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Food Safe

by Kristi Willis A woman is crying in the dining room of the Blue Ginger restaurant in Boston. Instead of being alarmed, though, Chef Ming

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Kombucha Makers

by Claire Cella • Photography by Melanie Grizzel In a casual phone conversation with an old friend from upstate New York, I mentioned I was

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Jeremy Barnwell

by Megan Giller • Photography by Alison Narro Some people might call Jeremy Barnwell a “lunch lady,” but the parents at Austin area schools are

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Hopping Mad?

Is a cricket-based energy bar a crazy idea or the snack that will save us? by Steve Wilson • Photography by Molly Winters Most people these

Steeped in Green

There’s little as satisfying as a good cup of chai to warm the body, heighten the senses and soothe what ails you. Austinite Julia Strawn

House Keeps It Close to Home

If the word granola conjures images of lava lamps and love beads, Austin’s House Granola might just spark a stereotype revision. Owner Holly Henderson is

It’s a Keeper

Cider is fermenting all around Austin, and while we already have a stellar selection from the likes of Austin Eastciders and Argus Cidery, there’s a

Chef John Currence Is No Chicken

by Kristi Willis Chef John Currence of the City Grocery Restaurant Group in Oxford, Mississippi is playing chicken with the crowd at the Austin Food

Nut Milks

by Kate Payne  • Photography by Jo Ann Santangelo Last year, because I was experiencing gastrointestinal issues, my doctor recommended that I remove cow dairy from

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Standing the Taste of Time

by Terry Thompson-Anderson and Russell Kane • Photography by Knoxy Fall Creek Vineyards is celebrating the 35th anniversary of making its first wines, and although the

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The Circle, Delicious and Unbroken

by Les McGehee • Photography by Dustin Meyer The multisensory siren song calls like a spinning Julie Andrews on a nearby Alp. You are defenseless,

Assured Sharp

by Claire Cella • Photography by Melanie Grizzel Strolling through the Texas Farmers Market at Mueller, I hear it: the gentle, unbroken purr marked by