Pies and Other Holiday Meal Enhancements

It's still not too late to get someone else to bake it for you

"...will gladly provide sweets for the holiday table. Plenty of grocery stores, restaurants, and caterers are geared up to..."

Nov. 15, 2012 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

The Q&A Hole: Which Restaurant for the Rest of Your Life?

With Ben Snakepit, Regina Allen, Patty Leidy, Miracle Jones, and more.

"...the old Q&A Hole was getting a mite heavy of late, wasn’t it? So we decided to skew a..."

Nov. 1, 2016 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Killing Fields, Kind Of

A culinary history of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre farmhouse

"...past, a neat farmhouse stood on the windswept crest of Quick Hill, southeast of the sleepy little Texas town..."

Oct. 31, 2003 Food Feature by MM Pack

Ice Pick’s Pies Are Warming Up This Cold Town

Artisanal baker delivers Austin the savory and the sweet

"...Let’s begin with the truth that, if these pies weren’t so remarkably good, we wouldn’t be writing this..."

March 6, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Tasty Find: Savorly’s Cocktail Bites and Mini Pies

Fancy, delicate, delicious, and just as warm as you want them

"...days, with so many restaurants shifting into a sort of catering mode to survive. Even these days, when you’re..."

Dec. 7, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Celebrates International Day of Peace With Tiny Pies and More

Plus ice cream, cocktails, and an open-to-the-public meal on Sept. 21

"...September 21 is the International Day of Peace, and Austin is celebrating the peace is love..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Food Top Tens 1996: A Year of Good Tastes

Top Ten Bites of 1996

"...in the restaurant, the chef shared a room-temperature wedge of Stilton with some sliced pears. It was regal, it..."

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

Via 313 to Donate a Portion of Sales to Family of Stabbing Victim

Help the Johnathan Aguilar Family by buying some pizza January 16

"...five Via 313 locations will be donating a portion of proceeds to help the family of Johnathan Aguilar, the..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Award-Winning Restaurants Within Walking Distance of the ACL Music Festival

Step away from the music for a taste of Austin

"...list – pulled from First Plates, our annual list of 100 restaurants defining Austin now – is perfect for..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

The Best of Food in 2007

10 Best Surprises of 2007

"...good; it is archetypal. It is the very essence of what salsa verde is meant to be: mild yet..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

The Pyramids

Where to find some of the finest pastichio, moussaka, and moi-moi in Austin

"...group that brought us Kismet Cafe on 24th, just off of the Drag, a Middle Eastern spot that is..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Food Feature by Mick Vann

16 of Austin's Best Downtown Restaurants

Excellent eateries to explore on foot

"...looking for a ride when you get hungry. All of these eateries are within walking distance...."

July 22, 2019 Food Post

Watching, Breathing, and Eating the World Cup 2006

Saturday June 10 - Sunday, June 11

"...I watched my first World Cup final in 1974, when I was 10. By..."

June 9, 2006 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Watching, Breathing, and Eating the World Cup 2006

The round of 16 means excitement on the pitch and at the table

"...Speaking from the culinary point of view, last weekend was a great success, although some..."

June 23, 2006 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

The World on a Shelf

"...to legend, when conquistador Francisco Pizarro began his colonization of Peru in 1531, he forgot to bring seed stocks...."

Jan. 29, 1999 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Art for the "Common Audience" Journal of the Heart

"...mine. Hers is bigger. Really big. Life-size, stacked-up, wouldn't-fit-on-my-desk-or even-in-my-office big...."

June 16, 1995 Arts Feature

The Making of an Endorsement

"...restricts the city's ability to incentivize exactly the kind of (re) development that Austin has decided we need: dense,..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Feature

“Taste of Black Austin” Explores Cultural Foodways

New photography exhibit showcases Austin’s African-American chefs

"...in the food industry. A new photography exhibit, "Taste of Black Austin," aims to showcase the past, present, and..."

Jan. 27, 2017 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Food-o-File

A capacity crowd of family, friends, and fans packed Book Woman last Friday night to celebrate the paperback release of Austin author Karen Stolz's delightful first novel, World of Pies.

"...World of Pies..."

July 13, 2001 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Wanna Be Thankful for Not Cooking This Year?

Check out our list of pros who will bake and cook so you don't have to

"...delicious sweets to grace the holiday table and plenty of grocery stores, meat markets, restaurants, and caterers will provide..."

Nov. 19, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Eating Between the Lines

Whether you've got a taste for dishy back-of-the-house gossip from the world of upscale New York restaurants or you're curious about the spice trade in the 16th and 17th centuries, the Chronicle's food writers have you covered in their roundup of books about food that would make for good summer reading.

"...World of Pies: A Novel by Karen Stolz..."

June 2, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Appetite for Reading

A Summer Spread of Captivating Cookbooks

"...more. What's a publisher to do now that most of the world's identifiable cuisines have been recorded for posterity..."

June 13, 1997 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

Virginia B. Wood explains why Texas Folklife Resources' new exhibit "The Welcoming Table" is worth a visit and updates readers on local culinary news.

"...Considering that we're serious students of food as a defining element of culture and ethnic..."

June 23, 2000 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Postscripts

Should authors really worry if publishers are reporting a rise in the number of unsold books being returned to them from bookstores?

"...if publishers are reporting a rise in the number of unsold books being returned to them from bookstores? The..."

July 6, 2001 Books Column by Clay Smith

Postscripts

"...Tom Grimes, SWT's director of the M.F.A. and creative writing programs, finds himself sharing..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Books Column by Clay Smith

A Cookbook a Day Keeps the Munchies at Bay

Texas Book Festival showcases seven food books from around the world

"...is heavy with facts – expect detailed pocket histories of the Israeli restaurant and market stall scene, and in-depth..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Food Feature by Emily Beyda

East Austin Studio Tour: Who Is Marc English?

That question will be answered, vividly, and pretty much in full

"...There are many intersections of the art world and the world of graphic design,..."

Nov. 6, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Postscripts

This week's Texas Writers Month events.

"...Writers at the Met, an evening of conversation, readings, and booksignings sponsored by the Austin Writers'..."

May 12, 2000 Books Column by Clay Smith

Postscripts

"...taught at ACC and St. Edward's, and whose collection of short stories, World of Pies, will be published by..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Books Column by Clay Smith

Home Grown

Why Chef Louis Lambert's Palate Is a Product of his Texas Roots

"...get to its destination tout de suite, on account of the contents therein. While this scenario may seem vaguely..."

April 26, 2002 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

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