now in season

March 2009

Seasonal Eating

By Amy Crowell     As you read this, chances are I’m out in the woods looking for the wild foods so abundant this time of

The 60-Day Salad

Photography by Jody Horton The culmination of your late-summer / early-fall planting stares at you from a bowl. What do you do? Treat it simply.

Pairings

By Susan Cashin  Austin these days is experiencing a renaissance of locally produced foods, wines and other beverages.  And so, when asked to select drinks

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Local Thanksgiving Feast

By Jesse Griffiths    Photography by Jody Horton Thanksgiving, our annual celebration of food and gratitude, has evolved in a curious manner over time, meandering from

From the Ground Up

 If YouthLaunch organizers have their way, 20 new farmers, ages 14 to 18, will sprout on Austin’s East side, just in time for spring planting.

Hors D’Oeuvre of the Season

This fall, the Austin Museum of Art (AMOA) showcases a significant selection of 20th-century masters, but it’s also issued an open invitation to Austin children—to

Tradition

The St. Elias Mediterranean Festival, Austin’s oldest food-based celebration, turns 75 this fall—young compared to the families who organized it. “Austin had a large concentration

A New Daily Grind

As the man behind the World’s Best Eggs, Jeremiah Cunningham understands the unending search for excellence in all things poultry. Less than a year after

Leaning Toward Local

Matthew and Rachel Buchanan’s The Leaning Pear Café & Eatery in Wimberley is pear-centric—walls painted the many russet shades of pear flesh, two fruit-bearing trees