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Editor’s Farewell Letter

O n a sunny day in April 2006, I meticulously laid out my clothes for the next day—black pencil skirt, black silk blouse, red heels (come on, it was 2006). I was going to lunch with Zarghun Dean, the founder and then owner of TRIBEZA. We had never met before, but I had been working as a freelance writer for the magazine and had just turned in an entertaining feature about a dinner party I’d thrown in my backyard. We went to Cantina

Laredo, and over guacamole and chicken tacos, he took me by surprise and hired me on the spot. And just like that, my life changed.

After college, I had followed the advice of one of the letters to the editor I received in response to one of the weekly fashion columns I wrote for the Texas A&M newspaper (the column was called “Campus Couture,” and my thoughts on style tended to rile my fellow Aggies). It said, “If you like Austin so much, you should just move there!” Before I was hired at TRIBEZA, I had lived in Austin for only two years and had very little understanding of the city. But from virtually my first day on the job, I started to meet the extraordinary citizens of this town, who generously shared their stories with me, allowing us to feature their incredible creative pursuits in the pages of the magazine. Over the years, I learned to trust my intuition about what kinds of stories I felt would resonate most with readers, and it was such an honor to play a small role in documenting a piece of Austin over the past eight years.

It feels special that my farewell issue marks the magazine’s 150th edition. I can’t wait to see where the magazine’s new editor, Paula Disbrowe, will take it. In my last few days in the job, I feel nothing but gratitude for the opportunity I was given and for all the unique characters of Austin that I got to meet who taught me the greatest lesson of all—to be no one but myself.

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Left: I can't thank my best friend and husband of almost 10 years, Bennett, enough for all of his love and support. He brings me peace, inspiration, and happiness everyday. right: Becoming a mother to my daughter Ellie almost two years ago is the best thing that has ever happened to me.

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Styling my two favorite fellas Michael Thad carter and Marques Harper for a story was a ball.

Artist and former TRI-BEZA designer Joy Gal-lagher has encouraged me professionally and personally many times throughout the years.

Gail chovan's fashion show at Delta Millworks with Anne campbell (right) and camille Styles (I will be joining her site, camilleStyles.com, as editor-in-chief) was a particularly fun night.

collaborating with the many talented photographers who shoot for the magazine was one of the best parts about this job. After interviewing legendary shooter Dan Winters in 2008, we became friends and have since collaborated on many projects. He has been a great teacher and inspiration to me.

i have met some of my very best friends through this job and shared many fun experiences with them along the way.

i got to spend time interviewing many people i have long admired.

The best experience of all was getting to interview Willie nelson backstage before his opening night at Acl live. It felt like an out of body experience to be cheek to cheek with an icon.

When George bought the magazine in 2011, he gave me the best gift of all—creative freedom. I will always be grateful.

Ellie on set for this month's cover shoot (facing page) and sharing a high five with chef Paul at Qui between shots for our article on the opening of the restaurant.

My mentor Pam colloff who always shared wisdom and gave me the courage to grow as an editor and person.

I must admit sitting next to my ultimate childhood crush Mark Paul Gosselar (also known as Zack Morris from Saved by the Bell) felt like a dream come true.

I am forever grateful to co-workers and dear friends like Ashley Horsley (who always took time to make a craft with Ellie in the office) and Staley Hawkins (a truly joyful person who always sees the best in people) for supporting me as a working mom and letting Ellie come along for the adventure.

Left: Interviewing Zac Posen before his look for love Fashion in 2006; right: A moment with Bob Schneider at the Saxon Pub. photo by Matt Rainwaters.

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after a decade Of beInG a sInGLe mOm, I must pause and cele-brate the wisdom I have received from my children on the subject of love.

There are many schools of thought on divorce, dating, and chil-dren. Some people are of the mindset that their children will never meet anyone they date unless they are totally in love and convinced this is the person they are going to marry. My kids, Luke in particular, gave that theory the stink eye early on. “Mom,” said little Luke back in the day, “I don’t want any surprises. Don’t say, ta-da, this is my boyfriend, don’t you love him too? I want to meet people when you meet them, so I can decide at the same time as you.” So we have had a No-Ta-Da policy in effect for many years. And they have had plenty of opinions.

There was one man who got the boot because he didn’t like dogs. Another because he “talked funny” when he spoke to them, the dis-missive baby talk that people use when they don’t have, don’t under-stand, or don’t particularly like children. Kids can sniff that out a mile away, and eye rolls and silent gagging gestures ensue.

There was one guy I really wanted to love. I liked his kids and my kids liked him. I tried, I really did. Grace just could not understand what my problem was. “Mom,” she said. “Just try a little harder. And keep trying. Remember how I didn’t used to like green beans? And you made me keep trying them and now they are okay? Well, pretend he is green beans.” She paused, and thought for a second. “But if he is asparagus, just forget it. I understand.” (He was asparagus.)

There was even a time when Luke picked out a guy for me. We met him in a grocery store parking lot, as we were loading groceries into the back of my VW and he was loading groceries into the back of his pickup truck, filled with surf boards. We made some chit chat about going to the beach and later on, what do you know, he showed up…with two darling kids in wet suits, carrying surfboards over their heads. Luke spotted him first, and started a conversation to stall him until I came back over. The cute guy asked if I liked to surf, and Luke said smoothly, “Yes, she loves it.” What? I hate cold water! I don’t surf! What the hell, Luke? I panicked and glared at my son. He glared back. It was a challenge and I could not back down. I stuffed myself into Grace’s size ten wetsuit, so tight I could not move my arms or take a full breath but I was not about to touch that freezing water with bare

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The Man for Us skin. I was abysmal; I think I drank more waves than I caught. Luke loves this story —especially because the guy had lots of tattoos and we learned he is a rescue paramedic fireman, specializing in getting injured people off mountains. Luke reminded me of my Navy Seal obsession and pointed out this was probably as close as I was going to get unless I follow through on my plan to fake a swimmer’s cramp off the coast of San Diego in hopes of Seal rescue. He also reminded me that to meet new people, you have to try new things. High five, Luke.

My children are wise old souls, emotional Yodas. After a painful expe-rience with an unhealthy man, my daughter sat me down for a talk. I will be able to picture this talk for the rest of my life. She was fresh from the shower, wet hair over her shoulders, wearing a huge T-shirt for pajamas. She sat cross-legged on my bed right in front of me, took a deep breath and said, “Mom, we need to talk.” Aren’t I supposed to be the one saying these things? She was eleven for crying out loud. And when I tell you what she said next, unless you know her, you might think I’ve edited her words. But I can’t even write as well as she spoke.

She grabbed my hands and looked at me, her gaze direct, “Mom. It’s over. Whether you think it’s over with him or not, it has to be over.” “Let’s see,” my diminutive Dr. Phil went on. “How can I explain this? Okay. Think of a puzzle with hundreds of little pieces. He has his puzzle. We have ours. Our puzzle is pretty good. We have the edges, the corners and some of the middle done. It’s not perfect. Pieces get popped out; we mess up and have to put them back. But we are doing fine.” She paused. I nodded to let her know I was with her so far, with her no matter what.

“But Mom, his puzzle is a disaster. There are pieces on the table but most of them are on the floor, behind the sofa, all over the room, all over the house. Some are lost for good. This is why it can’t work, why it won’t ever work. If he mixes his mess of a puzzle in with ours, we’re screwed. No matter how much you try, you cannot fix his puzzle. Besides, we need you working on ours.”

It turned out he had puzzle pieces all over the country, she was right. This much I know for sure, if my three children all agree on the man for us—it will be forever. Our man will know that while, yes, he got rather lucky with the woman who is his wife, his greatest gift, his blessing beyond measure, are the children who welcome him home.


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What is your favorite dessert? i love ice cream. it’s so versatile; whatever you’re in the mood for, you can find it in ice cream. you can mix up textures and flavor profiles, go simple or extravagant. plus, everyone can have a different flavor profile and be happy.

Which place in the world inspires you most?london. i’ve been there a few times, and i’m looking forward to another trip with my daughters this spring. it’s such a multicultural city, and there are all of these amazing pastry shops. when i was there for school i sought out as many as i could find. plus, there’s a lot of interesting wedding cake design coming out of the uK. in london, they put

wedding cakes on display in harrods and fancy de-partment stores. they’re crazy about cakes there.

If you could choose another career, what would it be?i would love to be a dessert historian, or a dessert anthropologist. i would travel the world, trying different desserts everywhere and writing their histories. i don’t know if dessert historian exists as a job, but why not? what could be better?

How does your graphic design background affect your work now?i approach cake design the same way i approach graphic design. the cake is a blank sheet of paper to me. i start to make a plan, and then i take away everything that’s not necessary. in design, you try to keep your work concise. my teachers used to say, “you don’t need that there; you don’t need that line, take it away.” i do the same in my cake designs.

What’s the biggest challenge you’ve overcome? it’s one i’m still working on: work-family balance. i have two girls aged six and nine and i’m not home on saturdays. i have to plan my weeks really well. What is perfect happiness to you? watching my children discover the world, seeing the light go on when they learn something new. it was amazing to see it when they were babies, but even now, there’s still this whole world for them to discover piece by piece. london is going to be an amazing experience for them.

