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Foreign DVD Releases for Week of May 17th

Whether you're looking for something frightening, something classy, or something thrilling, there are plenty of foreign and indpenedent...
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Lesson learned at Cippolina

I often subscribe to the adage "Ignorance is bliss," and in these times when there isn’t much good news to be heard, it is a phrase...
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The best fries in Austin don't come with a burger

They come with a bowl of spaghetti or a panino or perhaps a pizza. Whatever the chosen entrée may be, the fries at Enoteca Vespaio are...
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Is Zoot worth the loot?

Because we must eat to survive, all meals are life sustaining. Of those, a number of the good ones are life improving, if for only a fleeting...
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Primizie is close to home but far from good

I really want to like a place so close to my home that I can almost read the specials board from my window. Besides being conveniently located for...
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At Mother's Café you will eat your vegetables whether you like them or not (part two)

The serious side of Mother’s – the side that would not permit you dessert unless you finished your vegetables - serves the kind of no...
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At Mother's Café you will eat your vegetables whether you like them or not (part one)

If you happen to be or to know a vegetarian in Austin, chances are pretty fair that you know about Mother’s Café and Garden. It has...
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Eat pizza, not crow: a Home Slice Pizza update

I hate to beat a dead horse by devoting another entry to Home Slice Pizza, but I feel the need to revise my previous review in light of the...
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At Taverna, just say gnocchi

I find myself remembering fondly the days of being in the frosty grip of Old Man Winter not so much because the mercury in our thermometers is now...
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Avenue B Grocery offers the queen of vegetarian sandwiches

It may seem surprising that some of Austin’s best vegetarian sandwiches are served in an establishment that opened its doors a century ago...
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