First Look: Unicorniverse

New European bakery and cafe turns plants into magic

"...about Unicorniverse, the newly opened plant-based, European-inspired bakery and cafe in Round Rock. While the strip-mall facade may be..."

July 27, 2023 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Saturday Afternoon

Single-take thriller as terrorists takes hostages in a Dhaka cafe

"...single-take thriller as terrorists takes hostages in a Dhaka cafe...."

March 10, 2023 Movie Review

Tumble 22 Brings the Chickens and the Heat to Lake Austin Boulevard

Former Magnolia Cafe waiter noms his way through meat and memories

"...They’re tumbling chickens, now, in the place where I..."

Nov. 9, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Checking In: Carrie Rodriguez Passes a Few Precious Days

“The lyrics for Kurt Weill’s ‘September Song’ I quoted should be: ...”

"...Cactus Cafe launched a fundraiser last Friday: “Unlike many music venues..."

April 7, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Hotel Mumbai

True-life terrorism and heroism in the 2008 Mumbai attacks

"...a dozen different locations, including a train station, a cafe, and even a hospital, and eventually laying siege to..."

March 29, 2019 Movie Review by Danielle White

Unfriended: Dark Web

Back to the laptop in this surprisingly scary sequel to the surprise hit

"...a laptop from the lost-and-found at his local cyber cafe. Not only is he now able to put the..."

July 20, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent

The origins of the celebrity chef

"...in Berkeley who later achieved rock-star status with his Cafe Society-inspired restaurant Stars. After Stars closed, Tower went off..."

May 19, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Jim Caligiuri Exit Interview

Ten minutes, 20 questions, and 20-plus years of Americana chronicles

"...left Austin for California, we said goodbye outside Magnolia Cafe on South Congress. A rare moment of speechlessness overcame..."

April 13, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Jack Gilmore Wins Fried Chicken Throwdown

Event raises over $3,000 for Meals on Wheels

"...well as the host team from Royers Round Top Cafe, Bragging rights reside here this year because an Austin..."

July 1, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Corazon at Castle Hill to Close May 2

Seminal Nineties eatery had powerful impact on Austin dining scene

"...restaurants will close May 2. Its predecessor, Castle Hill Cafe, defined casual fine dining in Austin for years...."

March 4, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Crema of the Crop?

Pastry chef Jessica Forkner goes brick and mortar with a homey South Austin cafe

"...April by pastry chef Jessica Forkner, Crema Bakery & Cafe has enjoyed a brisk trade in the Cherry Creek..."

July 19, 2013 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

First Came Memphis Minnie

Maria Muldaur digs deeps into the blues

"...Sunday night gig in Fredericksburg at the Hill Top Cafe. If all you know of her is 1974 hit..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Where Do We Go Now?

This Lebanese film looks at what might happen to the area’s ancient religious conflicts if women ruled the region.

"...The introduction of a TV set into the local cafe has amped up the remote village’s tensions with its..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Longhorns on Grande, Cactus on Longhorns?

As Grande takes the Longhorn Network, KUT shoots a music pilot

"...as KUT is shooting a pilot at the Cactus Cafe on Tuesday...."

Sept. 3, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Last Laugh

Guy Forsyth signs off on God's Favorite Band

"...Tour of Austin, kicking off tonight at the Cactus Cafe, OTR reached out via email to Guy Forsyth for..."

April 21, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

Cactus Decision Today?

UT holding press briefing on venue/bar future

"...like there may be a decision on the Cactus Cafe today...."

May 19, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Veto 1 Student Government 0

Outgoing UT SG president vetoes Cactus Cafe resolution

"...claim supports the admin's efforts to destroy the Cactus Cafe: Student Government President Liam O'Rourke, who has unilaterally effectively..."

April 6, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Harvard Beats Yale 29-29

Even if you're familiar with the details of this legendary game, this suspenseful cultural documentary draws you to the edge of your seat and beyond, back into 1968 itself.

"...filmmaker involved with the seminal Eighties doc The Atomic Cafe and 1992's prescient Feed, establishes the November 23, 1968,..."

April 17, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Band's Visit

A lost band of Egyptian musicians from a police orchestra find refuge with some Israeli townspeople.

"...wrong chess moves away from outright antagonism. But Jewish cafe owner Dina (Elkabetz) isn’t interested in politics or history...."

March 7, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

I Don't Want to Sleep Alone

Although Tsai Ming-Liang's I Don’t Want to Sleep Alone is nearly wordless and slow moving, the film’s characters are compelling and its pace hypnotic. (AFS@Dobie)

"...does not seem wholly platonic. In the parallel story, cafe worker Chyi (Chen) is also forced by the shop’s..."

July 20, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Edukators

Sticking it to the man, German-style, is the subject of this smart, kicky little gem.

"...film is bound to lead to some serious post-screening cafe conversations, vis-à-vis youth’s obligation to foment minor acts of..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Luv Doc Recommends: “Live at the Nutt” with Matt the Electrician and Southpaw Jones

Nutty Brown Cafe, Saturday, May 22, 2004

"...Nutt,” a new concert series at the Nutty Brown Cafe out on 290, a few miles shy of Dripping..."

May 21, 2004 Column by The Luv Doc

Looks Aren't Everything

The retro chic of the South Congress Cafe is but one ingredient at the Trudy's offshoot

"...to their neighborhoods or even streets. The South Congress Cafe is one such place that seems to be perfectly..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

The Coffeehouse Chronicles

Cafe Mundi

"...the quiet coffeehouse will appreciate the offbeat serenity of Cafe Mundi -- provided, of course, that they manage to..."

June 16, 2000 Food Column by Pableaux Johnson

The Coffeehouse Chronicles

Intrepid coffeehouse chronicler Pableaux Johnson provides the lowdown on Flipnotics Coffeespace Cafe.

"...The cafe also takes its music pretty damn seriously, with live..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Food Column by Pableaux Johnson

Strawberry and Chocolate

"...Diego spots David eating ice cream at an outdoor cafe, he sets out to reel in the handsome young..."

March 3, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ciao, Professore!

"...touching. Vincenzino (Pantaleo) works as a waiter at a cafe. Raffaele (Ciro Esposito) deals in petty theft for the..."

Sept. 2, 1994 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Salmonberries

"...in relationship to his most internationally successful film Bagdad Cafe. Both films are set in remote locations and focus..."

July 1, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Twenty Bucks

"...that inspires endless Java-fueled late-night debates at the Magnolia Cafe and like places, and as far as I'm concerned,..."

Feb. 4, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Thing Called Love

"...star. Trying out and then waitressing at the Bluebird Cafe, she meets rebellious James Wright (Phoenix) and romantic Kyle..."

Sept. 3, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

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