Best Restaurants: Gabriela’s Downtown Delivers Sensory Overload

Words by Jessi Devenyns Photos by Brittany Dawn Short In 2018, when Gabby Bucio first began hunting for the perfect space for Gabriela’s Downtown – the original location of her soon-to-become hospitality empire – she kept passing over a house on the hill. “It was painted black, and it wasn’t well-kept, so I kept ignoring...

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Best Restaurants: Hillside Farmacy is an Eastside Classic

Words by Jessi Devenyns Photos by Baptiste Despois Hillside Farmacy’s shaded windows look out onto East 11th Street where passersby amble along the sidewalk, occasionally glancing into the historic interior of this neighborhood establishment. Many enter through the historic wooden double-doors that have swung on their hinges for generations. What is today a restaurant featuring...

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Best Restaurants: Kemuri Tatsu-ya Brings Two Worlds Together

Words by Jessi Devenyns Photos by Baptiste Despois The decor, the drinks, and the food all work hard to defy classification at Kemuri Tatsu-ya. A bricolage of horns and license plates collide with Japanese bar signs, alluding to a concept described by Director of Culinary Development, Clinton Kendall, as the “Texas roadhouse dive bar slash...

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Best Restaurants: Always Lavish Lutie’s

Words by Jessi Devenyns Photos by Baptiste Despois Luscious is how one could sum up a dining experience at Lutie’s. From the atmosphere to the service to the food, this small space, filled with sumptuous banquettes, vibrant color, clinking glasses, and heady kitchen scents, is in a league of its own. One may be forgiven...

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What Makes Up a Perfect Box of Chocolates?

Chocolatier Krystal Craig sheds light on a romantic tradition. There’s nothing quite like receiving a box of drugstore chocolates from your loved one and biting into that first piece, only to be a little underwhelmed. This year, there’s no need to leave the taste buds disappointed with these decadent and local chocolates. In anticipation of...

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6 Best Places to Break Your Resolution

It’s been a long month sticking to self-imposed restrictions. While we don’t recommend throwing all health goals out the window, it’s not sustainable to cut out every treat forever. Give yourself some grace and indulge in something special this February. S-H DonutsGrab an Original Chocolate donut or a bag of donut holes to enjoy on the morning...

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Simply Homemade Lasagna and Apple Cake

Building Blocks for Layers of Flavor Words by Kayla Butts Photos by Rachel Benavides The secret to delicious lasagna is in the layers- not just the layers of meat, cheese, and pasta, but in the layers of flavor from local farms. Good lasagna tastes like the place where it was made; the flavors should come...

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The Best Neighborhood Tex-Mex is at El Chile

El Chile crafts relaxed Tex-Mex fare for the neighborhood Words by Jessi Devenyns Photos by Baptiste Despois For almost two decades, the bright aqua and lemon-colored El Chile sign has graced Manor Road as a familiar beacon for a small Tex-Mex restaurant with a covered patio and a cozy, standing-room-only bar. However, in recent years,...

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Tastes Like Chicken: Dipping Springs Tender Co.

Back to the basics. Words by Jessi Devenyns Photos by Baptiste Depois There’s nothing quite like chicken. According to owner and head chef of Dipping Springs Tender Co. Chris “Bagel” Barnebey, it has the unique ability to taste like nearly anything. This is especially true when the neutral poultry protein becomes tenders. The chicken at...

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6 Best Brunches in East Austin

From classic patio spots to vegan fare, the Eastside raises the bar on brunch in Austin. Words by Deven Wilson Photo by Mica McCook If anything gets this easygoing city moving on the weekends, it’s brunch. Perfectly timed to greet the late risers with bottomless mimosas and huevos rancheros to bring our denizens back to...

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