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

Support local business while maintaining your social distance

"...Austin’s thriving restaurant community is being forced to switch gears. As restrictions..."

March 16, 2020 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Popular Clarksville Restaurant Wink Reopens on Its 19th Anniversary

Farm-to-table innovator opens its dining room

"...an oenophilic splash 19 years ago, and now Wink restaurant, that popular farm-to-table innovator in the Clarksville neighborhood, reopens..."

June 10, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Komé Is Reopening, Enoteca Vespaio Has Closed, Texas Keeper Leverages the Triple-Digit Heat, Desert Door Is Searching for the Best New Margarita, and Hopdoddy Is Putting Peanut Butter and Jelly Where, Exactly?

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

"...Komé is reopening! Komé is reopening! Pardon our excitement, but that’s about..."

July 20, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Abbott Reopening Plan Allows Businesses, Including Restaurants, to Increase Capacity to 75%

Bars, except those adapted to be restaurants, remain closed

"...the Capitol this afternoon, outlined an executive order allowing restaurants, retail stores, office buildings, gyms, museums, and libraries to..."

Sept. 17, 2020 Food Post by Kevin Curtin

The 2000 Austin Chronicle Restaurant Poll

"...been a long time since we've run a local restaurant poll, you're right. The last time we polled the..."

May 12, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Athenian Bar & Grill

Recenty reopened on Sixth Street, Athenian Bar & Grill serves great Greek food at a reasonable price

"...diners were crying the blues. Rumors circulated about a reopening, and last summer Athenian Bar & Grill reopened on..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Food Review by Mick Vann

Abbott Orders Bars Closed, Restaurant Capacity Dropped

Governor reverses reopening plan as COVID-19 cases surge in Texas

"...Thursday morning announcement that he was pausing his phased reopening of businesses, Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order..."

June 26, 2020 News Post by Kevin Curtin

New Waves at East Seventh Hangout Kinda Tropical

Reopening promises renewed inclusivity, curated menu

"...a DIY, all-night garage party spot than a go-to restaurant, the business appears to have experienced some behind-the-scenes turbulence..."

April 5, 2019 Food Feature by Alex Detmar

It's a Wage Shortage – Not a Labor Shortage – and It Disproportionately Affects Women and Persons of Color

It's a complicated economic situation, but one easy solution is increasing pay for restaurant workers

"...If you type "restaurant workers" into any search engine, the revved up reckoning..."

May 28, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

South Austin Mainstay Patsy's Cowgirl Cafe Has Closed

Original owners say they will reopen after rebranding and renovations

"...Longtime South Austin restaurant Patsy’s Cowgirl Cafe closed this week after almost 13..."

Feb. 6, 2020 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Food-O-File

Looking ahead to the most anticipated restaurant openings of early 2014

"...to be moving faster because in order to have restaurant "news" to report, we spend so much time talking..."

Dec. 27, 2013 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Sarah Cook Invites Diners to "Be Here Now" at Kyoten Sushiko

An unlikely artist at Mueller's satellite iteration of Otto Phan's omakase restaurant

"...journey as executive chef of Kyōten Sushiko in May, reopening and reinvigorating the six-seat omakase counter, earning her spot..."

June 28, 2019 Food Feature by Alexandra Detmar

Food Issue Extra Helpings: I'm Waiting for My Ham

A few lines about the lines around Austin

"...beloved Thai food shop shuttered, with rumors concerning its reopening stunning the city upon every mention...."

Feb. 10, 2014 Chronolog Post by Chase Hoffberger

Austin Restaurateurs Discuss Plans to Reopen (or Not)

Local restaurants on how they made the tough decision

"...by way of Executive Order GA-18, including retail stores, restaurants, movie theatres, and malls...."

May 6, 2020 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Austin’s Downtown Bar Scene Rides a Malfunctioning Roller Coaster

Local business owners attempt to navigate an impossible situation

"...played out like a malfunctioning roller coaster with incremental reopening, employees contracting COVID-19, and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission..."

