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ANDREA ABEL
Andrea Abel is a freelance writer whose love of food goes from seed to table to the public policy arena. She serves on the board of Sustainable Food Center and co-chairs the organization’s Policy Task Force. |
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DAVID ALAN
A UT graduate and native Austinite, David has spent a dozen years in and around the food and beverage business. His enthusiasm for cocktails became an academic pursuit with the launch of his beverage blog, tipsytexan.com. |
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CLAUDIA ALARCÓN
Claudia Alarcón was born and raised in Mexico City, and has been living, cooking, and gardening in Austin since 1984. She has been a published writer since 1999 and is currently working on her first book on the culinary history of tamales. |
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BILL ALBRECHT
Bill Albrecht has been doing photography for national and local clients for more than 20 years. He lives with with his wife, Lisa, and three kids in Blanco County after moving from Austin seven years ago. Learn more about Bill at albrechtphoto.com. |
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STELLA ALESI
Born and raised on the East Coast, Stella moved to Austin, Texas from New York City in 1993 to pursue an artistic career. Stella exhibits regularly in the fine art realm both photography and painting. Currently, most often at the 2040 Gallery in Austin. Stella has recently received a Brown Foundation Fellowship to attend the Vermont Studio Centers Residency Programs for her painting. |
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CHRISTINE ALICINO
When San Francisco-based photographer Christine Alicino got the assignment to shoot M.F.K. Fisher for Heidi Yorkshire’s profile, she was just starting her career. For the portrait, Alicino used a 4x5 camera. She exposed the border of grapes on black velvet in advance, then used the same film for Fisher’s image. Almost 20 years later, the portrait remains one of Alicino’s favorites, hanging in her kitchen in an ornate frame as “a kind of a shrine.” Learn more about Christine at christinealicino.com. |
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RANDY ALLBRITTON
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VIVIAN ALSTON
Vivian Alston is a senior at Liberal Arts and Science Academy High School. She has worked with Urban Roots for the past two years as a farm intern, and as a 2nd year assistant crew leader. She loves to farm and wants to pursue a degree in agriculture—hopefully at Texas A&M. She lives with her mom and sister and loves them dearly. |
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PAULA ANGERSTEIN
Paula Angerstein is the founder of Paula's Texas Spirits, maker of Paula's Texas Orange and Lemon liqueurs, products that sprung from her love of making things from scratch and making people happy. There's a good chance there's a party going on at Paula's as you read this. |
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DAVID ANSEL
David Ansel is the owner of The Soup Peddler and author of The Soup Peddler’s Slow and Difficult Soups.
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MARCUS ANTILLA
Marcus Antilla is a professional personal chef whose main goal is to create healthy, vibrant cuisine with an emphasis on local, sustainable produce and protein. Marcus draws inspiration from his culinary travels through Jamaica, Mexico and the U.S. tying them together to make beautiful tasting food for you and your family. Marcus graduated from Western Culinary Institute of Portland, Oregon in 1997 and has enjoyed cooking in fine dining establishments from Oregon to Texas. |
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SAM ARMSTRONG
Sam Armstrong’s culinary career has ranged from steering the marketing efforts at Texas Culinary Academy to designing cooking school brochures for Central Market. He serves on the advisory board of the Wine and Food Foundation of Texas. |
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STEPHANI X. AUSTIN
Stefani, a ninth-generation native Texan, is a freelance writer, artist and photographer. She's got a passion for Southern cooking and is hopelessly in love with her fisherman husband, three rowdy sons and the handful of chickens that roam her suburban yard. Stefani blogs about food, family and the good old days at her blog, Blue Yonder. |
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DORSEY BARGER
Dorsey Barger, owner of Eastside Café, received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia where she majored in religious studies (a degree that comes in very handy since she owns a restaurant). Eastside Café has grown vegetables, flowers and herbs sustainably in it’s .3-acre garden for 19 years. |
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JUDY BARRETT
Judy Barrett is the author of What Can I Do with My Herbs? How to Grow, Use and Enjoy These Versatile Plants and What Makes Heirloom Plants So Great? Old-fashioned Treasures to Grow, Eat and Admire, both from Texas A&M Press. |
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ANDREA BEARCE
After earning a degree in broadcast journalism, Andrea Bearce co-created a Fort Worth food and dining magazine. She attended the French Culinary Institute in Manhattan, then became the pastry chef at FINO and ASTI in Austin. Andrea now works as a freelance writer and volunteers for several local food nonprofits. |
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SARAH BIRD
Sarah Bird is a columnist for Texas Monthly and the author of seven novels. Her upcoming comic novel is set in Austin and entitled How Perfect Is That. |
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EUGENIA BONE
Eugenia Bone’s food writing has appeared in Saveur, Food & Wine, Gourmet and the New York Times. Her first book, At Mesa's Edge, about cooking and ranching in Colorado's North Fork Valley was nominated for the Colorado Book Award and anthologized in Best Food Writing 2005. Her newest book, Well-Preserved has just been published by Random House. She writes the blog " Well-Preserved" for the Denver Post. Bone lives in New York and Colorado with her husband and their two children. |
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Mark Bonus
If you invite Mark Bonus over, he will gladly dance to your music and eat all of your cooking. Such is Mark Bonus: always dancing and eating. He gets his kicks from comic books, cute kitten videos, bicycles, and thai bodywork. He is thoroughly done with the word "fabulous" and anyone who still uses it. He is from Texas, U.S.A. and loves the fact that you can't spell Mark Bonus without the letters U.S.A.
