Month: September 2016

Austin chef to appear on ‘Chopped’

3:29 pm Sep. 21, 2016

Vox Table’s executive pastry chef Annabelle Turner is about to put her quick-thinking and cooking skills to the test. The chef will appear as a contestant on the Food Network’s “Chopped” on October …

Olivia on South Lamar to close in October

1:43 pm Sep. 21, 2016

Longtime Austin executive chef James Holmes will close Olivia on October 9. The fine dining restaurant opened in 2008 and was a member of that second wave of farm-to-table restaurants that opened last decade. …

Austin restaurant lands on Condé Nast Traveler’s list of Best Restaurants in the Country

3:45 pm Sep. 20, 2016

Lifestyle magazine Condé Nast Traveler released a list of the Best Restaurants in America, as compiled by its editorial staff. Tyson Cole’s Uchi, which opened on South Lamar Boulevard in 2003, was the …

Tickets for collaborative Make. Eat. Drink. dinner go on sale Wednesday

3:29 pm Sep. 20, 2016

Make. Eat. Drink., a collaboration of chefs and the artists who design and craft dishes found at some of the best restaurants in the country, takes place November 1 at the Hotel St. Cecilia. …

Chef Grae Nonas, formerly of Olamaie, headed to Minneapolis

5:52 pm Sep. 18, 2016

Grae Nonas announced last month that he was leaving the Southern fine dining restaurant Olamaie, where he had served as co-executive chef since the restaurant opened. Turns out he is going pretty far. …

Magnolia Cafe on South Congress temporarily closed for renovations

2:58 pm Sep. 13, 2016

If you’ve driven by the iconic Magnolia Cafe on South Congress Avenue this week and seen the tents and kitchen equipment lining the parking lot, don’t worry, the building didn’t suffer any damage, it’s not …

Snack Bar announces it will close at the end of October

2:42 pm Sep. 13, 2016

South Congress Avenue is losing a familiar face, as changes come to the iconic stretch south of Lady Bird Lake. Snack Bar announced today that it will close on October 30, which will also …

Feast Under the Stars to take place at Zilker night before second ACL Fest weekend

9:20 am Sep. 13, 2016

A collection of big-name chefs from around Texas and two Los Angeles heavy hitters will team with C3 Presents to throw Feast Under the Stars at Zilker Park on Thursday, October 6, the night before …

Burro Cheese Kitchen takes legal action against Vox Table and El Burro

2:31 pm Sep. 9, 2016

A popular Austin donkey is kicking back against a stubborn newcomer.

Burro Cheese Kitchen I LLC, which owns the popular Burro Cheese Kitchen food trailers on South Congress Avenue and Rainey Street, has filed …

Texas Monthly BBQ Fest tickets go on sale Thursday

3:57 pm Sep. 7, 2016

One of the best food festivals of the year (for people who eat meat, especially) is the Texas Monthly BBQ Fest. The meat-lovers nirvana fortunately takes place on October 30 this year at the …