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Community Pick p. 38
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Wellness Guide p. 42
Arts & Entertainment Calendars p. 26
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EDITOR'S LETTER
work-life rarely aligns with the timing of your life-life. During the depths of winter, we are scheming up plans for spring fashion and summer travel and as Halloween ushers in the holidays our editorial team is plotting out our January Interiors Tour. Februrary's issue is the rare exception. As I sit here smack in the midst of January, writing this letter (which, by now, is more than tardy … sorry September!) for our Community + Wellness issue, I'm surrounded by all the classic New Year clichés. Conversations with friends are centered around paleo meal planning, incoming text messages are focused on in-process exercise plans and we have all, myself included, swapped our customary glass (or two) of cab for a bottle (or two) of fizzy water. In fact, this month’s issue, which is all about wellness of mind, body and community, has helped kick-start my own 2019. Reading and editing all of the wisdom contained in the following pages has been incredibly inspirational. I am motivated to newly invest in Austin children thanks to Anne Bruno’s insightful look into new-to-town nonprofit Friends of the Children (“Planting the Seeds of Change”). I now plan to incorporate elements of Eastern healing into my normal eat-right-exercise-regularly-never-miss-an-annual-doctor-visit mantra, thanks to Sarah Senter Luikart and Elizabeth Bentley’s “Inside Out,” and our “What does Wellness Mean to You?” round up. And I am so glad Brittani Sonnenberg has lent her thoughtful and poignant voice to the ongoing conversation on social media and device dependence. And, as always, I am in admiration of the Austinites who are putting their heads down and jumping into the efforts that make their neighborhoods happier, safer and more well-rounded places to live. China Smith, founder of Ballet Afrique, is a perfect example. I am blown away by the impact she has achieved through her Northeast Austin arts organization. I hope that Smith’s story and others like it will define not only this month’s magazine, but all the ones to come in 2019. Thank you for reading - we're so glad you’re here! Margaret Williams margaret@tribeza.com
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TAKING STOCK By Kristin Armstrong Illustration by Jessica Fontenot
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ne of the most important things we can get healthier or stronger, we often mistakenly, metaphorically, “go to the do for our own wellness is to stop giving gym” for them. Out of profound love (and sometimes codependence), we ourselves away. lift weights and run miles for them. And then we wonder why we ache I am not referring to anything about from effort. We wonder why they never get any stronger, fitter, faster or service, generosity, kindness or empathy. healthier. How can this be? I’m working out so hard for him/her. We are What I am specifically referring to is often surprised by how fit we become by doing other people’s workouts, to stop giving ourselves away to people how strong we get by carrying other people’s loads, how much endurance who cannot receive us, and who cannot we gain by dragging other people along, how healthy we become when we love us in return. The healthier and more start to take excellent care of ourselves. whole we become, there are simply some relationships that cannot rise And the funny thing is, the more fit we become on their behalf, the more and meet us where we are today, or even join us in the direction we are they cannot keep up. The endurance we build creates a gap in distance moving. they cannot close. The strength in our own muscles has developed at the Although it is one of the hardest things to do, there is no greater gift expense of their own development. The healthier we become, the worse we can give ourselves than to honor and intentionally allocate our own they feel. In other words, our effort completely backfires relationally. energy. The energy we expend in giving our time, We can go to the gym in our work relationships, our our love and our connection is the most powerful parenting, our friendships, our intimate partnerships asset we have. It’s our lifeblood. And many of us can and in our families. The greater the attachment we "IT'S A PERFECT be emotional and energetic hemophiliacs if we aren’t have to the other person’s outcome, the more prone TIME TO TAKE careful and aware. we can be to going to the gym for them. In other It’s a perfect time to take stock of our closest words, the more we love someone, the more careful STOCK OF relationships. To look at the people in our lives who we have to be about mandating that they do their OUR CLOSEST receive the lion’s share of our time, energy and love own work, carry their own load and take good care and thoughtfully consider the reciprocity and health of of themselves. We have to be very clear as to whether RELATIONSHIPS." those relationships. Are there people in your life whom or not they are trying