Melanie Haupt is a Food Editor at The Austin Chronicle. She specializes in the food and beverage industry, covering topics such as restaurant reviews, the Texas food scene, and events like the Austin Food + Wine Festival, while also addressing themes of inflation within the hospitality sector. Melanie's work has been featured in Eater.
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Melanie’s coverage focuses on local Austin food and lifestyle, with a significant emphasis on restaurant reviews and food-related events. Given this, she may be most responsive to pitches related to new restaurant openings or closures in the Austin area, as well as unique culinary events happening locally.
As Melanie covers lifestyle topics such as house & home and also writes about private sector announcements, she might also appreciate pitches tied to those themes but within the context of her local focus in Austin.
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Consistency issues plague this popular Korean fried chicken joint Reviewed by Melanie Haupt, Fri., Aug. 9, 2024
Mo Pittle makes more Tex-Mex mischief with his campus-area spot Reviewed by Melanie Haupt, Fri., Aug. 30, 2024
By: Melanie Haupt, Zeke Barbaro Getty
It’s 100° outside. The sun is baking the back of your neck... it’s going to hurt later. You’re standing in line with your friends, you’re sweating, you’re hungry, you’ve finished your drink. Finally, it’s your turn. The person across the table hands you a tortilla chip or a plastic spoon laden with a chunky or smooth or silky or oily concoction. Maybe it’s bright red or nuclear green or yellow or concerningly black. You take a bite and boom! Your palate explodes with pain.
The city's edible history from burgers to tacos to barbecue
By: Xiao Long Bao, John Anderson
No frills or thrills at this casual Triangle spot Reviewed by Melanie Haupt, Fri., Oct. 4, 2024
By: Taylor Tobin, Melanie Haupt
Chronicle Restaurant Critic Melanie Haupt’s Top 10 Favorite Austin Restaurants1) Eldorado Cafe2) De Nada Cantina3) Ling Wu4) Flo’s
Another jewel in chef Ling Qi Wu’s crown, if a little less sparkling Reviewed by Melanie Haupt, Fri., Nov. 15, 2024
We were wowed by these orgs keeping food in Austin stomachs in 2024 By Melanie Haupt, Fri., Dec. 13, 2024
Down in Port Arthur, 90 miles east of Houston, there’s a little counter-service restaurant on Ninth Avenue called Bruce’s Seafood Deli. Bruce’s offers a variety of iterations on specific aquatic proteins, namely shrimp, catfish, and oysters. Alongside those cornmeal- and tempura-battered delights, Bruce’s serves french fries, egg rolls, and fried rice.
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