Can Dirty Sixth Be Cleaned Up?

City Hall, the bars and clubs, and now a big developer say, “Maybe?”

"...part because of changing budget priorities among the mostly new members of the first 10-1 district Council in 2015...."

June 17, 2022 News Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Surf and Turf, Travis-Style

Lakeside Dining 2002: By boat or by car, bring your appetite.

"...It has become Chronicle custom to check out lake-area restaurants by renting a boat in mid-July and sending some..."

Aug. 2, 2002 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Culinary Studies

Cooking Schools in Austin

"...of food magazines, and on that great repository-in-the-ether, the newly available and somewhat daunting Internet...."

Jan. 19, 2001 Food Feature by MM Pack

Undiscovered Jewels

Formula One visitors get a taste of Austin's best hotel dining

"...Salem, and I share our thoughts about the hotel restaurants we admire. If you're a guest at one of..."

Nov. 16, 2012 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Day Trips

"...Texas Old-Time Restaurants and Cafes is one guidebook that should be in..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Michelin Guide Rolls Into Texas

Storied restaurant guide to bestow state stars in the fall

"...Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio to determine which restaurants will receive the coveted one, two, or three stars...."

July 16, 2024 Food Post by Kimberley Jones

Far East Fest Celebrates Asian Food and Culture in Austin

All-you-can-eat bites from every corner of Asia

"...The second annual Far East Fest is a new anomaly in the way Texas does cultural festivals. “There..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Food Post by Caitlin Davis

Making the Grade

Rachel Feit and Wes Marshall are on campus at the Bleu River Grille and Ventana, the Texas Culinary Academy's training restaurants.

"...additions to the Texas Culinary Academy curriculum is their new on-site restaurant-training program. The Texas Culinary Academy now operates..."

April 25, 2003 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

We Have an Issue: Politics as Performance, Political Activism as Performance Art

In this week's issue: postmortem on the Ken Paxton impeachment trial, a profile of drag powerhouse Brigitte Bandit, and finalists revealed in the Best of Austin: Restaurants Readers Poll (get voting, y'all!)

"...As discussed in these pages many times over, the..."

Sept. 22, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

Entering 2021 in a “State of Emergency”

Bars operating as restaurants are officials' top concern

"...Dr. Mark Escott spelled out Austin's start to the new year in no uncertain terms: "It appears we are..."

Jan. 1, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Austin Restaurant Take-Out and Other Food Delivery Options During Coronavirus Quarantine

Support local business while maintaining your social distance

"...restrictions and guidelines surrounding COVID-19 continue to evolve, many restaurants are newly offering to go and take out options..."

March 16, 2020 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Three Food Tours That Will Leave You Hungry for More

Everything from food trucks to famed Austin restaurants

"...to bespoke experiences at some of our more famed restaurants. All of them will leave you hungry for more..."

July 7, 2017 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Culinary Ladies of the Eighties: Cathe Dailey

Ambitious restaurateur established casual fine dining mecca

"...after dinner service May 2, one of Austin's seminal restaurants will become part of local culinary history. Cofounder Cathe..."

May 1, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

"Local" filmmaker chews on Staff Meals

Christian Remde has turned his lens on local restos' staff meals

"...gone from the farm to the kitchen in a new series of docs focused on staff meals at local..."

Aug. 28, 2012 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Food-o-File

A prominent local restaurateur has taken to the radio, complaining about all the gloom and doom being reported in the newspapers and then a reader e-mailed last week to say he was tired of reading about "dot-com failures" and their impact on Austin's restaurant scene. Well, boys, all I can say in my defense is … the news is just the news.

"...all the gloom and doom being reported in the newspapers, and then a reader e-mailed last week to say..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-O-File

A Dizzying Pace

"...I left town for a week in July and new restaurants or rumors of new restaurants popped up faster..."

July 31, 1998 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Ninfa-maniac

New Tex-Mex Restaurant Returns to Its Good Old Days

"...friendly, delicious family touch got lost. Success in chain restaurants is based on consistency of product and strict cost..."

June 5, 1998 Food Feature

Restaurant Review: Mexta

Mexta wants to be Austin’s new upscale Mexican dining destination

"...everyone in between. We’ve got a host of mom-and-pop restaurants, where you can chill on a Friday night with..."

July 5, 2024 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Austin Film Festival Review: The Automat

Celebrities look back at Horn & Hardart's East Coast diners

"...well, the automat. Specifically, the Horn & Hardart Automat restaurants found in Philadelphia and New York City from their..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Screens Post by Sarah Jane

We Have an Issue: Chow’s On

Welcoming back our First Plates issue, celebrating the restaurants and food trucks defining Austin dining today

"...pandemic – our annual First Plates awards, honoring the restaurants defining Austin dining today. Inside this issue, you'll find..."

July 30, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

A Glimmer of Tasty Hope in a Small Town

Where to find the good eats in Wimberley

"...some of the best gift shopping in central Texas. Restaurants like New Braunfel’s Gristmill and Driftwood’s Salt Lick draw..."

April 24, 2012 Food Post by Meghan Ruth Speakerman

The Fine Art of Dining

The work of local artisans enhances restaurant decor.

"...restaurateurs always have an eye out for some distinctive new twist that will set their eatery apart in the..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Food Feature

Why Natural Wine Is the Biggest Drink Trend in Austin Right Now

Act natural this summer

"...but the wine pros I consulted had some interesting news for me: This style of wine can't really be..."

May 26, 2023 Food Feature by Taylor Tobin

A Kinder, Gentler Restaurant Industry

Chefs dream of a new model for the hospitality industry

"...Post-pandemic, a new consciousness has been mobilized by some chefs and restaurateurs..."

March 13, 2023 SXSW Post by Evan Rodriguez

We Have an Issue: Toasts All Around

Celebrating the Best of Austin: Restaurants awards, and sending off Music Editor Kevin Curtin

"...First, it marks the debut of Best of Austin: Restaurants, the food-and-drink-centric offshoot of our Best of Austin awards...."

Sept. 23, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

Support Asian-Owned Eateries in Austin

Eight small restaurants we love to visit

"...to loom, this past year hasn't been easy for restaurants. But the pandemic has dealt a specific blow to..."

March 19, 2021 Food Feature by Lilli Hime

Faster Than Sound: Music Venues React to Stage 5

New city recommendations halt shows at many venues ahead of New Year's Eve

"...to operate up to 75% capacity with recertification as restaurants under wiggly state orders – but local officials encouraged..."

Jan. 8, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Texas Monthly's Taco Editor on the Past, Present, & Future of the American Taco

Q&A with José R. Ralat, the man with one of the most envied titles in town

"...most quintessential cuisine, he’s just come out with a new book, American Tacos: A History and a Guide, that..."

April 22, 2020 Food Post by Lina Fisher

Music Is on the Menu Web Series Kicks Off With Ramen Tatsu-ya Chef and DJ Jester

Kid Koala and DJ Jester play premiere show at North Door on March 9

"...is a night at the table, and with a new event series debuting at the North Door on Saturday,..."

March 5, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Spanish Cuisine in a Tex-Mex Town

There’s a new kind of tortilla in Austin

"...corn and flour wrappers for breakfast tacos. But a new tortilla – the Spanish omelette-like staple with onions and..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Food Feature by Jessi Devenyns

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