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09-02-2025
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This (taste) bud's for you: What's your super dish pick?
Stick with me through most of this column because I need your advice. Plus, I'm more willing to listen to you than the halftime entertainment. In case you need confirmation that everything might be going to hell, Google Trends reports that the top trending search for Super Bowl foods in the past week was 'charcuterie board.' When did America's most-hyped, most-discussed, most-Budweiser-Clydesdales sporting event turn into cheese, crackers and warm grapes? Take solace, New Mexico residents, because our favorite revenue-generating sport is buying high-quality footwear to go hiking. We're SEO different. We have taste buds. Google Trends show New Mexicans' favorite flavor for chicken wings is Buffalo — a solid-if-not-surprising nod to a symbol of the Southwest. (In New York, where the spicy-sauced wing flavor became legendary thanks to Buffalo's Anchor Bar, the current flavor of choice is … baked garlic?) When it comes to Google searches for unique dips, the Land of Appetizing Enchantment favors birria dips. Finally! If there was a ranking of 50 states on unique dips that make you nod emphatically, New Mexico is No. 1 in a tasty way. The complexities of consommé and chiles in a birria dip raise a culinary quandary: Is Texas' questionable desire for cranberry jalapeño dip reason enough to revive the debate over which state should be credited with the Frito pie? No will-Travis-pop-the-question-to-Taylor drama here. New Mexicans treat Fritos like a food group. New Mexicans celebrate sophisticated and simple tastes that don't require a bog. Just a bag. My first Santa Fe meal years ago was a Frito pie at Tia Sophia's. Tourists fork their Five and Dime lunch from that iconic Frito bag while sitting on Historic Plaza benches. And if you want to fill up for a few days, dive into a large-bag Frito pie at Blake's Lotaburger (because you don't go there for the effervescent counter service.) My wife and I typically design a Super Bowl spread of homemade dishes and a couple of takeouts honoring local flavors. We'll have Fritos as part of our snack options Sunday, but that's not our go-to New Mexico choice. When we lived in Texas, takeout barbecue was a given. In North Carolina, it was fried chicken. The food here is soooo good — from high-level cuisine to everyday comforts — that it's hard to pick which New Mexico dish should reign supreme on Super Bowl Sunday. Please help. Send an email to bchurch@ and tell me: What's your favorite takeout dish reflective of Santa Fe? Why? Food is an important part of the acculturation process for newbies. Read local books, visit rural towns and buy local to understand your new home. But it's essential to learn from locals and respect their choices. Experience local food as a social bond. My regret early in 2025 was missing Santa Fe's truly super sporting event involving bowls. The Food Depot's annual Souper Bowl, where attendees can slurp gourmet dishes, drew about 1,500 local foodies and raised enough money to provide 550,000 meals throughout Northern New Mexico, according to André Salkin's story in The Santa Fe New Mexican. I applaud Johnny Vee, a chef and Pasatiempo contributor, who summarized the importance of it all: "My New Year's wish for all of us is that our lives may be filled with talented singers, musicians, artists, actors, doctors, writers, comedians, lovers, and chefs to make life more delicious. As Shakespeare's Duke Orsino says in Twelfth Night, 'If music be the food of love play on, give me excess of it.' ' So, please, send me your favorite local takeout dish and tell me why. And what I'm missing. I can take the heat. Just no pictures of cheese on boards.
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06-02-2025
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Where are the best chicken wings in Austin? See our picks for your Super Bowl watch party.