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SARAH BORK-HAMILTON
Sarah Bork-Hamilton—sarahborkhamilton.com |
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ROBIN BRADFORD
Robin Bradford is a writer, nonprofit fundraiser, yoga teacher and Zen student. She has published stories and essays in various anthologies and is at work on a book about how helping Hurricane Katrina survivors gave her a sense of belonging. A backyard gardener, Robin lives with her husband and 14-year-old son, who is already a zealous foodie.
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ALAIN BRAUX
Alain Braux is a classically trained French chef and a formally educated Nutritherapist. Two years ago he was diagnosed with high cholesterol, and he managed to bring his cholesterol levels down by returning to the food ways of his youth in Southern France. He lowered his cholesterol significantly with diet alone and wrote How to Lower your Cholesterol with French Gourmet Food—a practical guide. |
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VALERIE BROUSSARD
A Louisiana native, Valerie Broussard spent 11 years in New York City as a chef, food stylist and writer. She then completed an MA in Food Culture and Communications from the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Parma, Italy before moving to Austin, where she is the Food & Beverage Buyer and Forager for W Austin and volunteers
as as Slow Food Austin’s Biodiversity Chair. |
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MARC BROWN
Marc Brown is an Austin based photographer and filmmaker whose broad range of work includes live performance photography, studio portraiture, weddings, music videos, and commercials. He has been active in the Austin scene for the past 10 years. Learn more at digitalegacy.com. |
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MARY BRYCE
Mary Bryce is a student at UT in the Plan II Honors Program. She loves butter, singing, dancing, coffee, libraries, Paris and red shoes. Follow her blog at: adventureswiththealwayshungry.blogspot.com.
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KYLIE BUDGE
Kylie Budge is an Australian printmaker and illustrator, and is also the person behind Mizu Designs. Kylie studied woodblock printing in Kyoto, Japan, her much loved home for seven, wonderful years. Much of her design inspiration comes from Japan and all things wild and natural including indigenous Australian plant life. She loves insects, especially dragonflies, and she adores seed pods of all kinds. Tea also features strongly in her work, and became a big part of her life after living in Kyoto. Her illustrations often have a quirky, naïve style with a strong Asian influence. This is especially so in her use of Japanese style sumi ink drawings. mizudesigns.com.au |
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VALARIE CAMPBELL
Valarie Campbell is a mom to one very active little boy, but also a versatile, professional photographer, and a semi-successful gardener. You can check out her photography at : valarielcampbell.com
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KATIE CANTRELL
Katie Cantrell is a recent graduate of the journalism program at the University of Texas. She’s moving back to the Northwest—but, she’s enjoying all the kolaches she can get her hands on. |
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SUSAN CASHIN
Susan M. Cashin is a freelance writer, accredited sommelier, certified master gardener and grows olives on her farm in the wine country of South Africa. |
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ROBIN CHOTZINOFF
Robin Chotzinoff is a freelance writer and the author of People with Dirty Hands: the Passion for Gardening and the memoir Holy Unexpected. She thinks there is no better place to grow and eat food than Austin, Texas. |
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SKIP CONNETT
Skip Connett and his wife, Erin Flynn, operate Green Gate Farms in Austin. His writing has appeared in numerous publications, including Mother Jones, JAMA, Nature Medicine and Rodale’s New Farm. |
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HELEN CORDES
Helen Cordes has written and edited for many publications including Utne Reader, Mother Jones, The Nation, Sierra, Parenting, E and others. Growing up on a wheat farm, she ate from a big family garden and wishes that on everyone. |
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AMY CROWELL
Amy is currently writing a book on the wild edible plants of Texas and would love to glean pictures, recipes and stories from other Texas foragers. Check out her blog at: wildedibletexas.wordpress.com. Amy also operates a small vegetable gardening business called Edible Yards (edibleyards.com) and is the mother of two young, very energetic boys who enjoy tagging along with her on foraging hikes. |
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CAROL DAWSON
Carol is the author of four critically acclaimed novels, including The Mother-in-Law Diaries, and an award-winning nonfiction book about the history of Luby’s Cafeteria. She just completed a work of historical fiction based on the aftermath of the Salem witch trials and the destinies of the accusers. In addition to writing books, as well as for magazines and newspapers, she teaches writing courses and workshops and has served as a visiting professor and writer-in-residence at the College of Santa Fe. She is also a painter and shows professionally in three galleries, including the Wally Workman Gallery in Austin. |
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AUGUSTA DEXHEIMER
Thirteen-year-old Augusta Dexheimer is a student at the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders and is Robin Chotzinoff’s younger daughter.
