D&L's Texas Music Cafe

Continuing with the development along South Congress, D&L's Texas Music Cafe is one of South Austin's newest dining spots

"...I decided on wine, and was hoping for a bottle of something good from the Hill Country. Although the..."

Feb. 27, 2004 Food Review by Claudia Alarcón

Tree House Italian Grill

Tree House Italian Grill is unpretentious, familiar, and gorgeous, Food reviewer Barbara Chisholm writes. It's just off the über-trendy South Congress boulevard of hipster heaven, but it's miles away in sensibilities.

"...one where you'll find a very reasonably priced familiar bottle to accompany your meal. A meal that, thanks to..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Food Review by Barbara Chisholm

Tocai

"...When was the last time you saw a good bottle of sparkling wine in a restaurant for less than..."

March 24, 2000 Food Review by Wes Marshall

Opie's Barbecue

"...sideboards. A loaf of Wonder Bread and a squeeze bottle of liquid margarine are waiting at the table...."

Feb. 25, 2000 Food Review by Wes Marshall

French Wines

"...book for people trying to decide if a specific bottle of wine will be to their taste. Nor is..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Food Review by Wes Marshall

Jean-Luc's French Bistro

Wes Marshall visits Jean-Luc's French Bistro on a weeknight to check out the food-wine pairings.

"...foods with appropriate wines without having to buy several bottles. Unlike many restaurants with wine by the glass, there..."

Jan. 14, 2000 Food Review by Wes Marshall

Christie's World Encyclopedia of Champagne and Sparkling Wine

"...wine for the millennium. His preference would be a bottle of 1907 Heidseck and Co. Gout Americain, which has..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Food Review by Wes Marshall

Gourmet Gadgetry

The Food staff offers some ideas on stocking stuffers for the kitchen enthusiast on your list.

"...to find in your stocking than a nice little bottle of champagne? The hottest new trend in sparkling wines..."

Dec. 6, 2002 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

We celebrate Texas Wine Month and anniversaries all around, check out some new ventures by some old friends, and ask for St. Elias' forgiveness

"...turkey, or a half link of sausage and a mini bottle of their famous "sause" to anyone who presents..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Last Minute Father's Day

Food gifts and events for the procrastinator

"...Yesterday, we recommended some great Father's Day cookbooks –..."

June 19, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

It's a Rocket, It's a Hot Air Balloon, It's a ... Decorated Show Cake?

Cake decorators and sugar artists from around the country converge on Austin to compete and learn

"...year's categories will be angel food cakes, moon pies, mini-bottle cakes, cookies, and candies. (Kate Thornberry and I will..."

Feb. 22, 2013 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Bedside Manner: Midnight Library

The more books there are, the less reading there is

"...has built-in bookshelves along either side, I have a mini-library of nighttime reading options at my fingertips – most..."

Nov. 29, 2010 Books Post by Nora Ankrum

Wine of the Week

Champagne through a straw!

"...of us who like to sip straight from the bottle, a lot of wineries have taken the gauntlet hurled..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Food Column by Wes Marshall

Smoke Gets in Your Mouth

Taylor

"...sandwich, the plate, or the pound. There's even a mini-ice cream parlor, serving up scoops of favorite Blue Bell..."

May 21, 1999 Food Feature

A Texas Snacker's Guide to the Holidays

Put your gifts where your mouth is

"...service you can order custom meringue drops, clouds tarts, mini pavlovas, and cones in any flavor or color their..."

Dec. 5, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

All the World SA Stage

The Debut of the International Theater Festival at San Antonio

"...Santos y Sueños/Saints and Dreams (USA) A mini-festival of work by three San Antonio writers: Jump-Start's Sterling..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Wednesday Picks

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...that the Ohio-born singer-songwriter is merely an Uncle Bob mini-me. His third record, Break Your Mother's Heart (New West),..."

March 11, 2005 Music Feature

Food on Fourth

A guide to small plates and good drinks for barhopping in the Warehouse District

"...all of which normally cost $30 or more per bottle, on special for $4 per glass. Most bars would..."

Oct. 29, 2004 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Jjim BBQ Opens, Siete Brings the Jambalaya, Kemuri Gets Boxy, and a Texas Rep Possibly Sells His Soul to Satan

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...yuki green breans, pesto edamame, inari sushi, kabocha salad, mini-guaca poke, cornbread tayaki, spicy miso soup, and more. And..."

Feb. 10, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Kids in Black

That innocuous-seeming crew of people listed beneath the actors in every program, who scurry around in black backstage and hover over the proceedings in the sound and light booth, may not be well-known to most theatregoers, but this silent, hidden army is all-powerful. Techies get almost no share in the glory, but they run the world, and here's how.

"...cave of sound equipment, filled with amps and guitars, mini-disc players, a mixing board, some old reel-to-reels, a computer..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

Hosting a Wine Tasting: A Guide for the Confused Consumer

"...the labels off the backs of all the French bottles?..."

April 30, 1999 Food Feature

AC Date Night: Royal Blue Grocery & Garage Cocktail Bar

Picnic and park it Downtown

"...challenge to create an entirely plant-based meal from the mini-mart's offerings. Unsure about the legality of drinking wine in..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Food Column by Adrienne Whitehorse

Saturday Picks & Sleepers

Last night blurbs – hip-hop Picks and slept-on Sleepers

"...Foligno, Italy, and bearing explosive garage rock energy. Favoring diminished vocals, cloudy arrangements, and pounding momentum, the guitar gang..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

Seeking XLB

In search of the mystical soup dumpling

"...meat and roe). Inside each little bun is a mini lake of the richest gelatinous broth of chicken or..."

Feb. 15, 2013 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Austin Craft Brewers vs. COVID-19: Zilker Brewing and Nomadic Beerworks

How local breweries are responding to the pandemic (Part 3)

"...the recent debut of (512) Brewing’s Pecan Porter into bottled packaging after 12 years of elusiveness. For a niche..."

April 8, 2020 Food Post by Eric Puga

Five Can’t-Miss Austin Food & Drink Events This Week

You know you love a good local deal

"...fresh fruit parfaits. On weekends, they’ll even be slinging mini quiches in both meat and vegetarian varieties, so you..."

Jan. 29, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Pause/Play

Filmmaker Andrew Shapter's battle to make art and beat cancer

"...traveled. He realizes now that his best photos were mini-films. He is waiting for a letter, an email, a..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

The Good Eye: Perfume Is a Country

Two local perfumers make natural magic in Austin

"...So in dark times, hitting the bottle – the perfume bottle, that is – is a..."

June 6, 2014 Column

Tasting 2002

The year in food

"...the agenda of Texas wine and food at four mini festivals and at 32 dinners in every corner of..."

Jan. 3, 2003 Food Feature

Gift Guide: Homegrown Food and Beverage Favorites!

Skip the old-school impersonal and go boldly local this season

"...newly released Texas Wildflower Trio pack features 200 mL-size bottles of this Bastrop spot's handcrafted locally sourced liqueurs (including..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

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