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Food

Nice Catch

Even if you’re not in the restaurant business, you can still buy Gulf seafood direct from the source. One of the more innovative additions to

Frontage to India

The Whip In convenience store—long known for its vast beer and wine selection and commitment to local foods—recently added another non-7-11 amenity: down-home cooking. “If

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Real Foods

By Bill Albrecht Photography by Bill Albrecht Steeped in charm and unhurried ease, Blanco is an idyllic little town where the old and new have

Weeknight Fare

By Marla Camp Photography by Marla Camp Eve Chenu and Tobin McGill are busy professionals. She is a personal trainer and certified Aston Patterning practitioner

First Date

By Marla Camp Photography by Jenna Noel Three weeks after Andrew Dorsey met Jane Cronk, he invited her to dinner—at his parents’ house, sans parents.

Longing Con Queso

By Marion Winik   Photography by Chris Hartlove I am very far from Austin, and I am having a very bad day. And since I

What I Read and Why

By Sarah Bird You get your salad greens from Boggy Creek, your tofu from White Mountain, your bacon from Pederson’s, your goat cheese from Pure

San Marcos Green

From its refreshing green color to its inventive food (the wild salmon burger on a house-baked Challah bun is a known addictive substance) to its

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

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