to come forward and meet us, you spend time with who leave you feeling drained and or if we keep doubling back to go get them. depleted? People who take but cannot or will not give? Are there people And just because some people we dearly love cannot meet us or who enjoy your beautiful banquet but are unwilling to bring something reciprocate right now does not meet that they never will be able to. Once to the table? Are there people who benefit from the infusion of your love we release them to go to the gym for themselves, anything is possible. But and support but turn to vapor when your chips are down? Are there we are no longer waiting to see. We stop doubling back. We stop carrying people who count on you but cannot be counted on? Are there people who what is not ours. We open up to what is truly meant for us. We stop trying show up only when it’s convenient or appealing to them? If you stopped to fix what we did not break. calling, texting, giving, planning and showing up, would the relationship Imagine if all the energy we invested in depleting and defeating f latline? Are you exhausted from trying to make someone happy who relationships could be returned to us and channeled back into our simply isn’t happy or doesn’t really want to be, or trying to love someone creativity, our work, our spiritual journey, our curiosity, our health who does not love himself/herself? Are you worn-out from trying to and invested into the relationships that yield a substantial return? explain your heart to someone who is unwilling or unable to grow? Are The relationships marked by a sense of reciprocity, ease, fulfillment, you weary from the effort of keeping a relationship af loat with a person attunement, safety, playfulness, adventure, collaboration and joy. who refuses to learn to swim? Are you rowing alone, going in circles? Is It can be returned, expanded and redirected. this paragraph making you cry? We get to choose everything about our own energy, how much of it we One of my spiritual mentors describes a conversation she had with generate, its quality and frequency, and where we decide to focus it. We her partner, who was tenderly questioning some of her parenting choices can choose to give of ourselves, or to give ourselves away. regarding their son. Her partner said to her, “Are you going to ‘go to They are not the same thing. the gym’ for him, too?” When we desperately want someone we love to
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Reaching HIGHER In 2012, Hudson Baird was given a research assignment by Rex Gore — to find out what could be done to create more opportunities for the staff of Gore’s janitorial-services company. Baird found that the biggest way to create opportunities was through increased education — the catch being the challenge workers face in returning to school while fully employed, caring for a family and paying a mortgage. With Sarah Saxton-Frump, Baird began working on PelotonU: a program that mixes high-quality, flexible online degree programs with personalized in-person support. “What we’ve found is that going back to school or going to school for the first time, especially as an adult, is a decision a lot more like buying a house; it’s a really thoughtful one, it’s risky, it takes planning, it takes really careful consideration,” Saxton-Frump says. Since 2014, PelotonU has seen 50 students earn degrees, with more on their way. PELOTONU.ORG
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The land is being developed as Camp Moody, a site that will eventually include cabins, a ropes course, a zip line and a fitness facility. “The last four or five years we’ve had ongoing family programming, including monthly family campouts,” Arnold says. Currently families
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When Jill Faulkner got let go from her job at a startup in November 2015, she didn’t let it get her down. Instead, she channeled her energy into what would eventually become Stick With It Co., turning out packs of sticky notes that broadcast positive affirmations. Before losing her job, Faulkner had been searching out resources for selfgrowth. “I found that affirmations on sticky notes really stuck — for the irony of that — they really worked for me,” Faulkner says. Today Faulkner is spreading affirmations by the stack. “We can’t just do this one time,” Faulkner says. “I can’t just say, ‘I love my body,’ once and all of a sudden I’m going to love my body, because what I’m dealing with is a lot of past thoughts and ideas about my body and what that has or hasn’t brought me in my life. It takes work. It’s taken work for me, and that’s why we have to stick with it.” STICKWITHIT.CO tribeza.com
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Entertainment MUSIC
February 13 Frank Erwin Center
TOBYMAC
February 2 H-E-B Center at Cedar Park SAMANTHA FISH
February 6 Antone’s Nightclub
ALAN WALKER
February 15 Emo’s Austin
THE KOOKS
February 15 Stubb’s BBQ
NEKO CASE
February 8 Bass Concert Hall
MARC BROUSSARD
PANIC! AT THE DISCO
February 8 Frank Erwin Center
February 15 Antone’s Nightclub PAT GREEN
February 15 ACL Live at The Moody Theater
VINCE STAPLES
February 8 Emo’s Austin