Describe your style in four words.restrained whimsy, colorful, graphic

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t he front room of Coco Paloma Desserts, where owner, pastry chef and artist Paloma Efron meets with clients to discuss her custom cake designs, feels a bit like a sweet

culinary confection itself: The high ceilings are topped in crown molding and the walls are painted a sugary shade of pink. Efron, whose longtime dream was to open a pastry shop, says she still oc-casionally pinches herself. “There are days when I just stand here and look around and think, 'This is mine. I did this,'” Efron says. Efron comes to cake making by way of graphic design. Though she worked in her former field for years, she found herself baking in every spare minute. So she took a leap, enrolling in Le Cordon Bleu pastry arts program in London. Upon her return stateside, she immediately landed a gig at the Driskill, and while there, she crafted as many cakes as possible. And then in 2006, she opened her own shop. “The best part of it is not so much the physical end product, but instead the feeling that you’re a part of somebody’s celebration,” Efron says. “That’s what I get joy out of. I’m creat-ing a product that’s actually an important part of someone’s life.” J. netzer

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of goofy, but passionate about their craft...kind of like me. 5. iPad Mini—I'm always referring to pictures for inspiration or to copy for a cake, such as flowers, cars, architecture and cartoon characters. I can have it right on my table and don't need to waste paper printing. Resolution is so much crisper, too! 6. A custom cake by Paloma.

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shAron Jones & the DAP kingsFebruary 26, 8pmacl live at the moody theater

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Filmthe Big fixFebruary 4, 6:30pmthe paramount theatre

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TheatreWe’re going on ABeAr huntFebruary 9the paramount theatre

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r omance, surrealism, and intentional discomfort combine in “Liv-ing in the Layers,” this month’s Davis Gallery show from Austin photographer and collage artist Peggy Weiss and Dutch photogra-

pher Micky Hoogendijk. The show, inspired by “dreams, memories, and the vulnerability of man,” the gallery explains, is a multifaceted mixed medium exploration of image, collage, photography, video, and installation pieces, intended to speak to both a dreamlike, ethereal place as well as the com-plexities of everyday life.

The exhibition also brings together old and new figures in the Austin art scene: Weiss has been a familiar name in the city since the mid-1970s, initially as the owner and operator of Jeffrey’s restaurant before making a name as a photographer and artist whose work has been shown internationally.

Hoogendijk moved to Austin in 2011, having previously worked in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and the Netherlands, and has also worked as a model and actress. Now shifting behind the camera lens, her images and portraits in the Davis Gallery show, inspired by the Dutch masters, are qui-etly elaborate; in sum, a deeply conceptual and often jarring exploration of hypnagogic beauty. L. pattersOn

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OngOIng Women & their Work gAlleryyuliya lanina: arcadian rhapsodythrough February 6

DAvis gAlleryut printmaking: working generationsthrough February 8

gAllery shoAl Creekinternational printmakersthrough February 22

flAtBeD Pressbroken brushes: german expressionist prints by hitler’s degenerate artiststhrough april 5

the ContemPorAry Austincharles longthrough april 20

yArD Dog Artdeborah mersky “eve’s necklace: new prints and objects”through February 15

lorA reynolDs gAlleryalexandra grant: century of the self curated by sarah c. bancroftthrough march 15vishal Jugdeo: a weight dangles above your head curated by sarah c. cancroftthrough march 15

BulloCk texAs stAte history museumbattleship texasFebruary 1-april 13

BlAnton museum of Artbetween mountains and sea: arts of the ancient andesFebruary 1-august 17converging lines: eva hesse and sol lewittFebruary 23-may 18perception unfolds: looking at deborah hay’s danceFebruary 23-may 18

Art on 5th gAllerygabe leonard one man showFebruary 17-march 15

hArry rAnsom Centerthe world at war, 1914-1918February 11-august 3

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s econdhand experience, idealized cliché, and meticulous monotony are all driving forces in the work of Jason Urban, an Austin artist, UT printmaking instructor, and the founder of Printeresting, a website he co-founded to share

creative uses of print media. Urban’s latest show at Wally Workman Gallery begins with an exploration of computer desktop backgrounds. As he explains, these images typically depict scenes of idealized nature: from dramatically lush rainforests to the isolated Mohave at sunset, they’re places that feel familiar even though we’ve likely never experienced them firsthand. “Some of my work deals directly with clichés,” Urban says. “What we think of when we say the word ‘apple’ is an idealized, perfect apple. If you go to the grocery store and look at a bin full of apples, few of them are actually ‘perfect.’ They all have their various idiosyncrasies…I think I'm drawn to images of sunsets and other clichés because they seem boringly familiar but they're actually rare.” His work—rooted in an awareness of art’s working through this imag-ined, disconnected lens—incorporates various print processes and utilizes repetitive motifs, a process Urban finds satisfyingly meditative. Through gradients and color shifts, he channels the pixilation of digital mediums through which we experience nature. “I have a seemingly endless appetite for repetition,” Urban, who holds a BFA from Kutztown University and his MA and MFA from the University of Iowa, writes in his artist’s statement. “It's this inclination that has led my work to embrace print-making, the very essence of repetition: obsessive compulsive work.” Urban’s show at Wally Workman Gallery runs February 1-22. For more information, visit Jasonur-ban.com or Printeresting.org. L. pattersOn

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Museumsthe ContemPorAry Austin: lAgunA gloriA3809 w. 35th st. (512) 458 8191 driscoll villa hours: tu–w 12-4, th-su 10–4 grounds hours: m–sa 9–5, su 10–5 thecontemporaryaustin.org.

the ContemPorAry Austin: Jones Center700 congress ave. (512) 453 5312 hours: w 12-11, th-sa 12-9, su 12-5 thecontemporaryaustin.org

Austin ChilDren’s museum201 colorado st. (512) 472 2499 hours: tu 10–5, w 10–8, th–sa 10–5, su 12–5 austinkids.org

BlAnton museum of Art200 e. mlK Jr. blvd. (512) 471 7324 hours: tu– F 10–5, sa 11–5, su 1–5 blantonmuseum.org

the BoB BulloCk texAs stAte history museum1800 congress ave. (512) 936 8746 hours: m–sa 9–6, su 12–6 thestoryoftexas.com

elisABet ney museum304 e. 44th st. (512) 458 2255 hours: w–sa 10–5, su 12–5 ci.austin.tx.us/elisabetney

frenCh legAtion museum802 san marcos st. (512) 472 8180 hours: tu–su 1–5 frenchlegationmuseum.org

george WAshington CArver museum1165 angelina st. (512) 974 4926 hours: m–th 10–9, F 10–5:30, sa 10–4 ci.austin.tx.us/carver

hArry rAnsom Center300 e. 21st st. (512) 471 8944 hours: tu–w 10–5, th 10–7, F 10–5, sa–su 12–5 hrc.utexas.edu

lBJ liBrAry AnD museum2313 red river st. (512) 721 0200 hours: m–su 9–5 lbjlibrary.org

mexiC–Arte museum419 congress ave. (512) 480 9373 hours: m–th 10–6, F–sa 10–5, su 12–5 mexic–artemuseum.org

o. henry museum409 e. 5th st. (512) 472 1903 hours: w–su 12–5

umlAuf sCulPture gArDen & museum605 robert e. lee rd. (512) 445 5582 hours: w–F 10–4:30, sa–su 1–4:30 umlaufsculpture.org

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ArtWorks gAllery1214 w. 6th st. (512) 472 1550 hours: m–sa 10–5 artworksaustin.com

Austin Art gArAge2200 s. lamar blvd., ste. J (512) 351-5934hours: tu–sa 11–6, su 12–5 austinartgarage.com

Austin Art sPACe gAllery AnD stuDios7739 north cross dr., ste. Q (512) 771 2868 hours: F–sa 11–6 austinartspace.com

CAPitAl fine Art1214 w. 6th st.(512) 628 1214hours: m-sa 10-5capitalfineart.com

ChAmPion800 brazos st. (512) 354 1035 by appt. only championcontemporary.com

CreAtive reseArCh lABorAtory2832 e. mlK Jr. blvd. (512) 322 2099 hours: tu–sa 12–5 uts.cc.utexas.edu/~crlab

DAvis gAllery837 w. 12th st. (512) 477 4929 hours: m–F 10–6, sa 10–4 davisgalleryaustin.com

flAtBeD Press2830 e. mlK Jr. blvd. (512) 477 9328 hours: m-F 10-5, sa 10-3 flatbedpress.com

gAllery BlACk lAgoon4301-a guadalupe st. (512) 371 8838 hours: sa 1-5 galleryblacklagoon.com

gAllery shoAl Creek2832 mlK Jr. blvd. #3 (512) 454 6671 hours: tu–F 11–5, sa 10–3 galleryshoalcreek.com

grAyDuCk gAllery608 w. monroe dr. (512) 826 5334 hours: w 11-6, th 4-8, F-sa 11-6, su 12-5 grayduckgallery.com

JeAn–mArC frAy gAllery1009 w. 6th st. (512) 457 0077 hours: m–sa 10–6 jeanmarcfray.com

lA PeñA227 congress ave., #300 (512) 477 6007 hours: m-F 8-5, sa 8-3 lapena–austin.org

lorA reynolDs gAllery360 nueces st., #50(512) 215 4965hours: w-sa 11-6lorareynolds.com

lotus gAllery1009 w. 6th st., #101

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monDo gAllery4115 guadalupe st.hours: tu - sa, 12- 6mondotees.com

the nAnCy Wilson sCAnlAn gAllery 6500 st. stephen’s dr. (512) 327 1213 hours: m-F 9-5 sstx.org

okAy mountAin gAllery1619 e. cesar chavez st.sa 1-5 or by appointment(512) 293 5177 okaymountain.com