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SHARON DOERRE
Sharon Doerre is an anthropologist, writer and mother who loves to garden and eat fresh food. She has a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin and teaches courses in the Cultural Foundations Program at St. Edward’s University. |
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LOUISE DUCOTE
I refuse to write about myself in third person. I published two novels in my former life as Louise Redd. I’m the happy wife of Bruce Ducote, the proud mother of Brady and True, and I long for figs. If someone wants to trade figs for writing, track me down. |
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TODD DUPLECHAN
Todd Duplechan is a chef who has worked in restaurants across the country for the past 12 years. He started his career as a sushi apprentice, where he learned to appreciate Japanese culture and knives. He moved to Austin with his wife in April 2007. |
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JESSICA DUPUY
Jessica Dupuy is a freelance writer who has written for National Geographic Traveler, Imbibe, The Hollywood Reporter, Texas Monthly, Texas Highways, Edible Austin, Fodor’s Travel Publications and a number of Austin publications. She has also written Uchi: The Cookbook, about one of the nation’s most renowned sushi restaurants, with Executive Chef Tyson Cole and is writing the Salt Lick Cookbook, on the iconic Texas barbecue restaurant, which will be released next fall.
A graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, Dupuy writes about the things she loves most: food, travel and the outdoors. Dupuy lives in Austin with her husband, her two Duck Tolling Retrievers and her son, Gus. She enjoys cooking, traveling, triathlons and fly-fishing, is a member of Les Dames d’Escoffier-Austin and is on the advisory board for the Texas Hill Country Wine and Food Festival. To read more from Jessica Dupuy, visit jessicadupuy.com.
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BAMBI EDLUND
Bambi Edlund draws, designs, writes and makes a mean guacamole in Vancouver, B.C. bambiedlund.com |
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MAX ELLIOT
Max is the co-founder and currently co-directs YouthLaunch's Urban Roots farm program, where he teaches teenage youth the fine art of thinning carrots & beets. He's had his hands in the soil, hustling on organic farms for the past twelve years. He loves harvesting okra and will challenge anyone to a race. |
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LUCY ENGELMAN
Lucy Engelman is a freelance illustrator residing in Northfield, IL where she longs for the Texan life in Austin. Her passion and appreciation for delicious food is fed on a regular basis by the aspiring chefs that are her sisters. She credits her inspiration to her chickens, terriers, rabbit and the outdoors. To see more of her work visit www.lucyengelman.com |
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MIKE EVANS
Mike Evans co-founded and co-directs the YouthLaunch program Urban Roots in Austin. He has more than ten years of experience doing youth development work and has been involved in farming for almost that long. |
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LISA FAIN
Lisa Fain is writer and photographer who was born and raised in Texas, but now hangs her hat in New York City. To keep in touch with her roots she writes the food blog, Homesick Texan, homesicktex.com. |
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ERIN FLYNN
Erin Flynn is a writer and farmer who runs Green Gate Farms with husband Skip Connett. Her family has ranched—and dealt with water issues—in Texas for generations. To learn more about their historic farm, eight miles east of downtown Austin, visit greengatefarms.net. |
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SAMUEL FROMARTZ
Samuel Fromartz is a Washington, D.C.-based journalist and the author of Organic, Inc.: Natural Foods and How They Grew. He blogs at chewswise.com . |
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KATIE FULLERTON
Katie Fullerton is a junior at the Liberal Arts and Science Academy. A locavore wannabe, she attends the SFC Farmers’ Market–Sunset Valley and Barton Creek Farmers Market weekly. She enjoys bonding with the farmers over their products, and with family and friends over meals they share. |
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RUTH GARDNER-LOEW
Ruth Gardner-Loew moved from France to Austin last April. She has worked as the food and wine editor at Elle magazine, the editor-in-chief of Gault Millau New York and has written a dessert cookbook with chef Antoine Bouterin. She is currently finishing her first novel, a love story.
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SPIKE GILLESPIE
Spike Gillespie is the author of six books. She blogs for JetBlue (austin.jetblue.com) and her own enjoyment (spikeg.com). |
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DANNY GOMEZ
Danny Gomez worked with Urban Roots as a Farm Intern in 2010. Urban Roots enjoyed his work ethic and creative talents! Now, as a graduating senior and Captain of the varsity basketball team at KIPP Austin Collegiate, Danny has already been accepted into Lamar University, and will soon hear back from other Texas schools. His commitment to his church is what has kept him grounded as he takes this next step.
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JESSE GRIFFITHS
Jesse Griffiths is the chef/co-owner of Dai Due Supper Club and Butcher Shop with his wife Tamara Mayfield. He enjoys obtaining his own food, as long as it’s trying to get away from him. Aside from hunting and fishing, they maintain a small garden and a few chickens on the East Side and pretty much eating or planning meals most of the time.Learn more at daidueaustin.com. |
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MEG GRIFFITHS
Meg Griffiths picked up her first camera at the age of 13 and hasn't been far from a lens since. Her background in photojounralism and art photography allows her to approach any assignment with a fresh and unique outlook. For more information on Meg's work, visit meggriffithsphotography.com. |
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BETH GOULART
Beth follows her tastebuds to find stories in the Texas food and wine industries. Prior to moving to Austin in 2006, she lived in Washington, DC, where she worked as an editor at National Geographic magazine. |
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JAN HEATON
Jan Heaton is an abstract watercolor artist who calls Austin home. Jan’s watercolors offer a personal view point that celebrates nature and then abstractly reaches beyond the obvious. On September 12, 2009 Jan’s seventh solo show will open at Wally Workman Gallery - Austin. Additional info on Jan’s artwork at www.janheaton.com |
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JANET HEIMLICH
Janet Heimlich is an award-winning journalist with more than 10 years of experience in print and radio. Her articles have appeared in Texas Monthly, Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine, the Houston Chronicle, the Austin American-Statesman, the Austin Chronicle and Tribeza. |
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TERRENCE HENRY
Terrence Henry is a writer and cook living in Austin. His writing has appeared in the Atlantic, the Washington Post and National Journal. His cooking has appeared at Franklin Barbecue, Bola Pizza and the occasional secret supper club.
