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A Fertile Solution

Photography of pepper grown with new fertilization program by Carina Stufflebeam In the eight years that Brad Stufflebeam has operated Home Sweet Farm in Brenham,

Food is Free

Photography By Dustin Fedako The Food is Free Project started in November 2011 with a single four-by-four-foot raised bed of winter greens in John VanDeusen

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New Talent in the House

Photography By Toni Tipton-Martin This spring, four high school culinary students were granted an opportunity that few seasoned chefs experience. Lupe Pirul and Donna Lee

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Jester King

Since it opened last winter, Jester King Craft Brewery has been churning out consistently creative farmhouse ales, and their Hill Country brewery has become a

Publisher’s Note

There’s no denying it. There are times when we just love to pack up and go. We travel for work, we travel for adventure and

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Summer 2012

Five Years Old! It’s been an exceptionally rewarding five years as we’ve grown our local food magazine from 52 pages for our debut issue in

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Spirited Infusions

By Kate Payne Photography by Jo Ann Santangelo  The spark that set me in the direction of infusing liquor and simple syrups was a stockpile

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Midnight Cowboy and 400 Rabbits

By Marshall Wright Few things represent the spirit of Austin more than Tim League’s Alamo Drafthouse theaters. From their innovative approach to cinema and dining

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Make A Stand

By Alabel Chapin Photography by Jenna Noel  One Saturday morning many years ago, I woke up knowing exactly what I wanted to do on that

Drink Wild-Yerba Tex-Mate Tea

By Amy Crowell When it comes to caffeine, I prefer coffee for my fix. I’m addicted to everything about it, from the smell of fresh-ground

Thirst

By Carol Ann Sayle The plants droop in the torrid afternoon sun, hopeful that the day’s torture may eventually fade. Leaves slump to flank stalks—channels