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James Beard Award semifinalist: Grae Nonas of Olamaie
Grae Nonas eanred his second consecutive James Beard Award semifinalist nod. (Credit: Rodolfo Gonzalez AMERICAN-STATESMAN) It’s been quite a whirlwind 12 months for Grae Nonas, co-executive chef and...
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James Beard Award semifinalist: Bryce Gilmore of Barley Swine
Bryce Gilmore at the original Barley Swine on South Lamar Boulevard. (Laura Skelding AMERICAN-STATESMAN) “One year ago, we knocked on the door. This year, we beat on the door. Next year, we’re going to...
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Austin chefs nab three James Beard finalist nods
Bryce Gilmore at the original Barley Swine on South Lamar Boulevard. (Laura Skelding AMERICAN-STATESMAN) Bryce Gilmore is having another exciting year. He moved his beloved farm-to-table restaurant,...
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Food & Wine names Austin chef one of Best New Chefs in America
(Credit: Hayden Spears) Emmer & Rye chef-owner Kevin Fink has been named one of the Best New Chefs in America by influential Food & Wine magazine. Fink, who moved to Austin from Arizona, opened...
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Grae Nonas of Olamaie doesn’t win James Beard Foundation’s Rising Star Chef...
Grae Nonas, left, at Olamaie. (Ricardo B. Brazziell AMERICAN-STATESMAN) Grae Nonas has had a remarkable couple of years. Olamaie, where he is co-executive chef with Michael Fojtasek, was named the #1...
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Austin’s Bryce Gilmore denied again at James Beard Awards
Bryce Gilmore at the original Barley Swine on South Lamar Boulevard. (Laura Skelding AMERICAN-STATESMAN) Native Austinite Bryce Gilmore of Barley Swine and Odd Duck will have to wait another year for...
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Food & Wine names Launderette one of 10 Best New Restaurants in America
Laura Sawicki and Rene Ortiz of Launderette.Contributed by Launderette Executive chef Rene Ortiz’s vivacious (in flavor and in disposition) East Austin restaurant Launderette has been named one of the...
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In Texas Monthly’s top burger list, Austin falls second to San Antonio
It’s been seven years since Texas Monthly compiled its first 50 Best Burgers in Texas list, and back then, a number of us were surprised to see Austin’s tiny Counter Cafe with the No. 2 burger on the...
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Bon Appétit Magazine names Austin restaurant one of 50 best new restaurants...
The accolades keep rolling in for executive chef Kevin Fink’s Rainey Street restaurant. Emmer & Rye puts a spotlight on heritage grains, like the white Sonoran wheat used to make an excellent...
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Austin restaurant lands on Condé Nast Traveler’s list of Best Restaurants in...
Madai, Norwegian mackerel, salmon belly, and Spanish anchovy (l-r) at Uchi. (Laura Skelding AMERICAN-STATESMAN)103015 xl cover Lifestyle magazine Condé Nast Traveler released a list of the Best...
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Seven Central Texas barbecue joints make Southern Living’s list of 50 best in...
Lifestyle magazine Southern Living has released its list of the top 50 barbecue spots in America, and, despite not being in the South, Texas had a pretty good showing among the entries from the...
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Bryce Gilmore and Laura Sawicki earn James Beard semifinalist nods
Bryce Gilmore has earned a fifth semi-finalist nod from the James Beard Awards. (Ralph Barrera AMERICAN-STATESMAN) Two names very familiar with James Beard Awards voters have again earned semifinalist...
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Bryce Gilmore named finalist for James Beard Best Chef Southwest
Bryce Gilmore is exeucitve chef and owner of Barley Swine at 6555 Burnet Rd in North Austin.(Ralph Barrera /AMERICAN-STATESMAN) Barley Swine and Odd Duck chef-owner Bryce Gilmore has been named a...
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Food & Wine magazine names Austin sushi chef one of Best New Chefs in America
Chef Yoshi Okai of Otoko has been named one of the Best New Chefs in America by Food & Wine magazine. (Ricardo B. Brazziell AMERICAN-STATESMAN) Food & Wine magazine has named Otoko chef Yoshi...
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GQ names an Austin restaurant one of 10 Best New Restaurants in America
GQ correspondent and restaurant critic Brett Martin debuted his 10 Best New Restaurants in America list today, his second for the magazine, and Austin izakaya-smokehouse hybrid Kemuri Tatsu-ya made the...
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James Beard award for Best Chef Southwest eludes Bryce Gilmore again
Bryce Gilmore is exeucitve chef and owner of Barley Swine at 6555 Burnet Rd in North Austin.(Ralph Barrera /AMERICAN-STATESMAN) The James Beard award for Best Chef Southwest remained elusive for Barley...
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Food & Wine Magazine names Austin restaurant one of 10 Best New Restaurants...
The June’s charbroiled burger with grilled onions & jalapenos, American cheese, and pickles at June’s All Day (Deborah Cannon AMERICAN-STATESMAN) Food & Wine magazine was apparently smitten...
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Eater restaurant critic names Austin restaurant one of country’s 12 best new...
Eater critic Bill Addison travels the country all year looking for the best the nation’s restaurants have to offer. His annual assessment of the best new restaurants in America this year includes a...
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Bon Appetit’s list of 50 Best New Restaurants in America includes two Austin...
The hits just keep on coming for the East Austin mash-up of izakaya and smokehouse and the all-day, wine-centric cafe on South Congress Avenue. The June’s Charbroiled Burger. (DEBORAH CANNON...
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Bon Appetit names Austin restaurant #8 on list of 10 best new restaurants in...
Bon Appetit released its Hot 10 today. The list covers the 10 best new restaurants in America, and it includes a unique East Austin restaurant that has captivated critics around the country. Brisket at...
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