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JIM HIGHTOWER
Jim Hightower is a syndicated columnist, national radio commentator, publisher of The Hightower Lowdown newsletter, and the New York Times bestselling author of Thieves in High Places. |
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ROB HODGES
Rob Hodges is a freelance writer who works full time for the Texas Historical Commission. He is also currently working on finding the balance between pursuing his dream of a fully edible home landscape and life with his wife, Kate, and newborn daughter, Zadie.
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JODY HORTON
Jody Horton is an Austin-based freelance photographer and writer specializing in documentary, architectural and travel photography. He is the former editor of la cocinita magazine of New Mexico. Learn more about his work at jodyhorton.com. |
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POLLY ROSS HUGHES
Polly Ross Hughes grew up in Houston mistakenly believing clean waterways had become extinct. Her work has appeared the past 30 years in the Houston Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News, San Francisco Chronicle, Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, D Magazine, International Herald Tribune and elsewhere. |
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SUZANNE HURLEY
A scant three years ago, plants cringed at the sight of freelance writer and editor Suzanne Hurley. They knew that her touch meant certain death. But then Suzanne started volunteering with Green Corn Project and learned that growing vegetables could be easy. She has since become a Travis County master gardener.
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SAM HURT
Sam Hurt, is the creator of the comic strips Eyebeam and Queen of the Universe. Sam's current focus is painting. His work can be found year round at Avenue Gallery (1501 S. Congress Ave) and online at samhurt.com.
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LUCINDA HUTSON
Celebrated author, cook and gardener Lucinda Hutson is the author of The Herb Garden Cookbook and Tequila! Lucinda writes for many magazines, hosts PBS tours of her legendary house and gardens, and lectures across the country. |
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ANNE ISHAM
Anne Isham, author of The Chocoholic’s Survival Guide and Practical Handbook, is a master composter and former marathoner. She earned her professional chocolatier certification from Ecole Chocolat Professional School of Chocolate Arts. Since the publication of her book in 2004, Anne has presented her programs on chocolate to more than 50 organizations. |
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LAURA KEELER
Laura Keeler was born and raised in Austin, and is now majoring in history at Swarthmore College. Records of her adventurous eating date back to her first durian experience at age five, but life as a paysanne was a gastronomic experience such as she'd never had before. |
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CARRIE KENNY
Carrie Kenny is the Financial and Office Manager for Johnson's Backyard Garden, an organic vegetable farm and CSA in East Austin. She has her MFA in photography from the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, PA and is a member of the Willow Arts Studio in East Austin. |
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KNOXY
Knoxy is a native Texan who landed in Austin 10 years ago to study English literature and Spanish language at U.T. Two degrees, having nothing to do with photography, later Knoxy decided to hang them all, and pursue the glamorous life of a freelance artist. A life-long foodie, Knoxy found her true calling in food photography and styling. When she's not shooting, Knoxy can be found devouring literature, shopping for records at End of an Ear, or spending QT with loved ones. knoxphotographics.com |
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KIM LANE
Kim Lane is a writer and editor whose work has appeared in Mothering magazine, Salon, Pregnancy magazine and Green Prints, and in books such as Salon’s anthology Life as We Know It (Washington Square Press), Grrl Talk: Sass, Wit, and Wisdom from the Austin WriterGrrls (lulu.com) and Women Write the War (St. John's Press). She is founder of the multi-award winning website, AustinMama.com , and an occasional contributor to NPR's All Things Considered, where one of her commentaries once garnered more listener hate mail than the producer had ever seen -- something that makes Lane inordinately proud. Winner of the 2004 Vivian Castleberry Award from the Association of Women Journalists, and the 2006 Mentor Award from the Association for Women in Communications, Lane lives with her family and an ark’s-worth of animals in the wildflower and fire ant covered hills outside Austin. |
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SUSAN LEIBROCK
Susan Leibrock is SFC’s Community Relations Director. A third-generation UT grad, Susan lived in New York City from 2000–2007 working in the restaurant industry and the flagship office of J. Walter Thompson (JWT). She can be found at Austin Farmers’ Market and cakeaustin.com. |
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JARDINE LIBAIRE
Jardine Libaire is the author of the novel Here Kitty Kitty. She has written for Elle, New York Magazine, BlackBook, Men's Health and others.
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RJ LISCUM
RJ Liscum is a photographer, writer and television producer. A self-proclaimed "Farmie," she loves to hit the rural roads on assignment. Her work appears regularly in Edible Chicago. |
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JIM LONG
Jim Long is the author of Easy Homemade Crackers Using Herbs. Find additional recipes and information about growing and using herbs at longcreekherbs.com and at Long’s gardening blog, jimlongsgarden.blogspot.com. |
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MATT LYNAUGH
Matt Lynaugh has been drawing almost as long has he has worn corrective lenses (which is a very long time). As a child his -10 diopter lenses were used to burn leaves and other small things. |
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LAYNE VICTORIA LYNCH
As an avid local foodie and culinary writer, Layne Lynch relishes the works of Alice Waters, Ruth Reichl, Michael Pollan and Amanda Hesser. She is a recent journalism graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and currently works as an assistant editor at Texas Banking magazine. As a freelance food writer, she has written for the Austin American-Statesman, Eater Austin, Texas Monthly, Food Network Magazine and The Daily Texan. If she isn't writing about food, she is likely experimenting with it in her much too tiny kitchen apartment.
