Living in Austin means barbecue isn’t a special occasion. It’s a baseline. It’s the standard you measure everything else against, whether you want to or not. Smoke drifts into regular afternoons, and conversations about brisket are treated with the seriousness of life advice. These are the barbecue stops that shaped my expectations. The ones that … Read more

Most days, I cook with intention. A loose idea, a craving, something that stuck with me earlier. But then there are days when hunger shows up before a plan does. When the fridge feels uninspiring and my brain is tired, I don’t decide what to eat. I decide where to walk. Austin has a way … Read more

I talk a lot. About food, about nothing, about whatever’s rattling around in my head that day. But every once in a while, a cup of coffee shuts me up completely. Austin has a way of doing that to me. These are the places where the room, the cup, and the moment line up just … Read more