NINA NESBITT
February 24 Antone’s Nightclub AUSTIN MUSIC AWARDS
February 27 ACL Live at The Moody Theater
February 8 & 9 McCullough Theatre
February 16 Stubb’s BBQ POPPY
February 16 Emo’s Austin
BANDA MS
February 9 H-E-B Center at Cedar Park FLEETWOOD MAC
February 9 Frank Erwin Center
RAINBOW KITTEN SURPRISE
February 17 & 18 ACL Live at The Moody Theater REVEREND HORTON HEAT
LUKAS NELSON & PROMISE OF THE REAL
February 9 ACL Live at The Moody Theater DILLON FRANCIS X ALISON WONDERLAND
February 9 & 10 Stubb’s BBQ
February 20 & 21 Antone’s Nightclub
ARLO GUTHRIE
February 27 Stubb’s BBQ NONAME
February 27 Emo’s Austin DAVE MASON & STEVE CROPPER
February 28 Paramount Theatre
CORB LUND
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February 8 – 10 Long Center
FANTASTIC PLANET
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN W/ AUSTIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
CLUTCH
February 12 Stubb’s BBQ
February 7 Bullock Texas State History Museum
DONAVON FRANKENREITER
February 22 & 23 Long Center
A ARON CARTER
TEXAS FOCUS: DAMSEL
February 9 Austin School of Film
ASO: BRAHMS’ REQUIEM
February 10 Stubb’s BBQ
FILM
February 21 Paramount Theatre February 22 Antone’s Nightclub
RED CARPET EVENING: A VIEWING PARTY
February 24 AFS Cinema
THEATER
DROPKICK MURPHYS
G. LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE
SONGS OF FREEDOM
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February 9 Long Center
ALSO STARRING AUSTIN
February 22 & 23 AFS Cinema
LYSISTRATA
Through February 10 City Theatre Austin HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH
Through March 3 ZACH Theatre
THE AMAZING ACRO-CATS & THE ROCK CATS
February 5 – 7 Stateside at the Paramount
WHEN WE WERE YOUNG & UNAFRAID
February 7 – 24 Mastrogeorge Theatre ANASTASIA
February 12 – 17 Bass Concert Hall THE WOMEN OF _______ (A SONG NOT SONG)
February 13 – 15 Oscar G. Brockett Theatre BLACK DO CRACK
February 14 – March 2 Ground Floor Theatre
AUSTIN SAMBA: CARNAVÁLIA
February 15 Paramount Theatre
BALLET AUSTIN: PIECES OF PASSION
February 15 – 17 Long Center
INDIAN INK
February 15 – March 3 Long Center THE COLORED MUSEUM
February 15 – March 10 City Theatre Austin
DANCING WITH THE STARS LIVE!
February 20 Bass Concert Hall
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL CORTEO
February 20 – 24 H-E-B Center at Cedar Park NOTES FROM THE FIELD
February 27 – March 31 ZACH Theatre
COMEDY LOVE IS A FUNNY THING
February 14 Hideout Theatre OLD LOVE
February 14 ColdTowne Theater BIG JAY OAKERSON
February 14 – 16 Cap City Comedy Club JEFF DUNHAM
February 15 Frank Erwin Center CODY KO & NOEL MILLER
February 16 Paramount Theatre
JON MENDOZA & DANNY GOODWIN
February 16 The Velveeta Room
COMEDY FESTIVAL WEEKEND
February 16 & 17 Horseshoe Bay Resort
THROWING SHADE LIVE 2018
February 21 Emo’s Austin
BRIAN POSEHN
February 21 – 23 Cap City Comedy Club BERT KREISCHER
February 22 Paramount Theatre
CHILDREN FAERIE TEA PARTIES
February 3 & 17 Zilker Botanical Garden RAP UNZEL
February 9 – March 3 Austin Scottish Rite Theater FAMILY DAY
February 10 UMLAUF Sculpture Garden & Museum THE MUSIC OF WILLIE NELSON FOR KIDS
February 10 Mohawk
PAW PATROL LIVE!
February 22 – 24 Bass Concert Hall
ME…JANE: THE DREAMS & ADVENTURES OF YOUNG JANE GOODALL
OTHER CARNAVAL BRASILEIRO
February 9 Emo's Austin
CHILI COOK-OFF
February 10 Jo’s South Congress MISSFITS FEST
February 10 Native Hostel
VALENTINES SHMALENTINES
February 14 Lamar Union
AUSTIN FASHION WEEK
February 15 – 24 Austin American-Statesman AUSTIN MARATHON & HALF MARATHON
February 17 Downtown Austin
AUSTIN MODERN HOMES TOUR
February 23 Various Locations
AUSTIN OYSTER FESTIVAL
February 23 Republic Square Park
CHRISTOPHER PAOLINI
February 28 BookPeople
MICHELLE OBAMA
February 28 Frank Erwin Center
MUSIC PICK
Neko Case By Neal Baker
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Seven albums deep into an alt-country career, it’s hard to tell that Neko Case got her start as a punk drummer at an art school in Vancouver. Indeed, the singer-songwriter’s talents are various — she has lent them out more recently and more notably to indie group The New Pornographers. But on her own, she has made a name for herself singing moody country and folk, set apart by her dark sense of poetry and gently raspy voice. On her latest release, “Hell-On,” spots of her indie history poke through. Thoughtfully arranged tracks introduce strings, horns, organs, synths and a little kalimba for good measure, creating a sound that’s saturated and colorful in a somber sort of way, but also leaves plenty of space for Case to brood and reflect and recount stories from the more comfortless parts of her life — “memories I’d pay to remove,” as she describes them in her track “My Uncle’s Navy.” But the flip side of the all the gloom is an unwavering calm and conviction, as well as a sense for when to brighten up and move back into more up-tempo territory, as on “Bad Luck” and the confident conclusion to “Pitch or Honey.” The supporting tour for “Hell-On” is bringing Case through Austin on February 8, when she’ll play Bass Concert Hall. The 8 p.m. show is presented by KUTX and features opening act Kimya Dawson.