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STEPHEN J. LYONS
Stephen J. Lyons is the author of Landscape of the Heart and A View from the Inland Northwest. A two-time winner of an Illinois Arts Commission Fellowship for Prose Writing, Lyons’s writing appears in many publications and anthologies. |
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DEBORAH MADISON
Author of 11 books on food, farming, and cooking, Deborah Madison's latest endeavor is a book on plant families called Vegetable Literacy. |
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JESSICA MAHER
A University of Texas graduate, Jessica Maher also graduated from the Penn State Ice Cream Short Course in 2005. Before recently moving back to Austin, she worked as pastry chef for Savoy restaurant in New York City, a busy restaurant focused on seasonal and sustainable products. |
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KELSEY MAKI
Kelsey Maki is a Seattle native who has come to love the heat and barbecue of Texas. She is a recent graduate of Southwestern University in Georgetown, TX. Her culinary passions include avocado, pie and tea.
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CARI MARSHALL
Cari Marshall received her BS in Journalism from the University of North Texas. For almost 20 years, she has written about art, travel and culture (and now sake) for publications including the Austin Chronicle and the Texas Monthly website. She is currently an editorial assistant at Edible Austin and lives in Austin with her husband Eric and two-year-old omnivorous daughter Chloe.
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CHRISTIAN MARTIN
Christian Martin is a junior in the International Baccalaureate Academy and a varsity swimmer at Westwood High School.
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GREG MARTIN
California artist GR Martin’s unique style of painting is defined by depth and exquisite detail set in a loose, alive structure. For almost twenty years, he’s been commissioned for both public and private projects and has sold paintings and prints throughout the Western United States and New York. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The San Diego Museum of Art, The California Academy of Sciences, Marin Magazine, Edible Marin & Wine Country and The Oakland Museum of California. grmartin.com
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SAM MARTIN
Sam Martin is the best-selling author of nine books of nonfiction, including Manspace: A Primal Guide to Marking Your Territory and Lessons from a Green Master: Pliny Fisk III, due out in fall 2008. He is a former senior editor at This Old House magazine and has been a full-time writer in Austin since 2002. Before that, Sam spent seven years drinking and appreciating local beers from Nicaragua to Nepal. |
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ADRIENNE MARTINI
Adrienne Martini’s most recent book is Hillbilly Gothic: A Memoir of Madness and Motherhood. She is hard at work on the second one, which is about knitting a very complicated sweater. Her first writing gig was reviewing theater for The Austin Chronicle. She has two children, one husband and a lot of yarn. |
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TAMARA MAYFIELD
Owner of Hummingbird Ecocleaning, Tamara Mayfield knows how nice it is to come home to a clean house. After years of honing her innate cleaning abilities, she decided to make her talents available and began cleaning professionally. Green Clean was created in 2004 to offer personalized, customized house cleaning, but without the clouds of toxic chemicals that other services provided. Tamara is also co-owner of Dai Due Supper Club and Butcher Shop. |
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MARILYN MCCRAY
A writer and self-confessed foodie, Marilyn McCray has cooked at a dude ranch and served on the Restaurant Committee of the Santa Fe Wine and Chile Fiesta. Her love of food has taken her to Boggy Creek Farm in East Austin where she assists with the Saturday farm stand, selling organic vegetables and visiting with the locals and chefs who frequent the farm. Since 2006, she has been on the leadership team of Slow Food Austin, a local convivium of Slow Food International promoting the benefits of the slow life. |
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IDA H. MCGARITY
While a longtime resident abroad, Ida received her formal culinary education at Le Cordon Bleu and worked as a cook in some of France's top restaurants. The French farmers at the organic market across from her home there inspire her simple, healthy approach to life, one she follows today in Texas. For years she has penned articles about food for various publications. |
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LAURA MCKISSACK
Laura McKissack is a blogger and foodie who's been gardening organically for six years. She volunteers for Sustainable Food Center, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Central Market Cooking School. She is also an assistant at the Natural Gardener and works at Botticell's South Congress part-time to get her foodie fix. Visit her blog at junebugsoup.blogspot.com for recipes, photos and reporting on food events around town.
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VERONICA MEEWES
Veronica Meewes graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 2004. Since then, she's been writing, eating, cooking, gardening, snapping photos, stretching, dancing, and brewing her own kombucha in East Austin. Her culinary interest began nearly two decades ago with some courageous childhood concoctions in the kitchen...and she still won't hesitate to try (most) anything once. She works full time at Austin's Helping Hand Home for Children, and has written for Eat & Drink Austin, Soundcheck, Scion, and The Austinist. |
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DUSTIN MEYER
Dustin Meyer is a native Austinite and an avid lover of local Austin foods and wines. Graduating with a degree in Photography from St. Edward's University, Dustin provides custom portrait and wedding photography for Central Texas and across the country. Dustin operates his studio near the Bull Creek Preserve and resides with his wife and daughter.
