Austinites are a lucky breed, it’s true: Culinarians, especially, can eat like royalty in the capital city. This spring, they got even luckier when a new delivery grocer started business.
Texas Locavore is late to tell you about this. Why? One of the owners of the new company, Farmhouse Delivery, is my friend Elizabeth Winslow. Covering [...]
A grape that’s totally different from the Merlots and Chardonnays you know, Black Spanish thrives in Texas. But does it make good wine? That’s a matter of personal choice. I enjoy the table wines and port Franklin Houser makes from it at his Dry Comal Creek winery. Get the scoop straight from Houser in this [...]
I *promise* I wasn’t stalking them. (My husband was driving.) This truckload of watermelons, spotted on I-35 N last week, were apparently headed north up out of the Valley. I wonder where they ended up?
Melons from the Valley are ripe - and extra flavorful this year, since there hasn’t been much rain. At the H.E.B. in Austin’s Hancock center, “personal” sized watermelons from Little Bear (Edinburg) are $3.99 each. Honeydew labled “Go Texan” are an even bigger bargain, at only $2.99. Get ‘em while they’re sweet and juicy!
UPDATE: Whole [...]
It’s true: Tempranillo grapes are yielding some of the best Texas wines these days. The wise Jim Johnson of Alamosa Wine Cellars in Bend gives the full scoop in this new video put out by the state’s Go Texan Wine program.
You know you want them. But are you afraid you can’t have them? Central Texas had a late, killing freeze this spring that took out much of the 2009 peach and nectarine crop. All is not lost, though; you’ll just have to look a little harder than usual to find local peaches this year. Check [...]
The Austin Chronicle’s Mick Vann proffered a great primer on pork last week. My favorite part of the package? This handy list of Austin restaurants that cure their own. (Also very helpful is this list of local pork producers, and where to find their goods.) A dozen different eateries around town are curing cuts of [...]
Jesse and Tamara have announced the schedule for April’s Dai Due suppers. To get full detail, visit their website. And don’t dally. With only three exquisite, unparalleled offerings for the month, first-come, first-served is an urgent proposition.
Seafood Supper Club at Johnson’s Backyard Garden, Sunday April 5th, 3pm
…amazing produce and super fresh Gulf seafood from our [...]
Mark your calendar and start the countdown: Austin’s first Funky Chicken Coop Tour happens on April 11. Raising chickens is a hot trend this season, in case you didn’t notice. If you want to get in on the bird action (like me), you won’t want to miss this opportunity to see where Austin’s chickens lay [...]
The Sustainable Food Center’s annual Farm to Plate fundraiser happens again this year on May 7. Today’s 40-degree gray makes May seem far away, but it’s going to sneak up fast. More importantly, early-bird ticket sales end today. Individual tickets are $75, and tables that seat eight people are $700. But prices go up starting [...]