People

McCray and Hall

by Layne Lynch • Photography by Melanie Grizzel It’s hard to believe that a serendipitous stop at the Hotel San José in a restored 1972 camper van ended up rewarding Austin with ...

Keith Kreeger

by Elizabeth Winslow • Photography by Molly Winters Keith Kreeger wants to get intimate. “How many pieces of art do you hold on a daily basis?” he asks on a recent visit to his ...

Blackbird Bakery

by Claire Cella • Photography by Knoxy In the final fading refrain of the Beatles song, “Blackbird,” Paul McCartney croons, “You were only waiting for this moment to ...

Texas on the Table

by Terry Thompson Anderson • Photography by Sandy Wilson Texas is a big state. It covers more than 276,000 square miles, in 10 distinct climatic regions, 14 diverse soil regions, and 11 wildly ...

Casey Wilcox

by Claire Cella • Photography by Kate LeSueur It’s a Sunday night at the South Austin home of Casey Wilcox, executive chef of Justine’s Brasserie, but you won’t find anyone ...

Allison Orr

by Meredith Bethune • Photography by Kate ...

Dai Due Gets Physical

,p>Eight years may seem like a rather long time to take to open a restaurant, but Dai Due isn’t your ordinary establishment. In fact, when Jesse Griffiths, owner and chef of Dai Due ...

John and Kendall Antonelli

by Kristi Willis • Photography by Kate LeSueur As the owners of Antonelli’s Cheese Shop prepared to ring in the New Year in 2013, there was no question that they had much to celebrate. ...

Standing the Taste of Time

by Terry Thompson-Anderson and Russell Kane • Photography by Knoxy Fall Creek Vineyards is celebrating the 35th anniversary of making its first wines, and although the winery is considered a ...

Whiskey of Defiance

Troy and Michelle Kooper didn’t grow up in Austin, but they swear they got here as fast as they could. When the couple finally arrived in 2011, they didn’t know a soul and didn’t ...