Houston to Austin

Lee Ellis & Lance Fegen on Liberty Kitchen Oyster Bar in Clarksville and food critic fueds

By Layne Lynch

05.16.13 | 10:10 am

One of Houston's most popular oyster bars and seafood restaurants, Liberty Kitchen Oyster Bar, is opening an Austin location in early 2014. Just a stone's throw away from Larry McGuire' ...

New Dining Picks

The most anticipated restaurant openings for Austin this summer

By Jessica Dupuy

04.22.13 | 10:09 am

If there’s one thing we can say about Austin’s restaurant scene, it’s that there seems to be a new place opening its doors on an almost daily basis. But how do you know which ones ...

Chef Swap

Congress' chef de cuisine, Rebecca Meeker, tapped by Larry McGuire to lead restaurants' culinary concepts

By Caitlin M. Ryan

04.16.13 | 12:30 pm

CultureMap columnist and Congress' chef de cuisine, Rebecca Meeker, has been tapped by leading restaurateur Larry McGuire for a custom-made position that will focus on "new concepts&q ...

In the Spotlight

Food publicists set the stage for Austin's culinary rock stars

By Veronica Meewes

03.31.13 | 3:15 pm

It seems Austin’s status as the Live Music Capital is being increasingly challenged by its reputation as a food destination. Though we’re certainly not “the city that never sleeps ...

Al Fresco Dining

Get out: A look at 5 of our favorite outdoor restaurants

By Patricia Busa McConnico

03.27.13 | 9:42 am

Isn’t it charming when you walk by a restaurant, drive by a bakery or bike past a café and see diners sitting outside enjoying a meal? It somehow feels so cosmopolitan. International, ...

Clark's Oyster Bar

A West Austin neighborhood spot for fresh oysters

1200 W 6th St
Austin, TX 78703

A McGuire World

Restaurateur Larry McGuire on Jeffrey's next chapter, celebrity chefs and what's over the horizon

By Layne Lynch

01.10.13 | 10:32 am

Few local restaurateurs draw as much attention as Larry McGuire of Perla's, Lambert's Downtown Barbecue, Clark's Oyster Bar, Elizabeth Street Cafe, Fresa's Chicken Al Carbon and, no ...

Where to Eat

Top dining picks for December: Pink pigs, oysters and prix fixe dinners in the heart of campus

By Jessica Dupuy

12.03.12 | 11:40 am

This month we celebrate oysters, holiday menus and little pink pigs. The Carillon Tucked in along the south side of the University of Texas campus, the Carillon stands out as a restaurant t ...

New eats

Five fall restaurant openings: Local food scene welcomes Sway, Restaurant Jezebel, Mettle & more

By Layne Lynch

10.25.12 | 11:24 am

Over the past two years, the Austin culinary scene has experienced an awakening, and all of that new energy can't help but be attributed to the restaurants, bars and food trucks and trailers th ...

Foodie frenzy

Living La Dolce Vita: Austin’s best restaurants, wineries & mixologists to converge at Laguna Gloria for annual food celebration

By Veronica Meewes

10.08.12 | 10:12 am

This Thursday, Laguna Gloria will transform into a lakeside Italian resort for the 23rd annual La Dolce Vita Food and Wine Festival to benefit AMOA-Arthouse educational programming. Over 50 of Aust ...