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JASON MINSHEW
Jason Minshew and his wife Annie Taylor created JBird & Company in the winter of 2008. Son of a landscaper in Dallas and longtime participant in the local Austin nursery and landscaping scene, Jason marries his horticultural wisdom with his expertise in landscape construction to create unique, productive Central Texas gardens. |
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AMANDA MOON
Amanda Moon has been in the nursery industry in Austin since 1994. With a degree in Geography and minors in English and Horticulture from Texas State, she is now a Master Gardener. She owns Trinity Gardens, a lavender grower and retail farmers market plants supplier and additionally provides gardening and landscape consultation. She writes a gardening column for The Slaughter Creek Reporter and has been affiliated with It's About Thyme garden center since1994. Amanda currently lives and gardens in Round Rock. |
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VALERIA MORROW
Originally from Argentina, Val has become a Texas hybrid. She first joined Sustainable Food Center upon returning from a few years in Europe, where she guided hiking and biking trips, taught English and directed high school study abroad programs. Val is fascinated by the cultural aspects of food, and passionate about exploring the way people eat around the world. She holds a Master of Arts in Organizational Communication from the University of Texas at Austin, where her thesis allowed her to delve deeply into the issues affecting the eating behaviors of Austin’s Hispanic population. |
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GARY NABHAN
Gary Nabhan raises hell, Navajo-Churro sheep and native crops in the Southwest Deserts of Chile Pepper Nation. Founder of the Renewing America’s Food Traditions (RAFT) initiative and author of more than 20 books, including Coming Home to Eat, Nabhan has been called the “father of the locavore movement.” You can track his adventures on garynabhan.com.
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CECILIA NASTI
Cecilia Nasti is a gardener on her mother’s side, and by her mother’s side is where she learned the joys of digging in the dirt. For 19 years she’s produced and hosted Growing Concerns, a weekly gardening feature heard Saturday mornings on 90.5 KUT-FM. |
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BERNADETTE NOLL
Bernadette Noll is a New Jersey native, mother of four, wife of one and freelance writer in Austin. She is a big fan of big meals eaten with family and friends around a big table and firmly believes they are the ticket to health and happiness. |
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LUCY ISABEL NOLL ANDERSON
Lucy is a 10-year-old fourth grader, and the oldest of four siblings. She loves climbing trees, taking care of babies, drawing, riding bikes and being with friends. And she LOVES fruit salad. |
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WILLIAM NORRIS
William Norris has written for Time Out: NY and The Hartford Courant, is the author of Snapshots: A Novel and has published photographs with The Star Ledger, The Associated Press, and Saltwater Sportsman. He is the bar manager at FINO: Restaurant, Patio and Bar, and thinks bacon makes everything better. |
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SHANNON OELRICH
Shannon Oelrich is a freelance writer and a stay-at-home mom. Originally from San Antonio, she moved to Austin in 1998 to pursue a master’s in English. She was the food editor for Texas Co-op Power magazine for five years, and while there, compiled and edited two archival cookbooks. She now lives in Pflugerville and is the food editor for LiveMom.com. |
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MM PACK
MM Pack is a freelance food writer, food stylist and private chef who divides her time between Austin and San Francisco. She’s contributed to various regional publications as well as Scribner’s Encyclopedia of Food and Culture, Culinary Biographies, San Francisco Chronicle, Food History News, and Cornbread Nation 1: Best of Southern Food Writing.
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DICK PIERCE
Permaculture expert Dick Pierce has been a passionate force behind organic, sustainable gardens and designs for over 15 years—with 10 of those spent dealing with the wonders and challenges of Austin’s unique climate, soils and precious-but-intermittent water resources. He teaches the permaculture design course offered through the Austin Permaculture Guild. For a complete listing of his upcoming classes, please see Edible Austin Event Calendar or visit either Dick Pierce Designs or the Austin Permaculture Guild. |
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ELLA POLIAKOFF
Ella Poliakoff is an 11-year-old chicken lover who is constantly asked to check her shoes for chicken poop.
Her proud mama is the editor of Edible Austin and was scolded several times while working on this piece. Ella lives with her family of humans and animals in the beautiful Hill Country. |
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KERRI QUNELL
Kerri has worked in the local communications field, joining the Capital Area Food Bank team in May, 2005. Previously, Kerri was the Community Relations Director for KEYE - TV. She is involved with Emerging Professionals in Conservation through Hill Country Conservancy, and Friends of Urban Roots, an advisory board for YouthLaunch. She serves as a regular guest speaker and mentor at Texas State University-San Marcos, where she received her BA in Journalism. Kerri and her husband, Jason, are active community volunteers and have a 3-year-old daughter, Avery Tessa. |
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AMY REYNOLDS
Amy Reynolds is a nutritionist who has worked as a private chef and Peace Corps volunteer. She’s a native Texan, but was raised on a farm in Southwest Pennsylvania where she learned about the beauty of food, animals and nature. An avid traveler and rock climber, she’s currently co-owner of Climb On! Products, Inc., a chemical-free skin-care manufacturer. |
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ANDY SAMS
Andy Sams is a photographer, musician, runner, adventurer and food lover living in Austin, Texas. He collaborates on a food/culture blog at:
www.austinbythehorns.blogspot.com.
Check out more of his photography at www.andysams.com.