Positive imAges 1118 w. 6th st. (512) 472 1831 hours: m-sa 10-5, su 12-4

Pro–Jex gAllery1710 s. lamar blvd., ste. c (512) 472 7707 hours: m–F 10–6, sa 12–4

reD sPACe gAllery1203 w. 49th st. by appointment only redspacegallery.com

russell ColleCtion fine Art1137 w. 6th st.(512) 478 4440 hours: tu–sa 10–6 russell–collection.com

sofA1319 rosewood ave.by appointment onlysofagallerytx.com

stePhen l. ClArk gAllery1101 w. 6th st. (512) 477 0828

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stuDio 101011 west lynnhours: tu–sa 11–5 (512) 236 1333 studiotenarts.com

testsite502 w. 33rd st. (512) 453 3199 by appt. only fluentcollab.org

WAlly WorkmAn gAllery1202 w. 6th st. (512) 472 7428 hours: tu–sa 10–5 wallyworkman.com

Women & their Work1710 lavaca st. (512) 477 1064 hours: m–F 10–6, sa 12–5 womenandtheirwork.org

yArD Dog1510 s. congress ave. (512) 912 1613 hours: m–F 11–5, sa 11–6, su 12–5 yarddog.com

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ArtPost: the Center for CreAtive exPression4704 e. cesar chavez st.artpostaustin.com

Austin PresenCe330 bee cave rd., #700 (512) 306 9636 hours: tu–F 10–6, sa 10–4austinpresence.com

BAy6 gAllery & stuDios5305 bolm rd.(512) 553 3849by appointment onlybay6studios.com

Big meDium5305 bolm rd., #12 (512) 939 6665 bigmedium.org

ClArksville Pottery & gAlleries4001 n. lamar blvd., #550(512) 454 9079hours: m-sa 11-6, su 1-4

Co-lAB ProJeCt sPACe613 allen st. (512) 300 8217 by appointment only colabspace.org

fAreWell Books913 e. cesar chavez st. (512) 476 domy hours: mon-sa 12–8, su 12–7 domystore.com

JuliA C. ButriDge gAllery1110 barton springs rd. (512) 974 4025 hours: m–th 10–9:30, F 10–5:30, sa 10–4 ci.austin.tx.us/ dougherty/gallery.htm

PumP ProJeCt Art ComPlex702 shady ln. (512) 351 8571 pumpproject.org

QuAttro gAllery12971 pond springs rd. (512) 219 3150 hours: m–tu 10–3, w–sa 11–4 quattrogallery.com

roi JAmes3620 bee cave rd., ste. c (512) 970 3471by appointment only roijames.com

sPACe 123121 e. 12th st. (512) 524 7128 t-F 10-5 space12.org

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AgAve gAllery208 e. san antonio st.hours: m-sa 10-5(830) 990 1727agavegallery.com

ArtisAns At roCky hill234 w. main st. (830) 990 8160hours: m-sa 10-5:30, su 11-3artisansatrockyhill.com

freDeriCksBurg Art gAllery314 e. main st.(830) 990 2707hours: m-sa 10-5:30, su 12-5fbartgallery.com

insight gAllery214 w. main st.(830) 997 9920hours: tu-sa 10-5:30insightgallery.com

Whistle Pik425 e. main st.(830) 990 8151hours: m-sa 10-5

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who has worked with the likes of thomas Keller and Jona-than benno, and whose newest restaurant project, olamaie (1610 san antonio st.), will bring elevated southern cuisine to central austin this spring. more at olamaieaustin.com.

Q: Please define "modern southern." A: We define [it] as taking ideas from southern culinary heritage and reinterpreting them in a way that reflects our background and per-spective. [olamaie co-principals] Grae nonas, Ben Hickerson and I were trained at restaurants where classical technique was combined with modern presentation. It doesn’t mean you will see us hang bacon on a wire. “not that there’s anything wrong with that.” […] Q: olamaie is named after four generations of women in your family: What meals do you associate with the original olamaies? A: I didn’t know my great-great grandmother, obviously, or great grandmother, but I did live with my grandmother as a child. Big ola was her nickname; she was smaller than my mother, little ola. She could talk in her beautiful Tennessee accent for days and took even longer to eat a meal. Her specialty was TV dinner in front of an episode of “Magnum P.I.” Sometimes, she’d bake a ham, but it wasn’t ever a culinary adventure. My mother, on the other hand, is one hell of a cook…Whether it was marinating birds in crystal Hot Sauce and milk for fried chicken or supping at The cupboard in Memphis, food is and was always the central part of our lives.

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niCely noteDThere’s no month like February for getting inspired to put pen to paper

and send out a heartfelt card. We spoke with Perry Nelson of Nicely

Noted—a local stationery subscription service that delivers a monthly

assortment of hand-pressed cards to your doorstep—about the magic

of snail mail.

Q: tell me about your history with writing letters: what do you love about sending and receiving them?A: I send several notes a month, typically thank yous, an occasional

birthday card, and some notes to say hello to friends far away. What

I love about sending and receiving notes is the physical manifestation

of sentiment. You think about someone and put words to paper that

arrives at their doorstep days or weeks later. The discovery of a let-

ter in your mailbox is a joy. And, the fact that you can rediscover that

same letter over and over again tacked to the fridge or hidden away in a

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au s tI n O b s e s s I O n s withAustin mAr Athon director J o n C o n l e yWherein we ask locals what they are loving right now in our city

1. running at the Austin high school track “There is no prettier place to watch a sunrise over the city or see the

sunset glinting off of the skyline. The colors and city view are dif-

ferent every day.”

2. the Austin film festival “While I don’t always go to the films themselves, I love the random

celebrity sightings and the feel-good buzz in the air. Conley Sports

Productions is also a sponsor of the Film & Food Gala benefiting the

Young Filmmakers Program.”

3. the sustainable food Center’s downtown Austin farmers market

“I love the local foodie atmosphere and I love buying interesting

locally-raised meats from a guy named Sebastien [Bonneu of Coun-

tryside Farm]. He is a one-of-a-kind ambassador for buying locally

sourced meats.John Conley has been the race director of the Austin Marathon for 17 years, and also serves as director of the 3M Half Marathon, Cap10K, and is the CEO of ConleySports. The 2014 Austin Marathon takes place Feb. 16. More at youraustinmarathon.com

t h r e e t h i n g s t o B e e x C i t e D A B o u t t h i s m o n t h i n A u s t i n :1. new products from milk and honey: The Austin favorite for day spa indulgence recently launched its own line of bath and body products, available at their three locations and on their website. Good because: From bath soaks to home fragrances, the entire line is natural, organic, and nicely packaged: everyday luxuries we can get behind. milkandhoney.com

2. this excerpt from a 1965 letter from sol LeWitt to eva hesse:“Just stop thinking, worrying, looking over your shoulder wondering, doubting, fearing, hurting, hoping for some easy way out, struggling, grasping, confusing, itching, scratching, mumbling, bumbling, grum-bling, humbling, stumbling, numbling, rumbling, gambling, tumbling, scumbling, scrambling, hitching, hatching, bitching, moaning, groaning, honing, boning, horse-shitting, hair-splitting, nit-picking, piss-trickling, nose sticking, ass-gouging, eyeball-poking, finger-pointing, alleyway-sneaking, long waiting, small stepping, evil-eyeing, back-scratching, searching, perching, besmirching, grinding, grinding, grinding away at yourself. Stop it and just Do!”Good because: It’s part of “Converging Lines: Eva Hesse and Sol LeWitt,” on display at the Blanton Museum February 23–May 18. This new exhibi-tion will celebrate the friendship between Hesse and LeWitt, two of the most significant American artists of the post-war era, by featuring work of both artists and intimate glimpses of their relationship. blantonmuseum.org

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they fell in love aS StudentS at ut, then Spent nine yearS in San fran before

moving baCK to auStin in 2012. SinCe date nightS are a preCiouS few aS parentS to

a toddler, they Savor SpeCial nightS out.

“Like most new(ish) parents we probably don’t get as many nights out as we might like, so we keep the love alive close to home during the week. We have fun grilling in our backyard, opening a bottle of wine and watching a movie, or meeting for a lunch-

time yoga class at our favorite studio, Yoga Con Amor. That said, we truly cherish a

real date night. When we can get a sitter we head back to the Hotel San Jose bar, hit

happy hour at Uchiko, savor a meal outside at Justine’s, or catch a movie at the Alamo

Drafthouse. After dinner, it’s fun to take it down a notch at the White Horse Saloon. We are novice two-steppers and there’s always a band playing there. The divey little honkey-tonk is the perfect ending to an evening—they have pool tables, a taco truck for late night, and most importantly, whiskey on tap. You can’t beat that!”

Jonathan Skaggs is a geologist and member of Austin band, My Golden Calf. Kelly Colchin is an art director, artist, and doting mom.

Jonathan and Kelly taking a break from two-stepping with a round of whiskey at the White Horse.


a writer Couple alwayS findS good ConverSation and deliCiouS

food over dinner at their favorite SoCo Spot.

