Event Menu

Steady yourself: This week is chock-full of liquor, wine, and beer happenings

"...both Herradura and El Jimador tequilas at a complimentary tasting guided by expert Reuben Acevas of Guadalajara at Twin..."

April 24, 2009 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Event Menu

Nov. 14-20

"...and dough-tossing contests, plus plenty of refreshments, pizza, and beer. Saturday, Nov. 15, noon-7pm...."

Nov. 14, 2008 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

Mourn closing Austin eateries, but check out the new ones, too

"...specially priced tapas menu, $5 margaritas, and $2 draft beer, while the pups snack on dog treats... The historic..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Page Two: The Best of Austin

A concept in search of an author; characters in search of a form; memory in search of meaning

"...accents of the Hill Country. They slip into pot, beer, barbecue, Mexican food, harder drinks, and beginning too many..."

Oct. 17, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Las Palomas

This West Lake eatery proves that you can go home again

"...hour runs 5-6pm, Tuesday through Friday, with margarita and beer specials and discounts on appetizers...."

Feb. 15, 2008 Food Review by Mick Vann

Le Grand Fromage

Whole Foods global cheese buyer Cathy Strange

"...in-store restaurant manager and then specialty team leader (wine, beer, cheese, coffee, and housewares). She helped open new stores..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Food Feature by MM Pack

Food-o-File

Another Austinite takes first at the Texas Sommelier Conference; plus, how about Italian tonight?

"...Texas wine professionals competed in a rigorous three-part examination (tasting, service, and theory) evaluated by a panel of nationally..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

The El Paso Connection

Longtime Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Contest judges Henry and Fred Alvarado and Carlos Contreras

"...with bites of food, sips of iced tea or beer, and much pithy commentary. As the collective level of..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Food Feature by MM Pack

Food-o-File

Taqueria Zocala Fresca on West Lynn and a dessert tasting with Amanda Rockman

"...this week, featuring an Interior Mexican menu complemented by beer, wine, and frozen sangria. We've been told to expect..."

June 15, 2007 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

Barbecue, wine, sushi, and crepes, that sort of thing

"...to see a big crowd of wine-curious young people tasting wines, chatting with vintners, and taking notes. "Many of..."

June 8, 2007 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

I Was a Judge in the Kosher Chili Cook-Off

And this is my story ...

"...Community Center raring to go, ready for some serious tasting. Hosted by Congregation Agudas Achim, the second annual Kosher..."

Nov. 10, 2006 Food Feature by Erin Mosow

The Sound and the Fury

Nic Armstrong's IV Thieves, stealing thunder in Austin.

"...in January. Tonight, the label makes good with free beer, washtubs full of Tecate and Lone Star. Capital-T Trouble,..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Food-o-file

Plus, this week's Event Menu!

"...local margarita at BOBaritaville, a local margarita celebration and tasting contest in Waterloo Park sponsored by BOB-FM 103.5 and..."

May 26, 2006 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-file

What's cooking in the Central Texas food scene

"...fresh salads, well-stuffed sub sandwiches, desserts, bottle and draft beer, and an affordable selection of wines. Service is eat..."

Nov. 25, 2005 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

What Happened to the No-Kill Millennium?

Austin's plan to end wholesale euthanasia at Town Lake shelter remains a distant dream

"...and begins to stumble around. It licks its lips, tasting the chemical absorbed into its system. Soon, it becomes..."

Nov. 18, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Food-o-file

Sampling 'Mexican Food in Austin: The Guide;' plus, Foo Swasdee's Tsunami Relief Open House at Satay

"...washed down with gallons of frosty margaritas and cold beer. No sacrifice was too large. The result is Mexican..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Day Trips

Lehm Berg Winery continues a centuries-old winemaking tradition

"...of the vine, but the family tradition of making beer and wine can be traced through generations of the..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Burning Sensations

The 13th annual 'Austin Chronicle' Hot Sauce Festival Contest winners

"...flocked to Waterloo Park to sample salsa, swill cold beer, and enjoy live local music. Sometime in the next..."

Aug. 29, 2003 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

Virginia B. Wood shares her considerable files on food with you lucky folks.

"...than 10 Austin restaurants will be represented in the tasting event, which will feature music from Beto y Los..."

April 25, 2003 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Austin in the Big Apple

If Texas food can make it here, it can make it anywhere. MM Pack explains.

"...lot of shipped-in Gulf Coast oysters and Lone Star beer; he was expediting them New York-style to the kitchens..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Food Feature by MM Pack

Food-o-File

Virginia B. Wood's on her way to the Southern Foodways Alliance symposium in Oxford, Miss., but she still finds time to take you out to dinner and a movie in this week's "Food-o-File."

"...by El Méson and served with sangria and Mexican beer, $50. On Monday, Nov. 4, we'll eat our way..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Thank You Very Much, Mr. Robata

Claudia Alarcon tells you about dining with all of the senses at a unique Austin Japanese restaurant.

"...lemon juice, is the best in town, and after tasting it I would not doubt it. It was about..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Page Two

Returning from vacation offers a new appreciation for the city -- and for uniquely Austin events like the Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival.

"...to a huge public celebration, with thousands of people tasting hundreds of hot sauces. Everyone seems to have a..."

Aug. 23, 2002 Column by Louis Black

A Cook's Tour

You just had to be there: The Chronicle's Mick Vann compasses the cuisine of Thailand, in Bangkok and beyond.

"...combination of lobster and king crab meat. Easily the best-tasting crab I've ever eaten...."

June 28, 2002 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Food-o-File

Permanent changes at Star Canyon and an update on the Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival

"...site of Texas' first modern-day brewpub will be serving beer again by late summer when Fox and Hound Smokehouse..."

March 29, 2002 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Nouvelle Cafe

Chronicle Cuisines writer Rebecca Chastenet de Géry finds something unexpected in Granite Cafe's latest incarnation.

"...cold, fuschia chunks of watermelon and the subtle root beer flavor of the Mexican herb hoja santa. Hoja santa..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Food Feature

Cipollina

"...are now in the process of applying for a beer and wine license in order to expand food service..."

June 30, 2000 Food Review by Rachel Feit

That's Amore!

"...oil. The salad looked fresh, but it suffered from flat-tasting, post-season tomatoes. A heavier dose of balsamic would have..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Food Feature by Ronna N. Welsh

Food-O-File

We're Expanding

"...expanding our cuisine coverage to include more information on beer and wines plus regular reviews of books for cooks,..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Hill Country Food and Wine Guide Update

"...blast from the past, don't miss the Homemade Root Beer Float ($2.05). Service can be glacially slow when there's..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Food Feature

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