February 24 Paramount Theatre
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Arts Through February 15 Various Locations WHEN EVERYTHING’S BEEN SAID: JONAS CRISCOE & MARK JOHNSON
Through February 16 ICOSA
AMZE EMMONS: MOMENTARILY & YOONMI NAM: ARRANGED FLOWERS
Through February 17 grayDUCK Gallery L.A. WOMEN
Through February 17 Bale Creek Allen Gallery VISCOSITY
ART PICK
Guo Aihe By Neal Baker
RUSSELL COLLECTION FINE ART GALLERY, FEBRUARY 9 - FEBRUARY 28
During the Tang Dynasty from A.D. 618 to 907, China saw the rise of a distinctive style of pottery known as sancai. A type of lead-glazed earthenware, original sancai is distinguished by its use of copper and iron to create a white, green and yellow color scheme that is seen primarily in grave goods from dates across four centuries of China’s history. Ceramicist Guo Aihe brings this historic tradition into the modern age, working from his home in Luoyang, China, where sancai first developed. Named a “Chinese Ceramic Art Master,” Aihe’s work includes some sculpture reminiscent of original artifacts, but he is best known for his application of the traditional glazes on ceramic tiles, creating paintings and murals that sometimes fit neatly on a gallery wall and other times stretch for hundreds of feet through public spaces. For these projects he utilizes a whole spectrum of brilliant colors, moving far beyond the three-color palette from centuries ago. Accentuated by the vitreous nature of the glaze, his colors appear to bleed and opalesce across works that sometimes depict historical scenes or impressionistic landscapes and other times retreat into abstraction. Aihe’s art has found a home in major galleries across the world, and this February he will be having a solo exhibition at the Russell Collection in celebration of the Lunar New Year. February 9 marks the opening, with a reception from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. that will feature live music and an auction benefiting the nonprofit Caring for Cambodia.
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Through February 17 Link & Pin Gallery KOICHI YAMAMOTO: ASPECT RATIO
Through February 23 Gallery Shoal Creek
PAST AND PRESENT: A RETROSPECTIVE BY RANDALL REID
Through February 23 Davis Gallery
ITSY BITSY SPIDER & OTHER MAGICAL CREATURES
Through February 27 Old Bakery & Emporium HEDWIGE JACOBS: SOLO EXHIBITION
Through February 28 Women & Their Work
SUBWAVES: AN INSTALLATION BY ETO OTITIGBE
Through February 28 George Washington Carver Museum
JESSICA STOCKHOLDER: RELATIONAL AESTHETICS
Through March 3 The Contemporary Austin - Jones Center LANDMARKS VIDEO PRESENTS “TELEPHONES” BY CHRISTIAN MARCLAY
February 1 – 28 ART Building
IAN SHULTS: SOLO SHOW
February 2 – 24 Wally Workman Gallery ARTIST TALK: JANINE ANTONI
February 5 The Contemporary Austin - Jones Center
GRAY HAWN: ROMANCING LIGHT EXHIBIT OPENING PARTY
February 5 Manuel’s
JAMES SURLS: INSIDE & OUT
February 5 – May 12 UMLAUF Sculpture Garden & Museum GUO AIHE: 2000 FARENHEIT OPENING RECEPTION
February 9 Russell Collection Fine Art Gallery
THE RISE OF EVERYDAY DESIGN: THE ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT IN BRITAIN & AMERICA
February 9 – July 14 Harry Ransom Center
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Ian Shults Wally Workman Gallery 1202 W.est 6th Street Austin, Texas 78703 wallyworkmangallery.com 512.472.7428 image: Melancholia Errabunda (detail), acrylic on panel, 48 x 60 inches
