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April 2015

Edible Escape Contest Rules

Official Rules   No purchase necessary to enter or win a prize. Void where prohibited by law.  These official rules “Rules” govern entry in the

On the Lege

by Alex Canepa Feeding Texans Better food Austin’s own Eddie Rodriguez (D-Austin) has proposed a bill before the Texas Legislature that could change the way

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Take Me Fishing

by Elizabeth Winslow • Photography by Jenna Northcutt When summer temperatures start to climb, we look for new ways to chill out. Popsicles and ice

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Spin the Bottle

by Anne Marie Hampshire | Photography by Jenna Northcutt It’s bright and sunny in Dublin, Texas—a perfect afternoon for a guided tour of the beloved

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Pursuing Independence

by Matt McGinnis • Photography by Alison Narro Just three days before the grand opening party for Independence Brewing Co.’s new tasting room, heaps of

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Edible Escape

  and the winners are… Grand Prize Cueva Vodka Getaway — A Mayan AdventureExperience the magic of Mexico’s Riviera Maya and The Yucatan with a

May Wine

by Lucinda Hutson For centuries, many Germans have heralded the merry month of May by sipping Maiwein, or May wine—an aromatic libation made from young

Mixer Elixir

by Kate Payne • Photography by Jo Ann Santangelo Gin and tonics are the perfect summer drink—bristling with fresh botanical notes of aromatics such as

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Q&A with Russell D. Kane

by Terry Thompson-Anderson Noted Texas wine writer Russell D. Kane, author of the 2012 best-selling “The Wineslinger Chronicles: Texas on the Vine”—a thorough and colorful

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A New Gineration

by Bill Norris • Photography by Jenna Northcutt When Tito Beveridge negotiated Texas’ governmental red tape and was able to sell his first case of

Shine On

by Terry Thompson-Anderson • Photography by Andy Sams This is a story about moonshine, but not the unregulated, illegal corn-squeezin’s made deep in the woods

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Jacoby’s

by Elizabeth Winslow | Photography by Thomas Winslow What if you could capture the essence of a real Texas cattle ranch—the wide-open skies; the acres