Java Noodles on Oltorf Closed for Remodel

Pan-Asian eatery looks to be shuttered until next year

"...Java Noodles, an Indonesian/Chinese restaurant on Oltorf, is closed through the end of the..."

Sept. 4, 2019 Food Post by Roxy Bonafont

The Austin Restaurant Boom Isn't Over

More daily Austin food news

"...This summer, the usual breakneck pace of Austin restaurant openings slowed down a bit so we could all..."

Nov. 18, 2015 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Elizabeth Street Cafe

Un-Pho-Gettable

"...While eyeballing the progress of the massive remodel of the vacated Bouldin Creek Coffeehouse location, I was..."

March 2, 2012 Food Review by Kate Thornberry

Snack Bar

A diner by day and global plate purveyor by night

"...has been an incubator for "natural" and "health food" restaurants. Lately, there seems to be a growing trend of..."

March 12, 2010 Food Review by Claudia Alarcón

¡Sí Se Puede!

How Claudia Alarcón saved Christmas (dinner)

"...declaration, but last summer I finally talked Will into remodeling the kitchen. We enlisted our friend Keith McNabb, a..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Corazon at Castle Hill to Close May 2

Seminal Nineties eatery had powerful impact on Austin dining scene

"...In an email newsletter to restaurant customers, Corazon at Castle Hill general manager Phillip Lowrie..."

March 4, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Texas French Bread Bakery & Bistro is Closed for Remodeling

Refreshed dining room, bakery, kitchen, and bathrooms debut next week

"...business would close for a long-planned and very necessary remodel of the building the Willcotts own at 29th and..."

Jan. 9, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Vespaio Is Still Buzzin' After All These Years

SoCo mainstay celebrates 15th anniversary tonight

"...building at 1610 S. Congress Ave. for their new restaurant in 1998, some of their investors questioned the viability..."

Oct. 2, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Every Day Is Mardi Gras at Cypress Grill Cafe

Owner re-creates essence of Louisiana at Southwest Austin cafe

"...both the food and the atmosphere at his popular restaurant...."

Feb. 7, 2013 Food Post by Angela Shelf Medearis

Food-O-File

Your tasting menu of Austin restaurant news

"...Now a lightning round of news on the local restaurant horizon: It's looking as if Edgar and Christina Torres'..."

Aug. 2, 2013 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-O-File

New menus, remodeling, and a fresh crop of weekends for Austin Restaurant Week? Spring has sprung in the Austin foodie scene.

"...in Austin's rapidly changing culinary landscape. The always colorful restaurant exterior is getting a fresh coat of paint, and..."

April 4, 2014 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-O-File

We've got progress reports on remodels and new openings around town

"...South Lamar doesn't have the market cornered where restaurant and bar activity are concerned. Manor Road's restaurant row,..."

July 12, 2013 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Fonda San Miguel Timeline

"...1972-1975 Tom Gilliland and Miguel Ravago operate San Angel restaurant in Houston, serving interior Mexican cuisine to a small..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Miguel and the Miracles

Why Austin's most revered restaurant, Fonda San Miguel, is still in business against all odds.

"...as a chef in New York and at other restaurants and a now-defunct catering business in Austin, he first..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Food Feature by Clay Smith

City in Court Against SoCo Cafe

City files charges against South Congress Cafe owners for unpermitted construction of fence, deck, and outdoor bar

"...general, the city's complaints concern the expansion of the restaurant without an approved site plan and without provisions for..."

June 24, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Change for the Better

How one West Texas family brought the cows to town

"...made was obtaining a beer-and-wine license, followed by a remodel of the cafe. Herringbone wood paneling, reclaimed from an..."

Sept. 5, 2014 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Food-o-File

"...Shoal Creek Blvd.) closed this week for a major remodel and expansion, according to restaurant contractor Frank Seely. The..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

What's Next for the ARA?

As the longtime director departs and an audit looms, does the Eastside nonprofit have a future?

"...has happened – one big building and one big remodel." How to Move Forward?..."

Aug. 7, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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

Magnificent Oak Tree Is Magnificent!

Pelóns Tex-Mex less so

"...Pelóns is the restaurant that inhabits the old Jaime's Spanish Village building at..."

June 13, 2014 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Ruby’s BBQ: Where Austin Music & Barbecue Legends Intersect

Campus-area mainstay celebrates its silver anniversary

"...years is a quite a track record for any restaurant – even more so for one where longevity depends..."

Dec. 13, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Harmonic Convergence

Threadgill's perfectly weds Austin's music and food cultures

"...music and food scenes converge at Threadgill's, the Austin-themed restaurants that are the brainchild of entrepreneur/raconteur/historian Eddie Wilson...."

Sept. 26, 2008 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Austin Landmarks on the Menu

"...Green Pastures811 W. Live Oak, 444-4747 www.greenpasturesrestaurant.com Daily, 11am-2pm and 6-10pm..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Food-O-File

Ms. Santa With Attitude

"...willing investors for chefs looking to open their own restaurants...."

Dec. 25, 1998 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Swoop House’s Hospitality Honcho Has All the Luck

Stephen Shallcross carries on with Happy Foods and De Nada and more

"...if you've ever tried to run a business or remodel a property in Austin, you'll know I'm mugging sarcastic..."

Oct. 30, 2020 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Roosevelt Room Stands Its Ground in a New Downtown

How the right lease negotiations kept the Fifth Street bar in business

"...personally touched every surface in this space to completely remodel it [over three years]. We always were joking that..."

July 12, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Ricky Martinez Dead at 61

Ranch 616 mainstay was beloved of employees and customers alike

"...and asked for a job. He worked on the remodel for a couple of months before we were even..."

July 19, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Food-O-File

This week's food news

"...last remaining link to Jorge Arredondo's popular Casita Jorge's restaurant chain of the Seven­ties and Eighties has been sold...."

Dec. 14, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

RSVP for a Kitchen Nightmares taping – if you dare

"...Gotta whole lotta restaurant news this week! The Fox restaurant rescue show Kitchen..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

What we'd like to see happen in 2007

"...outlet and Eddie Wilson's first foray into the Mexican restaurant business, El Mojo Rojo Cantina, at the Cedar Park..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

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