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March 18, 2005 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants
Food-o-File
My fondness for community cookbooks is well known, and I've just received two that I can recommend for holiday gift-giving; plus, holiday tamales!
"...from her days as proprietor of the West Austin gourmet catering shop Lilly & Company Delectables. "The Lilly" was..."
Dec. 17, 2004 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood
Hunger Isn't Funny, But ...
The comics of Stand Up Is Dead mount their first anti-hunger banquet to benefit the Capital Area Food Bank
"...With a name like Stand Up Is Dead, you gotta figure this is one coalition of comics that's anti-hack..."
Aug. 20, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Food-o-File
V.B.W. keeps an eye on the comings, goings, and goings-on
"...specializes in trademark issues to make sure he can go forward with a clean slate. When the new name..."
May 28, 2004 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood
Food-o-File
This Sweet Potato Queen is ready for her tiara, and for Jill Connor Brown's visit; plus, very good news and very sad news from the Austin food community.
"...gala at the Four Seasons a couple of weeks ago had the pleasure of running into former Austin chef..."
Nov. 28, 2003 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood
The Asian Enigma
Pinning down Peony
"...these days don't always conform to the tired old categories. A little restaurant in Northwest Hills has been quietly..."
Nov. 7, 2003 Food Feature by Rachel Feit
The Killing Fields, Kind Of
A culinary history of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre farmhouse
"...compared to an inverted fairy tale, like a backward 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears' -- and here it is..."
Oct. 31, 2003 Food Feature by MM Pack
Who's That Girl?
The Bookslut -- aka Jessa Crispin -- is getting people excited.
"...Parker quote on the bathroom wall, something obvious but invigorating nonetheless. "That's when I knew Kenan was the one,"..."
Jan. 24, 2003 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley
Northwest Neighborhood Treasures, Near and Far
Five new reviews of family-friendly ethnic cafes and east coast-style pizza parlors
"...on the bottom and ready to fold on the go...."
Nov. 15, 2002 Food Feature by Erin Mosow
TV Eye
More adventures in Idoldom.
"...Hard Rock Cafe competition (see "Idol Chatter," p.49), was going to Hollywood or the fact that Simon Cowell hugged..."
Nov. 15, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta
The Name of the Game
Raising deer, oryx, antelope, and more on central texas ranches
"...the harvesting and processing of commercial venison must be rigorously scrutinized and certified by inspectors licensed by the Texas..."
June 7, 2002 Food Feature by MM Pack
Dancing About Architecture
Noise ordinance debate blows over -- for now -- while Internet radio crisis threatens, and SIMS crisis subsides.
"...home of such an institution. Finally, a few weeks ago, a committee featuring luminaries Casey Monahan of the Governor's..."
May 10, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck
Hill Country Food and Wine Guide
"...They've also added a tea room that sells a good cup of espresso to enjoy as you shop...."
April 5, 2002 Food Feature
Food-o-File
Food editor Virginia B. Wood makes corrections on the Chronicle's recent "Barbecue Dynasties" article and updates readers on local goings-on.
"...wall and the roof. Half the chicken house is gone, though the chickens all survived. The greenhouse is destroyed,..."
Nov. 23, 2001 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood
Day Trips
At the Wiseman House in Hico, Kevin Wenzel serves up some of the finest chocolates in Texas.
"...and casual connoisseurs enjoy the unique flavors of the gourmet candy...."
Nov. 16, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Not Just Plain Vanilla
You may have noticed the neon deco sign on the roof of the Adams Extract Company's distinctively low-slung Moderne building, set back from I-35 just south of Slaughter Lane and rather dramatically surrounded by prairie grassland. What you might not know, Food writer MM Pack explains, is that, unlike Betty Crocker, there really is a Mr. Adams and he still makes the extracts from top-secret family formulas.
"...old. My father said, 'If you're old enough to go to school, you're old enough to work.' For a..."
Nov. 2, 2001 Food Feature by MM Pack
Food-o-File
If it's October in Austin, you can bet there are more gala events scheduled than any one person could possibly attend. Food editor Virginia B. Wood provides a rundown of them.
"...attend. The rained-out La Dolce Vita benefit for AMOA goes on tonight, Oct. 18 from 6-9pm, on the grounds..."
Oct. 19, 2001 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood
Dining del Lago
For years, eating out near Lake Travis was pretty strictly limited to burger joints, Tex-Mex places, fish shacks, and typical Texas roadside cafes. The update to our lakeside dining guide illustrates that all that may be steadily changing.
"...Nelson's enclave at Briarcliff. This summer, business is so good at LemonGrass they've expanded the dining space, there's plenty..."
Aug. 10, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood
Postscripts
The latest publishing deals that Texas authors have made concern murders both fictional and real.
"...Lansdale told me. "I loved Mysterious Press, they're a good press, but I felt that I needed to expand..."
July 27, 2001 Books Column by Clay Smith
Food for Thought
Ken Rubin, Culinary Scholar
"...Several years ago, when Ken Rubin went to a small working-class neighborhood..."
April 27, 2001 Food Feature by Clay Smith
Hill Country Food & Wine Guide
by Virginia B. Wood & the Cuisines staff
"...opportunity to show you and your guests a very good time..."
April 13, 2001 Food Feature
Day Trips
Houston's bibliophiliac dream: The Detering Book Gallery.
"...beauty of the printed page with a love that goes beyond just selling books. Walking through the narrow hallways..."
April 6, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Will Travel for Food
Southern Foodways Alliance Symposium, Oxford, Miss., October 2000
"...I arrived in Oxford on a gorgeous, warm October day. About an hour's drive south from..."
Feb. 23, 2001 Food Feature by MM Pack
Noshing Kosher
Lorne Oppler gives the lowdown on eating kosher in Austin.
"...century, Congregation Shearith Israel -- the Spanish and Portuguese synagogue of New York founded in 1654 -- was supervising..."
Sept. 29, 2000 Food Feature by Lorne Opler
Tears of Joy Hot Sauce Shop
"...competition winners are available to taste and to buy. "Go to the Festival and vote with an informed palate,"..."
Aug. 25, 2000 Food Feature by MM Pack
Dancing About Architecture
Ritalin Kids sign a record deal; Steve Wertheimer gets wet all over.
"...however -- no label with a decent lawyer is going to take on a band with a moniker that..."
Aug. 18, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck
Pao's Mandarin House
Lakeside Dining 2000: Many Restaurants, Not Much Water
"...and sour sauce. In the vegetable department, you can't go wrong with the slightly spicy long bean ($6.50) or..."
July 7, 2000 Food Feature by Rebecca Chastenet dé Gery
Day Trips
"...the patio overlooking the grapevines, the leisurely meals can go late into the evening. Each course is paired with..."
June 16, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Will Travel for Food
Texas Restaurants Worth Visiting on the Road This Summer
"...culinary rebirth I experienced there a couple of weekends ago came entirely unexpectedly. Admittedly, I have enjoyed some good..."
May 26, 2000 Food Feature
Liberty Pie
Liberty Pie doesn't usually meet the 30-minute deadline the pizza delivery boys do (in fact, they don't deliver at all), but that's for the better, Barbara Chisholm explains.
"...know it, and they know you'll tolerate their second-class goods. These are the restaurants that boast about the real..."