Some people love watching football just for the excuse to eat chicken wings. They are the perfect bar food (unless you're one of those folks who hates to get their fingers a little dirty) and great for throwing in a massive bowl for your, um, Super Bowl party. (I see you and your Uber Eats ads, McConaughey.) Whether you're a drumstick or flats person, into Buffalo sauce and bleu cheese or like to get a little spicy with some Szechuan peppercorns, Austin restaurants have endless variations on the food that was allegedly invented in the Anchor Bar in New York in 1964. (Pro tip: If you're ordering a batch of wings for the Super Bowl, or anytime, an air fryer works great for reheating. And if you know you're going to be reheating and don't have access to an air fryer, order your wings dry, and reheat on a sheet pan at 425 degrees sans sauce and toss them after they reach your desired level of crispiness.) Classic wings tossed in a medium Buffalo sauce is the go-to order at this bar. 2108 S. Lamar Blvd. 512-707-2744, Fish sauce lends umami to these mildly sweet Vietnamese-style wings, or you can get them dry with an East-meets-West Asian ranch. 8817 Limestone Commercial Drive, Suite 400. Pflugerville. Brined and fried to a juicy, amber finish. Start with the wings and then move onto the burger. 2400 Webberville Road. Quintessential wings at a quintessential bar from an owner with roots in Buffalo. 1133 E. 11th St. Gotta love a dive that throws some tangy Korean flavor on their crunchy wings, though the Texan in you may wanna try the barbecue sauced handhelds. 2538 Elmont Drive. A brown sugar brine gives color and caramelization to these wings with a glassy finish. A chefy spin on bar traditions finds a Frank's Hot Sauce pumped up with butter, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice and horseradish along with a buttermilk ranch dressing elevated by white soy sauce, sour cream, dill, cayenne and Duke's mayonnaise. 1208 W. Fourth St. Co-founder Jen Scoville Strickland grew up about an hour from Buffalo, so you know these crunchy classic wings are done right. 501 E. 53rd St. A spicy tamari glaze and a dip of some lime ranch give these wings an East-meets-West vibe. If you wanna feel the burn and get, well, kinda tropical, go for the ghost pepper-mango wings. 3501 E. Seventh St. One of the best new restaurants in 2024, chef Bob Somsith's open-air restaurant delivers some of the most complex wings in town, with a caramel fish sauce enriched with the salinity of crab fat giving the bird a unique sweetness. 9909 FM 969, Building 4. Restaurant review: Journey to a night market at Lao'd Bar, one of Austin's best new restaurants The passion fruit garlic chili sauce is what makes the Vietnamese wings. 9070 Research Blvd. #303. The steaming bowls of pho might get top billing but the garlic-fish sauce wings at this Vietnamese cafe pack an umami punch like few others in town. 11800 Dessau Road, Suite 302. Dallas chef Tiffany Derry's fried chicken joint inside the Mueller H-E-B serves craggy, crunchy bird that's been fried with duck fat. 1801 E. 51st St. The North Austin spot makes some of the city's best ramen, but don't sleep on their fried Indomitable Wings that hum with curry spice. 6929 Airport Blvd. #146. This pizza truck at Meanwhile Brewing Co. confits its chicken wings in duck fat overnight before bringing them to a smoky crisp in the oak-fired oven. A toss in housemade Calabrian chili Buffalo sauce will appeal to pepper heads, while the lemon-Parmesan offer equal umami with less singe. Both styles are bangers. Bonus points for proximity to some of the best IPAs in town. And the pizza, of course. 3901 Promontory Point Drive. You can get flavors from Thailand and Korea to spice up the boneless wings at these trailers that specialize in fried chicken sandwiches and bone-in bird. Multiple locations. The post oak flavor is bone deep at these sibling restaurants. And why choose between tangy Alabama white sauce and honey bbq when you can just double dip? The Switch also makes a traditional hot sauce but subs butter for brisket fat. Uh huh. 6610 N. Lamar Blvd. 166 Hargraves Drive, Suite G-100. Cilantro and green onion cool these fiery wings glazed with Thai chili and tamarind. 11601 Rock Rose Ave. Florality and dimension comes from lemongrass, garlic and peppercorns on these fried Thai wings. 5501 N. Lamar Blvd. Brothers Neil and Shawn O'Quinn specialize in the French-cut lollipop wings Neil learned while at culinary school for the trailer they opened in 2012. The result of all that labor is an incredibly juicy wing, lightly floured, fried to order and tossed in a sauce of your choice. My favorite is the traditional Buffalo. Or maybe it's the sweet chili. But the spicy pineapple packs a nice sweet punch. I don't know. You do you. Multiple locations. Grilled, smoked, fried, bone-in or boneless and served with one of more than 25 sauces, this is the spot for variety. 1000 E 41st St. Suite 210. Where are the best restaurants in Austin Check out the 2024 Dining Guide. Bucket list? From sushi to steak, these are 7 new Austin restaurants to try that opened this winter Want more Austin entertainment and lifestyle news? Sign up for the Austin360 Weekly Picks newsletter for restaurant recommendations, music picks, event info, celeb sightings and tips on how to explore this city we share. This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: These are the best chicken wings in Austin for Super Bowl watch party
