Chefs

by Layne Lynch • Photography by Kate LeSueur Jodi Elliott is at the precipice of a major transformation in her life. And while many pastry

SPONSORED Go behind the scenes with this video series to learn, experience and taste the best of this year’s talent featured at the Austin Food

By Nicole LessinPhotography by Kate LeSueur It’s about five o’clock on a Saturday afternoon and Tink Pinkard is working in his backyard, breaking up small

By Layne Victoria LynchPhotography by Whitney Arostegui Some chefs embrace a dogmatic mind-set when it comes to cooking in a professional kitchen, while others labor

By Kristi WillisPhotography by Kate LeSueur On a weekend morning, the activity at the Byreses’ ranch-style house in North Dallas wavers between energetic and chaotic.

By Lauren WalzPhotography by Kate LeSueur Jen and Alex Jackson are remarkably laid-back for a hardworking power-chef couple. As they prep dinner in their apartment

By Robin ChotzinoffPhotography by Kate LeSueur “So, y’all are…not serving lunch?” the guy asks. No, and the absent line stretching down past the post office

By Soll SussmanPortrait by Kate LeSueur After decades of traveling and writing about Mexican food and cooking it with flair and expertise, Diana Kennedy finds

By MM PackPhotography by Whitney Arostegui Mondays, Aaron Franklin does not smell like smoke. That’s the day that Franklin Barbecue—the ridiculously popular restaurant he owns

By Elizabeth WinslowPhotography by Andy Sams “You don’t want to get anywhere near Obama’s mouth,” cautions Erin Flynn of Green Gate Farms. On a chilly