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Esquire names Paul Qui “Chef of the Year”
Esquire magazine named Paul Qui the Chef of the Year at its Food and Drink Awards event Tuesday night in New York City. The magazine also named its best new restaurants in America, a list topped by The...
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Two Austin restaurants make Yelp’s Top 100
More kudos for Franklin Barbecue. (Credit: Laura Skelding AMERICAN-STATESMAN) Two Austin restaurants have landed on user-generated-review website Yelp’s Top 100 places to eat in the U.S. for 2015....
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Two Austin restaurants land on GQ’s 25 best new restaurants list
Alan Richman, the longtime restaurant critic for GQ magazine, named his top 25 new restaurants in the country today, and Austin’s Dai Due and St. Philip Bakeshop made the list. Dai Due charcuterie....
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Food & Wine names LaV’s Vilma Mazaite a Sommelier of the Year
Vilma Mazaite arrived in Austin from the Little Nell in Aspen, Colorado. (Credit: Buff Strickland) LaV’s Vilma Mazaite has been named a Sommelier of the Year by Food & Wine. The director of wine at...
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Franklin and Gilmore named James Beard Award finalists
Aaron Franklin working the pits at Franklin Barbecue. (Laura Skelding AMERICAN-STATESMAN) Austin chefs Aaron Franklin (Franklin Barbecue) and Bryce Gilmore (Barley Swine) have been named finalists for...
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Olamaie chefs earn Best New Chefs 2015 honor from ‘Food & Wine’ magazine
Co-executive chefs Michael Fojtasek, left and Grae Nonas Olamaiea modern Southern food restaurant 1610 San Antonio St. (Ricardo B. Brazziell AMERICAN-STATESMAN) Olamaie chefs Michael Fojtasek and Grae...
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Austin chefs nominated for “Food & Wine” People’s Best New Chef
“Food & Wine” Magazine recently announced the 10 nominees for Best New Chef in America. That list includes Grae Nonas and Michael Fojtasek of Olamaie. Wednesday the influential magazine announced...
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Aaron Franklin wins James Beard Award for Best Chef: Southwest
Aaron Franklin accepting his award for Best Chef: Southwest at the James Beard Awards in Chicago. (Credit: Sarah Abell BALTZ CO.) Franklin Barbecue owner Aaron Franklin won Best Chef: Southwest honors...
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Austin chefs on cover of July’s Food & Wine magazine
We’re excited to reveal our July cover featuring the 2015 #FWBNC class! pic.twitter.com/ODS9SEAKbW — Food & Wine magazine (@foodandwine) June 15, 2015 Olamaie chefs Michael Fojtasek and Grae Nonas...
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LaV earns praise from Wine Spectator, Wine Enthusiast, New York Times, and...
Vilma Mazaite, wine director of La V. (Credit: Buff Strickland) East Austin Provencal restaurant LaV has been garnering a lot of national attention this summer. In it August cover story, Wine...
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Eater’s list of 21 Best New Restaurants in America includes one Austin gem
Co-executive chefs Michael Fojtasek, left and Grae Nonas Olamaiea modern Southern food restaurant 1610 San Antonio St, Austin, TX 78701 (RICARDO B. BRAZZIELL / AMERICAN- STATESMAN) Eater’s tireless...
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Food Network names an Austin taco one of the five best in America
Maritza Vazquez shows off the migas taco from Veracruz All-Natural at 1704 E. Cesar Chavez St. (RALPH BARRERA AMERICAN-STATESMAN. Yahoo has compiled a list of the Food Network’s Top Five Tacos in...
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Bon Appétit names two Austin restaurants finalists for America’s Best New...
Dai Due chef-owner Jesse Griffiths. (Credit: Ralph Barrera AMERICAN-STATESMAN) Each year Bon Appétit magazine names its list of Top 10 Best New Restaurants in America. That process starts with the...
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Seven Austin restaurants make OpenTable’s list of 100 Best Restaurants for...
Candied pork belly at Salty Sow. (Laura Skelding AMERICAN-STATESMAN) Online reservation website OpenTable has compiled a list of 100 Best Restaurants for Foodies, and seven Austin restaurants made the...
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Southern Living names Austin restaurant one of South’s 30 best
Crab toast with fennel aioli, avocado, radish top-mint vinaigrette on semolina bread at Launderette Cafe in East Austin on Tuesday, May 26, 2015. Lukas Keapproth/AMERICAN-STATESMAN There’s some debate...
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Best veggie burger in Austin
Bouldin Creek (wisely) keeps its veggie burger recipe a close secret. My Best Hamburgers in Austin list comes out Thursday online and Friday in print. But, as a sneak peek, I’m gonna let you in on a...
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James Beard Foundation names a Texas joint’s ‘oven brisket’ one of year’s...
Wayne Mueller of Louie Mueller Barbecue. (Credit: Andy Sharp FOR THE AMERICAN-STATESMAN) The editors at the illustrious James Beard Foundation eat a lot of great food each year. A lot. The Foundation...
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Austin chefs and restaurants nab five James Beard semifinal noms
Chefs Rene Ortiz and Laura Sawicki of Launderette. (Credit: Laura Carroll) Chef Rene Ortiz’s spirited and nostalgic East Austin restaurant Launderette has been named a semifinalist for Best New...
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James Beard Award semifinalists: Launderette and executive pastry chef Laura...
Chefs Rene Ortiz and Laura Sawicki of Launderette. (Credit: Laura Carroll) “The Houston-born chef who helped open wildly popular La Condesa and Sway following an early career in New York and London has...
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James Beard Award semifinalist: Tyson Cole of Uchi
In 2011, Tyson Cole became the first Austin chef to win a James Beard Award. He tied with Saipin Chutima of Las Vegas Lotus of Siam. Photo by WILL RAGOZZINO. One of the major factors in Austin’s...
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