Food-o-File

Some spirited sightseeing and an eight-course cupcake dinner in this week's food news

"...In food business news around town, chef Andrew Francisco has joined forces with entrepreneur Gino..."

July 8, 2011 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

'Chronicle' 2011 Lake Food: Trailers

Cupcakes take over Lakeway; citizens rejoice

"...crowd early, and the specials are well worth trying. Chi-Town2101 RR 620 N., Lakeway, 512/266-1140 Daily, 11am-9pm www.eatchitown.com..."

July 1, 2011 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Something to Sink Your Teeth Into

Good advice from a guy who survived Troll 2, George Hardy, D.M.D.

"...the veteran Alabama dentist-cum-savior of mankind and defender of small-town hospitality with his fellow actors (including former child actor..."

April 23, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Austin's Summer Refreshment Treasure Map

Beat the heat by visiting one of Austin's many shaved-ice havens

"...Whether it's Italian ice, sno-cones, or shaved ice, this town has it on street corners, in parking lots, and..."

July 31, 2009 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Food-o-File

Maria Maria brings Roberto Santibañez to Austin, renovations continue in local eateries, and more delicious news

"...myself! Popular chef Roberto Santibañ­ez will be back in town the first week in October for the opening of..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

El Mesón gets some competition – from itself; plus, an extended Event Menu

"...New Spots Around Town Folks who've missed the distinctive cooking of chef Marisela..."

March 31, 2006 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

House of Wax

An occasionally creepy but mostly rote remake of the 1953 horror classic, with some putatively clever jibes at a certain high-profile hotel heiress.

"...this marvel, there’s some expository business about a closed sugar mill and a newly constructed highway, and conjoined twins..."

May 6, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Got Milk?™

On the trail of pastel de tres leches

"...have seen it a lot recently on menus around town...."

Feb. 13, 2004 Food Feature by MM Pack

Big Fish

Tim Burton is all grown up and getting serious.

"...(Finney) tell it, was his ticket out of the small-town life he lived as a young football hero/lothario/fabulist. Bloom..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...He was the only one in town to let me know what had happened to Walter..."

July 4, 2003 Column

Rediscovered Roots

Wild Ginger, the reincarnation of Formosa, takes another chance at Chinese

"...and was one of our favorite Chinese restaurants in town. The circulating story of Formosa's demise was that the..."

July 26, 2002 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Sunflower Restaurant

"...frisky menu, loaded with items not usually found around town...."

June 23, 2000 Food Review by Mick Vann

A Pinch of Yin, A Dash of Yang

"...When a chef comes to town, especially one courted by a national culinary association and..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Food Feature by Ronna N. Welsh

Live Shots

"...rain. Lewis asks if anyone is from out of town. Couple Number One raise their hands. Kentucky. They look..."

July 18, 1997 Music Feature

Taking the Cake

"...in Austin. While I couldn't taste every cake in town, this listing should provide a good representative sample of..."

May 9, 1997 Food Feature

Live Shots

"...The machines hadn't won, they'd been danced out of town. In celebration, closers Shudder to Think came on with..."

April 4, 1997 Music Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: Twelve Weeks After Hurricane Harvey in Port Aransas

"Port A is open for business," says chamber of commerce

"...of the Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce, describes a town on the rebound...."

Dec. 2, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Food-o-File

In memoriam: The Central Texas barbecue family lost one of its most accomplished pit masters on Nov. 6. Laron Morgan, co-owner of Elgin's Cross Town Bar- B-Q, died of an apparent heart attack at the age of 51.

"...on Nov. 6. Laron Morgan, co-owner of Elgin's Cross Town Bar-B-Q (202 S. Ave. C, 281-5594), died of an..."

Nov. 26, 2004 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Megachurch Miracle

Believers Flock to Bigger, Some Say Better, Churches

"...pasture stretching goat wire" in a small East Texas town, as unmoved by the Holy Spirit as the animals..."

Dec. 19, 1997 News Feature by Kayte Van Scoy

Day Trips & Beyond: Six Baseballs for Cuba

Capt. Day Trips makes friends in Cuba by handing out new baseballs

"...brisk walk to the old Spanish church on the town square and back...."

March 16, 2016 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Violators Will Be Punished

"...and lightbox. The ground itself is literally covered with flour/sugar/water-pasted exhortations to Go! See! Do!, shrieking at passersby in..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

That Old Revival Spirit

Testifying About Movies

"...specials (6/26-28). Another consistent source for revival fare in town is the Texas Union Theatre, whose scheduling mix of..."

June 13, 1997 Screens Feature

The Big Cheese

South by Southwest 1997

"...pull of the band's raw power. It's what this town lives for, but has in too few bands. And..."

March 21, 1997 Music Feature

311 Story in Error

"...The neighborhood activists are trying to encourage growth in town, while the Public Works powers are trying to push..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Column

Free Week Unleashed: These Four Austin Acts Hit the Ground Running in 2024

Catching up with Redbud, lluvii, Daydream Twins, and SINE

"...Daydream Twins: Sugar Rush Shoegaze..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Recipe: Mars’ Rice Paper Shrimp and Five-Spiced Baby Back Ribs

Add the Chinese BBQ sauce and get transported back to this "uniquely incendiary" eatery

"...marker for when Austin changed from a sleepy laid-back town brimming with live music to the more polished and..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Food Feature by Joel Fried

These Local Restaurants Are Raising Money for Maui Wildfire Relief

Here’s your opportunity to dine out for a good cause

"...On August 19, nearly 40 restaurants around town will donate a portion (5 to 10%) of their..."

Aug. 14, 2023 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Keeping Your Yuletide Gifting Gay

Qmmunity gathers a list of local queer-owned businesses to shop this holiday season

"...how fast your gay little legs run you around town, there's never enough time to find the perfect gift..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Arts Feature by James Scott

Eat Your Heart Out: A Three-Day Meal Plan for ACL Eats 2022

Paramore, Lil Nas X, and SZA aren't the only acts to watch for

"...before catching Lil Nas X's sensual performance of "Old Town Road" at 6:05pm...."

Oct. 6, 2022 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

Austin at Large: We Knew This Was Trouble

Institutional Democrats fail their parenting tests at the dawn of the Dobbs era

"...when kids carried around raw eggs, or sacks of sugar or flour, or both to pretend they were caring..."

July 1, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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