Food-o-File

Don't leave the table till you clean your plate of local food news; while you're at it, Eat, Drink, Watch Movies

"...me to check out the new chef at Asti Trattoria (43rd & Duval Street, 451-1218). After cooking for several..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

Remembering Julia Child

"...Aug. 19) and enjoying a wonderful French meal. Asti Trattoria owners Emmett and Lisa Fox presented a French tasting..."

Aug. 27, 2004 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Second Helpings

A Little Italy, part II

June 4, 2004 Food Column

Hops, Barley, and ... Rainwater?

The Bitter End's Environmental Pale Ale is ready just in time for the Teas Craft Brewers Festival

"...a friend in Emmett Fox, the owner of Asti Trattoria, who recommended to both several years ago that they..."

May 14, 2004 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

La Traviata

Four of Austin's most reliable downtown restaurants keep on pleasing

"...Paramount. It was a quintessentially urban experience: a vibrant trattoria providing simple, stylish food filled with a cosmopolitan clientele..."

March 12, 2004 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

Food-o-File

Virginia B. Wood reports from the fields of lavender in this week's "Food-o-File."

"...all over the world. Congratulations to them all!... Asti Trattoria (43rd and Duval, 451-1218) invites you to their annual..."

June 20, 2003 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Second Helpings: A Little Italy, Part 3

"Second Helpings" takes you on a third tour of Italy in Austin.

June 13, 2003 Food Column

Food-o-File

With great SPAM™ comes big changes, great and not great, in this week's "Food-o-File."

"...Martinez is the new chef de cuisine at Asti Trattoria & Wine Bar (43rd and Duval, 451-1218), replacing Kristie..."

March 21, 2003 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

What's cooking in the Central Texas food scene.

"...brownies from Central Market, and espresso meringues from Asti Trattoria with glass after glass of champagne. This makes the..."

Feb. 14, 2003 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Second Helpings: A Little More Italy

"Second Helpings" shows you a little of Austin's Italian.

Sept. 20, 2002 Food Column

The 2002 Austin Chronicle Restaurant Poll

Readers Favorites

"...24. Asti Trattoria..."

May 24, 2002 Food Feature

The 2002 Austin Chronicle Restaurant Poll

Readers Poll

"...Honorable MentionCarmelo's Italian Restaurant, Asti Trattoria, La TraviataIndianThe Clay Pit..."

May 24, 2002 Food Feature

The 2002 Austin Chronicle Restaurant Poll

Critics Picks

"...Cooking, Dot's Place, Marimont Cafeteria, Eaves Bros. Quality SeafoodWaitstaffAsti TrattoriaPlace to Take KidsTreehouse Italian Grill patio; Central Market patioPlace..."

May 24, 2002 Food Feature

The 2002 Austin Chronicle Restaurant Poll

Index

"...Asti Trattoria, 408-C E. 43rd, 451-1218, www.astiaustin.comReaders Favorites (24), Critics Unsung..."

May 24, 2002 Food Feature

Food-o-File

Why the Chronicle Food editor loves Anthony Bourdain and a new foodie movie

"...videos. The film is set in the fictional Gigino's Trattoria, a 25-year-old TriBeCa restaurant that for years served as..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Eat, Drink, Watch Movies

"...night," movie patrons will dine on food from Asti Trattoria and La Traviata. The meal begins with an antipasto..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Second Helpings

A sampling of Austin's Italian restaurants in this week's "Second Helpings."

Sept. 28, 2001 Food Column

2001 Restaurant Poll Index

"...Asti Trattoria, 408 E. 43rd, 451-1218READERS NEW RESTAURANT (TIE)..."

May 25, 2001 Food Feature

Echoes of Excellence

Louie's signature Mediterranean fare claims a strong spot in the city's collective gustatory memory, Rebecca Chastenet de Géry writes. Indeed for many Austinites, Louie's 106 provided initiation into the world of Spanish tapas and introduced the vibrant, if now omnipresent, "Mediterranean" cooking style.

"...our attention to the menu. Organized like an Italian trattoria's menu, Louie's lists nine "antipasti" offerings (familiar to me..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Food Feature

Best Bites

The Cuisines Staff Noshes Through 2000

"...8. Hazelnut Praline Gelato at ASTI Trattoria & Wine Bar: I've been a big fan of..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

The latest culinary news in Austin

"...the deli for pickup before the big day... ASTI Trattoria & Wine Bar (43rd & Duval, 451-1218) will celebrate..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

A Texan Does Toscana

While it's obvious that hours of work making stocks, sauces, marinades, and custards go into the production of every meal at Siena, the end result is an array of hearty and robust peasant dishes elegant in their simplicity and true to their heritage.

"...work and was performing an externship in a Tuscan trattoria, Harris was struck by the similarities between the traditional..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Second Helpings: Nuovo Italiano

Aug. 4, 2000 Food Column

Food-o-File

Virginia B. Wood explains the swapping going on at the Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival and updates readers on local culinary news.

"...Fox and wife Lisa are the proprietors of Asti Trattoria & Wine Bar (408-C E. 43rd, 451-1121), opening this..."

July 28, 2000 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

Virginia B. Wood urges interested readers to get involved in the local chapter of Women Chefs & Restaurateurs, gives details about the Wine & Wildflower Trail, and updates readers on local restaurant news.

"...the location and opening date of Asti, the new trattoria from the husband and wife chef team of Wm...."

April 14, 2000 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

The Rose Pistola Cookbook: 140 Italian Recipes From San Francisco's Favorite North Beach Restaurant

"...It began with the chopped salad -- a trattoria-styled bowl of greens that gets its flair from nutty..."

March 24, 2000 Food Review by Rebecca Chastenet dé Gery

Food-o-File

In this week's edition of Food-o-file, Austin Chronicle Cuisines editor Virginia B. Wood goes on a mini-rant and updates readers on local restaurant news.

"...local restaurant news: The projected opening date for Siena Trattoria Toscana (Hwy. 360 & RR 2222, 349-7667) is now..."

March 10, 2000 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

In this week's edition of Food-o-file, Austin Chronicle Cuisines editor Virginia B. Wood looks ahead to the looming local culinary possibilities in 2000.

"...are considering the business plan for Asti, an Italian trattoria concept developed by Emmett and Lisa Fox. The popular..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Second Helpings: Home Away From Home

Tasty, bite-sized restaurant listings compiled from new and previous reviews, guides, and poll results. This week's entries, compiled by Virginia B. Wood, feature local hotel restaurants.

Nov. 26, 1999 Food Column

Mama Mia's Ristorante Italiano

Chronicle food writer Rachel Feit went to Mama Mia’s looking for her Big Night, but found instead the sort of place that put the little restaurant in Big Night out of business.

"...York's Little Italy might be to their local corner trattoria...."

Oct. 15, 1999 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

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