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Art SPACES BLANTON MUSEUM OF ART 200 E. MLK Jr. Blvd. (512) 471 7324 Hours: Tu–F 10–5, Sa 11–5, Su 1–5 blantonmuseum.org THE BULLOCK TEXAS STATE HISTORY MUSEUM 1800 Congress Ave. (512) 936 8746 Hours: M–Sa 9–5, Su 12–5 thestoryoftexas.com THE CONTEMPORARY AUSTIN –JONES CENTER
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Austin Modern Home Tour By Neal Baker VARIOUS LOC ATIONS, FEBRUARY 23
Maybe for you, Austin’s grungier quarters aren’t as charming as they used to be. Maybe now you’re in the habit of rubbernecking your way through the more glamorous parts of town. Or it could be that you’re in the middle of a renovation and need some sparkling inspiration. Perhaps you’re scoping out neighborhoods for an upcoming move. There are plenty of good reasons to spend a day with the Modern Architecture + Design Society (MADS) at this year’s Austin Modern Home Tour, taking place on Saturday, February 23. Partnering with the interior design program at Texas State University, MADS has pulled together a self-guided showing of open houses put on by homeowners across the city, presenting some of the best work by local designers and architects. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and previews of the participating homes are available on the MADS website. The Modern Architecture + Design Society has been in the business of spotlighting remarkable homes since 2009, and though the outfit is based in Austin, the society travels every year to destinations in California, Colorado, British Columbia and more, hosting a circuit of similar events. The Austin tour kicks off this annual series and is made special this year by even more openings as a part of a midcentury-modern block party in the Starlight Village in Leander.
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700 Congress Ave. (512) 453 5312 Hours: W 12–11, Th–Sa 12–9, Su 12–5 thecontemporaryaustin.org THE CONTEMPORARY AUSTIN–LAGUNA GLORIA 3809 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 ELISABET NEY MUSEUM 304 E. 44th St. (512) 458 2255 Hours: W–Sa 10–5, Su 12–5 ci.austin.tx.us/elisabetney FRENCH LEGATION MUSEUM 802 San Marcos St. (512) 472 8180 Hours: Tu–Su 1–5 frenchlegationmuseum.org
GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER MUSEUM 1165 Angelina St. (512) 974 4926 Hours: M–Th 10–9, F 10–5:30, Sa 10–4 ci.austin.tx.us/carver HARRY RANSOM CENTER 300 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 MUSEUM 2313 Red River St. (512) 721 0200 Hours: M–Su 9–5 lbjlibrary.org MEXIC–ARTE MUSEUM 419 Congress Ave. (512) 480 9373 Hours: M–Th 10–6, F–Sat 10–5, Su 12–5 mexic–artemuseum.org O. HENRY MUSEUM 409 E. 5th St. (512) 472 1903 Hours: W–Su 12–5 THINKERY AUSTIN 1830 Simond Ave. Hours: Tu–F 10–5, Sa–Su 10–6 thinkeryaustin.org UMLAUF SCULPTURE GARDEN & MUSEUM 605 Azie Morton Rd. (512) 445 5582 Hours: Tu–F 10–4, Sat–Su 12–4 umlaufsculpture.org
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Art SPACES GALLERIES 78704 GALLERY 1400 South Congress Ave. (512) 708 4678 Hours: M–F 8-5 78704.gallery ADAMS GALLERIES OF AUSTIN 1310 RR 620 S. Ste C4 (512) 243 7429 Hours: Tu–Sa 10–6 adamsgalleriesaustin.com AO5 GALLERY 3005 S. Lamar Blvd. (512) 481 1111 Hours: M–Sa 10–6 ao5gallery.com ARTWORKS GALLERY 1214 W. 6th St. (512) 472 1550 Hours: M–Sa 10–5 artworksaustin.com AUSTIN ART GARAGE 2200 S. Lamar Blvd., Ste. J (512) 351-5934 Hours: Tu–Sa 11–6, Su 12–5 austinartgarage.com AUSTIN ART SPACE GALLERY AND STUDIOS 7739 North Cross Dr., Ste. Q (512) 771 2868 Hours: F–Sa 11–6 austinartspace.com AUSTIN GALLERIES 5804 Lookout Mountain Dr. (512) 495 9363 By appointment only austingalleries.com BIG MEDIUM GALLERY AT BOLM 5305 Bolm Rd., #12 (512) 939 6665 Hours: Tu–Sa 12–6 bigmedium.org
