Restaurant Review: Cozy Digs and a Truck-Free Dining Program at Radio Rosewood

Radio Coffee and Beer’s third location gets an urban makeover

"...Due to my strong attachment to this location, I..."

May 30, 2025 Food Feature by Taylor Tobin

Educators Hate It, So Why Is Texas Keeping the STAAR Test Alive?

Behind efforts to eliminate the state test that stresses kids out and shuts schools down

"...The test can, and does, label kids and entire..."

May 23, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Sixteen Austin Schools Drop From B to F Ratings Under New State Measure

A state takeover of the district’s school board becomes likelier

"...our students – who had already demonstrated that they knew the concepts – but now they had to add..."

May 2, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Movies, Theatre, Trivia, and More Recommended Events for the Week

Art and culture abound

"...edition features guest chefs and FND folks creating collab menus for one-night-only sensations. First among them is a Monday,..."

April 18, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

A Candid Conversation With a Weed Plug

A black-market business owner talks pricing and how underground cannabis retail has evolved in Austin

"...public, I wouldn’t be talking to someone unless they knew someone I knew – that type of shit. After..."

April 18, 2025 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

First Look: Traphouse Caribbean

Popular Downtown eatery stakes claim as nightlife staple

"...options are also available – a rarity for Caribbean menus, the chef says...."

April 14, 2025 Food Post by Haris Qureshi

Art, Movies, Sports, and More Recommended Events

Pack your weekend with the best happenings around town

"...sake flights, pairings, and cocktails served up on local menus. Interested drinkers are advised to check in at participating..."

March 21, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Restaurant Review: Shanghainese-Meets-Sichuan Food at Mian & Bao

New Triangle spot offers vibrant flavors with a West Coast pedigree

"...the way, we can move onto some much happier news. Mian & Bao’s interior feels casual and approachable, but..."

Feb. 28, 2025 Food Feature by Taylor Tobin

Does Farm-to-Table Still Matter?

What happens to a trendy movement once the buzz dies down

"...If you ask The New York Times, the plucky pink avatar has been replaced..."

Jan. 17, 2025 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Restaurant Review: Austin’s Very Own Saltt

Gulf Coast cuisine served with a smile

"...family-owned casual joint inspired by Bruce’s but with a soul/New Orleans twist. In addition to the fried seafood, there..."

Dec. 20, 2024 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Top 10 New Dips for Elite-Level Snacking in Austin

From fried pickle dip to PERi PERi ranch heaven

"...Austin hangout has one of ATX’s best happy hour menus, which includes zesty and smooth pimento cheese with pickled..."

Dec. 13, 2024 Food Feature by Taylor Tobin

Restaurant Review: High Style and Huge Flavor at OKO

Filipino restaurant makes for a great Austin date night

"...restaurants: These spots can often get by with less-than-impressive menus as long as the vibes are right. Dim lighting,..."

Dec. 13, 2024 Food Feature by Taylor Tobin

Markets, Matheson, and More Recommended Events

Fill your weekend with arts, culture, and a bit of capitalism

"...after decades working with Langford, now has a completely new batch of originals to share. His work depicts musicians..."

Nov. 22, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

First Look: Serenade

A French brasserie gets a very Texan makeover at the W Austin

"...their plans to reinvent this space include a brand new restaurant called Serenade, which is now open to the..."

Oct. 30, 2024 Food Post by Taylor Tobin

Party People, Zines, Sharks, and More Events for the Week Ahead

Don't wait for the weekend!

"...Forget New York, Los Angeles, London, or even Liverpool – 24..."

June 7, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Juliette Binoche and Trần Anh Hùng Sample The Taste of Things

The ingredients of the lauded French romance about cooking

"...which centers on Dodin and his search for a new cook after Eugénie dies. So while writer/director Trần Anh..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Valentine’s Day Dining: Five Restaurants Where Food Meets Romance

Don’t give away your heart on an empty stomach, baby

"...Even ordinary joints tend to push their menus to the next level of yum for this romantic..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Eight Dining Destinations on the Lubbock Food Trail

The Hub City of the High Plains becomes a culinary destination

"...on the long drive to the ski slopes of New Mexico and Colorado. Still very much a college town,..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

First Look: The Statesman

A “supper club” with clever cocktails and warm hospitality

"...are present and accounted for at the Statesman, a New American “supper club” that opens in Downtown Austin on..."

Jan. 18, 2024 Food Post by Taylor Tobin

Menus-Plaisirs - Les Troisgros

Frederick Wiseman samples a perfect French restaurant from soup to nuts

"...filmmaker Frederick Wiseman (City Hall, Titicut Follies, Ex Libris: New York Public Library) should focus his camera on Les..."

Dec. 29, 2023 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Central Machine Works Resurrects Kentucky Common Beer With Help From the Smithsonian

Tapping history

"...a reason, right? This year, Rynbrandt has had a new trick up his sleeve – he recruited help from..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Food Feature by Hannah Uebele

Chronicle Staffers Pick Their Go-To Dishes in Town

The food that keeps us coming back for more

"...smoked brisket during this year's South by Southwest. Nothing new about it, but it reduced me and several friends..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Food Feature

Recipe: Mars’ Rice Paper Shrimp and Five-Spiced Baby Back Ribs

Add the Chinese BBQ sauce and get transported back to this "uniquely incendiary" eatery

"...another cafe slinging Tex-Mex or barbecue. This was something new and different...."

Oct. 27, 2023 Food Feature by Joel Fried

Austin’s Best Breweries of 2023, Power-Ranked

Top of the Hops VIII, baby!

"...The “AC Power Rankings Trend” moves from oldest to newest. GREEN indicates a brewery moved up in the rankings;..."

Oct. 10, 2023 Food Post by Eric Puga

ACL Fest Food Vendors Prepare to Feed the Music Masses

ACL Eats expands with dessert-focused ACL Sweets

"...route to sustenance. From shrimp rolls cooked up by newcomer Huckleberry to the familiar comforts of mmmpanadas, the cornucopian..."

Oct. 4, 2023 Food Post by Hannah Rossi

Is Sea Moss Austin’s Next Superfood?

The edible algae is riding a wave of popularity across town

"...a few restaurants have started adding it to their menus...."

Sept. 15, 2023 Food Feature by Hannah Uebele

Higher Education: A New Student’s Guide to Cannabis in Austin

The illegal but accessible drug

"...supplement for the college experience where life expands with new friends, new areas of study, new freedoms...."

Aug. 18, 2023 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

Austin’s Essential Frozen Cocktails

Because sometimes you gotta think beyond the margarita

"...are seasonal and may not show up on online menus. Be sure to check the bars' social media for..."

July 21, 2023 Food Feature by Evan Rodriguez

“It’s Like Airbnb for the Food Industry”

Need a kitchen for your business? Stick a Virtual Fork in it.

"...these restaurants somehow managed to survive because they explored new ways to operate, from delivering with friends to using..."

June 9, 2023 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Koko’s Suspension, El Naranjo’s Lamb Jam Win, Sushi Bar’s Guest Chefs, Uchibā and Yamas and Carve are On the Way, Bouldin Creek Dances a Foxtrot, and More

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

"...Yes, citizen, it’s your “Food News Buffet” for the second week of June...."

June 7, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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