10 Tasty King Cake Options in Austin

Mardi Gras looks different this year, but cake helps

"...that have been canceled… not the holiday. Not the King Cakes. Not the Mardi Gras music. Not the decorations...."

Feb. 10, 2021 Food Post by Madi Margulies

Carnival Season Means King Cake Time

Traditional New Orleans treat growing in popularity here

"...In New Orleans, King Cakes are a regular feature of the carnival season,..."

Feb. 6, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

All Hail the King Cake

It's not Carnival until you find the hidden baby

"...In New Orleans, king cakes are a regular feature of the Carnival season,..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

King of King Cake

Tried the rest? Now try the best.

"...know, but there's a lot to be said for making something with your own two hands. And in a..."

Feb. 12, 2013 Food Post by Monica Riese

Quickie King Cake Review: Curious Confections

Who'd'a thunk a British lady could pull off a King Cake?

"...our household, when Gemma announced that she'd be doing king cakes this year, I had to pounce...."

Feb. 17, 2012 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

King Cakes

King Cakes

"...In New Orleans, king cakes are a regular feature of the carnival season,..."

Feb. 17, 2012 Food Feature

Mardi Gras King Cakes, Coming Right Up!

Local vendors providing a key element to pre-Lenten parties

"...UPDATED: Though our list of vendors offering King Cakes is shorter this year, it’s still possible to..."

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

The King of Cakes

A history of the almighty king cake

"...Mardi Gras all over the world: a New Orleans king cake...."

Feb. 20, 2004 Food Feature by Erin Mosow

That Takes the Cake

Austin cake artists strut their stuff at national show

"...Baking and cake decorating have become spectator sports in recent..."

Feb. 24, 2012 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

King Cakes

If you bite the baby, you buy the next one

"...In New Orleans, King Cakes are a regular feature of the carnival season,..."

March 4, 2011 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Layer Cake

A contemporary gangster film that both looks and feels like a Britnoir classic filtered through the Jam’s bang-on sense of style, Layer Cake takes a realistic approach to Britain’s criminal underclass.

"...Tamer Hassan. If Guy Ritchie’s Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels was the cinematic equivalent of his native England’s..."

June 3, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

King Cakes

It may be the post-Katrina Mardi Gras diaspora that helped spread this delicious culinary component of the Crescent City's favorite holiday

"...There are more king cakes available in Austin this year than ever before...."

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

Long Live the King at Chuy's

Celebrate Elvis with food and drink specials, costumes, souvenirs

"...and Elvis became the Patron Saint of Chuy's. The King's birthday has been an important event ever since...."

Jan. 8, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Singing with the Ice King

'Adventure Time' creator Pendleton Ward and star Tom Kenny go Mondo

"...I spent my Saturday being serenaded by the Ice King from Cartoon Network's super-smash Adventure Time in the Halulu..."

April 30, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

East Side King at Cheer Up Charlie's Opens Today

New menu combines old favorites with Japanese-style hot dogs

"...East Side King may have long ago disregarded the "East Side" part..."

July 16, 2014 Food Post by Brandon Watson

DVD Watch: 'Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake'

Cartoon Network's surrealist fantasy does crossplay

"...or even explain it. Can't be done. It's like asking why Muppets are furry, or how come Wile E...."

Feb. 23, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Shirley King Cooks at Central Market

"...wear many different hats. Talented and resourceful Englishwoman Shirley King has one of the most impressive resumés around: cookbook..."

July 5, 1996 Food Feature

A Nerd in King Vidiot's Court (or in Uncle Rico's Van)

Jon Gries will not pull a "Tiffany-mall-tour-type thing" and act above the crowd at the Alamo Drafthouse Downtown; he will enjoy Napoleon Dynamite and Joysticks along with you

"...as his obscure, over-the-top arcade bully known only as King Vidiot in Joysticks. As someone who has also worked..."

May 4, 2007 Screens Feature by Carson Barker

Hopes He Dies Before He Becomes Michael King (But How Will He Know?)

"...down from the grandmaster of all things Austin, Michael King, that I had better stop saying water treatment plants..."

May 9, 2006 Postmarks

It’s Mac & Cheese Festival Time, Jester King Goes BBQ, Tso Expands, Smash Hearts the Service Industry, Eberly Does Brunch, and More

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

"...Festival going on at Fareground right now, yes? And, speaking of variety, how many ways do you like your..."

Nov. 17, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

King Ranch

Bring your appetite and a healthy Western palate to Ranch 616.

"...on two plump Texas Gulf Coast Crab and Redfish Cakes ($7.95) atop a field green salad with chile-lime aioli..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Mardi Gras

Have your cake, and laissez les bons temps rouler!

"...of places to enjoy traditional Cajun/Creole dishes, along with king cakes, Community Coffee, Sazeracs, hurricanes, Abita beer, and bright-colored..."

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

Food-O-File

"...of the season is the preparation and eating of King's Cake or le galette du Roi. In France, the..."

Jan. 29, 1999 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

First Plates Extra Helpings: Mardi Gras 2015: Good Time Rolls

Link to us when the heart's Louisiana-bound, but the rest of you can't be

"...Second, VBW's always terrific local King Cake round-up that she reliably updates every year for..."

Feb. 10, 2015 Food Post by Kate X Messer

Top 10 Sweet Bites

"...2) King Sundae at Searsucker Can't believe I had two wonderful..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

12th Night Austin Rolls Out

The official, traditional kickoff to Mardi Gras comes to town

"...Usually, the only epiphany I have come January 5,..."

Jan. 3, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Brave

Although the animation looks terrific and the story features an immensely sympathetic heroine, Brave lacks the sheer imaginative oomph of prior Pixar pics.

"...prearranged wedding plans set in motion by her father, King Fergus (Connolly), and mother, Queen Elinor (Thompson), whereby the..."

June 22, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

We Have an Issue: Let the Balloting Begin

Vote now in the Austin Chronicle's "Best of Austin" Readers Poll

"...Let Them Eat Cake: Mardi Gras may be canceled, but the king cake..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

Mardi Gras Party at Swoop House Garden

Because, what, the patio at Sawyer & Co. is too damn small?

"...Orleans-inflected Sawyer & Co. eatery is pretty big, relatively speaking. But for a whole Taste of Louisiana shindig this..."

Feb. 9, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Day Trips & Beyond: Mardi Gras in NWLA

Northwestern Louisiana really heats up during Mardi Gras season

"...directions: Be sure the person you’re throwing to is looking at you so you don’t bean somebody, favor the..."

Jan. 27, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8     NEXT ›    8 »