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Stomp grapes and pair wines at Central Texas wineries, meet a local Food Network star, and more tasty outings

"...• Messina Hof Winery & Resort (4545 Old Reliance Rd., Bryan, www.messinahof.com) continues..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Day Trips

The Mozzarella Co. in Dallas has a dizzying assortment of handmade, fresh cheeses

"...the States, she found she could purchase good Italian wines, pastas, and herbs, but she couldn't get locally made..."

Feb. 26, 2010 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

Scott Simon of the Texas Cheese House makes specialty cheeses using all natural ingredients

"...Simon also hosts wine-and-cheese parties pairing Texas-made products. Occasionally, groups of chefs will..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Event Menu

Feb. 22-29

"...the restaurant for more info on menu specials, monthly wine tastings, Italian language classes with Tina Polo, and announcements..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

The Staff of Life

"...elongated hearth bread, yeasty and crusty. "It's great for pairing with wine and cheese," Sanden observes, so it can..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

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Feb. 9-15

"...to their annual Valentine's Dessert Extravaganza during the two-weekend Wine Lover's Trail, where $10 gets you samples of six..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

The Cheese Library

Virginia B. Wood checks out the cheese library.

"...a chapter on buying, storing, and serving cheese, and cheese-pairing principles, plus suggested cheese plates suitable for breakfast, lunch,..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

To Ancient Troy (By Way of Denver)

Ancient Greece and modern Denver may seem an incongruous pairing, but in the new Greek epic Tantalus, produced by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, they prove a striking fit, creating a work that's heroic.

"...Denver. The two locales are so incongruous that their pairing seems more like the opening of a joke ("So..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Toying With Tradition

Lots has changed of late at the Empanada Parlour, Rebecca Chastenet de Géry writes, but the restaurant's festive little pockets stuffed with spirited meat, vegetable, and fruit blends are as delicious as ever, and continue to enjoy a dedicated local following.

"...right-on in terms of both food and service. For wine lovers, the restaurant's selection is limited, but there are..."

June 16, 2000 Food Feature by Rebecca Chastenet dé Gery

Zoot Suits

In a time when upscale restaurants most often crop up in high-traffic areas or clamoring urban districts, Zoot, a nine-year-old stalwart of the Austin scene, thrives on a sense of quiet seclusion and implied formality.

"...salad. The aioli adds a creamy richness to the pairing while giving the salty oysters center stage...."

June 9, 2000 Food Feature by Pableaux Johnson

Will Travel for Food

Texas Restaurants Worth Visiting on the Road This Summer

"...one, it raised our eyebrows. The result of the pairing is spectacular: a perfectly moist, thick fillet of roasted..."

May 26, 2000 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

The Gefilte Variations: 200 Inspired Re-creations of Classics From the Jewish Kitchen With Menus, Stories, and Traditions for the Holidays and Year-Round

"...think of as Jewish, and all are kosher." Her pairing of mostly Mediterranean flavors is right on: Apricot Blintzes..."

May 5, 2000 Food Review by Ronna Welsh

No Law & Order

"...bunch of Dutch guys could play such down-and-dirty grubby-gutbucket drinkin'-cheap-wine-under-a-bridge woman-done-left-me dog-done-died blues? Amsterdam's Drippin' Honey does just that,..."

March 12, 1999 Music Feature

Live Shots

"...the baby-to-babushka audience with delectable Ethiopian spicy lentils, Greek wine, and mouth-watering baklava. Demand for the home-made dishes was..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Music Feature

The Summer Revival Spirit

Can I Get a Witness?

"...childhood are poisoning the neighborhood's less fortunate with elderberry wine, Frank Capra's 1944 black (and white) comedy is nevertheless..."

June 12, 1998 Screens Feature

Food-O-File

"...Jeffrey's executive chef David Garrido will teach a class pairing original dishes with wines from Fall Creek Vineyards. To..."

June 21, 1996 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...for Dr. Askey, SallyÕs own unrequited love. ChekhovÕs play intertwines the complexities of familial relationships with the trials of..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...in its shadow. It more than just the resonant re-pairings of De Niro and Pesci and novelist/co-scriptwriter Nicholas Pileggi..."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature

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