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Edible Austin

Kitchen Space

Until last November, Soraiya Nagree worked in splendid isolation, creating pastries at a small certified kitchen for her Luxe Sweets bakery and catering company. But

Thom’s Market

“It’s a grocery store,” Bill Thom says, from his accustomed spot behind the antique wooden counter. “It’s not a gift shop. And it’s not a

Capital Area Food Bank Diary

>By Michael Guerra     Not a week goes by when someone at the Capital Area Food Bank doesn’t get asked whether or not we accept

A Harvest of Sharing

By Karen Banks    The Sustainable Food Center (SFC) works daily with alarming statistics. Consider the following: In Texas, one in five adults—and one in

Holiday Cocktails

Photography by Jenna Noel There’s something glittering about a winter cocktail party—and if you don’t need a little glitter this time of year, when do

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Making Mole

Photography by Jody Horton “Mole has always been in my family. My mother, my grandmother, my great-grandmother all made mole,” explains Luis Gutierrez. “But no

A Local Winter Brew

At first glance, Real Ale’s Coffee Porter, a seasonal release made with a hint of Katz’s Shade Grown Coffee, seems like a deal made in

A Ripe Opportunity

The typical greenhouse-grown tomato looks and tastes like a hard pink sponge, and consumers of local, organic produce have tended to be suspicious. Not intimidated

To the Rescue

If Elizabeth Winslow isn’t familiar with the daily frazzle of a working family, no one is. “My husband and I were running a restaurant when

All Aboard the Little Bluestem Bakery

Until recently, the 13 miles between the Oak Hill “Y” and Dripping Springs has been a particularly unforgiving stretch of highway—not just for the average

Give Us This Day Our Weekly Bread

“The loaves just came out of the oven,” says Jonathan Panzer, born salesman. “Would you like to procure a challah?” The smell of just-baked challah—the