Thinking Little
So I hope you will enjoy some perspectives on “thinking little” we have in this issue of Edible Austin. David Ansel writes about the downsizing of restaurants in our booming food cart culture. Jeremy Walther demystifies the microbiology of nurturing our soil to grow more productive and healthful gardens. Robin Chotzinoff introduces us to Broken Arrow Ranch’s back-to-basics field-harvested wild game. Marshall Wright opens his lens for us for a new feature called Back of the House featuring James Holmes’s elemental cooking behind the line at Olivia. Lucinda Hutson illuminates our journey paying homage to our loved ones in her Dia de los Muertos column. Soll Sussman catches Diana Kennedy at the farmers market lamenting that we’re still using plastic bags even though we should know better by now. And new columnist Lisa Fain takes us on a guided tour of making bratwurst from scratch. Her column Handiwork will be a seasonal DIY of cooking adventures.
Cover: Mussels simmer in a bath of Lone Star beer at Olivia.
Photograph by Marshall Wright.
Publisher’s Note
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Notable Mentions
BookPeople & Edible Austin present author Pamela Walker
Notable Edibles
Rain Lily Design’s rooftop garden, Green Gate Farms, Break It Down, Whole Food Market’s Local Producer Loan program.
People
On the Market with Diana Kennedy
Diana shops our farmers markets and speaks her mind.
Edible Endeavors
GOING MOBILE
Austin’s booming cart culture has historic roots for entree into the restaurant market.
Edible Endeavors
Game on
Broken Arrow Ranch field harvests wild game from over a million acres in Texas.
Marketplace
Pearl Brewery.
Cooking Fresh
Kitchen Pride Mushrooms.
Melting Pot
The French connection.
In Your Own Backyard
Saving our Soil: part one
Restoring our soil creates a sustainable, natural food factory.
Back of the House
Olivia
Glimpses behind the line at Olivia.
Imbibables
Toast of the Town
Take a guided tour through Austin’s burgeoning wine bar scene.
Tipsy Texan
On the town.
Seasonal Plate
Alamo Drafthouse’s Slacker Sandwich.
Seasonal Muse
Early fall is for the birds.
Root Causes
Practicing patience.
Edible Lit
Growing good things to eat in Texas.
Department of Organic Kids
There’s a fungus among us.
Eat Wild
Hunting the elusive morel.
Permie Pro
Gardening tips for the season.
Handiwork
Lisa Fain makes October brats.
La Casita de Buen Sabor
Champurrado to die for.
Art de Terroir
Cleofas Ramírez Celestino at Mexic-Arte Museum.
