Paul Qui

Paul Qui and the Problem With Redemption Narratives

The celebrity chef, accused of domestic violence four years ago, says he’s ready to do the work. But what does that mean?

Texas Food Writers Grapple With How to Cover Paul Qui

The media is getting tougher on the celebrity chef, who announced a new Dallas restaurant even as his Austin trial is set to begin soon.

Rabbit at Rest

Paul Qui dispenses with pomp and pageantry at Kuneho, his ode to perfect bites and grateful smiles.

When Is the Right Time for a Paul Qui Redemption Story?

The celebrity chef is the subject of a 4,000-word profile by the Austin American-Statesman. He says all the right things, but is it quite the right time?

How We Talk About Paul Qui’s Arrest Reflects How Seriously We Take Domestic Violence

Keeping the real, human stakes around the issue in mind is important.

Texas Gets Three Nods on Esquire’s Best New Restaurants List

Austin chef Paul Qui, Dallas steakhouse Knife, and San Antonio meat palace Cured all land top honors.

Food & Wine Magazine Names Three Texans to Its 2014 List of the Best New Chefs in America

Justin Yu, Paul Qui, and Matt McCallister make the prestigious list.

GQ Names Qui Best New Restaurant of the Year

And La Barbecue, another Austin establishment, also made food critic Alan Richman's list of the best new restaurants of the year. 

Evolution of a Dish

Paul Qui's Rabbit Seven Ways.

The Masterminds Behind Qui’s Pastries

Monica Glenn and Jorge Hernandez talk about the process of creating dishes like cheddar cheese ice cream sandwiches.  

Paul Revered

Paul Qui’s new Austin restaurant firmly establishes him as one of the state’s best chefs. And its most whimsical.

Paul Qui, Landlubber, Wins Cooking Contest on a Rocking, Rolling Boat

This past weekend, Austin chef Paul Qui, an admitted landlubber, braved wind and waves to win the San Pellegrino Cooking Cup, an international competition in which ten competing chefs from different countries prepare fancy food on moving boats in Venice, Italy.Despite looking a little dubious about the whole prospect and

The Qui Ingredient

The shy, edgy, friendly, shaggy, hardworking genius behind the most anticipated new Texas restaurant in years.

Photo Exclusive: A Look Inside Paul Qui’s New Restaurant

The Top Chef winner's long-awaited bricks-and-mortar restaurant will open June 20.

Paul Qui on His New Restaurant, His Inspirations, and Acting Like a Celebrity

This weekend, dozens of well-known chefs, mixologists, sommeliers, and restaurateurs will descend upon Austin for the second annual Austin Food & Wine Festival.To prepare for this weekend’s food and wine festivities, Texas Monthly spoke with a few of the local and celebrity chefs from this year’s lineup.Here, Paul Qui of

Uchiko Chef de Cuisine Tim Dornon joins the team at QUI

Drag King: Paul Qui Takes Over at UT Landmark Hole in the Wall

East Side King’s first bricks-and-mortar kitchen is now bringing beet fries, brussels sprouts, and wild ramen combinations to the legendary dive bar and rock venue. 

More Details on Paul Qui’s Austin Restaurant

The Top Chef winner tells Eater about his "flagship" restaurant, as well as plans for two new East Side Kings, including one near the University of Texas.

Was the Austin Food and Wine Festival Worth It?

The $850 weekend delivered on the food, wine and great chefs, but it came with a side of long lines and harsh dust. 

And the “Top Chef: Texas” Winner Is . . .

In the end, Top Chef: Texas gets one Texas thing right, as Austin's Paul Qui takes the crown. 

Two “Top Chef Finalists” Are Texans

The show moves to British Columbia, but takes a bit of Texas with it as Austin's Paul Qui of Uchiko and Houston native Sarah Grueneberg advance to next week's final.

It’s a “Top Chef Texas” Tearjerker

Even the emotion's bigger in Texas, as Austin cheftestant Paul Qui advances to next week's finale.

“Top Chef Texas” Contestants Struggled with Barbecue

The “cheftestants” use the pits at the Salt Lick to smoke meat, much to the delight (and horror) of local barbecue aficionados. 

Paul Qui to Curate Selection of Eateries for SXSW

Austin’s South by Southwest (SXSW) festival is embracing a much more prominent culinary element this year with SouthBites, a curated line-up of gourmet food trucks and trailers. Paul Qui, executive chef/owner of East Side King and the yet-to-be-opened Qui, is in charge of orchestrating the new event.According to the 

Deana Saukam on Paul Qui, Engagement, Traveling, Eating, and What’s to Come in 2013

Every king needs his queen, and for Paul Qui – chef/owner of East Side King and winner of Top Chef Texas – that queen is Deana Saukam. Deana, better known for her alter ego the East Side Queen, has been by Paul’s side ever since his whirlwind rise to fame. After Paul’s win on Top Chef

