The Secret to the Perfect Margarita

Start your summer off right

"...The Perfect Margarita 1.5 oz. silver tequila, preferably 100% blue agave..."

May 5, 2015 Food Post by Wes Marshall

Drink Upscale

Post-classic cocktails for the holidays

"...types of vermouth or a place where you know martinis are made with genuine gin, these folks are your..."

Dec. 31, 2010 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Gossip

"...the liquor cabinets are loaded with rows of glistening martini glasses and all varieties of call-name booze. Our threesome..."

April 28, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Critics Speak … and Speak … and Speak

Clybourne Park, Manchurian Candidate big winners

"...acknowledging the occasion that included a recipe for a martini, and lots of gracious, heartfelt speeches from the winners...."

June 6, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Luv Doc: Adults Only Please

A fairly egregious social faux pas

"...they can’t hold their liquor or mix a decent martini. In fact, most kids have a hard enough time..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Column by The Luv Doc

18 Coffee Shops and Cafes in Downtown Austin for When You're On the Go

A caffeine fix is never far away

"...pick-me-up. These conveniently located Downtown coffeehouses and cafés are perfect for getting some work done or just grabbing a..."

July 23, 2019 Food Post

Tap Dance

Who needs a three martini lunch when there's beer

"...on menus all over town. No wonder, it's the perfect accompaniment to everything from saba sashimi to a veggie..."

March 20, 2015 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Sunday Fair

An account of this year's Texas Hill Country Wine and Food Festival's Sunday Fair

"...Ann Guidry and her baby Sam. The weather was PERFECT: In the low seventies and breezy and sunny. So..."

May 7, 2009 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

10 Austin Restaurants Dishing Out Delicious Margaritas

Where to find salty rims and serious vibes

"...bite of tequila all come together to form the perfect cocktail: the margarita. Frozen or on the rocks, this..."

Aug. 24, 2024 Food Post by Neha Kondaveeti

Qmmunity: A Book of One’s Own

Queer book releases from this June, perfect for building a tiny Borrower house

"...Southern belles: drag queens Ima Hoot, Minnie Bar, and Martini De Ville. First Sundays, 1-4pm. The Austin Eagle, 8201..."

June 30, 2023 Column by James Scott

Ginning Up Excitement for a Misunderstood Spirit

Genius Gin

"...cask-strength whiskies. Our regular gin is great for a perfect martini, or just with soda, or a gin sour..."

Nov. 15, 2013 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Sxsw

"...appearance should expose their big-band jazz beyond the neo-retro martini-and-cigar set. (Scholz Beer Garten, 1am) -- Ken Hunt..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Cookbooks

Gift Guide

"...101 Martinis..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Slouching Toward Happy Hour

East Sixth & Thereabouts

"...frozen margaritas. The Iron Cactus' spicy comida is the perfect foil to its extensive selection of tequilas and specialty..."

March 19, 1999 Food Feature

Beyond Black and Green

Grazing Austin's Olive Bars

"...on combination pizzas or in 1930s RKO movies depicting martini-swilling urbanites. One rarely found them in real life, and..."

Dec. 1, 1995 Food Feature

Romantic Drink Recipes for Valentine's Day

Ditch the red wine for these romantic cocktails

"...for romance, the Galentine's Day Pink Drink is the perfect margarita for you. This margarita uses pink lemonade to..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Food Post by Savannah Burns

Postmarks

The Clark-Madison brouhaha continues amidst tributes to Mambo John and more.

"...Statesman editorialist Arnold Garcia ["A Candle for Arnold"] were perfect. Time and again King not only writes well but..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Column

Learn to Make a White Tuxedo With a Livestreamed Happy Hour

Roosevelt Room's spirits wizard Matthew Korzelius shows you how

"...for this video series. But the White Tuxedo is perfect for home bartending: It’s a riff on a classic..."

April 20, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Top Cocktails of 2009

Claudia Alarcón's quest for unique signature drinks

"...there are many capable bartenders who can make a perfect margarita or dry martini, my quest here was for..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Stuff Your Stockings With Fun

Stocking stuffers for imbibers

"...there. But I do, mainly to get my Mexican martini fix. Something very satisfying triggers in my brain when..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...places a shocking, unexpected ending behind a litany of perfectly timed and purposeful plot events. In the case of..."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

Exhibitionism

Chronicle Art Reviews

"...deserve their own space on America's screens. -- Adrienne Martini THE WELL OF THE SAINTS: A WONDROUS JUNCTION..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Arts Review

Stuffed Locally

Give thanks for the local harvest with these market-fresh recipes

"...I used the recipe from the Homesick Texas blog. (www.homesicktexan.blogspot.com/2007/01/iron-pan-perfect-cornbread.html)..."

Nov. 23, 2012 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Texas Platters

"...performance itself. It's a somewhat unorthodox approach that makes perfect sense if you think about it for five seconds...."

April 11, 1997 Music Review

You Deserve an Escape This Year, to Hotel ZaZa

Because you've totally earned this level of comfort

"...unique sensory experience. Our luxury art hotels strike the perfect balance between refinement and relaxation, where extraordinary design meets..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Booze We Choose: Seven and Up

Liquor in the front … of your favorite cabinet, of course

"...What were we saying about earthly paradise, earlier? Makes perfect sense, then, that this potent potable comes from the..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Imperia

Imperia confuses Austinites with its delicious and disgusting fancy Asian-food offerings

"...the effect is both bracing and soothing, like a perfect cocktail...."

April 25, 2008 Food Review by Kate Thornberry

Las Palomas

This West Lake eatery proves that you can go home again

"...butter, herbs, and a coating of chipotle chile paste, perfect with a squeeze of lime. This is served with..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Food Review by Mick Vann

The Belmont

Going beyond the interior design and clientele

"...combo of Grey Goose vodka, fresh pineapple juice, and Martini and Rossi Asti Spumante. Between the sweetness of the..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Food Review by Wes Marshall

Thank You Very Much, Mr. Robata

Claudia Alarcon tells you about dining with all of the senses at a unique Austin Japanese restaurant.

"...many different items, since the portions are of the perfect size for sharing, trying a few bites, and moving..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

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