P2

Horror overtakes a woman on level P2 of a parking garage, and the film's suspense plays on our collective unease with being alone, at night, surrounded by concrete and rebar.

"...Marion Crane. In the motel's back office, Norman breaks bread with Janet Leigh's gal on the run, and then,..."

Nov. 16, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bombay Express

Bombay Express presents a cornucopia of exotic spices to transform mundane vegetables into works of culinary street-food art

"...north we sampled a fine Aloo Paratha ($4.50), flaky flat-breads with mashed-potato layers, served with green mango chutney and..."

Nov. 16, 2007 Food Review by Mick Vann

Aster's Ethiopian Restaurant

Aster Kassaye is back, and we couldn't be happier

"...piquancy. Food is served on injera, a spongy, crepelike flatbread made with teff flour, which is ground from the..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Food Review by Mick Vann

Think (and Eat) Globally by Dining for Darfur

Local restaurants join in Darfur fundraising effort

"...she created the nonprofit Challah for Hunger, which sells bread every Friday and donates the proceeds to the American..."

Aug. 24, 2007 News Feature by Rita Radostitz

La Reyna Bakery

A dad comes out of retirement to help his daughter expand the family business

"...stream of customers stopping in for fresh flour tortillas, bread, pan dulce, cookies, and pastries. The constant bustle, piped-in..."

Aug. 10, 2007 Food Review by Kate Thornberry

Naked City

"...dump their cars, ride the bus, and "win some bread." The "bread" is a $500 grocery shopping spree that..."

June 15, 2007 News Feature

Hostel: Part II

Roth has accomplished the near impossible: He's crafted a vastly superior sequel to Hostel, one that supersedes the original's sadistic quotient, gore effects, and narrative subversiveness.

"...banality of evil, and the lengths to which such white-bread power brokers go to shore up their flagging egos,..."

June 8, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

This third Pirates outing is an empty vessel haunted by the ghosts of its sabre-rattling betters.

"...sky and obliterate Bloom's endless variations on the "white bread" theme that constitutes his acting chops in the Pirates..."

June 1, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Green Restaurant Goals: The Challenges in Austin

The challenges in Austin

"...battered with flour and free-range eggs, served with homemade bread and farm-fresh vegetables. I would put it up against..."

May 25, 2007 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

The Valet

This flat French farce has a couple of likable characters, one or two decent jokes, and a lot of missed opportunities.

"...The Dinner Game. Absurdity and mistaken identity are his bread and butter. In the hands of say, Billy Wilder..."

May 18, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

'floodlines': Hyde Park again awash in wonders

This Sunday, when Jaclyn Pryor's floodlines is presented again, the Hyde Park neighborhood will be abloom with mystery and have wonders wending their way down its streets

"...Pryor, the creative engine behind the First Night project Bread, in which she and an army of collaborators distributed..."

April 20, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Bess Bistro on Pecan

After one visit, you won't be returning for a chance glance at Ms. Bullock

"...of the classic Croque Monsieur ($9), made on sourdough bread topped with excellent country ham, Gruyère cheese, and béchamel..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Food Review by Claudia Alarcón

Sarah's Mediterranean Grill & Market

Everything about Sarah's radiates a strong and calm sense of self-respect, from the cheerful cleanliness to the excellent cooking

"...serving of tabbouleh and is served with heated pita bread. The falafel is light, hot, and tasty and is..."

Feb. 2, 2007 Food Review by Kate Thornberry

Bocaditos

Tom's Tabooley Mediterranean Platter

"...tabbouleh, two falafel balls with taratoor sauce, hummus, pita bread, kalamata olives, feta chunks, and a single sesame/honey candy..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

Let's Go to Prison

Bob Odenkirk directs this comedy written by the Reno 911! team, but consider this one disarmed and extremely pointless.

"...and so Lyshitski schemes His Honor's self-important and thoroughly white-bread son (Arnett) – as well as himself – into..."

Nov. 24, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Texas (Cook)Book Festival

Reviewing the Central Market Cooking School

"...index is inconsistent and rather sparse (for example, Sin Bread is only to be found under Bread, Sin). These..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Food Feature by MM Pack

Watching, Breathing, and Eating the World Cup 2006

Saturday June 10 - Sunday, June 11

"...Chipas are cheese corn breads, a traditional street snack of Paraguay with roots in..."

June 9, 2006 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Friends With Money

Forget friends with money – how about friends with husbands, kids, mortgages, and so-called life plans? That’s the short list of differences between the depressed, single stoner, played by Jennifer Aniston, and her circle of female friends.

"...depths of female insecurity. Sure, female insecurity is the bread-and-butter of chick flicks, but Holofcener doesn’t make chick flicks...."

April 21, 2006 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Learning from Local Artists

"...Texas French Bread Bakery, 1700 S. Congress, through April 28..."

April 14, 2006 Arts Review by Jacqueline May

Doogal

A clunker if there ever was one, Doogal is so mind-numbingly incoherent that parents and children alike will stare dazedly at the movie screen wondering what the heck is going on.

"...broke the mold, subverting the traditional Disney formula of white-bread romantic leads and their anthropomorphic animal pals with abundant..."

March 3, 2006 Movie Review by Steve Davis

State Theatre Company

It's a new year, and the State Theater has a new artistic director, who has announced some new additions to the theatre's season

"...after the success of his solo show The Wonder Bread Years at the State. This time out, he brings..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Rosita's Jalapeño Kitchen

In Teatro Vivo's staging of 'Rosita's Jalapeño Kitchen,' a full cast acts as ingredients for recognized recipes to Mexican life

"...picket fence and a white refrigerator filled with white bread, mayonnaise, and cauliflower. Restless and panting, she goes through..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Arts Review by Patti Hadad

Chantilly Bakery Cafe

Irwan and Sandra Ojong have a nice surprise for you in South Austin

"...pleasant and affordable with interesting sandwiches made on fresh bread, creative salads, and tempting pastries and desserts. North of..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Food Review by Virginia B. Wood

Cosmic Cafe

I was expecting (how can I put this diplomatically? I can't) completely uninspired 'old hippie'-style vegetarian food. Instead, I found a wonderful restaurant.

"...experience), the rice was fragrant and fluffy, the nan bread hot and soft. (You can also get garlic nan,..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Food Review by Kate Thornberry

Pomegranates Et Al.

The year in dining, 2005

"...9) English Toasting Bread at Central Market: Somehow, I just managed to stumble..."

Jan. 6, 2006 Food Feature

The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam

Houston-based, Iranian-born filmmaker Mashayekh relates the story of the pioneering 11th-century mathematician, astronomer, and poet, and reminds Western audiences that there’s more to Iran and the Middle East than suicide bombers and hummus.

"...handsome turn of phrase, no Rubaiyatt. No loaf of bread, jug of wine, or thou? It’s a pretty persuasive..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

In the Mix

Consider this brick No. 1 in the fall of the house of Usher.

"...Dolly around town, introducing his charge and her lackluster, white-bread beau to the wonders of way uptown, collard greens,..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lin Rich

A coruscating sensuality fills the paintings of Lin Rich, with the objects and people of everyday life taking on the luxuriance of color and form well-applied

"...Texas French Bread, 1722 S. Congress..."

Oct. 14, 2005 Arts Review

Bringing It All Back Home

Super Suppers, Dream Dinners, and the new family meal

"...dinners. Dinners during which the family gathered together, broke bread, and talked to one another. Huh...."

Aug. 12, 2005 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

Locations and Menus

"...Breakfast Bread PuddingSUPER SUPPERS AREA LOCATIONSSuper Suppers Austin Anderson Mill..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Food Feature

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