“A perfect date night includes a place where we can talk to heart’s con-tent over a delicious dinner, and for us that place is the charm and com-fort of Enoteca. The restaurant has a warm, friendly neighborhood vibe, including the people who work there. It’s also kind of our Peach Pit or Central Perk, where we’ll randomly meet up with our friends during the week and stay way too late. We first tried Enoteca this past August when we moved back home to Austin from Los Angeles, and we found it to be immensely romantic because it just felt like ‘home.’ It’s so consistently good, never pretentious, and the kind of place where you can really focus on your company. On date night we stroll there

m at t C o o K + l a u r e n w o l f from our home in Travis Heights and often sit at the bar. We’ll share the caprese salad and almost without fail Matt will order the amazing Rigatoni con Polpette, and I usually try one of their specials. An Italian wedding cookie adds the perfect touch of sweetness before we head to Donn’s Depot, where we danced together to “Georgia on My Mind” on our first date six years ago.”

Matt is a screenwriter for film and television. He has multiple projects un-derway including “Triple Nine,” which has John Hillcoat set to direct, and Casey Affleck, Cate Blanchett, Christoph Waltz, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Mi-chael B. Jordon attached to star. He is also adapting the Vietnam novel “Matterhorn”, by Karl Marlantes, into a screenplay he will direct. Lauren is a writer and researcher. She was most recently the research assistant for Pulitzer-Prize winner, and Austin local, Lawrence Wright’s book, “Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood and the Prison of Belief.” She is currently writing a script with actress Nia Long about the inspiring life of the local boxing champion and trainer, Ann Wolfe.

Lauren and Matt enjoy vino before dinner at enoteca.


native auStiniteS and high SChool Sweet-

heartS find time to reConneCt on the water.

“Our favorite date night has always been one

spent out on Lake Austin. We both grew up

spending time out on the lake with our families,

so…[the lake] has always been a shared passion:

Matt even proposed to me while we were there.

During the summers, our favorite date is usual-

ly an early Saturday morning to beat the weekend

crowds: a thermos full of coffee, our dog Brooks,

and a quick wakeboard/ski session followed by

breakfast at Ski Shores or Mozart’s. When the

weather starts to get colder, we usually head out

on a Friday night all bundled up, pick up our fa-

vorite pizza from Little Deli, and grab a great

bottle of wine in time to catch the sunset. It’s the

place where we can just be truly uninterrupted

and finally catch up together from the chaos of

the week, where we come up with our best ideas,

next adventures, or finally resolve our recent dis-

agreement…If the weather isn’t cooperating, then

we usually head to one of our two favorite spots—

Home Slice or Enchiladas Y Mas, followed by a

quick round of bowling at Dart Bowl.”

Jaki Lockwood is a nurse practitioner at AAOBGYN, and Matt is a project estimator for DPR Construc-tion. They have enjoyed married life together for three and a half years.

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This fun and energetic pair likes to enjoy their favorite bottle of wine and a pizza from Little Deli for a date night on the water.


a happy Couple with buSy SCheduleS SeeKS out Clever wayS

to feel liKe they are on vaCation in their own City.

“Perla’s was our first date. It was a beautiful night in Austin

and being a Hill Country boy, nothing beats sitting under their

big oak trees. We love the quality of food and attention to detail.

We are a relaxed couple and enjoy the East Coast beach vibe here.

I must confess a big draw is having the ability to walk from our

home on Rainey and bring our two pups along with us for brunch

or dinner…We love the Grand Platter because they spend a good

20 minutes meticulously preparing a variety of raw and cooked

seafood. It is so fresh and beautiful that I will never tire of it. We

always pair it with a bottle of crisp French Rose.”

Rory is the founder of ROAR Salon, and Gabriel Rodriguez is a Man-aging Partner at Empiric Institutional.

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Gloria was the only choice for their picturesque nuptials.

“It was the first place we saw together,” Kate recalls. “And it felt

right and exciting…we could easily imagine it all.” The bride, a

freelance food and lifestyle photographer, met her groom, David,

on a blind date over three years ago. Their first seven-hour date

set the tone for a romantic courtship that led to a surprise en-

gagement followed by a picnic David threw at the French Lega-

tion. When it came to planning the wedding’s look and feel, they

had a strong vision from the beginning. “We wanted things to

feel generally natural, loose, a little wild, but still classic and sort

of understated. We love hosting, and wanted everything to look

and feel like us,” Kate says. “Since it was a party in a garden, es-

sentially, outdoors, no tents, so much green around, we wanted

everything to feel as natural to the venue as possible.” After the

ceremony in front of 165 guests, the couple snuck upstairs into

the house to have a private, quick meal together. Kate recalls: “I

have never been so thrilled. Ever. We likely would never have oth-

erwise had those few minutes together just after the ceremony,

eating, and being able to get a quick glance out over the whole

of the reception. It was pretty surreal.” Then, the couple was off

on their month-long honeymoon that David single-handed-

ly planned as surprise for Kate; they spent time in Istanbul,

Nice, Cote D’Azur, Corsica, and ended the trip in Italy.

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After a horseback riding on a Texas ranch, Matthew surprised

Caroline, an Austin native and Westlake/UT grad: a camp-

fire outfitted with rocking chairs and blankets, street signs he

had made with both of their names, a plaque with pictures

of them together, and one of their favorite quotes by John

Wooden based on 1 Corinthians 13: 4-7. The bride remem-

bers “He then said many sweet things, prayed, and got down

on one knee and popped the question!” They were married

at First United Methodist with a reception at Four Seasons

Austin. They shared a sweet first dance to Keith Whitley’s

“When You Say Nothing At All” before joining their guests

for dinner of a tasty menu that the bride describes “a little bit

of everything,” featuring passed hors d’oeuvres, salads, truffle

mac and cheese, and stations for dishes like beef tenderloin,

pasta, and a candy bar. Even with 800 guests in attendance,

the bride has one favorite memory of the night—“I got to

marry my best friend!”

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1. The couple honeymooned at Capella Pedregal in Cabo San Lucas and now reside in Houston where Matthew is an Analyst at Barclays, and Caroline works at Greenwood King Properties. 2. The happy couple with the bride’s family. 3. The Cake Plate made the bride’s six-layer tra-ditional wedding cake with a hint of almond. 4. When it came to flowers, Caroline put all her trust in the master himself, David Kurio, and let him lead the design for awe inspiring arrangements. 5. The bride’s Rivini’s Dari dress featured a trumpet silhouette and was made out of tiered lace. 6. The athletic pair (he was a baseball player at Rice University), and she a cheerleader at UT, exited the wedding after dancing the night away to the sounds of “Sauce the Band.”

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This creative couple’s wedding at Green Pastures Restau-

rant was full of unique details that captured their sweet

love—their Corgi, Button, was ring bearer; the bride, a

graphic designer/chalk artist/letterer (check out her work

all over Central Market Westgate where she is the store art-

ist), painted the lyrics to “In a Sentimental Mood” on a piece

of stained plywood and designed the invitations, programs,

cups, and custom matchbooks; and they exchanged personal

gifts on their wedding day, him giving Fleetwood Mac’s “Ru-

mors” on vinyl and she gifting a green Scalamandre Zebra

Print Tie (the wallpaper pattern featured in one of their fa-

vorite movies, “The Royal Tennenbaums.”) The couple met

through a mutual friend in 2006 while attending TCU and

were engaged while on vacation in Tulum, Mexico. Married

under the sprawling oak trees of Green Pastures in front of a

crowd of 275 guests, they started off the festive party with a

first dance to Billy Holiday’s “The Very Thought of You.” Bau-

doiun, who works at C3, calls the dance the best memory of

the night—“I finally got her to dance with me! She’s more of

a solo dancer. But also because it was really cool to say, “I just

danced with my wife.’”

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1. The bride wore the Gemma dress by Hayley Paige—an ivory, strapless gown with silk organza brocade in a subtle floral pattern. 2. The couple worked with Posey Floral and Events to create the table arrangements that used garden roses, tea roses, scabiosia, peonies, ranunculus with garden greens, and herb accents. 3. Baker and friend of the couple’s, Alice Crow, made delicious cakes like a pistachio cake with chocolate ganache filling and a vanilla orange buttercream frosting. 4-7. They chose Green Pastures Restaurant for its amazing backyard and oak trees. The bride says: “I wanted a garden wedding with lots of greenery. I love the idea of this gorgeous historical home that’s tucked away in a cute little neighborhood. It’s like a well kept secret.”

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The whimsical wedding of Izzy and John was perfectly Texas

and just what she had always imagined. The venue was an easy

choice—“Kerplunk,” Izzy’s family river property in Hunt, Texas.

Kerr had dreamt of having her wedding there since she was a little

girl, and with the help of her family and a lineup of talented ven-

dors, her dream nuptials became a reality. She, a senior consultant

with Deloitte Consulting, and John, an attorney with WattBeck-

worth, exchanged their vows standing in front of a simple Cedar

cross, accented with flowers on the banks of the Guadalupe Riv-

er. Local bluegrass musicians played river-themed gospel hymns

to complement the setting. It was important to Izzy to share with

guests “how magical that part of the country is,” so she invited

guests to stay at nearby Camp Waldemar, which became the center

for activity for the wedding weekend as guests slept in cabins, ate in

the dining hall, competed in lawn games, and enjoyed swimming,

canoeing, and floating on the river. Kerr and Schulte’s 15-month en-

gagement allowed the couple to develop a number of custom design

details—bridesmaids wore custom made dresses by Chloe Dao,

guests entered the property through a handmade cedar archway,

and traditional place cards were replaced with heart-shaped rocks

Kerr’s family gathered on a trip to Maine (her sister hand-painted

each guest’s name on the rocks). The couple enlisted Susan Johnson

of Don Strange Catering to create a delicious Hill Country menu

with locally sourced ingredients like peach and goat cheese salad,

beets, and radishes, mashed cauliflower, rosemary lamb chops, and

chayote squash. Instead of the traditional cakes, they went with

miniature pies like pecan, blueberry apple, and lemon chess served

on vintage pressed glass pie plates. “Our favorite memory of the

night was looking around the dance floor and seeing all of our sib-

lings and best friends dancing, laughing, and celebrating,” Izzy says.

