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December 28, 2015

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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

The Bitter Beginning

Steve Wilson Why merely raise a glass to Texas when you can put Texas directly in your glass? Salud! Bitters lets you do just that

Spreading the Love

by Steve Wilson Even a business focused on preserving can welcome change. After five years of sharing her garage, living space and car with endless