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Bastrop Bounces Back

by Nicole LessinPhotography by Nuri Vallbona In June 2008, Jacque Gates and her husband Jim McCracken opened the six-days-a-week Bastrop Producers Market with the goal

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Houston Goes Local

Photography of Chris Shepherd of Underbelly by Julie Soefer Photography; Monica Pope by Jenna Noelby Layne Lynch Although Austin might be recognized as one of

Bryan Caswell

by Kristi Willis Photography by Jenna Noel Houston Chef Bryan Caswell has lived all over the world—New York, Barcelona, Hong Kong, Bangkok and the Bahamas—but his

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From Street to Beach

by Rebecca Persons In the small village of Tung La Korn, Thailand, I watch a gray-haired pig with black spots nose his way into an

Everything Thai Cookbook

Excerpts from The Everything Thai Cookbook, by Jam Sanitchat (Copyright © 2012 and 2013 by F+W Media, Inc.   VIDEO: Watch Jam Sanitchat make Sriracha

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When Harry Met Maew

by Claire Cella Photography by Pauline Stevens It was one of the last places I expected to see a papaya—especially since the previous time I’d

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Agri-newal in Brenham

by Nicole LessinPhotography by Nuri Vallbona In spring, when Mother Nature rolls out her indigo-and-orange-hued coverlet of bluebonnets and Indian paintbrushes, visitors flock to Brenham-area

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Future of Foodways

By Kandace Vallejo As we approached our seats, a table with a small mountain of dried coca leaves atop a brightly woven blanket came into

Buzz at the W

It wasn’t out of character for Stratus Properties to have an apiary fi lled with up to one million bees placed on the rooftop of

Austin Chill

Meals prepared in small batches from Mom’s recipes, made with only the highest-quality ingredients, locally sourced when possible, with no preservatives. You might expect all

An Ounce of Prevention

When Dr. Jeremy Wiseman tells his primary-care patients at Wiseman Family Practice that they should know where their food comes from, it isn’t just lip

Following the Money

Last December, the Austin Food and Wine Alliance (AFWA) awarded a total of $20,000 in grant funds to Argus Cidery, Tecolote Farm and the Connally