“Spending that joyous and festive moment with those dearest to us

was a memory we will never forget.”

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1. Izzy and John posed for photographs following the ceremony while relaxing by the Guadalupe on a hammock. 2. Guests enjoyed the “summer-camp” themed weekend with lawn and river games at Camp Waldemar. 3. A Bride versus Groom kickball game was held the morning of the wedding to create a fun and exciting tone for the day.

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They started their friendship in the mountains while

working at Yosemite National Park in 20013; it was only

fitting that they would tie the knot with the majestic high

altitudes of Big Sky, Montana as a backdrop. “We have al-

ways shared a love for nature and the outdoors and knew

we wanted to get marred outside,” Kerri says. The bride,

who works in public relations, walked down the aisle in

an all-lace ivory gown by Mori Lee on the lawn outside

the Big Sky Chapel. The couple brought many special

design details in to their special day with mason jars,

rustic crates, handmade wooden signs, and off-white

burlap table runners. The intimate group of 80 wedding

attendees enjoyed a delicious dinner of bison spring rolls,

grilled pork tenderloin marinated in honey-sage cider vin-

aigrette served atop roasted apple-mashed potatoes with a

red currant demi-glace. Before jetting off to on their honey-

moon Bora Bora, they danced the night away. The groom

says: “Dancing with all of our guests (ages 3-83) late into

the night is something that I will never forget!”

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1. The couple resides in Austin, where Kerri work in public relations and Trevor in renewable energy. 2. The lawn outside the Big Sky Chapel was the perfect setting for this outdoor-loving couple. 3. The lovely bride walks down the aisle with her father. 4. The groom’s Scrabble cake was a nod to one of the couple’s favorite table games. They had a selection of flavors like Chocolate Stout with Bailey’s Irish Cream Buttercream Cupcakes, Southern Carrot Cake, and Southern Red Velvet. All desserts were made by Cakes by Jenn of Big Sky, Montana.5. The “Stop by” and “Say hi” signs hung from the back of the couple’s chairs and encouraged guests to stop by and chat during dinner. 6. The couple worked with Bloom, a floral design studio in Big Sky, for the decor of the event. 7. The bride and flower girl share a Texas mo-ment in their cowboy boots. 1

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It all started at a Killers concert at Madison Square Gar-

dens: Marnie, owner of MOD Fitness Studio, and Keith,

VP of Sales at Retailmenot, were introduced by a mutual

friend in New York City in 2008 (who ended up officiat-

ing the ceremony!), but for their Austin wedding looked

to the West Coast for inspiration. “Being from California,

[Laguna Gloria is] the perfect mix of Napa’s elegance

and sophistication with a combination of Palm Springs’

glamour and fun,” Marnie explains. The night was classi-

cally formal—Marnie in a stunning embellished Marchesa

dress—and lush, with layers of romantic blooms and cab-

bage roses in blush, greens, mints, and ivories curated by

Posey Floral and Event Design. Under festoon lights and

surrounded by candlelight, guests dined family-style on

long tables, enjoying seasonal salads, wood-roasted vegeta-

bles, and mesquite-smoked beef tenderloin with gorgonzo-

la butter catered by Primizie. After dessert from Polkadots

Cupcake Factory, dancing, and belting out the words to

Journey songs, the end of the night came full circle to the

couple’s first night together: one of their mutual friends,

a NYC singer-songwriter, performed several songs at the

reception. One of her song picks? “Read My Mind” by

The Killers.

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4. the bride and groom made their exit through a sparkler send off before hitting the after party. 5. an assortment of hydrangeas, peonies, roses, dusty mill-er, lisianthus, garden berries, pears made up the table arrangements by Posey floral & events. 6. adorable flower girls. 7. the bride in a stunning Marchesa gown.8. Guests toasting to the start of the evening. 9. a delicious assortment of sweets and cake by Polka Dots cupcake factory.


This handsome couple’s sweet love first began in 2006, and they became

engaged when Nathan, the director of diversity at St. Andrew’s Episcopal

School, proposed in Rome, Italy. “I had studied in Rome in high school

and college and fell in love with the city. I decided that someday I’d come

back to propose to the man I wanted to marry,” he says. “Each day I had se-

cret talks with the hotel concierge in Italian and she helped me plan elab-

orate, romantic proposal scenarios all over the city...but I got too nervous

every time! I ended up proposing on the terrace outside our hotel room

on Christmas Eve, which turned out to be perfect.” They chose Nathan’s

parents home overlooking Lake Travis as the wedding venue and first ex-

changed vows at the McGill Chapel at St. Andrew’s in front a group of 150.

They went with modern decor, featuring simple, elegant touches like lumi-

naria lining the steps down to the lake. “We really wanted to throw a great

party for our friends and family so we put most of our energy into making

that happen,” he says. “It came down to music, food, and friends.” One of

the most memorable moments of the night happened when the guys en-

1. The couple looked dashing with Justin (left) in a gray Zegna suit and Tom Ford tie and Nathan in a charcoal Armani suit paired with a black Gucci bow tie. 2. Nathan’s parents lake house was transformed into the location for the ultimate dance party. 3. The playlist, created by Justin (a former DJ), was made up of a lot of Beyonce, Michael Jackson, and Earth, Wind & Fire. 4. Na-than sharing a quiet moment with his mother during the first dance. 5. The guys didn’t want to interrupt the flow of the party, so skipped a sit-down meal for hors d’oeuvres guests could easily access from the dance floor throughout the night. 6. Stylish wedding guests. 7. A sweet moment during the ceremony at the McGill Chapel at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, where Nathan works.

joyed a first dance with their moms to Aretha Franklin’s “Angel.” Then,

they got the crowd moving for an epic dance party with songs like Rupaul’s

“The Beginning” and Donna Summer’s “Last Dance” and celebrated late

in to the night before jetting off on their honeymoon to the island of Saint

Barthélemy in the French West Indies. Nathan remembers: “For me, the

best part of the night was just having so many friends and family in one

place celebrating—it was such a happy time. It’s not often in your lifetime

you can have a gathering of that many loved ones.”

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It was love in the Chicago O’Hare arrivals lane for Laura and

Connor Taylor. Laura explains: “[In 2010], one of his best

friends from Indiana University was marrying one of my

roommates from UT…Connor’s flight for the wedding week-

end got in at the same time as mine so we carpooled together.

We hit it off and he asked me for my number at the end of the

reception.” Shortly after, Connor moved overseas for work, but

they kept up their relationship via Skype and letter-writing be-

fore he moved back to Austin. Three years after they first met

(to the weekend!), the couple married (on Connor’s birthday)

at Winfield Inn in November. Unseasonably chilly weather be

damned, the couple moved their 200 guests into the venue’s

pavilion (“along with all the space heaters in Central Texas,”

Laura laughs), which she explains actually ended up making

the ceremony extremely intimate and cozy. “Everyone [was]

bundled up in pashminas that we had set out, sipping on hot

cocoa, and snuggling with their dates while we said our vows,”

she explains. With a floral palette of whites, corals, and lots of

greenery executed by the Nouveau Romantics, guests dined

on farm-to-table fare catered by the venue. And along with the

traditional white wedding cake from Coco Paloma Desserts,

the couple chose a groom’s cobbler: berry cobbler topped with

a big scoop of Blue Bell ice cream. Before flying out to Riviera

Maya, Mexico, the night ended with a dance to ‘their song,’

Ben Rector’s “Forever Like That.”

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1. The bride, in her BHLDN gown, and her mother share a moment before the ceremony. 2-3. The couple worked with Nouveau Romantics on a cre-ative floral design scheme in mostly whites, creams, soft coral, lavender, and greenery. 4. Coco Paloma Desserts made a delicious white wedding cake with French vanilla buttercream frosting. 5. After dancing in to the night, the couple headed to Riviera Maya, Mexico for their honeymoon. 6. The cou-ple prepared for the cold weather with pashminas for the bridesmaids (and extras for the guests) as well as a hot cocoa bar with a station to customize warm drinks with Bailey’s or whiskey. 7. The charming Winfield Inn and its grounds in Kyle, Texas made the perfect backdrop for photos.

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After one of the bride’s cousins thought Caroline and Brian should be friends be-

cause of their shared background in politics, they met for lunch at Galaxy Café.

“It was unclear whether it was a date or a friend-date, but when Brian didn’t offer

to buy our lunch, it became apparent,” Caroline recalls. Of course, Brian still ar-

gues to this day that the restaurant’s pay-as-you-order set-up caught him off guard.

They stayed in touch over the next six months before starting to date in November

2011. Six months later, they were engaged and plans for their truly stunning and

special nuptials were underway. They chose the Salt Lick Vineyards at the venue

because they wanted to share “the best of Austin with their out-of-town guests.”

