The Sauciér

This week: Soy Vay Veri Veri Teriyaki and Garlic Expressions

"...major drawback: Condiments go bad before you can use them all up. Before you know it, the refrigerator door..."

Sept. 8, 2006 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

The Hightower Report

Genetically Engineered Invasion; and Big Oil Powers Up in D.C.

"...wildly invasive, explosively flammable, and insatiably thirsty for groundwater. Then let's clone thousands of these living firecrackers and plant..."

Aug. 14, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

What's Cooking at the Triangle

"...Interior Mexican cuisine, and that's a justified claim. From the moment you taste the table salsas, your expectations begin..."

Oct. 24, 2008 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Texecutioners on the Oregon Trail

Texas sweeps flat track derby western regionals, heading to nationals.

"...A frantic weekend in women's flat-track derby at the annual WFTDA Western Regionals held at the Verizon Theater..."

Oct. 6, 2008 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

The People Have Spoken: Here are your icons

The results of our "Icon or Eyesore?" contest are in

"...They said you couldn't define an icon, that its intangibility..."

Dec. 8, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Hightower Report

Stealing Local Democratic Authority; and Grounding Our High-Flying Congress

"...know it, but chances are that your state legislature either already has passed or is considering laws to steal..."

April 14, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

This basic human right gets short shrift in today's materialistic world; and Support Your Local Farmers

"...bring us such a bounty of good food, for they've become endangered species in the Brave New World of..."

Nov. 25, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Peppers Cookbook

Not only does Austin host the popular 'Austin Chronicle' Hot Sauce Festival, but our city is also home to Jean Andrews, one of the foremost authorities on the world of capsicums

"...The Peppers Cookbook: 200 Recipes From The Pepper Lady's Kitchen..."

Aug. 26, 2005 Food Feature by MM Pack

Weed Watch: Oh, All Right, Eat the Hemp

Feds give up three-year effort to ban foods with hemp seeds and oil

"...After years of legal wrangling and posturing, the feds have finally given up their quest to ban..."

Oct. 8, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Hightower Report

Thank your local family farmer; and the military sets up camp in our schools.

"...bring us such a bounty of good food, for they've become endangered species in the Brave New AgWorld of..."

Nov. 29, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

Dina Chkarka Spreads the Message of Moroccan Food to the Masses

Here’s cookin’ with you, kid

"...Dina Chkarka is passionate about bringing Moroccan food into the 21st century. Chkarka first learned to make complex tagines..."

March 4, 2022 Food Feature by Yasmin Diallo Turk

“The People’s Gallery 2017” at Austin City Hall

This year's showing of work in Austin City Hall by a small army of local artists offers satisfaction on multiple levels

"...does, but even before I saw it in person, the image in the catalog for "The People's Gallery 2017"..."

July 14, 2017 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

The Good Eye: Bringing Messy Back

Them other boys don't know how to craft ...

"...struck me as a double-edged paper cutter, even before the Supreme Court started handing gold stars to those who..."

July 4, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

Comics Fetish: The Death-Ray

The weed of crimefighting bears bitter fruit

"...Especially when nearing the half-century mark, one needs to calm way the hell..."

Sept. 8, 2011 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Hightower Report

Save the Billionaires; and Monsanto Takes a Tumble

"...Save the Billionaires..."

Nov. 5, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

It's not easy being a CEO; and touch a football or feast on fried shrimp, and go to hell

"...THE PAIN OF GREAT WEALTH You think you're the only..."

June 24, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Nature's reality confronts Bush; The biotech invasion of Washington.

"...How deeply can George W. stick his head into the thawing tundra before having to admit that, yes, global..."

Oct. 3, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower

Japan Without the Pretense

Mimosa delivers more than it promises.

"...experience with Japan is learned through America's Japanese restaurants. These rapidly proliferating temples to raw fish cleverly arranged on..."

July 11, 2003 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

The Merry Hempsters Hit the Road

In 2001, actor and activist Woody Harrelson rang friend and filmmaker Ron Mann up and invited him to tag along on an environmental whistle-stop trip in a hemp-fueled bus -- "The Organic Living Tour." Two years later, Mann's digital video-shot doc Go Further is all but in the can.

"...Toronto-based documentary filmmaker Ron Mann was in the midst of a project on Ed "Big Daddy" Roth,..."

March 7, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Hightower Lowdown

Bush Talks Tough; Mad Cows, Beautiful Lips

"...Bush Talks Tough It's sometimes said that the Chinese rulers are inscrutable, but as demonstrated in our..."

April 27, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

Take Me to the River

Rock & Roll Books

"...The Billboard Book of No. 2 Singlesby Christopher Feldman..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Books Feature by Ken Lieck

Potluck at the Pedernales

'Chronicle' Cuisine Writers Prepare a Feast

"...The inspiration for this dish came from two female chefs..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Eating Between the Lines

Summer Reading, Culinarily Speaking

"...Ethnic Cuisine: How to Create the Authentic Flavors of 30 International Cuisines by Elisabeth Rozin..."

June 2, 2000 Food Feature by Mick Vann

The Sultan's Kitchen: A Turkish Cookbook

"...brown sugar. After I whined to my editor for the thousandth time that I'm in a perpetual search of..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Food Feature

The Little Books of Christmas

"...The barrage of coffee table books aside, Christmas (and Valentine's..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Books Feature by Margaret Moser

The Vegetarian Meet

"...vegetable-loving meat eaters converged on Austin November 15-18 for the International Conference on Vegetarian Diets, organized by Oldways Preservation..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Food Feature

Z-Tejas at the Aboretum

"...I learned that Z-Tejas was taking up residence at the Arboretum. It's not that I have anything against the..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Food Feature

The Austin Chronic: Cheech and Chong and Toking With a Troll

Stoner icons materialize for surprise C-boy’s appearance

"...did on a recent Monday night. I was on the back deck of C-Boy’s – getting in the right..."

March 29, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

Expat Taqueros Bring Regional Fare to the Capital City

Austin tacos not from Austin

"...with boutique ingredients and sold at boutique prices. At the same time, there are also hundreds of humble handcrafted..."

Jan. 20, 2023 Food Feature by Evan Rodriguez

Like the Wind, Kiko Villamizar Pushes the Culture Forward

Austin's Colombian instigator brings his music, message, and mission to Todo el Mundo

"...The Barranquero, or Andean motmot, is an early-rising bird that..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Music Feature by Clara Wang

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