First Chinese BBQ

Diverse ingredients come together at this Cantonese hot spot

"...platter ($7.50) is superb: The duck is moist and tender with a spiced and crispy amber-colored skin, while the..."

Nov. 9, 2007 Food Review by Mick Vann

Eating Fresh in Texas

Local foodies are reveling in a festival of produce

"...being dug up around here now and are so tender and delicious they simply need a short steam to..."

June 22, 2007 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

Bess Bistro on Pecan

After one visit, you won't be returning for a chance glance at Ms. Bullock

"...lump crab and vermouth cream sauce. The Grilled Beef Tenderloin ($25) is fork tender, served with mashed Yukon Gold..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Food Review by Claudia Alarcón

Shandeez Grill

About four years ago, Mehdi and Farah Meschi were persuaded by friends and family to move to Austin, and they opened Shandeez Grill last year.

"...Lamb Shanks ($10.95) is a huge platter with a tender, succulent, golden-roasted lamb leg portion resting on a mound..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Food Review by Mick Vann

Restaurant Jezebel

An ambitious menu, and it all works

"...pieces of foie gras, crisp on the outside and tender on the inside, melted in our mouths, leaving just..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Food Review by Wes Marshall

Starlite

How has the menu-rotating restaurant's fare held up after its big move?

"...Quail ($11) with guajillo chile and pepita vinaigrette was tender and flavorful, but the sauce could have used more..."

Nov. 18, 2005 Food Review by Claudia Alarcón

Excellence as Custom

Traveling Tien Jin's menu

"...Beans and Scallions ($7.95). There are copious slices of tender, moist pork loin tossed in a flavorful brown sauce,..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Food Feature by Mick Vann

The Secret Recipe

Journeyman chef Charles Mayes knows how to run a restaurant

"...bite: usually not enough to bother even the most tender-tongued, but you should always be prepared for felicitous combinations..."

April 1, 2005 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Wildfire

Rounding up the Austin steak house scene

"...comfortable and inviting. On a recent night, we sampled tender Macadamia-Fried Calamari ($6) served with a zesty ranchero salsa..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Ben's Longbranch BBQ

Ben Wash's welcoming greeting, big smile, and positive outlook are once again drawing in the folks from the neighborhood and the throngs of smoked meat faithful

"...a deep smoke ring, and still leave it plastic-fork tender. Ben's pork ribs ($9.49/lb.) are a work of pit..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Food Review by Mick Vann

Sunflower Restaurant

The atmosphere is mediocre, the tables are a little too close together, the service can occasionally border on indifference – but we love this place!

"...fried garlic, peanuts, and an ample portion of meltingly tender squid, with a perfectly balanced tangy dressing. BBQ Pork..."

Oct. 8, 2004 Food Review by Mick Vann

Pao, Wow!

The Mandarin House's stellar reputation has followed it out to Lakeway – why haven't you?

"...containing onion, carrot, and baby bok choy, and just-cooked tender squid, shrimp, and scallops. The seafood is all golden..."

May 7, 2004 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Capitol Chronicle

The increases in tuition for Texas universities are symptoms of a much larger transformation in public life.

"...of hell. And it's cleverly disguised as having a tender heart. It's not a tender heart. It's ripping the..."

Oct. 24, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Fast, Fresh, Portable, Affordable

Hello, hungry traveler. Welcome to the land of the breakfast taco!

"...how to season. Try the egg, cheese, and machacado (tender shredded beef, onion, jalapeño, and fresh tomato) for an..."

March 14, 2003 Food Feature

The Quiet Man

To Kill a Mockingbird screenwriter and Texas Film Hall of Fame inductee Horton Foote reflects on the last 87 years.

"...Whether it's his Academy Award-winning original screenplay for Tender Mercies or his Pulitzer Prize-winning drama The Young Man..."

March 7, 2003 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

Thank You Very Much, Mr. Robata

Claudia Alarcon tells you about dining with all of the senses at a unique Austin Japanese restaurant.

"...diced, mildly piquant red and green peppers. It was tender and delicious, not greasy in the least. The Panko..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

The Latest Catch

Food writer Mick Vann on the hits -- and the misses -- of Roy's

"...the starters from the menu. Two skewers of meltingly tender Indonesian chicken saté sit atop a mound of edamame..."

March 29, 2002 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Mix and Match

Don't sweat it trying to create the perfect mating of beer and food, Chronicle Food writer Wes Marshall writes in a review of North by Northwest Restaurant & Brewery. Pick a drink you like, pick a dish you like, and just enjoy them.

"...were crispy and golden on the outside and flawlessly tender on the inside. We ended up ordering a second..."

Feb. 15, 2002 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Restaurants on the Road

Where to dine on I-35

"...until just crisp. The meat inside is well-flavored and tender. The classic veal wiener schnitzel ($11.95) has always been..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

The Big Show

The aesthetic at Girasole speaks to the food fashion of our age, according to Chronicle writer Rachel Feit. It is studied, indeed, almost market-researched in its appropriateness.

"...heavily concept-oriented atmosphere. Instead, begin the meal with Girasole's tender, velvety, seared foie gras finished with brandy and caramelized..."

June 1, 2001 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Eating the New Economy

22 is elegant in that minimalist, California sort of way, Barbara Chisholm writes. The walls are gently curved and unadorned except for their warm, soothing colors of ocher and gray. At least she thinks those are the colors; the lighting is kept very low and intimate, so it's hard to be certain.

"...The fish inside however, was perfectly cooked -- just-firm, tender, excellent. The chanterelles almost stole the show, however. An..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

Gluecifer Tender Is the Savage (Sub Pop)

"...GlueciferTender Is the Savage (Sub Pop) Thankfully, there's never been..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Music Review by Andy Langer

Operatic Success

La Traviata, a new Italian Trattoria in downton Austin, is a smashing new eatery which hopefully has many years of innovation and success ahead.

"...Norma ($8). The house salad features a bunch of tender, tart arugula leaves tossed in a tangy dressing of..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

And Then Some

The Best American Short Stories of the Century

"...art student-turned-mother through a failed marriage and an unexpectedly tender relationship with a professor, which preceded the marriage. In..."

June 25, 1999 Books Feature

Impeccable Vista

"...Truffled Vinaigrette ($8). The flaky smoked trout and sweet, tender spinach, complemented by the astringent grapefruit and gloriously buttery..."

April 23, 1999 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Oasis Mediterranean Cafe and Pizza

"...Chicken Kabob Plate ($9.99), with an extra skewer of Tender Beef ($5.99) on the side, and my guest ordered..."

April 16, 1999 Food Feature

Food Top Nines

"...9. Enchiladas de Carne Guisado at Taco Xpress. Tender chunks of lean beef in natural gravy, wrapped in..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

On His Toes

"...he briefly introduced them -- Copland's Suite From the Tender Land, Barber's Symphony No. 1 in One Movement, Op...."

Nov. 13, 1998 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

If You Knew Suzi...

New China Grill Proves Suzi Yi Is a Restaurant Star

"...date. Don't miss the Szechwan String Beans ($7.50) -- tender green beans sautéed with a mixture of rice wine,..."

July 11, 1997 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Sxsw

"...THE TENDER IDOLS: A couple of years ago, the thing was..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

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