Between Caroline’s impeccable eye for design and music accompaniment by the

Texas Boys Choir, the outdoor ceremony was magical. The bride worked with An-

gelina Mata, a bespoke designer in San Antonio, on her beautiful silk satin gown

that featured subtle hip pads in a nod to Alexander McQueen, the fashion house

where Caroline interned in the summer of 2011 (she has also worked for House &

Garden, Vogue Living, and in the White House social secretary’s office). She also

wore a family veil of Brussels lace that has been wore by over 15 family members,

including her mother. Following the ceremony, guests strolled down a row of the

vineyard toward the reception, where a grand, covered outdoor pavilion, outfitted

with sparkling chandeliers, was erected especially for the event. The group of

300 enjoyed a seated dinner of a Texas-inspired vineyard, farm-to-table menu

prepared by Chef Tripe at Spanish Oaks and the Salt Lick team. Caroline has

always had a particular love of vintage details, especially silver and linens, so

she brought in family touches like a sterling silver Victorian nut bowl that be-

longed to her great-grandmother, filled with hand-sculpted marzipan fruit at

the top of the bride’s cake. The couple shared a first dance to “How Sweet It Is,”

and soaked in the night, as they greeted guests who had travelled from around

the world to be there. After an unforgettable night for everyone in attendance,

they jetted off to Nicaragua for a stay at the Mukul Resort.

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This beloved Austin couple was wed in a beautiful modern cer-

emony at Brazos Hall. They made their wedding as intimate

and personal as possible by having dear friends participate in

the ceremony, being wrapped in the groom’s dad’s tallit during

the Jewish ceremony, and toasting with champagne glasses

that belonged to Adam’s mom. Alex, the founder of Citizen

Generation and Adam, who works for Bazaarvoice, were in-

troduced by mutual family friends Susan and Bobby Epstein

and were engaged on the beach in St. Thomas. The event was

produced by Caplan Miller Events and guests dined on a 100

percent vegan meal by Kurant Events—passed hors d’oeuvres

during cocktail hour (like a spring roll inspired by Adam’s

favorite at Elizabeth Street Café), a salad (inspired by Alex’s

favorite at Uchi), plus melt-in-your-mouth mushroom ravioli.

Late night food included sliders and sweet potato fries. They

started the dancing off with “You Are the Best Thing” sung by

their friends Reid and Jena Umstattd and danced well in to the

night before heading out on their Napa Valley honeymoon.

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so when it came to their wedding, every detail was in order for an

epic night. Noel and Will have been friends since grade school,

but it turned in to something more in 2010 when they co-hosted

a Memorial Day barge party. He proposed at his family ranch in

April 2013 and planning for the party of their lives was soon un-

derway. They were married at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church

where candelabras and votives warmly lit the aisles. Then, the

party began at the Blanton Museum of Art, along with 300 of

their closest friends and family members. The evening called for

“festive black tie attire,” so the couple used lots of red, gold, and

black and white striped details in décor. Guests dined on a feast

of holiday comfort food like brisket, roast chicken, smoked salm-

on, mac and cheese, cornbread muffins, and seafood tower of

oysters, jumbo shrimp, ceviche, and king crab that was prepared

by Lamberts (Will is a co-owner) and McGuire Moorman

Hospitality. After dancing to the sounds of The Motts, guests

were treated to a late-night snack of Lamberts’ famous Frito pies

served in mini Frito bags. It’s hard for the couple to pick just one

favorite memory of the night. Noel says it’s a toss up between the

couple dancing with their 90-year-old grandparents and coming

down the Blanton’s grand staircase for their entrance in to the

party to the beautiful music of San Antonio-based all female ma-

riachi band, Las Alteñitas.

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1. The couple jetted off on their honeymoon to Princeville Kauai, Hawaii. 2-3. The bride says she worked with “event guru Fallon Gaskamp, chefs Zach Davis, Rebecca Meeker, and Reid Guess, and Casey Gage and the rest of the Lamberts team who went above and beyond to make our special day deliciously one-of-a-kind and un-forgettable.” 4. Jeffrey’s pastry chef Michelle Arcilla made a three-tier carrot cake with cream cheese frosting for the bride and a chocolate on chocolate sheet cake for the the groom, which were accompanied by matching cupcakes, handmade choco-late truffles, bacci cookies, and Mexican Pan de Polvo. Groomsman Larry McGuire also supplied his signature bourbon eggnog made from scratch. 5. The bride was a vision in a lace trumpet gown with a sweetheart neckline and custom bolero jacket.

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Architect Kevin Alter is quoting a magazine quoting

Charles Eames. “I think I read that in a design maga-

zine…but you understand the sentiment,” he explains.

“There are things that add value to a home that don’t

have to do with square feet; it has to do with how a

space is used.”

And to borrow from the Eames’ famous sensibility,

form absolutely follows function in the house Alter is

referring to, a compact 1921 Clarksville residence he

remodeled—and lived in for nearly a decade—before

selling it to its current owner in 2010, graphic design-

er Molly Cumming.

The property, a cozy, unassuming home perched on

a narrow lot, is modest at just under 1600 square feet,

but inside feels much bigger. Walking in through the

front door, the living, dining, and a small sitting room/

office share an open space that is loosely delineated by

pine half-walls, all parts of its original footprint. Oc-

cupied by a legal office before Alter bought the house,

it was “an architect’s dream project,” he explains, re-

ferring to the fact that structurally, the house was very

good, and the front half didn’t require major renova-

tions at all. But as for the rest of the house, there was

work to be done and room for Alter to flex his architec-

tural prowess within a confined space.

First lessOn: MaxiMizing storage space is key

Walking clockwise as you enter, the dining room

leads into a tidy kitchen, where heavy steel counter-

tops and a deep sink meet tons of stacked cherry wood

cumming reaches for a book in The library archiTecT kevin alTer designed To

be a focal poinT of The house, where naTural lighT sTreams in Through Two

skylighTs in The high-ceilinged, narrow corridor.


a living room adjacenT To

The fronT room is framed

by The home ’s original pine

deTailing. recycled glass

boTTle from sparTan, $75.


original builT-in pine cab -

ineTry in The dining room,

leading inTo The sun liT

kiTchen. Triangle cuTTing

board by forT sTandard

from sparTan, $198.


cabinets and thoughtful built-in details, like a small

cookbook-sized shelf above the range and a deep,

covered nook in the counter corner meant to hide

appliances. Alter designed the home to have tons of

storage, with more echoes of the same built-in, clut-

ter-detracting cherry wood cabinets in the bathrooms,

master bedroom, library, and guest room. It allows the

entire space to feel exceptionally clean and airy, and

sTurdy sTeel coun-

TerTops and cherry

wood cabineTry

in The kiTchen.

Turquoise vessel

by forT sTandard

from sparTan, $125.

Cumming has carried over the aesthetic sensibility,

with very few of her personal affects on display aside

from art objects and an extensive collection of books—

from cookbooks to design tomes—peppering corners

of each room.

secOnd lessOn:seize every opportunity for natural light

Past the kitchen is the true focal point of the house:

a 360-degree library occupying a rectangle smack in

the middle of the home, with cherry floor-to-ceiling

bookshelves and a mounted ladder for accessing hard-

to-reach books.

And what do you do to maximize light when you

can’t build out? You build up. Alter designed the li-

brary ceiling so it extends through to the roof, where

natural light streams in through two skylights. He also

placed cut-outs on the short ends of the room so the

light isn’t boxed into the library, but extends into other

parts of the house, reaching into the kitchen, opposing

hallway, and spilling into the living/dining rooms. And

with big windows in the front and back, even on the

dreary day we’re touring the space, it is awash with a

particular glow, originating from the myriad ways out-

side light can penetrate and cross through the house.

third lessOn:Define personal value

For Alter, the Clarksville home was both an opportuni-

ty to execute design ideas he hadn’t yet had the chance

to implement and also a project requiring a (financial

and spatial) budget. In turn, his design reflects the


alTer designed The house

To have plenTy of builT-in

sTorage, like These cherry

wood cabineTs in The mas -

Ter bedroom. quilT from

mockingbird domesTic s.

careful thought that went into making ev-

ery inch livable. Subsequently, Cumming has

made very minimal changes since she moved

in, with one of the only modifications she cites

painting the brick fireplace in the front room

white (“I always wanted to do that when I lived

here,” Alter laughs). Cumming’s own person-

al touches, however, add their own degree of

warmth, with patterned area rugs, classic fur-

niture pieces, and large, framed paintings and

photographs—many gifts or trades from artist

friends—adding splashy color to the other-

wise neutral palette of white and wood.

“You can live really well in a small space,”

Alter posits, and the care with which the home

was put together is evident in the details he ca-

sually points out from room to room: perfectly

flush corners on kitchen cabinets, an enam-

el tub he tracked down and scrubbed clean

from a salvage furniture source in Gonzales,

TX, and a row of pear trees he planted on the

north side of the house, which when in bloom

create a lush wall separating the house from

its neighbors. So while the overall feeling of

the house—natural light, integrated storage,

the utilization of natural materials—are overt

architectural decisions, what the house’s char-

acter largely comes from are the more subtle

choices that, as Alter explains, don’t add overt

“value” to the property but increase the quality

of life in more intangible ways.

