6 Best {Veggie Appetizers}

Get Your Greens In Words By Austin Downey Photo courtesy of PitchFork Pretty From perfectly charred Brussel sprouts to plant-based cream sauces, vegetables are having a major culinary moment. This trend is great for the herbivore, health conscious, and foodie alike. So go explore East Austin’s teeming food scene while enjoying some flavor-packed veggie dishes....

6 Best Food Go+Do

A Little Modern Farmhouse

A Little Village Words by Jess Hagemann Photos by Leonid Furmansky Homeowner and new mother Amanda Trevino is a realtor by trade, so when she’s not on maternity leave, she spends all day every day touring Austin homes. That’s why about a year and a half ago, when it came time for her and husband...

Home+Away Homes

Flavor of the Sea Served on the Half-Shell

Grilled Oysters and Kale Slaw Oysters are a gift from the sea, but they are also a gift to the sea. They cleanse the surging tides and hold their secrets in their shells, to be opened at your table and revealed in wave upon wave of flavor. Words by Kayla & Justin Butts Photos By Rachel Benavides Some...

Food Sip+Taste

The Invisible Affliction

Are your adrenal glands suffering? Words by Erin McWilliams Adrenal glands are an essential part of proper bodily function; many systems depend on them. They produce epinephrine, cortisol, aldosterone, and other hormones necessary to the body, like androgen and estrogen. These two crucial glands sit above the kidneys and help control blood pressure, release adrenaline...

Health + Wellness

Green Goodness

To your health Words by Savannah Whitmer Photos by Eric Morales When Shauna Martin was diagnosed with breast cancer 12 years ago, she embarked on a mission to stay alive for her then one-year-old son. On her journey to remission, Martin connected health to food and, in the process, discovered the healing properties of green...

Food Sip+Taste

Get Social

What makes Austin unique, so invigorating and inviting? Words by Sommer Brugal Photos by Eric Morales Some might assume the obvious reasons like music, barbecue, the outdoor activities we often take for granted. But to most who call this city home, Austin is so much more than a place known for its diverse cuisines and...

Giving Back Go+Do Local + Native Knowledge

Where Hope Lives

If Walls Could Talk Words by Jennifer Simonson Photos by Eric Morales The walls of the bright orange house nestled at the end of a cul-de-sac in the shadows of East Austin’s newly constructed apartments would have endless tales of wars, persecution, and natural disasters. Thousands of asylum seekers fleeing devastation, hard for most Americans...

2020 Reason to Love the EASTside EASTside Love Giving Back Go+Do LifeStyle Local + Native Knowledge

Something Old

Something New Words by Ben Haguewood Photos By Ashley Haguewood Staying fresh and honoring tradition in a changing culinary landscape. Paola Smith thought she would be at Buenos Aires Café a couple of months while in between architecture jobs – that was almost ten years ago. She had designed the logo for the original location...

Sip+Taste

A Weekend In {Roanoke}

Blue Skies & Breweries Words by Jennifer Simonson  Photos of courtesy Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge If you are the type of person who thinks the perfect vacation consists of outdoor adventure and great beer, Roanoke Virginia should be on your list. Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountain range, Roanoke has long been an outdoor destination....

Go+Do Home+Away Travel

Shall We Dance?

Tango, Salsa, & Samba Words by Sommer Brugal Photos by Eric Morales Monica Caivano didn’t think she was going to be the ambassador of Argentinian culture in Austin. Yet, as the co-founder and current director of Esquina Tango, she’s embracing her role, using dance and community gatherings to do just that. Caivano was born in...

Art + Entertainment Entertainment Feature Go+Do