Citywide 86'd: The Fourth and Final Qualifying Round

Championship scheduled for June 17

"...A loudspeaker crackles, and the ominous monotone of the Uchiko chef's voices comes out..."

May 24, 2013 Food Post by Carly Yansak

Day Trips & Beyond: New Orleans School of Cooking

Cajun cooking made simply good

"...It was a rainy weekend in the French Quarter. Showers and lightning had canceled the last..."

May 18, 2016 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Tipping Point

By raising menu prices and eliminating gratuity, restaurateurs hope they've found the recipe for a better quality of life for staff

"..."We're still relying on you, the restaurantgoer, to pay the living of our servers," explained..."

March 25, 2016 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

The Bon Appétit Test Kitchen Crew Has Answers

Nine pro chefs and YouTube personalities tackle our burning food Qs

"...Throughout the YouTube zeitgeist, only one channel has given us Brad..."

March 20, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Five Austin Chefs Reveal Their Favorite Foods to Start the Day

Who says you can't have ice cream and french fries for breakfast?

"...Breakfast might be the most personal of all meals. For a chef, it..."

March 9, 2018 Food Feature by Dan Gentile

Take Out the Heat

Sure, complaining about the heat only makes it worse. A long string of 100 degree days presents an unsolvable problem but it just so happens that there's one summer problem we can solve. What to do about dinner on a day when the ambient blast furnace is stuck in the triple digits and operating any appliance hotter than a microwave is a sure sign of madness? Where to go, what to buy, how to put a tasty meal on the table without working up a sweat?

"...I know, I know, complaining about the heat only makes it worse. A long string of..."

July 28, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Preserving the Food and Beverage Industry With Fermentation

Jason White turns his science chops to gastronomy

"...Somewhere between fermentation's homegrown past and the highbrow world of Michelin-starred gastronomy, the practice of curing..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Lenny Dewi of @eats_n_noods Is the Octopus Lady

"A bowl of noodles a day will keep the doctor away"

"...Dewi stays very busy to keep herself grounded during the chaos of 2020. When she's not working as a..."

June 19, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Remembering 'Easy Rider' and 'The Last Movie'

CinemaTexas program notes

"...The following program notes were originally printed in conjunction with..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature

Getting the Shakes

Sippin' Your Sundaes Through a Straw

"...A shake (or malt, if that's your preference) is the perfect complement to a burger dinner and doubly so..."

July 18, 1997 Food Feature by Pableaux Johnson

The Kitchen Counter Cooking School: How a Few Simple Lessons Transformed Nine Culinary Novices Into Fearless Home Cooks

2011 Texas Book Festival cookbook reviews

"...The Kitchen Counter Cooking School: How a Few Simple Lessons..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Food Feature by Monica Riese

Bringing It All Back Home

Super Suppers, Dream Dinners, and the new family meal

"...number of years ago, my sister related to me the results of a study she read regarding indicators of..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

Faster Than Sound: All Is New for Photokem, Freshly Graduated and Buzz Cut

On the senior-year making of inquisitive debut EP Luffon Bright

"...Following recent pandemic years dispersing collegiate culture, there's a surprising comfort in visiting the headquarters of a..."

July 8, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Restaurant Roulette

A sampling of eateries from the ‘Chronicle’ Restaurant Guide

"...those batter-dipped fries, we know, but this spot at the fork in the road does other things very well,..."

March 11, 2011 Food Feature

Fish Tales

Eaves Bros. Quality Seafood, At the Sign of the Neon Lobster

"...When you walk in the door at Eaves Bros. Quality Seafood, the first thing..."

March 22, 2002 Food Feature by MM Pack

As You Like It

Welcome! The following is our comprehensive Austin guide to the American classic commonly known as the hamburger.

"...Hamburgers made a big splash in the national news recently when a widely reported wire-service story..."

March 7, 2003 Food Feature

Veg Out!

There's no better place than Austin to branch out into meat-free eating

"...Back when I was in high school, I abruptly quit meat when my stepfather brought in..."

March 30, 2012 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Two Pals Pop Their Pie-Making Cherries for National Pi Day, March 14

A sordid tale of two pie-making neophytes rolling in dough

"...may seem at age 62, after having been in the restaurant and cooking business in some form or another..."

March 14, 2013 Food Post by Mick Vann

Indie Chef Week Almost Sold Out

Snap up the last few seats for Wednesday, Jan. 9 while you still can

"...The most sought after seats in town right now are..."

Jan. 3, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Day Trips

The Santa Fe School of Cooking mixes the fun of watching someone else do the cooking with a great foodie store

"...The Santa Fe School of Cooking in Santa Fe, N.M.,..."

July 27, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Southern Comfort

The Chronicle food staff has scoured Austin in search of the city's best down-home eateries; they're served up within.

"...No, we're not referring to the liquor known as Texan Janis Joplin's swill of choice..."

March 3, 2000 Food Feature by Rebecca Chastenet dé Gery

Place of Honor

Twelve rounds between Hiroko Shimbo and Tyson Cole

"...was on a book tour promoting her first cookbook, The Japanese Kitchen, the seminal English-language work on Japanese cuisine...."

June 1, 2007 Food Feature by Mick Vann

When Good Food Goes Bad

"...John Anderson Let's hope you food sanitation neophytes out there already know this, but good food can turn very,..."

June 4, 1999 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Oh, Oh, Those Summer Bites

Camp Food

"...With the onset of summer, I feel oddly displaced. Disorienting heat..."

July 9, 1999 Food Feature

Food-O-File

"...If Jeffrey's executive chef David Garrido is not the busiest man in Austin, it would be hard to..."

May 30, 1997 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Holiday Wish Lists 2006

Give 'til it helps: Part 2

"...We invited local nonprofits to ask for all the things they need to be able to serve our..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Features Feature