Seven Spots to Get Amazing Tamales in Austin
A fan of masa but a mess in the kitchen? Leave it to the pros.
"...lot of work. Fortunately for us lazy-but-festive fans of masa, Austin has so many excellent places to pick up..."
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Jan. 26, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda
Tex-Mex Institution Reopens as an Austin Food Truck
Austin’s newest tamale mavens, Karam’s Tamale Company
"...really comes down to preference. There's the ratio of masa to filling, the filling itself (savory vs. sweet, chicken..."
Dec. 15, 2017 Food Feature by Jessi Cape
Review: Phoebe's Diner
New daytime dining hot spot hits the '04
"...It's the humane thing to do. Billed as "crispy masa cake, chorizo, egg, guacamole, pickled chiles," I was excited..."
Dec. 8, 2017 Food Feature by Jessi Cape
The Heat is On
Live Fire cook-out is this Thursday
"...and served with lime pickles, cotija cheese sauce and masa crackers made from masa harina...."
April 7, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood
Ready, Aim, Tacos!
Area restaurant dynasties provide festival food ... and artillery
"...The pork tamales will have traditional lard in the masa, but we'll use olive oil in the masa for..."
Nov. 8, 2013 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood
Mi Ranchito II Never Fails to Satisfy
Guacamole, Mexican burgers, or huge bowls of caldo, it's all good here
"...stuffed with Mexican white cheese and jalapeño chiles. The masa in their tamales is light-as-air, but rich in flavor,..."
Jan. 3, 2013 Food Post by Mick Vann
H-E-B Mi Tienda
Texas grocery chain unleashes a new concept in Austin
"...we visited. Facing the produce department is the in-store masa factory and tortilla press where packages of fresh, white-corn..."
Jan. 20, 2012 Food Review by Virginia B. Wood
Meal Times: Dec. 9-14
The W Hotel celebrates its first year ... of throwing glass at pedestrians
"...› Slow Food Austin presents a Masa Mojo class taught by Hector Gonzalez at the Natural..."
Dec. 9, 2011 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood
Blanco Valley Farms Tortilla Chips
These are not the same chips off the old block
"...answer was yes, as long as I used organic masa and fried them in high-quality coconut oil."..."
June 10, 2011 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry
Papalote Taco House
Tacos, sopes, and noms, oh my!
"...street foods such as sopes ($3) – thick fried masa cakes topped with beans, meat, cream, avocado, and lettuce..."
Jan. 14, 2011 Food Review by Rachel Feit
Honduran Food Comes to Austin
You don't have to be a Sandinista or a Contra to enjoy Honduran food in Austin
"...little potato); and encased in the lightest, most flavorful masa imaginable. Without question, this was the best tamale of..."
June 4, 2010 Food Feature by Mick Vann
Voice Dance Company
The debut of Gina Patterson's new company had everything you need in choreography
"...anguish infused their fluid, sure partnering. Later, in "Blindsided," Masa Kolar and Chris Hannon performed a very different duet..."
Jan. 15, 2010 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz
Habanero Mexican Cafe
We break the eat-but-don't-tell rule with this small and delicious eatery
"...al pastor. Habanero's version is presented clamshell-style: two light masa "buns" enclosing a layer of refried beans, lettuce, tomatoes,..."
Nov. 30, 2007 Food Review by Mick Vann
The Condemned
Steve Austin stars in this WWE-produced movie about a death row convict who is brought to a remote island to fight nine other killers to the death for a televised bout.
"...tree and do something possibly interesting. The Japanese prisoner (Masa Yamaguchi) can do a sort of cartwheel in place,..."
April 27, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman
Good to Go
Taco Bell is for suckers. This town's taquerias are for SXSWers.
"...ever since Mesoamerican women made the first batch of masa dough from ground maiz cacahuazintle (field corn), lime, and..."
March 10, 2006 Food Feature by Mick Vann
New Look, Better Great Taste!
Doña Emilia's outgrew itself on East Seventh. It's outdoing itself on Cesar Chavez.
"...beef-and-potato fillings were excellent inside the crispy fried corn masa shells. On the more unique side, the Patacones Rellenos..."
