South by Southwest (SXSW) 2010, the series of festivals and conferences centered around digital media, kicks off tomorrow, and there are some great food- and drink-related panels, workshops, and partaaays on the schedule. We've rounded up some favorites here. And in between all that busy SXSW-ing, make sure you actually stop and eat, instead of just talking about blogging about eating. Here's our guide to the
best food in Austin (and around Austin).
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Author's Note: We are excited to introduce this week's Cook the Book, The Art of Eating In, a memoir filled with wonderful recipes by Cathy Erway. In September of 2006 Erway decided to forgo eating in restaurants in favor of cooking at home, no small feat for a New Yorker. For two solid years she cooked at home, brown-bagged it, and found creative ways to eat "out" without eating in restaurants all the while chronicling her meals and experiences on her blog Not Eating Out in New York. Before diving into her recipes, we thought we'd have a little chit-chat with Cathy about her project. Can you tell us a little about how the project started? It was a...
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This Sunday marks the television debut of the
Food Network Awards. The question probably stirring in most viewers’ minds is not who will win top honors—but what are the categories? Just how does this work? Serious Eats takes a closer look.
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Pickles have come a long way from those old bread-and-butter chips in the back of your fridge. In New York City, there's a new breed of craftsmen thriving on the old tradition of pickling. Equipped with solid roots and reverence for the versatile snack, three picklers are creating
bold twists on old recipes and find themselves crossing cultures and ingredients to whole new levels.
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