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Philip and Callie Speer

By Shannon OelrichPhotography by Marc Brown Two pastry chefs and two kids under one roof might sound like the setup for a sitcom—clouds of flour

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Shawn Cirkiel

By Shannon OelrichPhotography by Marc Brown It might be surprising to learn that Shawn Cirkiel’s favorite place in the world to eat is IHOP. “My

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

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Joel Welch

By Roberto OntiverosPhotography by Marc Brown Always hungry to explore new directions in food, Joel Welch—executive chef of hipster/home-style haven Kerbey Lane Cafe—dabbles in everything

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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

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David Bull

By Robin ChotzinoffPhotography by Marc Brown Chef David Bull definitely knows his way around a kitchen. But with a job supervising restaurants in San Antonio

Emmett and Lisa Fox

By Shannon OelrichPhotography by Marc Brown Emmett and Lisa Fox, owners of Austin restaurants ASTI Trattoria and FINO Restaurant Patio & Bar, share a passion

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

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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

Teaching Balance

By Andrew W. Smiley A diagram of the body’s energy balance equation—what the National Institutes of Health defines as the system of receiving and expending

What’s On Your Plate

By Terri Taylor A Q&A WITH SADIE HOPE-GUND AND SAFIYAH RIDDLEPhotography courtesy of whatsonyourplateproject.org Which burns faster: a marshmallow, a walnut or a Funyun? And

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Haak Vineyards and Winery

By Terry Thompson-AndersonPhotography by Marla Camp Raymond Haak, a former electrical engineer, and his wife, Gladys, a former accountant, worked their way toward the mutual