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JAM SANITCHAT
Jam Sanitchat is the owner and chef of Thai Fresh in South Austin, where she incorporates produce grown in her backyard into her cooking. She teaches hands-on cooking classes and blogs about sustainable Thai cooking at thaicookingwithjam.blogspot.com. |
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SUZANNE SANTOS
Austin Farmers’ Market Director Suzanne Santos holds a Master of Science in Community Development from the University of California at Davis and has worked to promote local food systems for the past fifteen years. Ms. Santos joined Sustainable Food Center in 2000 as Executive Director, then served as Development Director when the agency merged, bringing significant marketing and management experience to the organization. Her passion for farming led Ms. Santos to her niche connecting local farmers with urban markets. Prior to joining SFC, Suzanne worked for three years in Costa Rica and Honduras on agricultural projects as a representative of the Peace Corps. Along with her work at SFC, Ms. Santos runs a small family farm in Kyle, Texas, where she raises two sons, peaches, chickens, and a goose. |
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LAURA SAWICKI
For pastry chef Laura Sawicki of La Condesa, food isn’t merely a passion—it is an obsession. With a culinary heritage that stems from her Argentine roots to her formative years in some of the finest kitchens in the Northeast, her whimsical, savory-meets-sweet approach to dessert is as stunning to the eyes as it is to the palate. Laura was invited to help her longtime friend, Chef Rene Ortiz, open La Condesa back in February 2009, and has since then happily called Austin home. |
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CAROL ANN SAYLE
Carol Ann Sayle grows nine acres of organic vegetables with her husband, Larry Butler, on two farms. Market days are Wed. and Sat., 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at their East Austin farm. Visit boggycreekfarm.com for more information.
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RAMONA SEVER
Ramona June Sever eagerly awaits bringing her bento box to second grade starting in September 2008. Along with eating every last bite of her mother’s lovingly prepared and packed lunches, Ramona enjoys torturing her younger brother, Arlo, with wicked karate moves. When not eating or kicking and blocking, Ramona sits quietly and reads voraciously. She’s also adorable, and, yes, she asked her mom to write her bio. |
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ELIF SELVILI
Elif Selvili was born in Istanbul, Turkey, and grew up in the Aegean city of Izmir. She came to the U.S. to study engineering and never got around to going back to Turkey. When she realized that none of her friends knew what turkish cooking was like, she decided to educate them by recreating the tastes of her homeland using locally available ingredients. She offers monthly Turkish cooking demonstrations to small groups of friends, to spread healthy eating habits and demystify Turkish cuisine. |
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SUSAN SHIELDS
Susan Shields is a writer living in South Austin with her husband, Nathan, and daughter, Lux. She has waited tables at Vespaio on South Congress and written about food and restaurants for Tribeza since 2000. Her fiction has twice taken top prizes in The Austin Chronicle’s short story contest.
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RYAN SLOAN
Ryan Sloan is a Certified Cicerone and freelance writer. Since graduating from the University of Michigan, he has worked a variety of positions within the craft-beer industry, ranging from brewery grunt to beer buyer. He currently presides over the 61-tap selection at the South Austin institution, Whip In. He maintains a personal blog at sloanbrew.com. |
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ANDREW W. SMILEY
Andrew W. Smiley has over 12 years experience working in sustainable agriculture and food systems, including on-farm production, agricultural marketing, micro-enterprise development, food journalism, farmer training and technical assistance, and even food-service management. Andrew W. Smiley currently works with Sustainable Food Center in Austin, Texas as Farm Direct Projects Director. |
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BREEZ SMITH
Breez Smith is a senior at Garza High School and Assistant Crew Leader for Urban Roots. He knows irrigation, tomatoes and pizza like the back of his hard working hands. Oh yeah, he can rhyme too. |
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ELLA SPEER
Ella is a sixth grader. Her dad, Philip Speer, is executive pastry chef and director of culinary operations at Uchi, Uchiko and Uchi Houston. Her stepmom, Callie Speer, is the owner of Cakemix. Ella loves being a pastry chef's daughter and couldn't wish for anything more.
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SOLL SUSSMAN
Soll Sussman, a former Associated Press correspondent and news editor for Mexico and Central America, returned to Austin to work on alternative and renewable energy projects. He still writes about anything except politics. In his spare time, he watches over the "Fans of Diana Kennedy" group on Facebook. |
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ELLEN SWEETS
Ellen Sweets wrote about food for the Dallas Morning News, Neiman Marcus and the Denver Post before moving to Austin last summer. Her love of eating well originated with her parents who always shopped at farmers markets. A much-loved food memory involves picking peaches in the afternoon then making peach ice cream at night on the back porch of the family home. |
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FRED THOMPSON
Fred Thompson is the publisher of Edible Piedmont - Edible Austin's sister pulbication in North Carolina. Fred is a native of North Carolina and an expert on grilling and barbecue. Featured in our Summer 2011 issue is an excerpt from Grillin' With Gas, his most recent cookbook (Taunton Press, April 2009). |
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TERRY THOMPSON-ANDERSON
Terry Thompson-Anderson is a professional chef, cookbook author, culinary instructor and restaurant consultant. She has written four cookbooks and numerous articles for various publications. She is a member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals, the Southern Foodways Alliance and Les Dames d’Escoffier International.
