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Turn and Face the Strange

On a cool morning in April, Chef Philip Speer pulls up to Better Half Coffee & Cocktails, his motorcycle rumbling through the post-rush-hour quiet. After ordering a sparkling water, he sits on ...

Ren Garcia

One glance at Chef Ren Garcia’s résumé and you’ll notice it reads like a who’s who or what’s what of the Austin culinary scene for the past three decades—Bouldin Creek Café, Vespaio, Dai ...

An Amiga’s Amor for Miguel Ravago

When loved ones pass away, they leave us with so many questions we forgot to ask and stories we wish we could hear again and again. Having known Miguel Ravago—beloved chef at Austin’s Fonda San ...

Moving Beyond the Line

The title of “chef” evokes images of someone orchestrating in a restaurant or hotel kitchen—creating masterful dishes that amaze and delight diners. But opportunities for chefs abound beyond ...

Tavel Bristol-Joseph

Some pastry chefs talk a big game about never over-indulging in sugar. Tavel Bristol-Joseph isn’t one of them. “Candy is my jam!” proclaims the head pastry chef and co-partner at Rainey ...

Joshua Thomas

Joshua Thomas shows off the fancy bowl his wife, Allison, won as valedictorian of her class at the Culinary Institute of America, where they met as students. “She eats breakfast out of it every ...

Andrew Brooks

Even though Chef Andrew Brooks is a fan of the kale-draped diet that much of our city espouses, he could do without that particular four-letter word: “diet.” Brooks established Spirited Food ...

Tien Ho

Tien Ho has a double grill on his patio and he’s not afraid to use it. You can’t keep him away from the twin flames, even on this sweltering, early-fall Saturday in Austin…in the direct ...

Grae Nonas and Chiai Matsumoto

Editor’s Note: Grae Nonas recently announced that he’s relocating to Minneapolis to open Tullibee, a new hotel restaurant focused on Nordic-styled fare. Plans for the restaurant Aya appear to be ...

Jodi Elliott

by Layne Lynch • Photography by Kate LeSueur Jodi Elliott is at the precipice of a major transformation in her life. And while many pastry chefs would leap at the chance to command the sweet ...