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  • Feels like Family
    Where Filipino Roots Meet Texas Heat Words Codi Chen | Photos Baptiste Despois Stepping into OKO Austin off East 6th Street, the intimate ambiance, welcoming bar, and generous staff instantly make guests feel excited about the culinary journey that’s about to happen. This is a place where Filipino and Southeast Asian cuisines collide with a...
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  • Chef Brian Batch {Bird Bird Biscuit}
    Practiced hands, a serene mind, and a palate highly attuned to the nuance of a seemingly simple staple in Southern cuisine birthed the blue-ribbon biscuits that hold Bird Bird Biscuit together. The fast casual eatery led by chef Brian Batch is now itself a celebrated staple in the Austin food scene. Chef Brian prides himself...
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  • Chef Tracy Malechek-Ezekiel {Birdie’s}
    Not every neighborhood in East Austin can claim walkability to a Michelin recommended restaurant, but Rosewood residents of the 12th Street block know that an exceptionally crafted seasonal meal is just a breezy stroll away. Chef Tracy Malechek-Ezekiel runs a scrappy kitchen at Birdie’s, the counter-service eatery that, in just under five years of operation,...
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  • Chef Kazu Fukumoto {Fukumoto}
    Chef Kazu cut his teeth in the thick of the dish pit, working his way up to head sushi chef of Austin restaurant Musashino Sushi Dokoro. He led the charge there for a decade before launching Fukumoto, a sushi and yakitori destination modeled after Japan’s izakayas. The casual pubs, comparable to a modern tapas bar,...
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  • Chef Fermin Nunez {Suerte, Bar Toti, & Este}
    Perhaps one of the most well-known faces of Texas cuisine for his appearance in Netflix’s Taco Chronicles, chef Fermin Nunez brings the flavors and traditions of his native Mexico to a ravenous American public at two Michelin Guide recommended restaurants. The sister concepts, Suerte which focuses on contemporary Mexican cuisine and house-made masa and Este...
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Art that Imitates Dreams

The Collective Imagination of Local Multimedia Artists Words Janine Stankus | Photos Courtesy of Mesmerize There’s been a startling discovery in Southeast Austin. A huge, hyper-vibrant crystal is bending the fabric of reality—blurring the lines between everyday life and dreams. Under the watch of “dream guardians,” this permanent exhibition lures intrepid explorers to enter a...
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2025 Music Issue Art + Entertainment Entertainment LifeStyle

Morning to Night

Coffee, Cocktails, & Concerts Words Janine Stankus  |  Photos Baptiste Despois These days, many spots in Austin offer coffee and cocktails. But Radio Coffee & Beer Garden has been dialing up the day-to-night concept from its inception in 2014. With house-roasted coffee, rotating craft cocktails, and everything in between, Radio strives to create a “hang”...
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2025 Music Issue Sip Sip+Taste

Celebrate International Women’s Day the Austin Way

If you have kinky curls that need to be tamed or are looking for the perfect place to take your pup, we have just the list for you. But here’s the perk; they’re all women-owned businesses. In honor of International Women’s Day, we have a list of local businesses, created from the minds and hands...
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LifeStyle

6 Best New Year, New Places

Hot New Places to Check out this Year Words Deven Wilson A new year brings with it a new collection of local businesses as the neighborhood continues its annual tradition of opening more shops and restaurants. From new bars to dog-friendly clubhouses, the Eastside continues to have it all for the locals who live here...
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Striking a Chord

Musicians Empowering Children Words Deven Wilson |  Photos from Music Helps Music Helps is an outreach program that comes together to help children from tough backgrounds break out of their shells and into a jam session.  I was just completely blown away by the impact that they were having on the lives of these children.”...
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2025 Music Issue Local + Native Knowledge

Lucky 7: Bites Before Beats

Sound Bites: The Best Eats to Grab before the Beats Words Clarissa Jane | Photo of Buenos Aires Cafe Music is always ringing in Austin, and the Eastside has the perfect prelude to any show. The best way to fuel up is with local gems that offer flavors as bold and vibrant as Austin’s soundscape....
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Timeless Landscapes: Ansel Adams and His Legacy in Focus

The Harry Ransom Center’s latest exhibition highlights the lasting impact of Ansel Adams’s environmental photography At the heart of the Harry Ransom Center’s latest exhibition, Visualizing the Environment: Ansel Adams and His Legacy, lies a powerful dialogue between art and environmentalism. Opening on August 31, 2024, this exhibition offers a compelling look at the work...
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Midcentury Zen

Moontower’s Light Touch Words Christopher Ferguson, RA | Photos Melissa Blair A sensitive addition breathes new life—and light—into a midcentury gem. Originally built in 1953, Michael and Melissa Blair’s cozy bungalow was full of midcentury charm but lacked space their growing family needed. Eyeing the opportunity to expand, the couple enlisted local firm Moontower as...
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2025 Music Issue Home+Away Homes

Where Muscle Meets Mission

Redefining Strength in Austin Words Codi Chen | Photo Baptiste Despois At first glance, Lift ATX could be mistaken for one of East Austin’s hot new bars, with people gather outside, music pumping, and an unmistakable buzz in the air. But step a little closer, and you’ll discover it’s not cocktails or tasty dishes drawing...
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