Bikes for Kids

Give a kid their first set of wheels!

"...some of these memories on to needy kids in Texas...."

Dec. 16, 2014 Events Post by Derek Van Wagner

Springdale Farm Aid

Local food community rallies around popular urban farm

"...In the days when Texas was a mostly rural, agrarian society, communities came together..."

Sept. 27, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Citywide 86'd Holds Round 3 at Central Market

Local cooks competed for a spot in the June finals

"...Cooks from some of Austin's top restaurants showed up at the Central Market Cooking School early..."

April 30, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Citywide 86'd Round at Central Market

April contest held in conjunction with Food & Wine fest

"...86'd competition between cooks at some of Austin's top restaurants takes place Friday morning at the Central Market Cooking..."

April 24, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

5 Kitchen Tips From Joanne Chang

The Flour founder knows her stuff

"...Texas-born chef Joanne Chang knows what it means to literally..."

July 31, 2013 Food Post by Monica Riese

Vive La France! Bastille Day Festivities

Good food and family fun mark annual French holiday celebrations

"...this weekend, the Alliance Francaise d'Austin and several area restaurants are offering delightful celebration options. Vive La France!..."

July 12, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Live Fire! Party Funds Local Culinary Grants

Salt Lick Pavilion hosts sizzling benefit now in its third year

"...busy weekend of food and wine events around Central Texas, the Austin Food & Wine Alliance hosts Live Fire!,..."

April 23, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Wine & Swine Delivers a Squealing Good Time

Sunday afternoon on the farm with plenty of pigs

"...history museum that depicts 1880's farm life in Central Texas fit the event like a vintage pig-skin glove...."

Nov. 7, 2012 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Beer Flights

New beers and more bubbly goodness

"...Frankenstein beer, called Weedwacker, will be available in selected Texas restaurants and bars on Monday, Aug. 16. In the..."

July 23, 2010 Food Feature by Lee Nichols

Outstanding in Their Field

Like father, like son

"...patio with a generous helping of Jack's hearty, down-home Texas fare or nosh on one of Bryce's sophisticated small..."

May 14, 2010 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Bikinis Bar & Grill’s French-Fry-Eating World Championship

"...(who took first place at the State Fair of Texas’ World Corny Dog Eating Championship last fall), as well..."

Jan. 25, 2007 Sports Post by Audra Schroeder

La Traviata

Four of Austin's most reliable downtown restaurants keep on pleasing

"...the size of the portions. While roadhouse cafes across Texas take pride in chicken-fried steaks that hang over the..."

March 12, 2004 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

Dining del Lago

Lakeside Dining 2000: Many Restaurants, Not Much Water

"...Ceasar. All were respectable, if unremarkable, versions of the Texas roadhouse basics. The chicken-fried steak was suitably crisp although..."

July 7, 2000 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

Dining del Lago

Lakeside Dining 2000: Many Restaurants, Not Much Water

"...Buster's pit. Owners Tim Cook and Joe Britt smoke Texas-style brisket and Elgin hot sausage, but their real specialty..."

July 7, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Iguana Grill

Lakeside Dining 2000: Many Restaurants, Not Much Water

"...as it meanders through the juniper-covered cliffs of the Texas Hill Country. Sit outside at sunset and watch the..."

July 7, 2000 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Dining del Lago

Lakeside Dining 2000: Many Restaurants, Not Much Water

"...Smokey J's is a quintessential Texas roadside barbecue joint with a smoking pit out back,..."

July 7, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Will Travel for Food

Whether it's a weekend getaway to the Alamo City, a fishing excursion to Rockport down on the coast, or a peachy drive through the Hill Country, restaurant-wise, Chronicle food writers have mapped the state to provide ideas for roadside dining this summer.

May 26, 2000 Food Feature

Will Travel for Food

Texas Restaurants Worth Visiting on the Road This Summer

May 26, 2000 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

Favorite Finds

Restaurants You Shouldn't Miss

"...Michael Peschka. The great Tex-Mex menu and the friendly, Texas-style service remain the same...."

March 17, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Favorite Finds

Restaurants You Shouldn't Miss

"...stuffing, the perfectly fried hash browns, and the tender Texas toast. "But watch out for the hot sauce," he..."

March 17, 2000 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Class on the Range

May 28, 1999 Food Feature

The Lhasa Moon Tibetan Cookbook

March 5, 1999 Food Feature

Local Is as Local Does

Why area farmers want you to beware of faux local

"...is hot all around the country just now, prompting restaurants, grocery stores, and produce distributors to use the "We..."

Feb. 18, 2011 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

It's a Wage Shortage – Not a Labor Shortage – and It Disproportionately Affects Women and Persons of Color

It's a complicated economic situation, but one easy solution is increasing pay for restaurant workers

"...a mixed bag when it comes to wages. Many restaurants maintain the federal subminimum wage of $2.13 per hour..."

May 28, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

The Flight of the Night Bird

Harry Akin opened for business on Christmas Eve, 1932, selling hamburgers for 15 cents apiece. Cuisines Editor Virginia B. Wood reveals how Akin turned his hamburger stand into Austin's former restaurant empire.

"...No. 2. His dream of creating a chain of restaurants was beginning to take shape. No. 2 was an..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

When Good Food Goes Bad

"...federal and state inspections of the raw product, and restaurants proliferate. Next to Laredo, Austin is the fastest-growing market..."

June 4, 1999 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Restaurant Recyclers

From earth to table and back again

"...in this popular program. This is particularly frustrating for restaurants; estimates hold that 79% of what ends up in..."

June 5, 2009 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Can TABC Really Lift a Restaurant’s License Over COVID Rules? It’s Complicated.

The experts weigh in on the challenges for both sides

"...The ongoing COVID-19 crisis, and the recent return to..."

Aug. 18, 2021 News Post by Jessi Cape

Tracing Austin's Italian Food Boom

How a red sauce town boiled over

"...predictable moment, but our city's recent saturation of Italian restaurants was less expected, quickly changing the landscape for local..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Food Feature by Dan Gentile

Food-o-File

In this week's edition of Food-o-file, Austin Chronicle Food editor Virginia B. Wood clarifies some earlier statements she had made about the Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival.

"...in public. A March 3 column questioning why the Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival (THCWAFF) and other..."

March 24, 2000 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

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