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Challah For Hunger bakes to fight hunger

Briana Zamora September 24, 2014

Every Tuesday afternoon, the Topfer Center for Jewish Life is engulfed in a thick cloud of fumes coming from a small kitchen at the end of the hall. Twenty students in aprons, packed tightly around counters...

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UT sophomore brings sweet business to campus

Kate Dannenmaier September 19, 2014

Some of the most famous candy combinations started as happy accidents. English sophomore Eloy Gonzalez’s candy-making story is much the same — it started with an accident during his days in high...

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Players set to close in November to make way for new UT building

Eleanor Dearman September 4, 2014

Players is closing down after 33 years of feeding the UT community’s late-night burger cravings. The University purchased the restaurant in 2012 for University expansion from owners Carlos Oliveira...

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New restaurants near campus bring more options to students

Courtney Runn August 25, 2014

Twisted Root  This 26th Street burger joint is committed to providing the UT community a place to go for burgers on game day, post-test celebrations and everything in between. The restaurant made...

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City Council votes to create an ordinance to increase recycling at food trucks

Wynne Davis May 2, 2014

Customers at food trucks may soon be able to recycle on-site, after the Austin City Council voted Thursday to ask the city manager to create an ordinance enabling food trucks to provide recycling and composting...

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Local nonprofit delivers fusion of language and food

Kritika Pramod Kulshrestha April 25, 2014

Daniel Heron has no interest in being a commercial cook. The UT alum and Austin-based entrepreneur believes that food goes beyond the industry — it is a platform for different cultures to connect...

Q&A with TOMs Founder and Chief Shoe Giver, Blake Mycoskie

Alexandra Dubinsky April 3, 2014

TOM’S Founder and Chief Shoe Giver, Blake Mycoskie, lectured about his experiences as a social entrepreneur and his ONE for ONE movement at Hogg Auditorium on Wednesday night. After the lecture,...

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Austin woman founds juice company after breast cancer diagnosis

Kat Sampson March 27, 2014

Each Saturday, the farmer’s market at Republic Square Park is filled with white tents housing various vendors and the occasional string quartet. Daily Greens is one of the busiest of those white...

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Science Scene: Sous vide offers an alternative cooking method

Hannah Jane DeCiutiis March 27, 2014

Whether you are a burgeoning Iron Chef or you get nervous just watching Ina Garten, the concept behind cooking is fairly universal: to kill harmful pathogens and to make the food tastier to eat.  Over...

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UMeTime offers daily restaurant deals to UT students

Courtney Runn March 26, 2014

When the creators of UMeTime were looking for an ideal place to test their app, a college campus full of hungry students quickly came to mind. UMeTime Corp., an Austin-based startup, helps users find...

An eating guide to SXSW

Courtney Runn March 9, 2014

From breakfast tacos to barbecue, Austin is known for its variety of mouth-watering food. SXSW is the perfect time to sample Austin’s best, but it’s also one of the city’s busiest weeks....

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Campus barbecue trailer changes name but not flavor

Sarah Montgomery March 4, 2014

Steam escapes from the smoker as SLAB BBQ employee Rance Simpson takes out a piece of seasoned chicken and begins chopping it up with speed inside the small food truck. The SLAB employees are busy preparing...

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