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Kill Contemporary Film Criticism: Vol. 1.

"...the Lumière brothers invented documentary films ..." -- those French film pioneers' first minute-long films simply captured what happened..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Column by Louis Black

News Roundup: Council Gets Dirty

Representatives engage in ... legal combaaaaaat!

"...ordinance submitted by the Uber/Lyft funded petition drive or simply placing the question on a May 7 ballot. The..."

Feb. 8, 2016 News Post by the News Staff

Six (Not So) Easy Pieces

Eight local filmmakers team up to shoot DV shorts in and about Austin.

"...naive American girl gets taken in by a slick French playboy. A double-timing young woman sends her love letters..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Screens Feature by Chale Nafus

Good Impressions

Si Bon is located on South Lamar in a comfortable old home. Step through the door and you find a warm, friendly atmosphere: happy customers tended by smiling staff. A cozy bar. White tablecloths, a comfy fireplace and lip-smacking aromas. Before you ever get to your table, Si Bon makes a good impression.

"...Si Bon is French for "so good." And very good it is. The..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...and, by the picture's third act, the movie has simply exhausted itself. Still, to look too far beyond "Is..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

Juliette Binoche and Trần Anh Hùng Sample The Taste of Things

The ingredients of the lauded French romance about cooking

"...Passionate Epicure), The Taste of Things focuses on a French kitchen in 1885, and on cook Eugénie (Juliette Binoche,..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Living in the Moment

MM Pack profiles legendary foodie Ann Clark.

"...a big influence on me. What I know about French cooking, I learned from her. Don't you remember her..."

Nov. 8, 2002 Food Feature by MM Pack

Night Call

A Belgian locksmith has one night to recover cash he unwittingly helped steal

"...Petula Clark on “La nuit n’en finit plus,” the French-language revamp of “Needles and Pins,” a song that Belgian..."

Jan. 17, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Climax

Gaspar Noé's acid freakout dance-a-thon teaches us that drugs are bad, m'kay

"...its follow-up (2002's rape-revenge drama Irréversible) is the New French Extremity film it's OK for cineastes to admit to..."

March 1, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Why's Everybody Always Picking On Him?

David Sedaris on nitpicky fact-checkers and spiders' thighs

"...More likely, this is simply David Sedaris. An unpretentious, 51-year-old really nice guy, who..."

June 27, 2008 Books Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...invasion of Iraq by the U.S. and appreciate the French government telling Bush to take his self-enriching war and..."

March 21, 2003 Column

The Years With Carlos Fuentes

Carlos Fuentes says he can not imagine a world without Shakespeare and Cervantes, but it is impossible to imagine a Mexico without Fuentes.

"...in the United States, I think it's welcome. I simply think it means that we are going to live..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Books Feature by David Garza

The Classic Crepe Gets Two Austin Twists

Crêpe Crazy and Saperlipopette embrace the universal language of food

"...traveling thousands of miles and being translated across languages, French recipes tend to hold their integrity. Something about the..."

July 28, 2017 Food Feature by Jessi Devenyns

Dining del Lago 2010

What a difference some rain makes! The water is blue, the hills are green, and several new restaurants are cooking near area lakes.

"...last place you would expect to find an authentic French bistro featuring fresh pastries and breads, but here it..."

July 2, 2010 Food Feature

Money, It's a Gas

Economics, schmeconomics: Chronicle reviewer Roger Gathman compiles the latest books about the (almost) first commodity, money.

"...charismatic professor will entice them into a lifetime of French medieval history, about which their curiosity is exhausted before..."

Jan. 14, 2000 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Eastward Expansion

Surfing the wave of gentrification on the Eastside

"...Estate Ventures – co-owned by Darius Fisher and Jordan French – simply demolished the Jumpolin party supplies store at..."

April 10, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Bistrot Mirabelle

Cozy French classics

"...Provence, France, O'Neill decided to reinvent Mirabelle as a French bistro (the gumbo and chicken salad remain)...."

Feb. 24, 2012 Food Review by Rachel Feit

How to Lower Your Cholesterol With French Gourmet Food: A Practical Guide

Chef Braux presents a collection of recipes that combine his 30 years of knowledge as a chef with his newfound interest in nutrition

"...How to Lower Your Cholesterol with French Gourmet Food: A Practical Guideby Alain Braux Alain Braux..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Food Review by MM Pack

Summer Fun

Oh, Galveston

"...the park is ideal for camping, birding, fishing, and simply absorbing the best of the Texas gulf coast region...."

May 14, 2004 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Paris by Net

Surfing to the City of Light

"...current favorite search engine, www.google.com, in that direction by simply typing in "Day trips London Paris."..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Features Feature by Margaret Moser

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...adrenaline-charged ultra-violence of the climactic heist, but the film simply lacks emotional momentum and is seemingly content to merely..."

Oct. 13, 1995 News Feature

Two Americans in Paris

UT grads go abroad for "Margot"

"...Smith, when Flores decided to move to Paris, they simply decided to take production of their new short "Margot"..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Cafe 909

Cafe 909 can compete on a national level

"...quail egg, cucumber raita, and toasted coconut ($12). He simply steams the prawns with curry and orange juice, then..."

May 23, 2008 Food Review by Wes Marshall

Harvesting History

An appreciation of the pecan

"...valleys to subsist on flavorful nuts. He called them, simply, nueces (nuts), or nogales, meaning walnuts. In the Texas/Mexican..."

Nov. 25, 2005 Food Feature by MM Pack

Le Bernardin Cookbook: Four-Star Simplicity

"...Use absolutely the freshest possible seafood, and prepare it simply and elegantly to showcase its own flavor. The story..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Food Review by MM Pack

Ultra-Gallic Gastronomy

Barbara Chisholm elucidates the finer points of dining at Chez Nous.

"...adorns the north wall of the intimate dining room. French music is piped in (can you imagine rap music..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

Food Fetish

Aphrodisiac Edibles for Valentine's Day

"...before these primitive, riverside picnics packed by a determined Frenchman. And in defense of strong cheese, Casanova supposedly swore..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Food Feature by Rebecca Chastenet dé Gery

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...language." Liliana Valenzuela states, "Catalan is a mixture of French and Spanish."..."

Nov. 4, 2005 Column

All Wrapped Up

Holiday Film Previews

"...The French playwright Beaumarchais (The Barber of Seville, The Marriage of..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Parkside

Freshness and simplicity brighten palates in a former steak house

"...Valley, captured Austinites' attention and palates with his confident French-influenced cooking, known for being both simple and sophisticated. Now,..."

June 13, 2008 Food Review by MM Pack

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