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CAMIBAart 2832 E. MLK. Jr. Blvd., Ste. 111 (512) 937 5921 Hours: Tu–F 10–5, Sa 12–5 camibaart.com CO-LAB PROJECTS: PROJECT SPACE 721 Congress Ave. (512) 300 8217 By event and appointment only co-labprojects.org DAVIS GALLERY 837 W. 12th St. (512) 477 4929 Hours: M–F 10–6, Sa 10–4 davisgalleryaustin.com DIMENSION GALLERY SCULPTURE AND 3D ART 979 Springdale, Ste. 99 (512) 479 9941 Hours: Sa 10–6 dimensiongallery.org DOUGHERTY ARTS CENTER 1110 Barton Springs Rd. (512) 974 4000 Hours: M–Th 10–9, F 10–5:30, Sa 10–2 austintexas.gov/department/ dougherty-arts-center FAREWELL BOOKS 913 E. Cesar Chavez St. (512) 473 2665 Hours: M–Sa 12–8, Su 12–7 farewellbookstore.com FIRST ACCESS GALLERY 2324 S. Lamar Blvd. (512) 428 4782 Hours: Tu–Sa 10–7, Su 12–5 firstaccess.co/gallery FLATBED PRESS AND GALLERY 2830 E. MLK Jr. Blvd. (512) 477 9328 Hours: M–F 10–5, Sa 10–3 flatbedpress.com
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FLUENT COLLABORATIVE 502 W. 33rd St. (512) 453 3199 By appointment only fluentcollab.org GALLERY SHOAL CREEK 2832 MLK Jr. Blvd. #3 (512) 454 6671 Hours: Tu–F 10–5, Sa 12–5 galleryshoalcreek.com GRAYDUCK GALLERY 2213 E. Cesar Chavez Austin, TX 78702 (512) 826 5334 Hours: Th–Sa 11–6, Su 12–5 grayduckgallery.com JULIA C. BUTRIDGE GALLERY 1110 Barton Springs Rd. (512) 974 4025 Hours: M–Th 10–9, F 10–5:30, Sa 10–2 austintexas.gov/department/ doughertygallery LA PEÑA 227 Congress Ave., #300 (512) 477 6007 Hours: M–F 8–5, Sa 8–3 lapena–austin.org LINK & PIN 2235 E. 6th St., Ste. 102 (512) 900 8952 Hours: Sa–Su 11–4 linkpinart.com LORA REYNOLDS GALLERY 360 Nueces St., #50 (512) 215 4965 Hours: W–Sa 11–6 lorareynolds.com LOTUS GALLERY 1009 W. 6th St., #101 (512) 474 1700 Hours: M–Sa 10–6 lotusasianart.com MASS GALLERY 507 Calles St. (512) 535 4946 Hours: F 5–8, Sa–Su 12–5 massgallery.org
MODERN ROCKS GALLERY 916 Springdale Rd., #103 (512) 524 1488 Hours: Tu–Sa 11–6 modernrocksgallery.com
THE TWYLA GALLERY 1011 West Lynn (512) 236 1333 Hours: Tu–Sa 11–5 studiotenarts.com
MONDO GALLERY 4115 Guadalupe St. Hours: Tu–Sa 12-6 mondotees.com
VISUAL ARTS CENTER 209 W. 9th St. (800) 928 9997 Hours: M–F 10–6 twyla.com/austingallery
OLD BAKERY & EMPORIUM 1006 Congress Ave. (512) 912 1613 Hours: Tu–Sa 9–4 austintexas.gov/obemporium PUMP PROJECT ART COMPLEX 1600 S. Pleasant Valley Rd. (512) 351 8571 Hours: Sa 12–5 pumpproject.org ROI JAMES 3620 Bee Cave Rd., Ste. C (512) 970 3471 By appointment only roijames.com RUSSELL COLLECTION FINE ART GALLERY 1009 W. 6th St. (512) 478 4440 Hours: M–Sa 10–6 russell–collection.com SPACE 12 3121 E. 12th St. (512) 524 7128 Hours: Tu–F 10–5 space12.org STEPHEN L. CLARK GALLERY 1101 W. 6th St. (512) 477 0828 Hours: Tu–Sa 10–4 stephenlclarkgallery.com STUDIO 10 1011 West Lynn St. (512) 236 1333 Hours: Tu–Sa 11–5 studiotenarts.com
WALLY WORKMAN GALLERY 1202 W. 6th St. (512) 472 7428 Hours: Tu–Sa 10–5 wallyworkman.com WOMEN & THEIR WORK 1710 Lavaca St. (512) 477 1064 Hours: M–F 10–6, Sa 12–6 womenandtheirwork.org YARD DOG 1510 S. Congress Ave. (512) 912 1613 Hours: M–F 11–5, Sa 11–6, Su 12–5 yarddog.com
FREDERICKSBURG ARTISANS — A TEXAS GALLERY 234 W. Main St. (830) 990 8160 artisanstexas.com CATE ZANE GALLERY 107 N. Llano St. (830) 992 2044 catezane.com FREDERICKSBURG ART GALLERY 405 E. Main St. (830) 990 2707 fbgartgallery.com
