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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Food

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Hillside Farmacy’s charms with retro atmosphere, delivers mediocre food and service

Brittany Smith March 19, 2012

Walking into Hillside Farmacy is like walking into the 1940s. Complete with old pharmacy cabinets, glass display cases filled with tempting sweet pastries and savory quiches from local bakeries (including...

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Home Cookin’

Brittany Smith March 9, 2012

Cooking at home takes time. If you want to eat good food, it can also be expensive, especially on a student’s budget. Dishes are a hassle and your favorite carb- and sugar-laden boxed, canned and...

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Lenoir uses local food to create a diverse eating experience

Brittany Smith March 5, 2012

Started by husband and wife team Jessica Maher and Todd Duplechan, Lenoir opened its doors in mid-January in a tiny building tucked away on South First Street. Named for a black Spanish grape that grows...

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Sugar Mama’s Bakeshop whips up sweet treats, expands location

Jessica Lee February 28, 2012

The air inside of Sugar Mama’s Bakeshop smells sweet. Carla Finley emerges from the kitchen with a smile on her face, covered head to toe in flour and cake batter. Five days a week, Finley wakes...

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Austin pho makes warm, hearty treat on cold days

Karin Samelson February 22, 2012

When it comes to comfort food, pho has it down. The Vietnamese soup (pronounced “fuh”) is rich with flavor and will satisfy any hunger pains with huge bowls that are overflowing with broth...

The food movement defined

Brittany Smith February 20, 2012

With the rapid rise of the health food movement, students are constantly barraged with prescriptions of what to eat: local food, sustainable food, organic food, chemical-free food. We are told to search...

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Popular hybrid meal provides time for relaxation

Anjli Mehta February 17, 2012

On Sundays, brunch isn’t just a meal, it’s a way of life. The meal is a true hybrid that blurs the lines between breakfast and lunch with menu staples such as fried chicken and waffles, steak...

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Cookbook features recipes using game meat

Brittany Smith February 13, 2012

Georgia Pellegrini, a recent Austin transplant, has beautiful blonde hair, perfect skin, high cheekbones and bright blue eyes. She cooks, cans her own vegetables, gives instructions for making rustic...

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Beer connoisseur’s vision sees success

Brittany Smith February 6, 2012

Editor’s note: This story is part of a semester-long series exploring the local food scene. In 2009, Bay and Lindsay Anthon began kicking around an idea. Bay, an avid beer drinker, loved the idea...

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Easy Tiger combines bohemian aesthetic with classic food fare

Elizabeth Hinojos February 6, 2012

Settled on Sixth Street between bohemian east and upscale west is a beer garden, restaurant and bakery residing in a late 1800s building. Busy Austinites may dash in and out, but are welcome to stay awhile...

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Annual chili cook-off will benefit local woman

Lindsey Cherner February 2, 2012

This Saturday in the Jo’s Coffee parking lot, locals will gather to conjure up their best chili and learn how to two-step while also benefitting the Lila Tenenbown Recovery Fund at the Jo’s...

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Austin Cake Ball offers mature take on playful pastries

Brittany Smith January 30, 2012

Cake balls, like macaroons, cupcakes and petit fours, bring to mind images of ruffled lace tablecloths, scalloped window treatments, pink aprons, freshly cut daisies in pristine glass vases and lots and...

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