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October 2010

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Sara Hickman

By Roberto OntiverosPhotography by Marc Brown When cooking for her husband, Lance, and daughters, Lily and iolana, Austin-based folk musician Sara Hickman loves to make

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Setting the Season

By Elizabeth WinslowPhotography by Jody Horton You scour cookbooks for the perfect recipe, shop locally for the freshest ingredients, toil for hours in the kitchen

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Eco Housekeeping

By Tamara MayfieldArt by Matthew Lynaugh Few things are nicer than a freshly cleaned home. But whether you love or despise cleaning the house yourself,

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Greening the Hub

By Jessica DupuyPhotography by Valarie Campbell For some, an environmentally conscious kitchen might resemble a luxury version of a centerfold spread from Dwell magazine—replete with

How to Make Stock

By Jesse GriffithsPhotography by Carole Topalian Of all the fundamental kitchen staples, stock remains one of the most mysterious and myth-shrouded. But the fact that

How to Make Coffee

By David Alan If, according to singer Paul Simon, there are 50 ways to leave your lover, then perhaps there are just as many ways

How to Cook Fish

By Alain BrauxPhotography by Carole Topalian Does cooking fish intimidate you? It used to intimidate me too. But ever since I learned how it’s done

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Must-Have Kitchen Tools

By Jessica Maher and Todd Duplechan On a recent episode of Top Chef, the contestants were preparing a meal in the meadow of a farm

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Gary Weeks & Company

Photography by Bill Albrecht Out in the Hill Country, near Gary Weeks and Company’s Wimberley furniture workshop, it’s hard to escape the enthusiasm and wide-eyed

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David Bull

By Robin ChotzinoffPhotography by Marc Brown Chef David Bull definitely knows his way around a kitchen. But with a job supervising restaurants in San Antonio

Emmett and Lisa Fox

By Shannon OelrichPhotography by Marc Brown Emmett and Lisa Fox, owners of Austin restaurants ASTI Trattoria and FINO Restaurant Patio & Bar, share a passion

Garrett Weber-Gale

By Robin ChotzinoffPhotography by Marc Brown The Today Show was filming in Beijing at the 2008 Olympics and plenty of high-profile guests were on hand—among