Or, to borrow again from Charles Eames:

“The details are not the details. They make

the design.”


cumming boughT her 1921

clarksville house from ar-

chiTecT kevin alTer, who re-

designed The home and lived

in iT himself for Ten years.

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Laurie and her husband Mark moved from the Bay Area to Houston in the mid-90s, and “it didn’t

take long to realize we needed to get ourselves to Austin,” Laurie laughs. They both got jobs in tech

management in Austin in 1999, deciding “this was a destination for us and [we] would live here until we

dropped dead.” Today, their careers have taken them in pointedly different directions: Mark now man-

ages individuals’ personal investments for Wells Fargo Advisors and Laurie is a full-time artist.

Residing in an angular Bouldin neighborhood home designed by local architect Chris Krager of KRDB,

the Frick’s modern home in many ways feels like a gallery space. The walls are lined with big, bold art

pieces and colorful objects (many of which have personal connections, like the large portrait of Laurie

taken by photographer (and friend) Leon Alesi that hangs in the front office); stark concrete floors,

floor-to-ceiling windows, and a narrow floorplan add minimalist drama to the compact 1600-square-

foot house. And while its modern design definitely stands out aside its 1930s cottage-style South Austin

neighbors, the house exudes a welcome, unobtrusive freshness and inside is warm and comfortable despite

being built from predominately glass and steel.

When we meet, Laurie is on the heels of a deadline for a show at Texas State University and her at-

home studio is tidy chaos, with separate stacks of nearly-completed works on all corners of the room.

Much of her portfolio reflects a relationship with data and the way we understand it, all manifested in

big, conceptual pieces that draw parallels between aesthetics and numbers. “I play with the fantasy-

future, and as an artist get to imagine what it would be like to live with wall-size patterns based on your

personal data,” she explains. Through this, Frick’s work illustrates topics as varied as sleeping habits to

annual travel, heart rates to email correspondence. “Literally everything that could be captured about

you,” she says.

For one piece in her upcoming show, she is visually representing personal computer data, collected for

over two years with a time management software called ManicTime. The program charts the amount of

time spent in various computer programs—“every click, every website, every document, image, literally

everything I touch online”— which Frick in turn translated into neat stacks of carved, hand-painted two-

by-four-inch wooden blocks. In other words, it’s a physical model of her digital behavior. Next, she’ll work on

an iPhone app “that tracks where you’ve been and makes little ‘hand-drawn’ patterns of your travels.”

Mark and Laurie also lead the Austin chapter of Quantified Self, a meet-up group for others who regu-

larly track data, from self-diagnoses to personal investigations. Mark explains that with a career now in

finance, his job is “all about numbers,” and that the group discussions about data and figures help him

better understand himself and his own habits.

So despite careers that theoretically seem far from the tech word, the industry’s influence—and the

unique perspective it has given the pair—is clear. Or in Mark’s words: “It’s just math.” Maybe so. But

from art to investments, the Fricks’ interpretation and self-awareness about what this math means, how it

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carved from a piece of firewood he found on the street in new York. 4. carved Balinese funeral procession above the bed: “it was priced at $37.50, we bargained the price to $35.00, and then went to a lot of trouble to ship it home.” 5. a painting by chicago artist carlos rolon, or dzine, who started out as a teenage graffiti artist tagging trains, and now has a significant international reputation. the piece is made

of spray paint cans and hundreds of spray nozzles attached to a painting made entirely of spray paint. 6. piece in progress in laurie’s studio, based on capturing and logging exactly what software and ap-plications you use on your computer, minute-by-minute. 7. laptop wallpaper detailing one of laurie’s art pieces that uses little colored squares to track where you’ve been based on location data. 8. painting

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t he making of chocolate is a surprisingly scientific process,

and like any good science, it also comes with its very own

assortment of unusual tools of the trade.

There are no Bunsen burners in Steven Lawrence’s North Austin

Chocolate Makers Studio kitchen, but there are plenty of other un-

usual gadgets: veterinary syringes, used to pipe ganache into hollow

chocolate shells; a vibrating device for making dentures that Law-

rence instead uses to help shimmy liquid chocolate into every last

crevice of a mold; and something called a guitar, which is basically

an elaborate paper cutter-like device named for its taut strings,

which slice through chocolate with precision and ease.

According to Lawrence, proper chocolate crafting is all about

time, temperature, and movement. In his studio, a large vat swirls

milk chocolate continuously over itself and around in a circle, prac-

tically begging to be sampled. Lawrence explains that chocolate

changes in structure and shine on a molecular level depending on

heat, and all makers aim for a finished product that is firm but not

dull. He dips a ganache-filled treat into the vat of melted choco-

late, covering both sides, lingering for the precise amount of time

required for a good coating. Then he moves the chocolate to a wax

paper-covered baking sheet, where he presses into it a clear acetate

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strip adorned in a bit of 24-karat gold. For a little added pressure, he

uses his son’s wooden alphabet block. Several minutes later, he peels

the sheet off, and the gold remains: a beautiful, tasteless delicacy

atop a sinfully good treat.

But those are actually the very final steps. Before any of the artistic

work of adorning his chocolates and bars, which Lawrence says he

loves, he first roasts beans from exotic, equatorial locales in his oven.

They’re run through something called a Crankenstein, separating

the nib from the rest of the cocoa bean. Later, they’re milled with a

device traditionally used for grain, turning the nibs into a liquid. All

of this careful, complicated work brings Lawrence joy. And you can

taste that joy in the results: peanut butter and jelly chocolates, car-

damom and honey caramel chocolates, orange peel dipped in choco-

late, truffles filled with port-wine ganache.

A long-time pastry chef, Lawrence first started in chocolate in Se-

attle, at Fran’s chocolates. There, his job was to monitor the choco-

late conveyer belt—“just like in ‘I Love Lucy,’” Lawrence explains. A

job offer for his wife eventually brought Lawrence to Austin, where

he hopes to soon open a retail shop. “Making chocolate is very much

like making art to me,” Lawrence says. “That’s what I love about it.”

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Chocolate truffles, seen here in the middle of this box, get their name from the species of mushroom they resemble.

Lawrence often incorporates sea salt into his chocolates. “I never get tired of working with chocolate,” Lawrence says. “It's more like play. It seems that the combinations of flavors, textures and shape that I can use are endless.”

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jess & matt’s Inspiration Board

1. Desert Solitaire by edward abbey (First edition): this was a gift from my brother. it's a very important book to me and might be my favorite book. 2. Badlands hat: i wear this hat when i go running. i have run thousands of miles all over the us with this thing on. it's kind of disgusting... 3. 35mm camera: i don't shoot too much with this thing any-more since iphones, but i have had it for years and it has been slung over my shoulder whenever i travel. 4. t-shirt: this is my mom's the Who t-shirt from a concert in 1989... i stole it from her. i'm pretty sure she never gave this to me. 5. guitar strap: Matthew gave me this for my birthday. it is made by a musician named Jonny Fritz from nashville. 6. cat power came through austin in mid-december and played a solo show at antone's. at the end of her set, she threw these flowers that had been on her piano during the whole show. she looked right at me and i caught one. 7. hair of the rindu inside a 1,000 rupiah bill: i spent a month in Bali in 2011. on the last day that i was there, our driver and friend, putu, started telling me about black magic. he pulled this folded-up rupiah bill out of a secret compartment in his belt, unfolded it, and showed me what looked like two long whiskers from a pig. he told me he got it from someone who does black magic and that it would bring him all the good things in the world he wanted. then he gave it to me. 8. ring: this is the five-year ring from camp olympia, where i went as a kid. You get this cool silver ring the fifth year that you go there, and i got mine when i was 14. i still wear it. 9. amethyst: My mom gave me this, and amethysts remind me of her because she had a lot of them around the house growing up. 10. Frankie's hair: this is [my dog] Frankie's hair from a recent haircut. 11. red headed stranger: Jess got this for me when i was having a rough day. it's just a beautiful record and it came into my life in a really sweet way. Maybe i just like what the record represents. 12. note: this is an anonymous note someone slipped into our money box on tour in the summer of 2012. 13. polaroid: My dad took this polaroid when i was a kid, and that is my hand and a moth i found. 14. hunter Zippo: a gift i received when i was best man in my best friend's wedding. 15. texas armadillo pin: i bought this at a gas station in the middle of louisiana. i pinned it to my dopp kit five years ago and it's been there ever since. 16. gloves: i keep these in my glovebox for when i am working at my family's ranch in south texas. 17. dad's hunting Boots: i took these from my dad without asking. he has worn these on hunting trips all over the country. he still makes a fuss about me ‘taking these off his hands,’ but he hadn't worn them in years and they're too awesome to just sit in a closet. 18. Buffalo soap: Jess brought this back from an indian casino in oklahoma where she saw Bonnie raitt play. 19. pocket Knife: My dad bought me this a few years ago. he bought it from a guy named red Wood. red hand-makes a couple hundred knives a year in Zephyr, tX.

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t he owners of new craft cocktail spot Garage William Ball, Bron Hager, and Connor Oman go way back—ball and Oman are cousins, and as boys, the three roamed the

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The story of the building and the bar space is a fun one: Ga-rage’s new home was once the valet office for the building. When Oman, Ball, and Hager found the space, it was being used for storage. But they saw something much more in it. “It’s such a cool and unique space,” Oman says. “It’s this funky little glass and brick box just tucked back in a parking garage. We thought, jazz lounge, cocktail lounge. That’s what it had to be—the space dic-tated the business.”

