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February 23, 2012

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Red Caboose Winery

By Soll SussmanPhotography (above) by Soll Sussman; Photography (below) courtesy of Red Caboose Winery When asked at what point green design became an important part

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Hoover Alexander

By Layne Victoria LynchPhotography by Marc Brown At the beginning of 2011, Hoover Alexander, founder, chef and owner of Hoover’s Cooking restaurants, arduously reflected on

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Eat Our Homework

By Kristi WillisPhotography by Jenna Noel On the first day of the spring semester, Chef Mike Erickson introduces his culinary students to a catering job

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Get Your Licks

By Jessica Dupuy Photography by Dustin Meyer  Not many retail businesses can pull off a name comprised simply of a single verb and expect to

Wholly Cow

Wholly Cow Burgers—recently named Best Eco-ambitious Burger Counter by the Austin Chronicle—all started with the sweet simplicity of a Texas peach. Owner Jeff Woodard peddled

5 Mile Farms

The minds behind Resolution Gardens already had a great thing going. For the past three years, the nonprofit, led by Austin Green Art founder Randy

When in Drought

Though the seemingly generous amount of rain our city finally received in December and January provided much-needed relief from record-breaking aridity, Central Texas drought conditions

A Side of Fresh

The bevy of bars near 7th and Red River in downtown Austin may not be the first destination for a seasoned locavore, but revelers in

Thinking Inside the Box

Ben Runkle recently purchased two Dorper lambs from Twin County Dorpers in Harper, a small town west of Fredericksburg. This is perhaps an unusual purchase

Lenoir

Todd Duplechan and Jessica Maher returned to Austin from New York almost five years ago set on opening a restaurant together. However, fate had different