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Trial Begins in Heroin-Trafficking Case
Was Jovita's a hub for drug dealing?
"...extensive heroin-trafficking enterprise operating for years out of Jovita's Tex-Mex restaurant in South Austin. Defense attorneys counter that the..."

Feb. 11, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Food-O-File
Austin's DIY spirit invigorates the LongHouse Food Revival
"...treated to Twisted X brews (and a fizzy homemade Tex-Mex cola, thank you!); margaritas from Paula's Texas Orange and..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Behind the Crown
"...In 1976, author and then-Texas Monthly writer Joe Nick Patoski heckled an act onstage..."

Jan. 25, 2013 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Nacho Daddy
What do Michael Jackson and Manu Chao have in common? Joe King Carrasco.
"...a writer who shared the opener's interest in obscure Texas music. Thus began a beautiful manager-performer friendship that continues..."

Jan. 25, 2013 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Food-o-File
What's cooking in the Food Lab? Creation, innovation, and the entrepreneurial spirit.
"...the business of telling food stories associated with the Tex-Mex diaspora, with food writer Elissa Altman, New York Times..."

Jan. 25, 2013 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Headlines
"...broke Wednesday morning that Amado Pardo, patriarch of Jovita's Tex-Mex restaurant and music venue, had died, less than a..."

Jan. 25, 2013 News Feature

Amado Pardo, Patriarch of Jovita's, Dead at 64
He would have faced federal drug charges in a February trial
"...organization, Amado "Mayo" Pardo – the patriarch of Jovita's Tex-Mex restaurant and music venue – has died from complications..."

Jan. 23, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Hill's Cafe Review
South Austin mainstay offers good food, good value
"...found is an enormous restaurant with an appealingly-updated, classic Texas roadhouse menu, serving food that is well-prepared and reasonably..."

Jan. 18, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Top 10 Criminal Justice Stories
Death and drugs dominated the year for Austin police
"...5) Death Takes a HOliday The Texas death machine has taken a break for the holidays,..."

Jan. 4, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Food-o-File
A roundup of this weeks food news
"...the Uncle Billy's Brew & Que outlet at Oasis, Texas, closed after Thanks­giving, and it's unclear whether or not..."

Dec. 21, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-O-File
This week's food news
"...own a successful chain of Jorge's restaurants in West Texas, and she bought the restaurant at 2203 Hancock Drive..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Playback: Pachuco Hop
Hanging with Joe King Carrasco in Puerto Vallarta
"...of Aztec Mardi Gras parade celebrating the apparition of Mexico's honored Virgin of Guadalupe. We're late and our guide's..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Holiday Tamales From Santa Rita Tex-Mex Cantina
Two varieties of tamales are ready to order
"...Both locations of Santa Rita Tex-Mex Cantina (1206 W. 38th; 419-7482 and 5900 Slaughter #550;..."

Dec. 11, 2012 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File
Topsy-turvy South Austin restaurant scene
"...out the action at the new La Barbecue "Cuisine Texicana" (1502 S. First), I gathered some intel about the..."

Nov. 23, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Verts: Berlin-Inspired Success Story Grows Beyond Campus
Austin's putting the bap in döner kebap (shoo bap).
"...Heyne offered a brilliant analogy: "It's like Tex-Mex - food that originated in Mexico but has been..."

Oct. 18, 2012 Food Post by Kenny Pailes

Pelón's Restaurant & 508 Bar
Tasty new eats in the central city for hungry ACL fans
"...won't be familiar to frequent Austin visitors, this new Mexican eatery occupies one of Austin's oldest restaurant spaces: the..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Wine of the Week
Vintner Randall Grahm turns his eye to Texas grapes
"...might be interested in," he said. "I'm coming to Texas to try to find some historic rootstocks. It might..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Food Column by Wes Marshall

Stuffed Cajun Meat Market
Stuffed Meat Market serves up traditional Acadian dishes that don't skimp on flavor (or size)
"...Here in Central Texas where barbecue, Tex-Mex, and Tex-Czech cuisine are food ambassadors,..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Foraging Near Zilker
"...colored lights, and a velvet Elvis, this is Austin-style Tex-Mex at its tacky, funky best. It's almost always busy,..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Food Feature

22nd Annual 'Austin Chronicle' Hot Sauce Festival Winners
Congratulations to all our hot sauce contenders
"...some new winners, as well, with both El Nuevo Mexico and Buenos Aires Cafe garnering third place finishes for..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

22nd Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Contest Winners
The people and critics have chosen the best of the fest
"...Sazón 2nd Place: Las Lomas 3rd Place: El Nuevo Mexico Honorable Mention: Chuco's Mexican Restaurant Green Sauce 1st Place:..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Food Feature

Food Events
It's North by Northwest's lucky 13th, J Black's 5th, and back to school benefit time
"...Tour de Vin The Wine & Food Foundation of Texas presents a globe-trotting culinary showcase with dishes from top..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Celebrity Judges
This year's distinguished panel of judges includes …
"...Cafe in Dallas. Garrido is the co-author of Nuevo Tex-Mex: Festive New Recipes From Just North of the Border..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Food Feature by Robb Walsh

Joe King Carrasco y Los Crowns Originales
"...to Joe King Carrasco. Austin's New Wave piñata – Tex-Mex garage rocker, pre-dance hall – regroups his core posse..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Hacienda
"...Having nailed its Tex-Mex spin on garage rock & soul with 2010's Big..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Playback: The Legendary White Swan
The Legendary White Swan doesn't bite
"...Daniels & Ralph White. Deep Ellum to Doug Sahm: Texas Music Road Trip..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Food-o-File
'Top Chef' champion Paul Qui is on the move
"...activity since he emerged victorious from Bravo's Top Chef: Texas competition and also garnered a James Beard Award as..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Jovita's Defendant Not a Dealer, Lawyer Says
Tatiana Huang came to Austin to attend UT
"...heroin trafficking investigation that included the arrest of Jovita's Tex-Mex restaurant patriarch Amado Pardo, who the government claims was..."

July 13, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Pardo Denied Bond
Amado and brother will remain in jail
"...off the drug, Pardo, 64, the face of Jovita's Tex-Mex restaurant and music venue, allegedly told them simply that..."

July 10, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Hummus, You So Sexy
Baby Zach's takes a Texan approach to a historical appetizer
"...more than just a dip. It's a fun, versatile 'Tex-Med' condiment that can mixed and molded into a variety..."

July 6, 2012 Food Post by Meghan Ruth Speakerman

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