July 16, 2004 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón
The Latino Comedy Project Sells Out
In their newest sketch anthology, The LCP Sells Out, the Latino Comedy Project subjects the motivations of Latino artists and celebrities, as well as those of their media exploiters, to a jesterly scrutinizing in a fast-paced, enthusiastic, muy silly parade of skits, videos, and songs.
"...show is built from live skits, projected videos (with "Masa y Sangre" funny enough to bring tears), and not..."
May 11, 2001 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner
Favorite Finds
Restaurants You Shouldn't Miss
"...is practically the Salvadoran national dish -- a fried masa cake, stuffed with cheese, meat, or beans. Not unlike..."
March 17, 2000 Food Feature by Rachel Feit
The Cabbie Knows
In Portland, Taxi Drivers Are Tuned Into the Food Scene
"...two gordita-like boats with crispy pork cracklings in the masa, topped with epazote, salsa verde, and crumbly cotija cheese...."
May 8, 1998 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood
Eat Globally, Dine Locally
Ethnic Nights Offer Intercontinental Tastes at Home
"...stuffing -- much like a decadent empanada. Pupusas are masa pancakes filled with shredded pork or green chile and..."
Sept. 19, 1997 Food Feature by Meredith Phillips
An Allergy-Friendly Guide to Eating at South by Southwest
Keep filled up and fueled up during the festival without risking your health
"...it comes to Licha’s house-made tortillas, all prepared with masa made from either blue corn or nixtamalized white corn...."
March 8, 2024 Food Feature by Richard Whittaker
Austin’s Best Wheat-Free Joints in 2023
Top 10 gluten-free glimmers
"...(pumpkin seed puree, tomato hummus, confit tomato). Throw in masa-fried soft-shell crab, and I'm in heaven. 2) Dream Bakery..."
Dec. 15, 2023 Food Feature by Jessi Cape
The Loren Hosts the Milk Bar, Bar Peached Brings the Fall Harvest, Perry’s Goes Mexican with Verdad, 12 Days of Free Lunch Is on Its Way, and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
"...2701 Perseverance, ready to bring everything great – from masa to mezcal, they say – to the modern table..."
Nov. 21, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Radio Coffee & Beer Has Half-Priced Heatbusters, Dovetail’s Got a Brand New Brunch, Nixta Knocks Out Tasty Patio Narratives, Wax Myrtle’s Tips the Pool, Your Favorite Uncle Ben Runkle Goes Wagyu with Peeler, and More, More, More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
"...chef Rico’s family, from “Roots” to “The Future of Masa,” with a keepsake zine guiding the whole delicious narrative..."
June 28, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Beard Award-Winning Nixta Taqueria Launches Flor Xakali
The omakase casita will be a feast for the senses
"...Edgar Rico’s family, from “Roots” to “The Future of Masa,” with a keepsake zine guiding the story along with..."
June 26, 2023 Food Post by A. Richmond
The 'Future of Food' is Looking Good
An alternative-protein meal in six images
"...of crispy cauliflower & salsa macha tacos (on heirloom masa tortilla), teff kebab tacos (with cucumber pomegranate raita on..."
March 15, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music
Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival
"...résumé of versatile collaborations (including with Brit beatmaker Mura Masa, K-pop superstars Le Sserafim, and Swedish rap auteur Bladee)..."
March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff
Downtown Austin Restaurant Recommendations
Good places to eat in the middle of all the hubbub, bub
"...The queso fundido with heirloom corn tortillas made with masa nixtamalized in-house is well-loved around these parts, but don't..."
March 10, 2023 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner
Guest Chefs From Norway, Off-the-Menu From Perry’s, the Dead Rabbit From NYC, Something Something Space Lord Chophouse, the Tantalizing Possibility of Free Hamburgers for a Year, and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
"...Este is “focused on the canvas of heirloom corn masa and cooking seafood with a Mexican point of view...."
Jan. 11, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
We Have an Issue: Vote Now in the 2022-23 Austin Music Poll
Readers make the call in our annual survey of the best in Austin music
"...Masa y Más Brings Central Mexico to South Lamar: A..."
