A Landmark Year in Food

Chronicle Critics' Top Tens for 1995

"...business in Austin than 1995. A record number of restaurants, many of them excellent, opened and found enthusiastic local..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Food Feature

Nine Classic Austin Restaurants Still Going Strong

And helping us stay grounded in 2019

"...So, with more and more restaurants opening every day, we thought it was high time..."

Jan. 23, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Landmark Eateries

Austin landmarks 25-49 years in the making

"...In order to set some parameters for our local landmarks story, we established the totally arbitrary rule of restaurants/hotels..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Austin Landmarks on the Menu

Pay tribute to old Austin with a visit to one of these 19 landmark restaurants

"...high-rise tower complete with trendy street-level boutiques and posh restaurants. That's right – this city once known primarily for..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Know Your Culinary Matriarchs

Meet some of the women who helped shape Austin's culinary consciousness

"...in 1968, they turned the operation of the well-loved landmark over to their son, Ken Koock, who ran the..."

July 11, 2014 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Will Travel for Food

Texas Restaurants Worth Visiting on the Road This Summer

"...Texas Parks and Wildlife's historic bed and breakfast, the Landmark Inn. Just $45 gets you a charming room with..."

May 26, 2000 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Food-o-File

Where there's smoke ...

"...that staff craft a proposed ordinance that would require restaurants near residential neighborhoods to install some device on smokestacks..."

April 3, 2015 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

Rumors! Babies! SouthBites!

"...of how much longtime Austinites cherish their funky old landmark restaurants and how eager the young hipster crowd is..."

Feb. 21, 2014 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

The Stories Behind Austin’s Iconic Signs

How both classic neon and changing design continue to draw patrons to local restaurants and theatres

"...the local cityscape (along with many homegrown theatres and restaurants) owes much of its charm to the incredible design..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Features Feature by Jessi Cape

Mariscos in Austin

Mexican seafood restaurants are a gustatory vacation

"...the street from the Poodle Dog Lounge, an Austin landmark. It has a pleasant blue marine motif, and the..."

April 30, 2010 Food Feature

Can This District Be Saved?

The revival of the Warehouse District is rooted in Austin's history – and its popularity is also its peril

"...the simmering street life along Fourth Street. The varied restaurants and rainbow of bars and clubs attract a well-dressed..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

At the Table

Our panel of service experts

"...Ahmad Modoni, co-owner of Manuel's restaurants and Changos taquerias: Modoni began his career in Austin..."

March 31, 2006 Food Feature

Downtown's New Year

"...Developer/Owner: FaulknerUSA (formerly Landmark Organization)..."

Jan. 17, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Protect and Preserve

How can we keep Austin's cultural heritage authentic?

"...and preceding clubs that it should have its own landmark plaque...."

July 24, 2015 News Feature by Cindy Widner

The Changing Face of Downtown

"...within the company's Financial Services Group in Austin.C2 CBD Restaurants2nd, 3rd, San Jacinto, Trinity..."

April 20, 2001 News Feature

The Flight of the Night Bird

Harry Akin opened for business on Christmas Eve, 1932, selling hamburgers for 15 cents apiece. Cuisines Editor Virginia B. Wood reveals how Akin turned his hamburger stand into Austin's former restaurant empire.

"...No. 2. His dream of creating a chain of restaurants was beginning to take shape. No. 2 was an..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Day Trips

The 150-year-old Landmark Inn in Castroville was designed to not distract from the natural beauty surrounding it.

"...The Landmark Inn in Castroville turns 150 years old this year..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

2012 Restaurant Poll Results and Guide

And the winner is ... you, because you get to nom on all these treats

"...on television – has driven some of our newer restaurants and concepts into the Top 35 favorites list, and..."

May 18, 2012 Food Feature

Perpetuating Preservation

Austin's Historic Victory Grill

"...reborn and heavily invested locally legendary barbecue joints and stages-cum-restaurants, Austin needs this venue. As city planning and development..."

Jan. 3, 1997 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Food-o-File

Austin eats dirty, drinks hard, and welcomes the new Frisco Shop and Tolbert family chili

"...on their analysis of restaurant inspection data from 539 restaurants in 20 cities around the country. The article advocates..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Chapter 2: Biweekly and Proud

September 1982-August 1988

"...where loads of food were ordered from all the restaurants on barter and fed to the lowly paid staff..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

House Sitting

The Dickinson-Hannig House looks for a home

"...to the Convention Center hotel-in-progress, the City Council, Historic Landmarks Commission, and Parks Board have approved its removal to..."

Nov. 23, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Downtown Developments

"...Target, a 16-screen theatre, and other specialty shops and restaurants are slated. Size: 425,000 sq. ft. Who: Schlosser Development..."

Dec. 24, 1999 News Feature by Amy Smith

Three True Tales of Urban Infill

Believe It, or Not...

"...when it comes to converting downtown warehouse space into restaurants or offices, but when he tackled the redesign of..."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature

Food-o-file

A goodbye to Gus Vayas and the GM Steakhouse occasions an explanation as to why we can't save the world

"...calls, e-mails, and regular mail – with tips about restaurants they like; thank-yous for pointing them in the direction..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Liquid Assets

Wines by the Glass

"...feel like a lot, sometimes you don't. Several Austin restaurants are catching on to the fact that many diners..."

June 1, 2001 Food Column by Wes Marshall

Southern Comfort

The Chronicle food staff has scoured Austin in search of the city's best down-home eateries; they're served up within.

"...flourished here and is still being practiced in some restaurants around Austin. The Chronicle food staff, Rebecca Chastenet de..."

March 3, 2000 Food Feature by Rebecca Chastenet dé Gery

Young Restaurateurs Learn to Share in Austin's Real Estate Market

Traditional restaurateuring gets a millennial makeover

"...One of the most common sayings about new restaurants is also the most discouraging for industry hopefuls: They..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Food Feature by Lina Fisher

The Devil in the Details

aRoma still needs to iron out the kinks

"...704 Apartments, with an inviting patio overlooking venerable neighborhood landmark the Broken Spoke. The sleek interiors are done with..."

Sept. 26, 2014 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Peace Through Pie

A sweet honoring of Martin Luther King

"...homeless and build restoration funds for two important cultural landmarks, Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church and the Limerick-Frazier House..."

Jan. 15, 2010 Food Feature by Toni Tipton-Martin

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