July 3, 2020 Food Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Future of Mother’s Cafe Is Pending

The vegetarian institution could permanently close in October

"...With no real answers about their future, countless restaurants are struggling to make ends meet during the ongoing..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

A Year Later

Galveston marks Ike anniversary with celebrations of recovery and rebirth

"...of recovery? How would we mark our rebirth? The reopening of Antone's, perhaps? The first aria heard at the..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Counter Culture’s Sue Davis: Countering the Coronavirus Blues with Greens

Eastside vegan powerhouse pivots, increases pay, perseveres

"...There, the restaurant earned even more popular and critical hosannas via Davis'..."

May 29, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

All the Old Knives

Newton and Pine as spies and lovers caught in old intrigues

"...Pine plays Henry Pelham, a CIA agent tasked with reopening the investigation into Flight 127, which ended in bloodshed..."

April 8, 2022 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Roosevelt Room Pivots Without Sacrificing Craft Cocktail Experience

Crafting COVID-era accommodations

"...humans. All of these requirements and more now permeate bar-restaurant operations citywide, making it difficult to ignore even during..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Food Feature by David Brendan Hall

Eberly Reopens, Ready for a Whole New Year

The elegant dining venue (and chef Jo Chan) returns with the heartiest food

"...sorts of things that are involved with an eatery's reopening in The Time of COVID-19. And, indeed, those are..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Faster Than Sound: R&B Innovator Nayome Gets Personal

Sade-loving local Naomi Sutton previews sophomore EP, Latin music enters Live Music Fund conversation, and more music news.

"...up watching live acts at her grandfather's soul food restaurant in Newark, N.J. Her mother raised her on Brit..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Food-o-File

Torchy's and the case of the purloined Taco Bible

"...Usually when we hear about restaurant business lawsuits, they revolve around disputes over names and..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Opinion: Ten Days in March at L’Oca d’Oro

Living wages and paid sick leave are built into the local restaurant’s DNA. But without a government plan in place – for testing, sanitation checks, financial relief – co-owner Adam Orman explains why they’ve had to close their doors... for now.

"...two weeks, I played one at L’Oca d’Oro, the restaurant I own with my business partner, Chef Fiore Tedesco,..."

April 10, 2020 Column by Adam Orman

Food-O-File

This week's specials are kitchen fires, botanas, and biscuits

"...city, life goes on around Austin. Two popular suburban restaurants experienced fires over the weekend, and while both appear..."

March 14, 2014 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Bygone Buildings

Right in the booming heart of Austin, folks can still find evidence of times past. Devin Greaney explores some of Austin's abandoned haunts.

"...for several decades, and eventually became a series of restaurants, culminating in its long stint as the Pit Barbecue...."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Devin Greaney

The Quesoff Wants You, Garbo’s Grabs Another Brick-and-Mortar, Local Foods Debuts Downtown, Lazarus Revamps the Former Coldtowne Theatre, and Ooooh, That Bourbon Brawl

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

"...on the classic dish could take top honors, as restaurants, top chefs, home cooks, neighbors, brothers, and sisters battle..."

June 24, 2022 Food Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Quesoff Wants You, Garbo’s Grabs Another Brick-and-Mortar, Local Foods Debuts Downtown, Lazarus Revamps the Former Coldtowne Theatre, and Ooooh, That Bourbon Brawl

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

"...on the classic dish could take top honors, as restaurants, top chefs, home cooks, neighbors, brothers, and sisters battle..."

June 22, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Far Out Lounge Focuses on Food, Safety, and Austin Musicians

More than a venue

"...talked to engineers on how to build out the restaurant, which meant they didn't have to "go find some..."

Jan. 8, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Tex-Mex Institution Reopens as an Austin Food Truck

Austin’s newest tamale mavens, Karam’s Tamale Company

"...so popular that it eventually transformed into a full-service restaurant. Karam's Mexican Dining Room (originally called Karam's Tamale and..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

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