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TONI TIPTON-MARTIN
Toni Tipton-Martin is a food, nutrition and fitness writer, cookbook author and culinary historian with a passion for empowering and encouraging women toward mental, physical and spiritual fitness. She shares recipes and reminiscences from African American cooks in her blog, thejemimacode.com. |
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CAROLE TOPALIAN
Widely recognized for her work as a professional photographer and creative director, Carole Topalian, is also cofounder of Edible Communities®, Inc., where she shares her considerable talents with members nationwide. When she’s not behind her tripod, she can be found riding America’s bike trails. Check out her photography at topalianphoto.com. |
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HUNTER TRIPP
Hunter Tripp, 11, is a native of Santa Fe, NM, and her love of Hatch chiles proves it. She transplanted to glorious South Austin three years ago and lives with her mom, Maggie, and their two cats, Yost® and Cheeto®. She loves community, art, cooking, reading, math, science and inventing cool things.
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C. JEANETTE TYSON
C. Jeanette Tyson is getting her boots dirty again after becoming too citified in the advertising world. For five years she’s written mostly about food for austinmama.com. Currently she and her twins are shooing deer out of the front yard garden.
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JEREMY WALTHER
Jeremy Walther is the owner of BioGardener (bio-gardener.com), a non-traditional landscaping and gardening company that uses holistic approaches to protect and conserve Central Texas natural resources. Jeremy received his B.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences from Texas A&M University.
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CHIP WALTON
Chip Walton is a television news producer and freelance writer. He recently moved from Austin to Minneapolis, where he home brews, volunteers at breweries and edits the monthly newsletter for the Minnesota Home Brewers Association. He still gets advice from, and posts new topics to, the ZEALOTS website (austinzealots.com ). |
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CHIA WEBB-CAZARES
Chia is entering the 3rd grade at Austin Discovery School. She likes to play with her friends, make art, and ride her bike. |
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BRIDGET WEISS
Bridget Weiss is a native Austinite who cooks and writes with the intrepid assistance of her dogs, cats and chickens. She’s taught cooking classes for the University of Texas and is the recipe writer for a vegan cookbook slated for release in the fall. When she’s not at the computer, she forages for mushrooms and firewood. |
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AIMEE WENSKE
Aimee Wenske is a freelance photographer in Austin, Texas. She is trying to grow tasty herbs like basil and mint to use in cooking. Hopefully one day she'll graduate to tomatoes. More of her photography work can be found at aimeewenske.com. |
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CARA WHITE LOWRIMORE
Cara White Lowrimore has worked as a city planner and community development specialist. Now a writer and mother, she's on a quest to find a dinner menu that makes everyone happy. |
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CHASITY WHITTINGTON
Chasity Whittington loves and lives life to the fullest. Taking as many photos along the way as possible, her
passion for photography sparked into more: savvy-images.com
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KRISTI WILLIS
Kristi Willis shares her passion for local food by exploring farmers markets, food artisans and restaurants who work with local farms. She writes about these adventures in her blog, Austin Farm to Table, and at Farm to Table Online, a national sustainable food blog. Willis is also the Austin Sustainable Food Examiner for examiner.com. |
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SANDY WILSON
Sandy Wilson is a Texas photographer whose work ranges from the boardroom to the barn. A long time ASMP member and corporate photographer, she has been featured in Working Cowboys with artist Mark Kohler, in Texas photography exhibits and in many corporate annual reports. Her personal photos of the West stand to remind many Texans of a not so distant personal past. Sandy regularly travels to France to photograph its people and places and lives in Houston with her husband. She enjoys cooking, carpentry, gardening and travel.
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MARK WINNIE
Mark Winne is the author of Closing the Food Gap: Resetting the Table in the Land of Plenty and the Food Policy Council Project Director for the Community Food Security Coalition.
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ELIZABETH WINSLOW
Elizabeth Winslow has been a committed locavore in Austin since “evacuating” here from East Texas in 2005. A former chef and seasoned forager, she is a partner in Farmhouse Delivery (farmhousedelivery.com ), an all-local grocery delivery service, and loves bringing the bounty of local farms to happy people in Austin.
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MARSHALL WRIGHT
Comfortable at the table or in the kitchen, Marshall is a freelance food journalist living in Austin, TX, where he serves on the board of Slow Food Austin (www.slowfoodaustin.org) and volunteers at the Central Market Cooking School. When not spending time chasing around his two daughters with his wife, he writes and photographs for his blog, EatThisLens.com. |
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HEIDI YORKSHIRE
Over more than 20 years as a writer, Heidi Yorkshire has had some exciting opportunities, but none better than the chance in 1989 to meet one of the writers she admired most, M.F.K. Fisher. Based in Portland, she was the wine columnist for The Oregonian and has written two books on wine, Wine Savvy and Simply Wine. She contributed travel and food features to Bon Appetit, Travel & Leisure and many other magazines. Her latest project is organizing a series of seminars for artisan food retailers (foodbyhandseminars.com).
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ELLEN ZIMMERMANN
Ellen Zimmermann is a certified herbalist, a licensed professional counselor, a marriage and family therapist and an avid gardener. She has successfully blended these professions to fulfill her mission of educating others on how to best use the plants and herbs we can grow in our own environment. Ellen studied with master herbalist Rosemary Gladstar. She also has a full line of hand-made therapeutic herbal products that can be found at ezherbs.net |
