Day Trips

Barry's Coffee Company in Temple provides fuel for the discerning I-35 driver in the form of real coffee, desserts, and the best chicken salad sandwiches in the universe.

"...is a caffeine oasis in the wasteland of fast food joints, truck stops, and greasy spoon cafes along I-35..."

June 23, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Joe's Bakery

"...For many people in Austin, Mexican food is a source of comfort. It is as familiar..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Food Feature

Public Notice

Holiday Wish Lists, Part One

"...Microwave ovens VHS camcorder, VCR Blank VHS videotapes Canned food items Personal hygiene items: toothbrushes, razors, and laundry soap..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Column by Kate X Messer

Rotisserie Chicken Dinners That'll Fill Your Belly Without Breaking the Bank

Winner winner, chicken dinner

"...meal makes you want to literally die. There's fast food, but that's not the healthiest way to fuel your..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Recipe: Holiday House’s Chili Cheeseburger

Re-creating the beloved burger chain's signature dish

"...birthday, held at the restaurant. It's not that the food was so great, but the experience always was. It..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Food Feature by Joel Fried

Downtown Austin's Waterloo Park Reopens

"...– include Moody Amphitheater, 1.5 miles of trails, resident food trucks Burro Cheese Kitchen and Taco Baby, and a..."

Aug. 17, 2021 Photo Gallery

Faster Than Sound: Free Lunch Creatives Feed Austin’s Unhoused

Musicians rally for emergency storm relief, and Spicewood's Katy Kirby debuts on Keeled Scales.

"...Out of work, the pair launched Free Lunch last..."

Feb. 26, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

How ATX Studios Has Quietly Become Valuable Real Estate for TV in Austin

One of the city's big filming facilities is about to undergo a massive expansion

"...Not bad for a former food warehouse...."

Nov. 22, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

New Multimedia Exhibit Captures East Austin Then and Now

Bear Lopez collaborates to celebrate his disappearing neighborhood

"...with a remarkable collection of, among other things, Tonka Trucks, Mickey Mouse stuffed animals, and toy lawnmowers, either kept..."

Oct. 16, 2019 Arts Post by Saskia Henn

Citywide 86'd: The Finale is Complete! A New Champion Reigns!

Uchiko's Ben Schwartz takes top honors at the cooking competition

"...Swift's Attic; and Jason Dady of San Antonio's DUK Truck and Two Bros BBQ Market...."

June 17, 2014 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Scott H. Biram: No Regrets/Yes Regrets

Q&A about gritty bluesman’s new ‘Nothin’ But Blood’

"...AC: Does Nothin’ But Blood refer to your truck accident?..."

Feb. 4, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Celis Brewery, Back Home Where It Belongs

Christine Celis reclaims the family business

"...rifles and a Confederate flag T-shirt sauntered past my truck's window. I faltered, stammered, and then panicked; Christine Celis,..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Food Feature by Anna Toon

City Hall Hustle: Tweetfully Yours

The City Council considers food, names, and form-based code

"..."With a minimum of discussion, council passes mobile food vendor/food trailer regulations."..."

Oct. 1, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Following the Milk

Take a trip with Whole Foods' anniversary cheeses, from udder to market

"...Whole Foods Market turns 30 years old in September, and there'll..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Food Feature by MM Pack

Not So Cool

Austin's 2009 Climate Protection Program update confirms progress on energy – but reflects a feeble citywide effort

"...lonely staffer in a science-fair-quality booth at a Whole Foods Earth Day event...."

June 19, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Biodiesel: Frequently Asked Questions

"...distribution, while addressing claims that biodiesel must compete with food or hasten global warming. What is "sustainable biodiesel"?..."

Nov. 28, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Onward to Hruska's!

Follow Kate and Mobile Loaves & Fishes down to the Texas coast for Ike relief.

"...Our truck, commandeered by MLF director Alan (aka Santa Claus) has..."

Sept. 15, 2008 Emergency Post by Kate X Messer

The Good Times Ain't Over

Freddy Powers keeps on truckin'

"...Carl's Corner materializes like a haphazard oasis. The familiar truck billboard landmarks the exit off Interstate 35E, its paint..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Naked City

"...A dim-witted duo in East Texas recently took the snack-food slogan "Get your own bag!" a giant step further...."

Feb. 29, 2008 News Feature

Texas Gets Spirited Away

Taste-testing Texas liquors against the world

"...try his vodka. He'd take them back to the truck and give them a pour. A few turned around,..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Let Them Eat Loaf

The Story of Lottie Fox

"...border collie friend ran right in front of our truck, then down the median, then back through the whizzing..."

May 11, 2007 Food Feature by Suzy Banks

Holiday Wish Lists 2006

Give 'til it helps: Part 2

"...Canned and dry cat and dog food..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Features Feature

Medicine Man

Up a Tree With Greg Ashley

"...creeping down a narrow dirt road. He stops the truck next to a red, white, and blue mailbox and..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

After a Fashion

Stephen's Big Western Adventure poses a big western dilemma: Do Capri pants go with the squash-blossom necklace?

"...husband in Seattle and move to Austin. The trailer truck was eventually loaded, which, after a circuitous route, would..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

It Takes a Village

Inside the new Whole Foods

"...Produce At the dawn of the fancy-pants health-food-store industry, the stores were defined by their bins of..."

March 25, 2005 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

The Puffy Taco Invasion

Two San Antonio-influenced Mexican restaurants are the newest residents of Manor Road's Restaurant Row

"...Güero's and two blocks off the South First Mexican food mile, I experienced culture shock last year when I..."

April 30, 2004 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

'Sleep Toward Heaven'

We're not reviewing Amanda Eyre Ward's debut novel, Sleep Toward Heaven, and we're not interviewing her as an author, either, because she has contributed to The Austin Chronicle for more than three years. It would be a conflict of interest. We are, however, excerpting an early chapter of the book, and we are proud and happy to do so.

"...front room, drinking coffee, when I see the mail truck pull up. The mailwoman's navy shorts are tight, and..."

March 21, 2003 Books Feature

Trash of the Titans Offends Neighbors, City Board

Neighbors rack up more complaints about Northeast landfills -- and the city Environmental Board joins the fray.

"...the two landfills in northeast Travis County, scavenging for food. Last spring, neighbors complained to the landfill owners --..."

Dec. 13, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Bleeding Kansas

One-string gas-tank basses and the people who play them.

"...ever done. Anything during the day that has free food and beer, that's what I'm about."..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Postmarks

Further Lost Austin fallout and enviro-rhetoric from our readers.

"...at Conan's on 29th and Guadalupe. A big pickup truck drove through the front window and injured a patron...."

Feb. 16, 2001 Column

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