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December 2015

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Eating Her Curds and Whey

by Kate Payne • Photography by Jo Ann Santangelo Ricotta cheese is a classic, yet often under-appreciated, staple in Italian cuisine. My education on the

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A Natural Clean

by Kathy White • Photography by Jenna Northcutt Beginning in the 1970s, skin care experts and advertisers alike advised that “oil-free” skin cleansing products were

What We’re Drinking with Fresh

by Matt McGinnis Pairing wine with food can be straightforward with a few helpful tips. Match the weight of the wine with the weight of

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Food Transformer

by MM Pack • Photography by Angie Mosier In the recent past, Southern cooking has received something of a bad rap. For several reasons (particularly

New World / Old World

by Russ Kane The congregation assembled at Mark’s American Cuisine, a softly lit restaurant housed in an old, renovated Montrose-area church in Houston. We were

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The Mark of a Chef

by Steve Wilson • Photography by Alison Narro Please don’t call them badasses. Chefs in the Austin food scene may have a thing for show-stopping,

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On Down the Chain

by Elif Selvili Even the least-accomplished cook among us knows how to open a can of tuna or grill a piece of salmon and make

Turning Tragedy

by Toni Tipton Martin The day my dad died under questionable circumstances in a Los Angeles hospital is the day I dedicated my career to

Culture Collision

by Russ Kane In 1850, the man behind the original New Braunfels Brewing Company, Julius Rennert, brewed his first beer—generating a following that lasted beyond