Luv Doc: Deal Killer

As the Homeland Security poster says, “If you see something, say something.”

"...My best friend started dating a guy recently who..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Austin-Travis County EMS Saves Real Lives on First Responders Live

Why are local emer­gency medical services on Fox's popular TV show?

"...path in school, so he ended up as a waiter. “I hated doing that,” he said, and so he..."

June 19, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Ballad of Townes & Blaze

The twisted but not-so-tall tale of Van Zandt and Foley, Lonesome Dove meets Barfly

"...a $60 or $70 tip for the elderly black waiter. This went on for three days and nights until..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Sybil Rosen

Celebrate Bastille Day in Austin

Parlez-vous français?

"...for the main event of the day, a Champagne waiter’s race where participants will compete to complete the quickest..."

July 13, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

The Luv Doc: A Black Lexus

Racing to close the gates of hell

"...particularly to people in the service industry. If our waiter messes up our order or if the cleaners make..."

April 13, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

A Good Time to Be Lawrence Wright

With new book God Save Texas, The Looming Tower series on Hulu, and his play Cleo at the Alley, Lawrence Wright is the man of the moment

"...– Johnny Cash after a vigorous summertime swim. The waiter offered us Deep Woods as an alternative to changing..."

April 13, 2018 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Banicki

It Takes a Village to Eat Safely With Food Allergies

Local restaurants adapt to the growing number of Americans with food allergies

"...lagniappe in the form of allergy accommodations. "When the waiter mentioned something to do with crab, I said 'Ah,..."

Feb. 2, 2018 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

First Look: Yuyo

El Chile Group adds a new Manor Road restaurant to the roster

"...can throw caution to the wind and have the waiter blindly recommend a dish from the list of sides,..."

Nov. 20, 2017 Food Post by Jessi Devenyns

Filigree Theatre’s Betrayal

The studied, steady cast make bold choices with Pinter’s familiar script and show us a side of adultery not often considered

"...comic relief to an otherwise tense scene as a waiter just a pratfall shy of slapstick...."

Oct. 6, 2017 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

The Difficulties of Dining With Kids

Is the restaurant industry making a bad situation worse?

"...Another mom of an autistic kid says, "When the waiter scolds your ASD kid for reading a book at..."

March 3, 2017 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Luv Doc: Vice Without the Ad

Existentially speaking, it's probably best not to go apeshit with the featherduster

"...Coprophagia gets a bad rap, but I would rather..."

Jan. 6, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Top 10 Awkward Tinder Date Spots

You swiped right. Now what?

"...spoon handle the consequences? Do they obsequiously ask the waiter for a spoon? It's important to know these things..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Food Feature by Emily Beyda

Making Connections at Adult Summer Camp

Because we all need a little more goofiness in our lives

"...and a few hundred limes (cut crudely with a waiter's knife) and you have a classic daiquiri. Down two..."

July 29, 2016 Arts Feature by Brandon Watson

Zach Theatre's One Man, Two Guvnors

In every respect, this production of Richard Bean's updated farce artfully crafts an environment of laughter

"...Minor pulls it off as Alfie, a doddering old waiter and World War I veteran whose physical comedy must..."

June 17, 2016 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Star Turns

The nominees for the 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Frank, UT Department of Theatre and Dance The Dumb Waiter, Capital T Theatre Mr. Burns, a post-electric play, Mary..."

May 9, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Gina Chavez Tour Diary: Aventura en Venezuela

Third installment stretches from Rancho Texas to the Andes

"...eatery – Restaurant Oscar y Teresita – where our waiter, Oscar Jr., nearly wept when we left him the..."

April 15, 2016 Music Post by Gina Chavez

L. Shapley Bassen's "Portrait of a Giant Squid"

First Place winner

"...They both drank. Their waiter served dinner and brought another bottle of wine. "I..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Arts Feature by l. Shapley Bassen

Madeleine De Pree's "Glass Lemon"

Third Place winner

"...spread out. Then she narrowed her eyes at the waiter, who was eavesdropping, and said could we please have..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Arts Feature by Madeleine De Pree

Top 10 Theatre Performances of 2015

The Austin stage actors who gave the most impressive performances in 2015 just made it look so damned easy

"...Jason Phelps as Ben and Gus in The Dumb Waiter (Capital T Theatre) Perfect combo of script, actors, and..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Shanon Weaver

A New Hope

Stroke survivor Robert Reyes gets another lease on life

"...Back in 2001, Robert was a waiter at Matt's El Rancho when he went to the..."

Nov. 27, 2015 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Saffron

Saffron brings Nepalese food to Austin

"...delicious and as my 6- year-old daughter told the waiter, "I could eat a whole plate of these things."..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

In for the Long Haul

Scott Frank speaks about how to sustain a career in screenwriting

"...Screenwriting is a fickle business (just ask your waiter/bartender/aspiring actress friend), but Frank's facility for adapting great reads..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

All About That Banchan

Singing the praises of Austin's unsung Korean cuisine

"...the unassuming Korean BBQ joint behind Highland Mall. The waiter took our order – beef bulgogi and sam gyeob..."

Jan. 30, 2015 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

DVDanger: NSFW

The return of Eurosex with 'Nymphomaniac' and 'Under the Skin'

"...we presume it's a restaurant, since there's a creepy waiter wandering around. It could be a gallery filled with..."

July 19, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gabriel Luna for the Gooooooaaaaaal!

Soccer and Spy games collide in El Rey's 'Matador'

"...Robert, who's reading it off his laptop, and the waiter's coming in. It's really loose and relaxed, and that's..."

July 18, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Dining Beyond the Chains

Good food moves to the 'burbs

"...a busy lunch, we only spied one harried, inefficient waiter; this particular operational decision stretches the definition of "lunch..."

July 18, 2014 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Jimmy Scott: Always All the Way

The legendary jazz singer died last week at 88

"...a shipping clerk at a Cleveland hotel , a waiter and then a ward captain in the Democratic Party...."

June 19, 2014 Music Post by Bill Bentley

DVDanger: 'Frightmare', 'The Flesh and Blood Show'

Redemption resurrects the legacy of terror maestro Pete Walker

"...later became a household name as Manuel, the inept waiter in Faulty Towers...."

March 23, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Thursday Picks & Sleepers

S.H.I.T. – So Happy It's Thursday blurbs

"...form help spread the love butter. Michael Toland Dumb Waiter..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Burger Town

How do our hometown patties match up against the influx of trendy national chains?

"...Fork (two Austin locations, www.roaringfork.com) and tell your polished waiter that you want the Big Ass burger for lunch...."

March 7, 2014 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

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