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August 24, 2012

Ophelia

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  Janel Jefferson, Ophelia, 2010, Acrylic, charcoal, and dried flowers on paper, 68 x 36 inches, courtesy of the artist and Wally Workman Gallery COLLECTION

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Commander’s Palace

By Marshall Wright Tucked in the heart of the New Orleans Garden District, Commander’s Palace has inspired diners for over a century with innovative riffs

Crop Cycles

By Carol Ann Sayle At seven o’clock on an already-warm, humid, drought-suffering mid-June day, sweat dripped from my face as I leaned on the spading

Chiles con Queso

By Lucinda HutsonPhotography by John Pozdro Growing up in the West Texas town of El Paso, I’d never heard of chicken-fried steak smothered in gravy,

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4.0 Cellars

By Terry Thompson-AndersonPhotography by Matt McGinnis Anyone who’s driven the stretch of U.S. Highway 290 between Johnson City and Fredericksburg lately knows that it’s beginning

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Falling for Marble Falls

By Jessica DupuyPhotography by Eric Kiel Photography and T-Axis Graphics Named for the captivating shimmery-blue waters that once cascaded abundantly over nearby limestone cliffs, the

On the Road

By Kristi Willis Illustration by Hillary Weber-Gale One of the joys of traveling is discovering the tastes that are unique to a specific place. Whether

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Apple Scrap Vinegar

By Kate Payne Photography by Jo Ann Santangelo My first time making vinegar was completely an accident. In my early years of discovering mason jars

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Table of Learning

By Shelby JohnsonPhotography by Sharon Doerre In March, a class of excited St. Francis School eighth-graders went to Italy. The trip was organized through NETC

Italian Ingenuity

By Mary StanleyOwner of the Turtle Restaurant, Gelateria and Enoteca, Brownwood During trips to Germany and Italy, my husband and I—like many travelers to the