Recent Entries in Food
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Food: StarChefs Rising Stars Revue Coming To Driskill on 2/21
February isn't traditionally a big month for Austin's food scene, but Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert aren't the only thing going this month for Austin's food nerds. In January, the culinary website StarChefs.com announced that their regional "Rising Star Awards" would be making a debut appearance in Austin in 2012 - each year, the site selects four metro areas and interviews and reviews a multitude of restaurants and chefs before making their top picks.
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Food (And Charity): Chef's Table Austin Auctions Fine Dining For African Relief Efforts
Austin-based charity Water To Thrive raises funds to build water wells in rural Africa. In their five-year existence, they have funded over 230 water projects providing water to 100,000 people. To promote the organization and to raise funds, the group is launching "Chef's Table Austin." The project is a two week auction of large multi-course meals at some of Austin's finest restaurants. While an invite-only event at The Austonian will kick off the bidding tonight, they're not leaving out the rest of the city - foodies can head to ChefsTableAustin.org to bid on one of the many dinners available.
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Celebrate Valentine's Day at Hotel Saint Cecilia
This one will sell out fast, folks. If you and your honey love beautiful places, incredible food and wine, and romantic music as the backdrop to your evening, you're in luck: Hotel Saint Cecilia is planning a very special Valentine's Day event, and you're invited.
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Food: Free Antonelli's Cheese Plates This Week
In honor of Antonelli’s Cheese Shop’s second anniversary, various restaurants throughout Austin will be offering free cheese plates all week at the dates and times listed below. To prepare for this cheese extravaganza, we checked in with Kendall from Antonelli's to learn more about how to pair cheeses with wine or beer.
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Drink: Alamo Drafthouse Launches Movie-Inspired Wine Line
After conquering its quest to deliver the ultimate full service movie going experience, Alamo Drafthouse is venturing into unchartered territory with a recently announced signature line of wines.
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Drinks: Sam Adams Crowdsourced Beer to Debut at SXSW
For those of us who always wanted to customize a beer and lacked motivation to brew our own, Sam Adams has a unique solution. The brewery teamed with social media enthusiast Guy Kawasaki to release a Facebook app that allows fans to crowdsource a new beer.
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Food: Red House Shuttered; Hopdoddy Owners To Take Over Location
Red House, the Manor road pizzeria, has closed for what they are calling a "brief break" following the sale of the property they were leasing.
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Beef Prices On The Rise, Waistlines And Wallets Expected To Shrink
Because of the lack of rain, grazing lands for cattle have dried up and the cost of feed has skyrocketed necessitating the sale of over 600,000 cows. With fewer cows in Texas today, that means fewer calves tomorrow. According to the Agrilife Extension, there was a 12% decline in beef cattle nationally with next year's decline being forecast at 4%.
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Interview: Chef David Bull On Year One At Congress + Second (Part Two)
2011 was a banner year for David Bull and his Congress Austin concept. Less than three months after opening, the restaurant vaulted from hot newcomer to king of the mountain status after receiving the Austin American-Stateman's first five-star review in several years. The crowds arrived, and more praise followed. Texas Monthly named it the "best place to eat right now." Celebrities like Jimmy Kimmel, Rachael Ray, and Billy Gibbons were spotted catching late-night meals. The New York Times and Wine Spectator both suggested that tourists make it a point to stop by. And so it went. Aside from a few benefit dinners and food festival events, Chef Bull and his ace team mostly spent the year with their noses to the grindstone, tweaking the Congress, Second, and Bar Congress menus and working to meet the huge number of covers that came in.
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Food + Drink: H-E-B Opens "Mi Tienda" Concept Grocery in North Austin
When H-E-B set out to renovate their North Lamar Boulevard and Rundberg Lane store, they assessed the demographics of the area and decided it was the perfect spot to bring their Hispanic-influenced Mi Tienda concept (“my store” in Spanish) to Austin.
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Food + Drink: Hillside Farmacy to Open on East 11th this March
East Side Show Room Chef and Owner Sonya Cote’s hotly anticipated new specialty grocery and eatery Hillside Farmacy is expected to open its doors just in time for the annual invasion.
For Cote, the farm to table movement is not just the latest culinary craze; it’s at the very core of her as a chef.
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Interview: Chef David Bull On Year One At Congress + Second (Part One)
2011 was a banner year for David Bull and his Congress Austin concept. Less than three months after opening, the restaurant vaulted from hot newcomer to king of the mountain status after receiving the Austin American-Stateman's first five-star review in several years. The crowds arrived, and more praise followed. Texas Monthly named it the "best place to eat right now." Celebrities like Jimmy Kimmel, Rachael Ray, and Billy Gibbons were spotted catching late-night meals. The New York Times and Wine Spectator both suggested that tourists make it a point to stop by. And so it went. Aside from a few benefit dinners and food festival events, Chef Bull and his ace team mostly spent the year with their noses to the grindstone, tweaking the Congress, Second, and Bar Congress menus and working to meet the huge number of covers that came in.
Earlier this month, we called Chef Bull during a rare week off to ask for his thoughts on the launch of Congress, the state of Austin dining, and what the restaurants have in store for us in 2012.
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Food + Drink: Austin's First Kosher Food Trailer Now Open
Moses Falafel - Austin’s first kosher food trailer - is now open off Far West Boulevard in the parking lot of the Dell Jewish Community Center. They serve Israeli-style falafel that is both gluten free and vegan.
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Food: Keeping Austin's Desserts Weird
Magnolia Bakery cupcakes. Pinkberry frozen yogurt. Ladurée macarons. These icons contributed to sweets crazes across the country, leaving fad-loving dessert fans wondering, “What’s the next cupcake?” Curious about local dessert trends, we spoke with Caitlin Close of Coolhaus, Victoria Davies of La Boite Cafe, Angi Jiles of Blue Note Bakery, and Olivia O'Neal of Sugar Mama’s Bakeshop to learn more about where Austin treats are headed going forward.
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Austin Food + Wine Festival Tickets on Sale Today
Cancel those lunch plans: tickets for the first annual Austin Food & Wine Festival go on sale Tuesday, January 24 at 12:00 PM sharp.
