Food-o-File

V.B.W. misses the Paella party but gets the scoop

"...fresh herbs, and chorizo. Judges M.L. Krasnick of the Texas Culinary Academy and Lucia Osa-Melero of the UT Spanish..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

Wrapping up the Saveur Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival means good news and bad

"...here's a few random thoughts on the recent Saveur Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival. Though the turnout..."

April 23, 2004 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

Accomplishments and accolades, bocaditos and hot bites

"...may qualify for federally funded grants and loans... The Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Foundation announced recently that..."

April 9, 2004 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-file

Virginia B. Wood gives The Restaurant a room-temperature review, and plates up the latest local news in this week's "Food-o-File."

"...were so pleased with their first experience with the Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival, they've signed on..."

Aug. 8, 2003 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...little clout to point out what goes on in Texas state prisons and jails on a daily basis ["Beaten..."

July 12, 2002 Column

King of the Swing Fiddle

Honoring country music's second most famous fiddle player, Johnny Gimble

"...on radio station KGBK in their hometown of Tyler, Texas. In the intervening decades, Gimble has lived one of..."

April 5, 2002 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

American Outlaws

"...that the film -- filmed around the Austin and Hill Country area last summer -- is a solid, rough..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Food-o-File

Local foodies who are traveling for food, and an update on the Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival.

"...of a joint anthropological venture between the University of Texas and a Russian museum… Three prominent members of the..."

March 23, 2001 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

In this week's edition of Food-o-file, Austin Chronicle Cuisines editor Virginia B. Wood goes on a mini-rant and updates readers on local restaurant news.

"...I read the entire invitation brochure for the upcoming Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival and could only..."

March 10, 2000 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

"...Nation, Malcolm Beck of Garden-Ville, Dr. Nancy Roe of Texas A&M, and Harley and Pamela Rose of Rainwater Collection..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Mini Music Fests Abound in This Week's Crucial Concerts

Country, hip-hop, pop, and more shows worth the cover

"...Cattle Country Music Festival..."

April 12, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Kermit the Frog, Tyler Childers Play Willie’s Luck Reunion

Annual fest still seamlessly threads contemporary country

"...year’s forced delay, the rain held off in the Hill Country. Perhaps it was in deference to Willie Nelson’s..."

March 15, 2024 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Day Trips & Beyond: 10 Watering Holes From Dripping Springs to Wimberley

Take a drive for outdoor patios and spectacular scenery

"...The hills around Wimberley are some of the prettiest in the..."

Nov. 23, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Flying in Style With Five and Four

Austin designer Jennymarie Jemison goes terminal on the ABIA

"...a return to the golden age of travel, a midcentury-modern-meets-friendly-Texas-Hill-Country vibe. I included a moodboard of examples of Palm..."

May 4, 2017 Design Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Great Artdoors

Summer's here, and the time is right for outdoor performances all over Central Texas

"...TaleThrough May 26. Thu.-Sun., 8pm. Beverly S. Sheffield Zilker Hillside Theater, 2206 William Barton Dr. www.austinshakespeare.org For her take..."

May 17, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Peach Forecast

The outlook is delicious

"...peach cobbler. While severe drought conditions persist throughout Central Texas with the rest of the state experiencing similar effects,..."

March 7, 2013 Food Post by Anna Toon

The Return of Leslie Sbrocco

Who knew drinking wine could be so much fun?

"...years ago, Leslie Sbrocco did a class for the Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival. The organizers were..."

April 8, 2011 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Event Menu: May 22-25

Local food events

"...extravaganza offers wine tastings from the members of the Texas Hill Country Wineries Association, delicious food from several of..."

May 22, 2009 Food Column

Luv Doc Recommends: Austin Wine Festival

The Domain, Saturday, May 24, 2008

"...Premier Cru and a bottle of Boone’s Farm Strawberry Hill. They’re not losing much sleep over it either. The..."

May 23, 2008 Column by The Luv Doc

The Staff of Life

"...Schiacciata All'Uva, Sweetish Hill..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Food Feature by MM Pack

Naked City

Residents and environmentalists want Western Travis development slowed

"...Bee Creek resident Christy Muse, executive director of the Hill Country Alliance, one of the groups opposing the decision...."

Feb. 25, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Food-o-file

What's cooking in the Central Texas food scene.

"...they re-create the original sourdough sandwich buns?... The Saveur Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival saw plenty of..."

Dec. 31, 2004 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Restaurants on the Road

Where to dine on I-35

"...tree, that's native to an area ranging from the Texas Hill Country to northern Mexico. An early spring bloomer,..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

The Whole Woman

The profound underexposure of women among Austin's food luminaries causes one to wonder whether a certain locker-room mentality still prevails in kitchens around the city.

"...Brio Vista chef and general manager Stuart Scruggs, or Texas Hill Country Wine and Food Festival president Wm. Emmett..."

May 5, 2000 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Food-o-File

Cuisines editor Virginia B. Wood explains why Austin is home away from home for several French chefs and updates readers on local restaurant changes.

"...Several of the Frenchmen in town for the Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival found a home..."

April 21, 2000 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

Third Time Lucky

"...a visit to the fragrant lavender fields of Provence, Texas winery owners Richard and Bunny Becker returned to their..."

July 2, 1999 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food Top Tens 1996: A Year of Good Tastes

Top Ten Bites of 1996

"...author Madjur Jaffrey was a guest chef at the Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival in April. She..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Jerry Jeff Walker Brought the Magic

"Mr. Bojangles" author catalyzes the Seventies progressive country movement.

"...Austin's psychedelic birth howl, cosmic cowboy soul, and progressive country songwriting tumbling together on a single stage...."

Oct. 30, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Fossil Fuel Monstrosity

"...legislative campaigns. The PHP cuts a line through the Hill Country to the Gulf. Organizations such as the Texas..."

May 21, 2019 Postmarks

Rebecca Rather Closes the Pink Pig

Bakery and cafe was popular wine country dining destination

"...in the late Nineties. After Rather moved to the Hill Country, her Rather Sweet Bakery was a must-visit stop..."

Aug. 20, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

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