Chicken With Plums

From the makers of the animated Persepolis comes this modern-day, live-action Arabian tale.

"...visual artists are back with another film, Chicken With Plums, which is based on another of Satrapi’s novels published..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Visions of Sugar Plums

It may be old news to most of us, but every December thousands of children discover The Nutcracker for the first time, and it inspires many to take up dance. Dawn Davis was one of them, and she talks to three young ballerinas about what The Nutcracker means to them.

Dec. 17, 1999 Arts Feature by Dawn Davis

Canned Heat

Preserving the bounty of summer

"...decade, and our farmers' markets were chock-full of blackberries, plums, and peaches during the month of June. I bought..."

July 9, 2010 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Hunted

Oddball riff on Red Riding Hood gets weirder and wilder

"...novel Persepolis and its live-action follow up, Chicken With Plums) will be lost in the woods on this wild..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Ryan Reynolds, the Most Interesting Man in the World

How Van Wilder became Hollywood's most unpredictable talent

"...debut for comic author/director Marjane Satrapi (Persepolis, Chicken With Plums), let's just say that it's not the movie the..."

May 2, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

From Beer to Infinity

Austin gets ready to host the nation's first-ever cooperatively run brewpub

"...something more than the individual ingredients. You don't put plums in a Belgian beer, but a lot of times..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Food Feature by Lee Nichols

Cultural Coolness Around Texas This Month

"...Last year's unexpectedly successful antidote to the sugar plums of the holiday season is back, entertaining families with..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Arts Feature

How Austin Hot Sauce Brands Are Solving the Great Sriracha Shortage

Sriracha, the Austin way

"...Texas sriracha includes a number of unique ingredients, from plums to cardamom to cane sugar. As far as the..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Food Feature by Taylor Tobin

This Thanksgiving, Consider Native American-Inspired Dishes

Cooking with Indigenous ingredients

"...acorns; fungi; fruits like persimmon, loquats, dewberries, and wild plums; and wild greens and herbs like dandelions, garlic scapes,..."

Nov. 18, 2022 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Post Animal Elevates Levitation Fest with a Psych-Punk Score

“In a world where rock is dead..." Post Animal returns to Austin

"...too familiar “lights festival,” but in November and with plums of smoke on a backdrop of alt-rock shoegaze...."

Oct. 29, 2021 Music Post by Mars Salazar

The Booze We Choose: Seven and Up

Liquor in the front … of your favorite cabinet, of course

"...which is enhanced by “masses of luscious, hand-picked British plums”) – so their singular (yet double) still must be..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

In Memoriam: Greg Easley

Remembering the beloved choreographer, dancer, and teacher

"...know, the one with all the snow and sugar plums and Tchaikovsky tunes – by setting his version in..."

June 4, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

A Beginner’s Guide to Persian Food in Austin

What to order and where to find fare from one of the oldest global food traditions

"...Vegetables/fruits: plums, pomegranates, quince, prunes, apricots, raisins, tomatoes, cherries, barberries, eggplant,..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Weekend Wine: A Lovely Chilean Red Wine for the Holidays

Notes of blackberry and plum make it a treat served with festive food

"...the taste, it is much like blackberries and ripe plums. Try it with thick grilled pork chops or rack..."

Dec. 7, 2019 Food Post by Wes Marshall

Weekend Wine: A Red Wine Bargain from Portugal

Good quality and price, and tasty with grilled meats and barbecue

"...brightness of red berries combined with the depth of plums. Given Portugal’s warmish climate, they even carry just a..."

Oct. 19, 2019 Food Post by Wes Marshall

Envisioning a More Flavorful Future With Emmer & Rye’s Fermentation Program

Chef Alfred Francese becomes a self-made flavor scientist

"...and humidified room: koji made with Texas grains; umeboshi plums, peaches, and loquats; Bloody Butcher corn shoyu and sprouted..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Food Feature by Alexandra Detmar

ATX Film News

Emmys, gen:LOCK cast, plus a good omen for film incentives

"...the New Black, Billions) and Golshifteh Farahani (Chicken With Plums, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales)...."

Oct. 12, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Weekend Wine

Laura Catena has The Right Stuff

"...flavor, with a heavy emphasis on dark berries and plums. If you like wild game, this is your wine...."

July 21, 2018 Food Post by Wes Marshall

World Cup Cocktails

A drink for each of the 32 teams in the tournament

"...served neat, this white brandy is made from grapes, plums, or apricots. Texas-based Dorćol Distillers is one of the..."

June 8, 2018 Food Post by R.T. Frank

Five Austin Chefs Reveal Their Favorite Foods to Start the Day

Who says you can't have ice cream and french fries for breakfast?

"...fermented is important," says Dumapit. Today that includes umeboshi plums Turner canned while at Odd Duck, jalapeños from Casper..."

March 9, 2018 Food Feature by Dan Gentile

Turn Your Yard Into a Wildlife Habitat

Preserving the environment by letting your lawn go wild

"...a farmers' market menu: Texas persimmons, regular persimmons, peaches, plums, pluots, apples, cherries, grapevines, blackberry vines, pomegranates, figs, lemons,..."

April 21, 2017 Features Feature by Jessi Cape

Dorćol Distilling Introduces Rakia to Central Texas

Serbian inspired apricot brandy defies expectations

"...inner Serbia, the countryside, you did a lot of plums and apricots. If you could find sugar in it,..."

Jan. 13, 2017 Food Feature by Adrienne White

Review: Nightcap

Clarksville gets its (not) just desserts

"...The interior may have some sobriety, with its grays, plums, and brass from Dick Clark + Associates, but even..."

May 13, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Raising the Roof

Techo brings mezcal to Manor Road

"...make gin (Pierde Almas +9) to single-village recipes incorporating plums and apples and almonds while a chicken breast hangs..."

Jan. 22, 2016 Food Feature by Adrienne White

Joel Garza Wins Citywide 86’d

St. Philip gets bragging rights

"...announcer Zach Knight), orange chile de arbol marmalade, green plums, and micro shiso..."

June 16, 2015 Food Post by Serena Yeh

Baking From Back in the Day

Cheryl and Griffith Day visit Central Market

"...offering up recipes for pies and cakes with peaches, plums, apples, pecans, tomatoes, and berries. And like any business..."

March 27, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

The Luv Doc: The Greatest Love of All

Really, there is no shame in not masturbating

"...years. When you get to the geezer stage, the plums start hangin’ extra low and, to paraphrase the great..."

May 9, 2014 Column by The Luv Doc

Take a Walk on the Wild Side

The ancient art of foraging for food is aged to perfection

"...her citywide seasonal favorites as mulberries, figs, loquats, persimmons, plums, blackberries, peaches, pears, grapefruits, and the wide variety of..."

April 4, 2014 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

How Sweet It Is

Austin Honey Company to host beekeeping workshop at Springdale Farm

"...few of the fruits we love such as apples, plums, peaches, all berries, apricots, avocado, etc. One only has..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Food Post by Anna Toon

Feast Your Eyes

Introducing the banner crop of 2013 films

"...Expectations for another very good year dance like sugar plums around our heads – at least until the January..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

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