Paul Qui’s East Side King restaurant opens December 4

Here’s another restaurant opening Austinites can add to their December dining list: East Side King, Paul Qui’s Asian-inspired street food concept, will open its newest location in the back building of Hole in the Wall on Tuesday, December 4. This marks the fourth location of Qui’s East Side King as

Austin FOOD & WINE Festival Releases Tickets and Lineup Information

The day has come! Tickets for the Austin FOOD & WINE Festival go on sale today, November 8, at 10 a.m. CST. The Festival, which takes place April 26-28, 2013 at Auditorium Shores and Republic Square Park, will feature a myriad of

Paul Qui’s New East Side King Truck Opens Thursday

East Side King‘s new food truck will reopen at 6 p.m. on Thursday (October 11) at the Grackle with a revamped menu. “The food is surprisingly refined for a food truck,” Qui told TEXAS MONTHLY. “We have items like saba (mackerel), quail,

Blind Houston Chef Wins MasterChef Competition

Reality cooking shows have seen their fair share of Texas talent this past year. Earlier this spring, Austin’s Paul Qui was named the winner of Top Chef Texas. Now, Houston has its own culinary reality star: Christine Ha, a blind graduate student at the University of Houston. Last night on the finale of FOX’s

Paul Qui Returns to Uchi Roots Next Week

Paul Qui – the recent winner of Top Chef Texas and the James Beard Award for Best Chef: Southwest – is currently working on his much-anticipated Austin restaurant projects, but that doesn’t mean he has completely forgotten his chef roots. From September 10-15, Qui will return to the

Want to Cook and Chat with Paul Qui?

There has been a lot of buzz surrounding former Uchiko chef Paul Qui these past few weeks regarding what’s next for the recent Top Chef victor. Qui officially announced he will reveal all the details of his next endeavor in a few weeks during a

What’s Next For Paul Qui? Only Qui Knows

Ever since winning the Top Chef Texas crown, Paul Qui has been riding a wave of celebration, travel, and fame. For the past few months, the former Uchiko chef has been traveling the world to places like New York, Paris, London, and Tokyo, amongst numerous other destinations, while hungry patrons

Foodie Alert: James Beard Awards Are Tonight at 5 p.m. and Will Be Live-Streamed and Blogged

The James Beard Awards—which are “the Oscars of the culinary industry,” as has been said ad infinitum but which also happens to be true—happen tonight in New York starting at 5 Central time (6  Eastern). The best restaurants and chefs in the country—determined by a vote of chefs and

Gail Simmons on Austin vs. New York, Paul Qui, and Texas summers

There aren’t many Anna Wintours out there in the world. In fact, most magazine editors generally prefer to stay hidden from the glare of media exposure. Glued to recorders and notepads, they are the ones who conduct interviews, the ones who bury themselves

Texas Captures Four of Six Slots in the James Beard Awards’ Southwest Finals, and a Houston Columnist Gets a Nod, Too

Well, finally! For once, Texas didn’t get skunked by Las Vegas in the finals for the James Beard Awards. Our chefs captured four of the six finalist slots in the category Best Chef: Southwest. And in addition, Houston Chronicle columnist and blogger Alison Cook, who writes Cook’s Tour, made the

Win the Weekend: Michael Brown Lands in Court Again

Houston hand doctor Michael Brown files two new lawsuits, state Democrats lose another member to the GOP, and Texas chefs are having a moment. 

See Paul Win? See Paul Lose?

Will Uchiko’s Paul Qui be the big winner on the season nine finale of Top Chef: Texas this Wednesday, February 29? Or will he be the big loser? Keep your fingers crossed for our Austin boy. If you want to really get in the mood, drop by

Texas Food Lovers

Twenty chefs and restaurants make the James Beard semifinals.

More Proof That Austin Is Smoking Hot!

There’s nothing like a bandwagon. No sooner did Food & Wine and Bon Appétit fall all over themselves to give Austin a whole lotta love than StarChefs.com (an online magazine for chefs and culinary insiders) decided to hold one of its four national awards ceremonies in Austin

New Year’s Eve Recipes with Texas Chefs James Holmes, Scott Gottlich and Paul Qui

As the clock strikes midnight, many will be sipping fizzy champagne, kissing strangers standing nearby, or staring at the television watching New Yorkers and Dick Clark ring in the rockin’ New Year. For chefs, these hallowed traditions are rare luxuries – most are confined to their upscale restaurant kitchens, preparing

Remember the Alamo, It’s “Top Chef: Texas” Time, Y’all!

We heard the rumors that the show was coming (and that producers tried to shut down tweets about it). We've read about the state tax breaks and the lawsuit and the omission of our biggest (and completely food-rich) city,

Top Chef Doesn’t Skimp on the Texas Cliches

Bravo's cooking competition reality show, which premieres tonight, spends its ninth season in Austin, Dallas, and San Antonio.