucky Fried Chicken customers in Bermuda are angry that their..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Austin Ain't Boys' Town

Meet the Most Reverend John McCarthy

"...use of Catholic imagery. There's a commercial now for Kentucky Fried Chicken where a young Irish priest is telling..."

Dec. 27, 1996 News Feature by Roseana Auten

Made Pictures

The Photos of the Wittliff Gallery & Mariana Yampolsky

"...unique mode of expression. She also worries that the "McDonald's/Kentucky Fried Chicken/Coca-Cola culture" is taking over, killing the very..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Eva Destruction

"...the buffet table was an extra large bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken. Those white rolls, too. A tiny smile..."

July 14, 1995 Arts Feature

Eating Animals

Natalie Portman narrated documentary about the ethics of farming versus factory farming.

"...of America’s quintessential factory farm, the atrocity-laden, fast food chicken spot, Colonel Sanders’ Kentucky-fried empire. When the film gets..."

June 29, 2018 Movie Review by Jessi Cape

Event Menu

Raise a glass to Ma, or drink bourbon and watch the ponies

"...the most exciting two minutes in sports at two Kentucky Derby watch parties. At Vince Young Steakhouse (301 San..."

May 6, 2011 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...with instant classics like "KY" (which "doesn't stand for Kentucky - especially when you come from Tennessee"). Check out..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

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