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April 5, 2009

Longing Con Queso

By Marion Winik   Photography by Chris Hartlove I am very far from Austin, and I am having a very bad day. And since I

House of Plenty

The manager’s workday began at 7:00 a.m., when he unlocked the door to the cafeteria, and ended often after ten or eleven at night. Throughout

A Chat with Author Carol Dawson

Interview By Lisa Fain    If you’re a Texan, chances are you grew up pushing a tray down the line at Luby’s Cafeteria (watch those

What I Read and Why

By Sarah Bird You get your salad greens from Boggy Creek, your tofu from White Mountain, your bacon from Pederson’s, your goat cheese from Pure

Eat Your Yard

By Helen Cordes   Imagine this: it’s long about suppertime and you’re hungry, so you step out into the front yard and gather ingredients for a

San Marcos Green

From its refreshing green color to its inventive food (the wild salmon burger on a house-baked Challah bun is a known addictive substance) to its

Hill Country Gold

“I  keep a bottle of olive oil on my table the way other people keep ketchup,” says Jack Peters of Bella Vista Ranch. In fact,

Hey, Dogs…Stay!

The question is this: would anyone visit the Decker Creek B&B without a dog?  “Yes, amazingly,” says Pat Rathbun, who runs the Manor rental cottage

Kitchen Space

Until last November, Soraiya Nagree worked in splendid isolation, creating pastries at a small certified kitchen for her Luxe Sweets bakery and catering company. But

Thom’s Market

“It’s a grocery store,” Bill Thom says, from his accustomed spot behind the antique wooden counter. “It’s not a gift shop. And it’s not a