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

Austin at Large: Life’s Short, Eat Dessert First

A time for gratitude and discernment, and for enjoying both cake and ice cream

"...getting much worse. I will once again be the positive-thinking get-a-grip friend who reminds you that this is not..."

Nov. 26, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Get Your Depressed Bakery Fix at These Local Sweet Spots

Eat your cake and boost mental health awareness, too.

"...are lending their talent to the list of Depressed Cake Shops. Sales benefit NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)..."

May 15, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Eastbound & Down: Mardi Party Links, Pt. 1

Wanna plan a last-minute Mardi Gras trip?

"...Twelfth Night. And for 2012, my krewe held a King Cake party at mi casa featuring the pastry excellence..."

Feb. 13, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Building a Bookshelf

Six baking books for you to sink your teeth into

"...A Baker's Half DozenThe Amish Cook's Baking Book, by Lovina Eicher & Kevin Williams (Andrews McMeel,..."

Dec. 4, 2009 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Sweets With a British Accent

Curious Confections

"...Airy king cake topped with colorful sugar crystals. Crunchy almond toffee...."

Feb. 21, 2014 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

I Didn't Go Out for Mardi Gras

One special menu item almost inspired me to break my rule

"...I stopped celebrating major drinking holidays years ago, not too many years after the..."

Feb. 13, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler, Already!

Cultivating a Mardi Gras tradition in River City

"...areas of the world, but parties, parades, costumes, trinkets, drinking, dancing, and plenty of food are standard ingredients. Though..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Swampadelic

Grateful Dead + Papa Mali = 7 Walkers

"...separate interviews, conducted days apart. It's as if they're seeking some sort of supernatural explanation for the mystical otherness..."

Nov. 26, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Tell It Like It Is

Cyril Neville holds nothing back

"...Walking up the driveway of Cyril Neville's two-story South Austin..."

April 28, 2006 Music Feature by Robert Gabriel

Qmmunity: Clowning Around With Fou Fou Ha

Clussy Fou discusses the avant-garde troupe’s history ahead of their 24 Carrot Show

"...Those interested in taking chaotic communion will find few instances more apt than..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Column by James Scott

You've Come a Long Way, Baby

East Side King has gone from a backyard trailer to street-food empire in five short years

"...their Uchi gigs, operating their Asian-fusion, street-food-focused East Side King in the backyard of the Liberty on East Sixth...."

April 11, 2014 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

MLK All the Way

Over 10,000 folks came out to manifest Dr. King's vision

"...the sun shone brightly on Austin's annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day parade and festival, all to honor the..."

Jan. 22, 2013 News Post by Kate X Messer

Happy Twelfth Night

Today ushers out the Christmas season and kicks off Mardi Gras!

"...My year-end holidays were two weeks in New Orleans, taking care of a friend's amazing guest house in the..."

Jan. 6, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Mardi Gras 2015: Gather Your Krewe

Follow the purple-gold-green rainbow to our online Mardi Gras series

"...few friends over to celebrate the season with some King Cake, and Austin's got some great options to get..."

Jan. 14, 2015 Chronolog Post by Kate X Messer

Farmers’ Market Report: March 1-2, 2014

Sausages, snapper, shrimp, soap, and scones

"...After taking a photograph of these jumbo Gulf shrimp, I had..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

Gotta Muffuletta?

New Orleans' signature sandwich grows in popularity here

"...left Iowa and Indiana. New Orleans’ beloved muffuletta is making a home for itself in Austin...."

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

Food-o-file

Parallel opens on Burnet Road; plus, celebrate the Super Bowl, Carnaval, and Mardi Gras Austin-style

"...that they're "really excited to see this place within walking distance" after attending the soft opening cocktail party last..."

Feb. 4, 2005 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Fantastic Fest Review: Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow

The big dreams and lost chances of a forgotten exploitation king

"...arguably famous for only two things. One, the Eccles Cake (a relative of sorts to the mince pie), and..."

Sept. 24, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: On the Border and Elsewhere, Gov. Abbott Suffers the Little Children

Best governor in the nation? Depends on who you ask.

"...From 2005-2020, now-retired Austin Chronicle News Editor Michael King wrote about city and state politics from a progressive..."

July 21, 2023 News Post by Michael King

Taste of New Orleans ATX Style

Get Your Taste of New Orleans With These Nine Crawfish Boils

"...The joy of beads, king cake, and spring means one thing … it’s time..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Events Post by Desiree Johnson

Austin Food & Wine Alliance Releases Wine & Swine Menu

Pork-centric feast returns with a new twist

"...cream •Rebecca Masson of Fluff Bake Bar (Houston), fried king cake ice cream..."

Nov. 2, 2016 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Food-o-File

Painting the town red

"...53rd) for traditional NOLA inspired cocktails or their signature King Cake twinkie. The guest who finds the baby in..."

Feb. 12, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Every Day Is Mardi Gras at Cypress Grill Cafe

Owner re-creates essence of Louisiana at Southwest Austin cafe

"...The catering business motivated Haug to study cooking and the culinary industry. Haug and a sweat equity..."

Feb. 7, 2013 Food Post by Angela Shelf Medearis

Babies in Cakes and Yummy, Yummy Drank

Crow Bar entices with their Mardi Gras party favors

"...to Austin. We can't guarantee there will be any king cake, but we can say there will be many-a-costumes..."

Feb. 19, 2012 Food Post by Meghan Ruth Speakerman

Tuesday News Gay for Jan. 10

Daniel is awash in Santorum sauce

"...Santorum sauce. But there's also some deliciously gay wedding cake, a newly out cele-sbian and music from the Scissor..."

Jan. 10, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Daniel Villareal

Who Dat Rollin' on Dat Float?

Mardi Gras 2010: There's still some time to get out and revel!

"...I realized that my quantity of "throws" was seriously lacking and decided to bring a li'l Mobile, Alabama-style Mardi..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Botheration

Dr. John and King Cake for Mardi Gras

"...as Dr. John says. I had H.E.B.'s Mardi Gras King Cake instead...."

Feb. 24, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Rage and Ruin

Red 7 gets a Marxist makeover

"...WWII warehouse in Dresden. Last night, at Transmission Entertainment booking wizard Graham Williams’ 31st birthday party there, the club..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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