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Love in a Corn Husk

By Nicole Lessin Photography by Nuri Vallibona At 10 o’clock on any given Saturday morning, a crowd gathers in front of the SFC Farmers’ Market–Downtown

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Stephanie McClenny

By MM PackPhotography by Andy Sams Wearing one of her quirky signature aprons, Stephanie McClenny closely monitors the enormous pot of gently bubbling fruit in

Jackie Letelier

By Layne Lynch Photography by Marc Brown Over the years, pâté has become one of the world’s most revered delicatessen; the crowning glory on warm slices

And On That Farm

Last July, in the middle of the worst drought Texas had seen in a hundred years, Kathleen Mooney of Wimberley’s EIEIO’s Organic Farm was out

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Salt Lick Cookbook

Interview By Jessica Dupuy This November, The Salt Lick barbecue restaurant releases its first ever cookbook—revealing not only some of the key secrets to its

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Joaquin Avellan-Dos Lunas Cheese

By Elizabeth WinslowPhotography by Whitney Arostegui (above) and Chris Corona (below) After years spent working in the film industry, Joaquin Avellan fell into his new

Bake a Wish

What’s the strangest cake request Karen Nichols has ever received? It would have to be the one from a nine-year-old boy who wanted “a giant

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Pouch Potato

Photography by Teresa Nguyen In a little stone house near Zilker Park, beneath a sprawling oak tree and behind some very prickly cactus plants, lies

Valerie Broussard

By Terrence HenryPhotography by Chasity Whittington Earlier this year, Valerie Broussard returned to her office downtown and checked her voice mail. “Hey! Valerie!” a voice

Natural Epicurean

The culinary academy tucked away in an unassuming South Austin strip center is not your typical cooking school. There are Viking ranges and Vita-Mix blenders,

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Leslie Horne

By Terry Thompson-AndersonPhotography by Marc Brown The remembered taste of a much-enjoyed flavor is a magical sensory experience. It’s sort of like the mind’s tongue,

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Barrie Cullinan

By Layne Victoria Lynch Photography by Jody Horton The life of a bread maker is not for the faint of heart—waking up before the sun,