Entertaining

By Bridget Weiss A  doe and two fawns snack on my herb garden, inspiring me to do a little foraging myself. I have three siblings

By Bridget Weiss Photography by Bill Albrecht “How was everything?” “Delicious, thank you. Just the check, please.” “Are you sure I couldn’t interest you in

By Bridget Weiss I’ve been in love so many times, I thought I knew the score—predictable days, long nights sweating it, months on end with

By Bridget Weiss It’s hot, it’s hot, it’s hot—the dogs pant directly into my face. We’re on our way home from a swim in the

Four years ago, a lesbian networker known as Kitty placed notices on Craigslist and the Austin Chronicle’s Gay Place, in an attempt to assemble a

By Susan Cashin  Austin these days is experiencing a renaissance of locally produced foods, wines and other beverages.  And so, when asked to select drinks

By Bridget WeissPhotography by Jenna Noel Thirteen years old and flying solo for only the second time, I looked out the window as the plane

By Bridget Weiss      I live on six acres east of Austin, where the weather is less influenced by highways and buildings than in

By Bridget Weiss    Once there was a dinner to herald the very first cool front of the season. The A-list guests were excited enough to

By Anna Lappé    Photography by Jody Horton Beneath the shadow and the rumbling of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, I found myself recently with a gaggle of

By Mady Kaye     My mother’s cooking advice to her children was straightforward “Never apologize! Bring the food to the table, smile, and if it