Top Chef Texas, Week 14: Hot for Teacher

The chefs cook for their mentors.

"...Previously on Top Chef: Gimmicky gimmicky gimmicks and Grayson goes to purgatory, AKA..."

Feb. 11, 2012 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Top Chef Texas, Week 12: Attack the Block

It's a head-to-head matchup at the Pearl Brewery.

"...Last time on Top Chef: Bev missed out on immunity because she didn’t get..."

Jan. 28, 2012 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Texas Book Festival 2016: The Full List

TBF hosts Don DeLillo, Thomas Dolby, Emma Cline, 277 more

"...the newly announced list of authors for the 2016 Texas Book Festival. With 280 authors on board – among..."

Sept. 15, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Pasta Paisanos Support Lilith Fund, Texas French Bread Bakes Back Better, Desert Door Gets WILD Again, There’s Deep-Fried Charcuterie at the Texas State Fair, and More

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

"...8 passed in the fall of 2021 and increased Texas' restrictions on abortion access, L'Oca d'Oro was in the..."

Aug. 17, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Top Chef Texas, Week 5: Trophy Wives Make Easy Targets

The cheftestants cook for the 1%

"...The cheftestants pile into their ProductPlacemobiles and drive drive drive, while..."

Dec. 1, 2011 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Food-o-File

TRIO at the Four Seasons' Todd Duplechan won the Texas Chef Showdown last week during Go Texan Restaurant Round-Up, and the event's produce proved that even corporate restaurants are supporting local food sources

"...The centerpiece of Austin's participation in the Texas Department of Agriculture's Go Texan Res­taurant Round-Up was the..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Event Menu

Foodie events around town, Sept. 25-Oct. 2

"...pairings at NXNW Restaurant & Brewery (10010 Capital of Texas Hwy. N., 467-6969, www.nxnwbrew.com). Tickets are $35 per person,..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

The Meat of the Matter

The best of the 26th annual Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival

"...and wine celebration is significantly streamlined this year, the Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival enters its second..."

April 1, 2011 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Event Menu

Spring brings farm activities for the whole family, or you could run a 10K or enjoy a Chef Showdown

"...10K run this weekend. Dress up as your favorite Texas icon, fresh fruit or vegetable, or the best example..."

March 25, 2011 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

TV Eye: Getting Real

This weekend's Texas-set episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition gets TV Eye teary-eyed

"...Seems the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition folks were in Texas late last year, and when it was all said..."

Feb. 18, 2011 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Cupcake Truck Tour Kicks Off Food & Wine Fest

Cupcake Vineyards pairs food with fun

"...Vineyards showcased its wines on Thursday night in a showdown between Houston's Monica Pope and San Antonio's Jason Dady,..."

April 26, 2014 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Food Events

This week's collection of culinary events

"...› Barefoot Wines and the Central Texas chapter of the Surfrider Foundation invite volunteers to participate..."

May 11, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Event Menu

Green living, whiskey drinking, and artsy eating

"...Hyatt Regency (208 Barton Springs Rd., 477-1234) hosts another Chef Showdown: Three chefs create appetizers and entrées with foods..."

April 23, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Mardi Gras to St. Paddy's and much, much more

"...It’s time for the annual wildflower road show, plus Texas’ birthday, St. Patrick’s Day, and more fun...."

March 1, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

April in Austin (Part 1)

Thought Austin would slow down after SXSW? Think again.

"...your month with art, food, music, and—of course—good ol’ Texas sunshine...."

March 26, 2013 Events Post by Alayna Alvarez

Chi’Lantro Expands, Taco Flats Expands, G’Raj Mahal Preps a Return, Delucca Opens, Épicerie Spotlights Kallas-Lee, Central Market Celebrates Hatch, and More, More, More

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

"...deep in the left ventricle of the heart of Texas...."

July 27, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

We're Loving Eberly’s Loo, Bakery Lorraine’s Proud Macarons, Satellite’s Greek Tacos, Eastciders’ Yellowbird Flex, and – Who Says Mañana (Dos) Never Comes?

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

"...deep in the left ventricle of the heart of Texas...."

Aug. 3, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Food-o-File

No rest from the fests; plus, Paul Petersen in the pages of Esquire

"...busy folks at C3 Presents are throwing another big Texas music event with a major culinary enhancement. The Big..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Egg Hunts, Trans Visibility, and More Community Events

Meet your fellow Austinites as these goings-on

"...Texas Hold ’Em Beyoncé Mini-Ball/Listening Party..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Food Events

You could keep Mardis Gras going for a week with this smorgasbord

"...› The Chef Exposed dinner series continues at Cannoli Joe's (4715 Hwy...."

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

Food-o-File

Virginia B. Wood revs up with all the restaurant news you can read

"...radio! Culinary Academy of Austin owners Glenn Mack and chef Steve Mannion, along with chef educator Andrew Brooks, have..."

March 5, 2004 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

Mangia best served 'Cold'; plus, cake talk

"...of all the pregame hoopla surrounding the Ohio State showdown last week, a very cool Mangia pizza bearing the..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Alton Brown Is Coming to Town

"...the opportunity to meet Alton at the Sunday Saveur Texas Hill Country Wine and Food Festival at the Salt..."

March 28, 2003 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

Catfish, outlaws, and armadillos

"...reason to head to the lake for a lifetime. Texas Parks & Wildlife Department increases the chances of landing..."

May 2, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Event Menu

Oct. 4-18

"...Communities in Schools Central Texas hosts their 12th annual Food for Thought gala this..."

Oct. 5, 2007 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Making Biscuit

Punk icon Randy "Biscuit" Turner serves art 24/7

"...that breed and spawn elsewhere in the state of Texas like roaches in a midnight kitchen...."

Aug. 19, 2005 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Screamlines

"...Brian De Palma, though four people wanted to do Texas Chainsaw. Horror, my friends, is a very personal thing..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Screens Feature

SXSW 2012 Film Lineup Announced

'21 Jump Street' selected as Centerpiece Film

"...The Texas-specific Lone Star States sidebar has been axed this year..."

Feb. 1, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

la Barbecue Is Built to Last

The smoked meats mecca finds its forever home

"...There was a time when barbecue in Texas could be boiled down to the Big Three, classic..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Food Feature by Rod Machen