Food-o-File

Our Valentine's Day Eat, Drink, Watch Movies screening of 'Chocolat' is sold out for Monday night, so be sure and tune in to Majic 95FM at 6:40am on Friday morning for the chance to win the last pair of tickets! Meanwhile, folks at the following places will be glad to help you choose the perfect chocolate gift for your sweet baboo.

"...Dr., 454-2666): Strawberry Chocolate Mousse Cake, Raspberry Chocolate Truffle Cheesecake, Chocolate Tiramisu...."

Feb. 11, 2005 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

The Cocciante Quotient

Hospitality matters at Andiamo

"...Gelato ($6) and a simple, not overly sweet Ricotta Cheesecake ($6). Our desserts arrived with the offer of complimentary..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Ruth's Chris Steak house

Rounding up the Austin steak house scene

"...be bigger. On the other hand, the Chocolate Mousse Cheesecake ($7.95) was light and tasty, but the slice was..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Cookbook Reviews

Gift guide

"...the end of each chapter. From Grandma Estelle's traditional cheesecake to Iron Chef tzimmes and Malaysian latkes, Miriam integrates..."

Dec. 10, 2004 Food Feature by MM Pack

Day Trips

The Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo might be the most famous steak house in the world, or at least in Texas

"...I would have ordered a second piece of the cheesecake for the road...."

Dec. 3, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

After a Fashion

Stephen does Dallas … No, wait, we mean Houston. Stephen does Houston. In a big way. With big names. At the Icon. Don't you wish you were this fabulous? Oh, and he does the State Board of Education, too. Don't they wish?

"...a spectacular 24-layer chocolate cake and a decadently delicious cheesecake. Make sure to put the Strip House on top..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Discovery and Rediscovery

Mediterranean and European influences make for an inspired contemporary Italian menu at TinTinNio

"...with a crunchy burnt sugar crust. Not really a cheesecake and not quite a pudding, it's light and refreshing..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Day Trips

If Athens, Texas, hosted the Olympic Games instead of its Grecian namesake, we would see an entirely different lineup of sports

"...Olympics: tasting as many of the 16 flavors of cheesecakes at the New York, Texas, cheesecake showroom. The family-owned..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Brunch, Dinner, and Dessert Theatre

The drama of the Chez Zee menu

"...dusted with toasted coconut, and drizzled with caramel; Tiramisu Cheesecake ($6.95) with an espresso-infused filling encased in dainty ladyfingers;..."

July 9, 2004 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Saké on Sixth

Saké on Sixth is presented as a sleek, contemporary place with an innovative approach to the regular sushi bar, offering sushi, sake, and music, so we had to check it out.

"...limited to fried ice cream, fried banana, and fried cheesecake. The Flaming Fried Ice Cream ($5) was plain vanilla..."

Jan. 16, 2004 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Day Trips

Elgin's City Cafe raises pies to an art form.

"...trained Lucia Jimenez to create the coconut cream, cherry cheesecake, and apple masterpieces. The pecan pie is chock-full of..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Russell's Bakery & Coffee Bar

There's something enduring about a bakery. The smell of fresh coffee, the sugar-tinged, yeasty aroma that twines through the air, warmly embraces you, and evokes carefree Sunday mornings. Russell's in Northwest Hills is no exception.

"...a cookie crust and topped with artfully molded meringue. Cheesecake flavors change weekly, while a shifting array of season-inspired..."

Nov. 14, 2003 Food Review by Rachel Feit

The Killing Fields, Kind Of

A culinary history of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre farmhouse

"...good cook. She made lutefisk and ostkaka (clabbered milk cheesecake) and Swedish brown bread with molasses. My husband and..."

Oct. 31, 2003 Food Feature by MM Pack

Of the Old World

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

"...delicious -- including a nutty Baklava ($2.50) and Almond Cheesecake ($3.50). In fact, my only complaint about Zorba Greek..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Geek Confidential: Echoes From the 21st Century

A stellar tour of cultural ephemera from Rick Klaw

"...lascivious smile is even supposed to be the great cheesecake auteur. But, you know, sitting there on my bookshelf..."

Sept. 5, 2003 Books Review by Marc Savlov

Tropic of Capsaicin

An Exploration of the Hot Dishes in a Hot City, Or Where to Go When You're Not at Waterloo Park

"...it straight out of the jar on top of cheesecake. I think it's wonderful aside baked Brie, or simply..."

Aug. 22, 2003 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Food-o-File

Virginia B. Wood offers up a little sample of everything in this week's "Food-o-File."

"...predict his chicken-fried steak, jalapeño creamed spinach, and banana-pudding cheesecake will take the Alamo city by storm... Kudos to..."

June 13, 2003 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Expanding Horizons

Sampling the Old and New Austin-Area Restaurants That Are Changing With the Times

"...tray after tray of dolci, including cannoli, biscotti, limoncello cheesecake, and amaretto cookies...."

April 18, 2003 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Short Cuts

SXSW Film Festival 03 update

"...means that the late, lamented Regal Arbor (now a Cheesecake Factory, of all things) will have, as of this..."

March 14, 2003 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Food on the Fly

Airport food isn't the same as airline food, especially at Austin-Bergstrom.

"...have a full bar and some attractive desserts, including cheesecake, chocolate cake, and tres leches. Armadillo Cafe & CantinaEast..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Food Feature by MM Pack

Noodle-ism

"...There are some enticing desserts like crème brûlée and cheesecake, and I heartily recommend the mochi ice cream --..."

Jan. 10, 2003 Food Feature by MM Pack

Short Cuts

"...fighting for the lease (the site now houses a Cheesecake Factory, which we think would make a great place..."

Jan. 3, 2003 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Instant Thanksgiving!

Advice for the Culinarily Challenged

"...vegetables with escarole ($8.95 for a pint). The cranberry-orange cheesecake ($34) here looked particularly festive, as well. Forty-eight hours'..."

Nov. 22, 2002 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Instant Thanksgiving!

Advice for the Culinarily Challenged

"...as Death by Chocolate, carrot cake, or the Raspberry-Truffle Cheesecake, but they will be presented in traditional bakery boxes...."

Nov. 22, 2002 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Postmarks

"...a block away from the Arboretum, where a new Cheesecake Factory is soon going to be packing them in..."

July 19, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...a block away from the Arboretum, where a new Cheesecake Factory is soon going to be packing them in..."

July 12, 2002 Column

Day Trips

Sandora's Box in Dallas fixes up some mighty fine vittles.

"...all off with a big slice of New York-style cheesecake...."

May 25, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Gaby & Mo's

Vegetarian and Vegan Spots in Austin

"...best offered by any coffeehouse in town. A lemon cheesecake that makes you pucker with delight, dense old-fashioned chocolate..."

March 9, 2001 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Got to Have Kaya Now ...

Restaurants, like people, have distinct personalities, MM Pack writes. The persona that Kaya Blue presents is that of a hip young traveler, back in town after multinational adventures -- exuberant and uninhibited, full of ideas and enthusiasm, well-grounded in the basics, but forever changed by the trip.

"...was also quite taken by a pleasantly tart passionfruit cheesecake in an unusual caramel crust. The least exciting dessert..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Food Feature by MM Pack

After a Fashion

This week, join the Style Avatar for the second installment in a series about local fashion photographers.

"...women that have the ability to transcend the usual cheesecake photos and be haunting and evocative recordings of the..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

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