FREDERICKSBURG ART GUILD 308 E. Austin St. (830) 997 4949 fredericksburgartguild.org INSIGHT GALLERY 214 W. Main St. (830) 997 9920 insightgallery.com KOCH GALLERY 406 W. Main St. (830) 992 3124 bertkoch.com LARRY JACKSON ART & ANTIQUES 201 E. San Antonio St. (830) 997 0073 larryjacksonantiques.com RIVER RUSTIC GALLERY 222 W. Main St. (830) 997 6585 riverrustic.com RS HANNA GALLERY 244 W. Main St. and 208 S. Llano St. (830) 307 3071 rshannagallery.com URBANHERBAL ART GALLERY 407 Whitney St. (830) 456 9667 urbanherbal.com
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On Point HOW CHINA SMITH'S BALLET AFRIQUE HAS BEEN IMPACTING AUSTIN FOR TEN YE ARS By Margaret Williams Photographs by Claire Schaper
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filled with music thanks to her dad’s record collection. “When you listen to music — especially African rhythms and jazz — it gives you a picture or a scope of something more beautiful than what you see every day,” recalls the dancer and choreographer. Smith, who is the founder of Ballet Afrique, a contemporary-dance company and academy, has felt drawn to music for as long as she can remember. Those same records that defined her childhood later became the soundtrack for performances she put on as a teenager. But despite this rich cultural appreciation within her own world, Smith experienced a sharp disconnect from the arts during her time as a student at both Pearce Middle School and Austin High School. “I had no idea about ballet growing up, and the music I heard at home and what I saw ref lected in dance [in Austin] did not match. Drill team wasn’t appealing to me, and I knew there was much more to movement, but I didn’t know how to seek it out,” explains Smith. Salsa turned out to be transformative and one of her first real encounters with a more structured dance world. Smith recalls finally being old enough to go to places on her own, which allowed her to check out Austin’s live-music scene: “I went to this club called Miguel’s La Bodega — an old salsa club — and I had no idea how to do this [salsa] but wanted to. This guy asked me to dance, and I was so terrible he twirled me right off the
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ABOVE: An academy member with Ballet Afrique. Photograph by Dwayne Hills. RIGHT: Founder China Smith with somer of her littlest dancers.
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Scenes from a Saturday morning at the studio. Smith teaches bodies of all ages, from toddlers to adults, to move.
floor within 30 seconds. That experience made me say, ‘I’ll be back and I’m going to learn and everyone will want to dance with me.’” Somewhat unbelievably, that man is now the parent of one of Smith’s students and presumably has no idea what a gift he gave her. That moment lit a fire within Smith: She began to study Afro-Caribbean rhythm, modern and West African dance, and ballet and became a self-described “dance pirate” who sought classes everywhere she could. In addition to having a passion for movement, she also knew first-hand the importance of providing girls like herself a chance to see themselves in their surrounding cultural depictions. “There has to be opportunity and investment in a skill … you can’t just be told. I want Austin to see all types of cultures performing dance. I feel like music can cover over the false and racist depictions that my peers and I have experienced.”
