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April 2014

Season of the Spritzers

by Lucinda Hutson Desi Arnaz and I have shared a few cocktails together. For more than three decades, during the month of May, I went

The Fizz Biz

by Kate PaynePhotography by Jo Ann Santangelo Born in drugstores and apothecaries, handmade syrup-flavored fizzy-water beverages from a soda fountain were the norm until commercial

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Genius Gin

by Shelley SealePhotography by Alison Narro You might say Mike Groener got a head start on the path to developing an appreciation for diversity. As

The History of Gin

by David AlanIllustration by HIllary Weber-Gale Gin is considered to be the quintessential English spirit; thus it may come as a surprise that the drink

Preparing for Abundance

by Laura McKissackPhotography by Ryan Donahue It’s about to be peak tomato season, and I hope your garden will soon be bursting with tiny golden,

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The Burnet Road Crawl

by Les McGeheePhotography by Whitney Arostegui First of all, it’s pronounced BURNit, like “Durn it.” Good old Burnet Road—from 45th Street clear out to the

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Summer Salads

by Elizabeth WinslowPhotography by Michelle Min Just when warmer temperatures and longer days suggest foregoing long-simmered soups and hearty casseroles in favor of cool summer

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The Texas Terroirists

by Terry Thompson-AndersonPhotography by Sandy Wilson Terroir is often described as a “sense of place”—be it geographical, climatic, topographical or cultural—that’s imbued into things that

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Austin Beerworks

by Layne Victoria Lynch Photography by Knoxy While it takes some people years of kicking back frosty mugs of adequate, mass-produced beer to develop an

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K&S Seafood

by Claire CellaPhotography by Dustin Meyer When you think of fresh seafood, cities such as New Orleans, Seattle and Boston probably come to mind, yet

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East End Wines

by MM PackPhotography by Melanie Grizzel On the triangle lot formed by East 11th Street and Rosewood Avenue in East Austin, there’s a Victorian house