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Though the poles are long-gone, the spirit and history still permeate the space with charm. “It’s not some gimmicky 1950s themed bar,” says Bron Hager. “We have an elegance and beauty that not many spaces are able to accomplish simply because the history’s not there. If you look at Whislers, that’s also a wonderful space be-cause of its history. That’s what this bar has going for it—the sense of space is tremendous.”

Garage will host jazz trios, spin only vinyl, and serve signature craft cocktails from a menu designed by Chauncy James, previ-ously of the East Side Showroom. There will be the occasional live jazz trio and late-night DJ set, too. “I think you’re going to feel immediately once you walk into the space like you’re home,” Hager says. “We’re at the heart of downtown Austin and in the middle of the financial district, where at the moment things are

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As with all Gilmore ventures, the beer list is one of the best in town. Wines are equally ex-citing, with lots of goodies offered by the glass and bottle, including a deliciously versatile La Filere Barbera. The cocktail list competes with treats like a refreshing Moscow Mule made with homemade draft ginger beer.

Currently serving dinner only, Odd Duck plans to eventually open for lunch and late-night dining. The new space seats 120 diners, including an outdoor patio with downtown views. But like the old trailer, there’s often a wait to sample the tasty fare. Some things never change. And that’s a good thing. K. spezia

a few years ago, Odd Duck was the hot-test food trailer in town. Now it’s the hottest new restaurant. Yep, Odd Duck

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Until 2011, the Odd Duck trailer sat on a va-cant lot on South Lamar, serving up innovative fare fit for fine dining. Then chef/owner Bryce Gilmore shut it down to focus on his new ven-ture, Barley Swine. Now Odd Duck is back. But it ain’t no trailer. A stone’s throw from its old parking lot, Odd Duck is now prominent-ly poised in front of the swanky Gibson Flats complex, decked out with full length windows overlooking the bustling street life and down-town skyline.

Inside, it’s like the funky old trailer was dropped inside a gleaming glass cube. There are rustic reclaimed wood accents and burlap sack lamps. Concrete floors and communal tables. Food served on mismatched vintage (aka Good-will) china. And an enormous U-shaped bar lined with stools for viewing the open kitchen.

But don’t let the homey interior fool you: Odd Duck still serves some of the most so-phisticated food in town. Gilmore is a master at turning simple, local ingredients into some-thing complex, under the guise of comfort food. His menu changes with the seasons, but always features small, sharable plates of farm-to-table inventions.

Almost everyone orders the Parker House rolls—for good reason. Warm, slightly sweet buns are stuffed with succulent pulled pork derived from the pig’s head. The chicken fried egg sits atop a pool of hot sauce, its golden yolk oozing onto a nest of pea tendrils and sautéed mushrooms. A pleasingly-bitter salad is tossed with arugula, radicchio, shaved fennel, sun-chokes, and bacon and served with a swipe of creamy chevre.

I’m not a big fan of foam or carrots, but Gilmore won me over with his delicious dish of hay-roasted carrots topped with carrot foam, crunchy pistachio crumbs, and rich cream cheese. Baked sweet potato chunks are topped

Odd Duck

Odd Duck chef Bryce Gilmore.

A view from the Odd Duck bar.

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top dish: Carrots roasted in hay, cream cheese, and pistachio crumb. Bottom dish: Almond tart with Meyer lemon curd and sage meringue.


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the bACkspACe507 San jacinto(512) 474 9899Delicious thin crust pizza

and wine selections in a

cozy setting.

eAst sideshowrooM1100 E. 6th St.(512) 467 4280We typically go at least

once a week, and we get

the same thing every

time—red snapper crudo,

quail, and the last item

is a toss up—I prefer the

mussels, and he likes the

short ribs.

Moonshine303 red river St.(512) 236 9599We like to kick it off with

a chicken and waffles to

share.

oliviA2043 S. Lamar Blvd.(512) 804 2700

You will usually find us

here on the weekends for

brunch. I love the "Thanks

a Lox," but you can't go

wrong with one of their

omelets or the Olivia

Benedict.

uChi801 S. Lamar Blvd. (512) 916 4808It's all so delicious, and we

usually let the waiter talk

us into pretty much every-

thing. I like to kick it off

with a glass of prosecco!

wAlton's609 W. 6th St.(512) 542 3380Walton's is perfect any

day of the week. Their

sandwiches and salads are

amazing, and it's virtually

impossible to pass up their

sweet treats. I'm a sucker

for their chocolate chip

cookie.

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bAr lAMAr (at the downtown Whole foods Market)525 n. Lamar Blvd.(512) 345 5000One of my favorite easy

places for a drink in town:

grab a bottle and a snack

to share, then the Whole

Foods bartenders will

uncork it and provide

glasses for you at no extra

charge.

bufAlinA1519 E. Cesar Chavez(512) 524 2523Minimal cozy interiors

and the best pizza in town.

It's always packed so go

early or on a weeknight!

Get the fresca pie and a

pint of Austin Beerworks

Fire Eagle IPA.

Contigo2027 Anchor Ln. (512) 614 2260My favorite cocktails in

town, the best outdoor

seating, and a fun atmo-

sphere. Always good.

Jeffrey's bAr1204 W. Lynn St. (512) 477 5584

We go to this old Clarks-

ville staple during happy

hour to indulge in sophis-

ticated cocktails and Jef-

frey's insanely amazing,

velvet-draped bar without

blowing our entire pay-

check.

Julio's4230 Duval St. (512) 452 1040An old school, family-run

Tex-Mex favorite in Hyde

Park. Cash only! Order the

green chicken enchiladas.

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hillside fArMACy1209 E. 11th St. (512) 628 0168The always-changing

specials are what make

this quaint and romantic

spot one of my favorites in

town. Make sure to end

the night with an af-

fogado—it's divine.

house pizzeriA5111 Airport Blvd.(512) 600 4999My choice pizza place

for a spontaneous night

out with the guy. Fresh,

simple, and right around

the corner from my house.

Try the roasted olives and

the Kale salad too!

koMé4917 Airport Blvd.(512) 712 5700Nothing beats sitting at

the cozy Kome sushi bar

and sipping saki with that

special someone. Feeling

adventurous? Let your

waiter order for you, you

won't regret it!

rAMen tAtsuyA8557 research Blvd., #126(512) 339 0855 Stout broth and perfectly

cooked noodles make this

one of the most satisfying

meals you'll ever eat. Take

a date and stand in line,

there is no better way to

get to know each other!

vino vino4119 Guadalupe St. (512) 465 9282Two words, Mussels and

Fries. This classic, dim-lit

wine joint offers excep-

tional shared plates and

has the friendliest service

around.

g e o r g ee l l i M A npuBlisher

34th street CAfe 1005 W. 34th St. (512) 371 3400Cozy, quiet, tucked-away

and reliably delicious. Try

the zucchini cakes, the

chicken picata (best in

town), and the coconut

cake is so good it has also

been my birthday cake

many times!

Arro 601 W. 6th St.(512) 992 2776New to West 6th! Try the

daily pâté, mussels, and

frites, and creme brulee

chocolate cake

ClArk's oyster bAr1200 W. 6th St. (512) 297 2525Never disappoints. This

cozy, chic spot always has

a nice crowd. Try the oys-

ters, the fish special of the

night, or the hamburger!

date nightDinner & Drinks

The TRIBEZA Staff's picks for the best date night spots around.

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elizAbethstreet CAfé1501 S. 1st St.(512) 291 2881Fun, casual, low-key. Try

the Vietnamese coffee,

spring rolls, or pork and

shrimp crepe

gusto 4800 Burnet rd.(512) 458 1100A regular for me. Fun

interior, great patio, and

attentive service. Try the

polenta fries, the black

drum, and the flourless

chocolate torte.

rAnCh 616 616 nueces St. (512) 479 7616Eclectic and spicy! Mmm,

the crispy oysters, or the

Ranch Slice of Ice, best

in town.

trento 3600 n. Capital of Texas hwy.(512) 328 7555Fun bar, cozy booths!

Must start with a whiskey

jacket cocktail, then try

some calamari and the

brisket ravioli.

vespAio 1610 South Congress Ave.(512) 441 7672A classic on S. Congress.

Try the carpaccio, and the

spaghetti alla carbonara is

delicious!

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fAbi + rosi509 hearn St. (512) 236 0642He goes for the hearty

schnitzel + spatzel, and

I can never resist the

scallops. The dimly lit,

intimate dining room

space always brings good

conversation over a linger-

ing and delicious meal.

fondA sAn Miguel2330 W. north Loop Blvd. (512) 459 4121Sitting in the bar, where

you can order from the

full menu, has become a

favorite date night spot.

It never fails to feel

festive, and the rellenos

never disappoint.

fresA's 915 n. Lamar Blvd.(512) 428 5077Tasty chicken al carbon,

refreshing agua frescas,

and some of the best gua-

camole around have all

the makings for a perfect

picnic.

Justine's

4710 E. 5th St. (512) 385 2900The people watching

alone draws us in every

time. I will always feel

nostalgic for our pre-

baby late night dinners

over steak frites.

sAlvAtion pizzA

624 W. 34th St. (512) 535 0076A cozy spot that serves up

delectable flavor combina-

tions of New Haven style

pizza pies in an inviting

bungalow.

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