Food

Lamba Royal Indian Food

Bite into just about any dish from Lamba’s Royal Indian Food and prepare yourself—this exquisite Indian cuisine will bite right back. Think of it more like a love nibble that will warm ...

On a Monday afternoon, five students from Mexico, Chile and South Korea gather at the University United Methodist Church (UUMC) on the UT campus, eager for their English lesson to begin. But this is ...

Beyond Schnitzel

By Shannon OelrichPhotography by Jody Horton and Chef Kee Here in Central Texas, German food often appears as heavy fare served at a biergarten or wurstfest. Bold brats, piquant kraut, hearty ...

El Naranjo

Photography by Anna Kooris Nestled in an unassuming spot just a few blocks south of the rowdy punk rock clubs that line Red River Street, the guacamole-green El Naranjo trailer offers up something ...

Limerick-Frazier House

Story and Photography By Toni Tipton-Martin It’s 2:30 a.m. on Friday, January 14, 1995, and Edna Lewis can’t sleep. Although she’s exhausted and weak from radiation, she’s ...

The French Connection

By Jardine LibairePhotography by Andy Sams Some say that Austin’s smoky blue sunlight, red rocks and wild rosemary make it a dead ringer for the South of France. To our robust, local Gallic ...

French Bread for Dinner

When Judy Willcott opened the doors at Texas French Bread Bakery (TFB) in 1981, Austinites lined up around the block on Saturday mornings for hot ham and cheese croissants and petit pains au ...

East Meets West...Mary

Chef and cooking instructor Jam Sanitchat tends not to over-extol the virtues of her native Thai cuisine. “I’m from Thailand, so what else would I think?” she says. “But, ...

Frontage to India

The Whip In convenience store—long known for its vast beer and wine selection and commitment to local foods—recently added another non-7-11 amenity: down-home cooking. “If by down-home, you ...

Tradition

The St. Elias Mediterranean Festival, Austin’s oldest food-based celebration, turns 75 this fall—young compared to the families who organized it. “Austin had a large concentration of Lebanese ...