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April 2008

Cast Iron Manifesto

By Todd Duplechan Photography by Christian Bowers My love affair with cast iron didn’t start in my mother’s kitchen. Like most families in the ’80s,

Dinner Parties On The Front Lines

By Anna Lappé    Photography by Jody Horton Beneath the shadow and the rumbling of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, I found myself recently with a gaggle of

Tomato Tying Time

By Jo Dwyer Photography by Farmer John  We all like to be needed in some way, don’t we? Being an especially attentive spouse, say, or

Backyard Gardens

By Betsy Levy    Photography by Carole Topalian It’s 8:00 a.m. on a summer Saturday and most Austinites are still in bed. But at Johnson’s

Tears In the Gravy, Circa 1974

By Mady Kaye     My mother’s cooking advice to her children was straightforward “Never apologize! Bring the food to the table, smile, and if it

Way Out West

By Claudia AlarcónPhotography by Will Larson (above left) Photo of Paul Petersen courtesy of the Gage Hotel (above right) For many Central Texans, a fall trip

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Honoring the Animal

By Robin Chotzinoff    Photography by Marla Camp In the morning, before the heat sets in, Hugh Fitzsimmons drives his truck down rutted wheel tracks,

Lunch Box Chronicles

Photography by Coco Dexheimer For most of us parents, too busy to think past PB&J, school lunches and their allied issue of nutrition are a

Lewis Dickson’s Best Case Yet

By Dorsey Barger   Photography by Dorsey Barger In March of 2006, I got a call from Lewis Dickson, a prominent Houston defense attorney. He wanted

La Casita de Buen Sabor

By Lucinda HutsonPhotography by John Pozdro “As is the gardener, so is the garden,” say the old-timers. What would they think of my gardens? I

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Meal Deals on Wheels

By Claudia Alarcón   Photography by Will Larson (La Flor, upper left) and Jenna Noel (Best Wurst, DaVine Foods, La Super Michoacana, & County Grill) Being

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A Royal Welcome

By Andrea Vanscoy Photography by Dave Mead You hear the Royal Blue Grocery, at the corner of 3rd and Lavaca, before you see it. Merengue