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Lauren Lane

By Robin Chotzinoff Photography by Marc Brown The cucumber salad Lauren Lane’s family makes was traditionally served at her grandmother’s Thanksgivings. “It was refreshing, especially

Sarah Bird

By Roberto OntiverosPhotography by Duane Osborn For author Sarah Bird, food is as much a matter of time as it is taste. “I may not

Sara Hickman

By Roberto OntiverosPhotography by Marc Brown When cooking for her husband, Lance, and daughters, Lily and iolana, Austin-based folk musician Sara Hickman loves to make

Garrett Weber-Gale

By Robin ChotzinoffPhotography by Marc Brown The Today Show was filming in Beijing at the 2008 Olympics and plenty of high-profile guests were on hand—among

Bobbie Nelson

By Robin ChotzinoffPhotography by Marc Brown About the worst thing Bobbie Nelson would say about another cook—and she’s not one to fling insults—is “sometimes she’d

On the Market

By Soll SussmanPhotography by Jenna Noel I first met Mexican cuisine expert and cookbook author, Diana Kennedy, more than 25 years ago while interviewing her

A Chat with Author Carol Dawson

Interview By Lisa Fain If you’re a Texan, chances are you grew up pushing a tray down the line at Luby’s Cafeteria (watch those

From the Ashes

By Ellen Sweets Not many people would associate a tragic house fire and the loss of a beloved pet with the launch of a new

Loving the Hill Country

Interview by Lisa FainPhotography by Sandy Wilson Texans have long known that the Hill Country is a gorgeous and fertile place—home to some of the

Lover of Cheese

By Marilyn McCray Photography by Bill Albrecht Cathy Strange considers food to be one of the few universal languages, much like music. And if food

A Parting Conversation

By Heidi Yorkshire Photography by Christine Alicino July 3, 2008, marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of writer M.F.K. Fisher, whose vivid, impeccably detailed