Food

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Christian Lane remembers that his grandmother hated to throw anything away. “She was always reusing margarine tubs for everything,” he says. “She had this Depression-era ethic and verve that I ...

Sunset Canyon Pottery

By Cari MarshallPhotography by KNOXY A few special friends are coming over for a dinner party. An array of seasonal dishes are bubbling away on the stovetop, the chilled bottle of wine is ...

Tech Support

By Andrew Smiley At the 2011 TEDxAustin (an offshoot of TED, a global conference that invites the world’s leading thinkers and doers to share insight and ideas about technology, entertainment ...

Bountiful Sprout

By Jeremy Walther Many of us in the Central Texas community seek out and utilize local food outlets because we value the work of organic farmers, we refuse to trade health for cheap food and we ...

Redbud Cafe

By Helen CordesPhotography by Bill Albrecht Meander out some afternoon to Blanco, a sweet little burg located down a scenic stretch of highway just southwest of Austin. At the end of the ...

Vermilionaire

An excerpt from Food Producers and their Place-Based Foods at Risk in the Gulf Coast produced by Renewing America's Food TraditionsBy Gary Paul Nabhan, Leigh Belanger and Regina ...

Salt & Time

By Elizabeth WinslowPhotography by Jenna Noel Ben Runkle, owner of Salt & Time Artisanal Salumi, used to be a devout vegan. Then one day he had an epiphany and came to believe that the ...

Antonelli's Cheese Shop

By Jardine LibairePhotography by Jenna Noel “In an MBA program, you’re basically supposed to build a business model,” says John Antonelli. “Why not try to execute it at the ...

South Lamar Storage and Wine Cellar is easy enough to drive right past, in spite of its bright orange, green and blue sign and significant three-story stature. But there are good reasons to slow down ...

Back to Sass

Embracing the many aspects of living with a local focus is unquestionably a good thing—scouting farmers markets for fresh produce, learning to make yogurt, cheese, bread or other staples and ...