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Ghost Vineyards Of Texas

by Russell Kane and Terry Thompson-Anderson The absence of the moon combined with a dense fog made the night exceedingly eerie, but rounding the spot on the road known as “dead man’s ...

Michael Fracasso

by Anne Marie Hampshire • Photography by Kate LeSueur Entering Casa Fracasso is like walking into the home of cherished old friends: It’s inviting to its very core and full of natural ...

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 ...

Eddie Rodriguez

by Rhea Maze • Photography by Kate LeSueur If there’s one thing Representative Eddie Rodriguez loves more than eating good food, it’s talking about good food. Founder and chair of ...

Paint It Yellow

by Steve Wilson • Photography by Christian Remde You won’t ever get a straight answer out of Peelander-Yellow. Ask him why everybody in his band, Peelander-Z, is color-coded ...

The Road to Brick-and-Mortar

by Kristi Willis Many chefs have dreams to open their own restaurants, but the road from an idea to a successful, bustling business is rife with speed bumps—any of which can bottom out the ...

Reel Respite: A Snapshot of Josh Jones

by Les McGehee • Photography by Whitney Arostegui On a smooth rock, 50 feet long, stands Josh Jones, casting a line into a deep Pedernales pool. The early evening June breeze smells and feels ...

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 ...