Austin Gets Chopped

Citywide 86’d finale features the next generation of Austin chefs for a culinary challenge

By Jessica Dupuy

05.24.13 | 12:40 pm

Most food fans have followed, or have at least heard of, popular Food Network competition show Chopped. The contest is divided into three stages: appetizer, entrée and dessert. In each round ...

Sweet Talk

Meet the Tastemakers: Austin's top pastry chefs on childhood desserts & current inspiration

By Layne Lynch

04.03.13 | 1:34 pm

The 2013 CultureMap Tastemaker Awards are around the corner, and to gear up for the ceremony we decided to speak with a few of the honorees. The nominees for best pastry chef — Jessica M ...

Dining Picks

Where to eat in February: Ramen and burgers that never fail, plus a side of experimentation

By Jessica Dupuy

02.04.13 | 5:11 pm

Before festival season arrives, we take a moment in February to catch our breath at a few establishments that have set the bar high in terms of standards, as well as expand palettes — and min ...

Indie Food Fest

Foreign & Domestic hosts first ever Indie Chefs Week spotlighting the next generation of great chefs

By Jessica Dupuy

01.04.13 | 11:15 am

The holiday season has come and gone, and New Year’s Eve is but a faint glimmer of fireworks and champagne. Now it’s time to set your appetite on Austin’s inaugural Indie Chefs We ...

Last Supper

Final feast of 2012: Where to eat out on New Year's Eve

By Layne Lynch

12.28.12 | 11:39 am

New Year's Eve is only a few days away, and if you haven't already, it's time you made dinner plans for the glitzy, glamorous occasion. Many individuals seize the night as an opportunit ...

2013 Eats

Austin chefs and restaurateurs on what's to come in 2013, and what needs to stay in 2012

By Layne Lynch

12.07.12 | 9:30 am

2012's end is near, and with a New Year come new and exciting changes in the food world. Indeed, we've already seen a glimpse of what's to come in 2013 with restaurants like Sway and Ea ...

Sapphire Room Supper Club

Parkside

11.16.12 - 11.18.12

Enter a world of intimate and sophisticated dining with the five-star New American cuisine of Chef Shawn Cirkiel at his signature Parkside, noted by Bon Appetit Magazine as one of the “Hot 10

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 ...

Well-Fed Nation

Chef David Bull brings together top culinary talent to benefit a nation of hungry children at The Block Party for No Kid Hungry

By Layne Lynch

09.23.12 | 9:45 am

Almost two years ago, Chef David Bull and his talented culinary team opened the doors of Congress, Second Bar + Kitchen and Bar Congress to the city of Austin. In a short amount of time, t ...

A Little Help from My Friends

Austin's food community rallies for Pay It Forward fundraiser with Daniel Curtis

By Michael Graupmann

08.06.12 | 2:25 pm

On Memorial Day of last year, Austinite Daniel Curtis slipped while diving into his backyard pool, shattering his sixth cervical vertebrae and rendering him a quadriplegic. His lifelong plans of wo ...