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After professionally performing with Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance, teaching in AISD elementary and middle school classes, and working with local mentors like Boyd Vance, Smith was inspired to make dance accessible to students in the communities she had grown up in, and in 2008 Ballet Afrique was born. Smith is committed to providing her students a choice so they can take something they have a passion for and thrive off of that passion. Ballet Afrique, which is located on Cameron Road, is now a booming modern-dance company and academy that serves 120 families, ranging in age from young children (classes start as early as age two) to adolescents to and adults. The organization’s stated mission is to “use dance to build understanding, inspiration and appreciation for the cultures and experiences
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of the African diaspora,” and Smith explains that the name has much more to do with “the word ‘ballet’ originating from a core group of people and less to do with actual ballet.” Although the organization does put on its annual “Nutcracker” performance, which is Austin’s first African-American en pointe ballet ensemble, Smith is primarily drawn to folkloric dance, which she depicts as “inclusive and tribal.” Smith describes her choreography style as a combination of modern Afrique rhythms and is blown away by her students, many of whom have moved into university-level dance and arts programs. The teacher, choreographer and all-around powerhouse is committed to providing her pupils with power and ownership over their own thoughts and capabilities and hopes to in turn create a community that is “celebrating the beautiful art of black culture.” tribeza.com
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Keeping Hearts Beating WITH NO-COST SURGERIES, AUSTIN'S HE ARTGIF T IS SAVING LIVES By Robyn Ross Photographs by Jama Patel
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palate, tiny Yujia was abandoned as an infant on the street of her small Chinese village. A local couple adopted her and was able to get her cleft lip fixed, but in the process, doctors discovered she also had a potentially fatal congenital heart defect. The medical team didn’t want to risk another surgery to fix her cleft palate until her heart had been repaired, but her adoptive parents had exhausted their resources. Then an agency in China connected Yujia’s father with HeartGift, an Austin-based charity that provides free heart surgeries to children who don’t have access to them in their home countries. Yujia traveled to Austin in 2017 with a Chinese volunteer who spoke English, and the two stayed with a host who spoke her dialect. The cardiothoracic surgical team at Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas repaired the little girl’s heart, and she stayed in Austin until she was healthy enough to return home. Her family didn’t pay a cent.
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HeartGift brings children to the United States for surgery as well as sponsoring medical mission trips abroad.
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Cardiologist Karen Wright with one of her HeartGift patients.
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“We’re so fortunate in the United States to have access to medical care — not that it’s easy, but if you have a problem, you have resources,” says Austin Realtor Laura Gottesman, who has supported HeartGift as a donor and volunteer since its inception, in 2000. “HeartGift is an amazing organization that shares what we have in our community with others.” Last year, the nonprofit hit a milestone when it saved the life of its 400th child. That tally includes children whose surgeries were completed in Austin — about 12 each year — as well as those served by chapters in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Louisiana and two medical mission trips to Bolivia. HeartGift was founded by Austin cardiothoracic surgeon John “Chip” Oswalt and his friend Ray Wilkerson. One of Oswalt’s colleagues had volunteered in a Kosovo refugee camp, where he met six children with congenital heart defects that couldn’t be repaired in-country. The two doctors arranged for the children to fly to Texas, have their life-saving surgeries and return to
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Kosovo, with all the costs covered by the hospitals and private donors. Oswalt, Wilkerson and other friends went on to establish a nonprofit to help more children whose heart defects might otherwise be a death sentence, simply because of where the kids were born. An estimated 1 in 100 children worldwide is born with a heart defect. In the areas HeartGift serves — among them Kenya, Uganda, Kosovo, the Philippines and parts of Central America — many children aren’t born in hospitals, where their defect could be diagnosed. Instead, parents notice that their child isn’t growing normally. The
child might tire easily or have a persistent cough, and a visit to the regional clinic reveals that the underlying cause is, for example, a hole between two chambers of the heart. Some such clinics are run by aid agencies that refer patients to HeartGift. Other times, families find out about HeartGift through word-of-mouth, or even through internet searches. HeartGift covers travel expenses for the child and a caregiver and arranges for them to stay with a local host family. “It’s a leap of faith to get on a plane and fly halfway around the world and put your trust in somebody you’ve never met,”
Children, along with their caregivers, fly to Austin to receive life saving care. While in town they stay with host families.
says the nonprofit’s CEO, Christy Casey-Moore. The children — most of them four or five years old — stay in the U.S. for roughly a month, which includes time for other medical needs, like dental work, to be addressed before their heart surgery. Each trip costs between $30,000 and $40,000, which includes a f lat fee paid to participating hospitals; the doctors, nurses and other medical professionals donate their services. Afterward, the HeartGift staff keep up with former patients through email or Facebook and reports from doctors on medical mission trips. They marvel at how children who were exhaust-
ed by a short walk can now run and play with their peers. Kids who couldn’t make it through a whole school day can now get an education, which means their parents can return to work, providing more for the entire family. Two years ago HeartGift expanded its reach by underwriting a medical mission team that has for 12 years partnered with a clinic in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. With HeartGift’s financial support and logistical assistance from the Houston chapter and Houston medical team, the group was able to treat 20 children in 10 days. The success of that trip inspired HeartGift’s leaders to return to Bo-
livia in 2018 and to plan an expansion in a second international location, perhaps Kenya. Longtime supporter Gottesman, who speaks Spanish, joined the trip last year to support the children before their procedures, attend some of the surgeries and comfort the parents. After witnessing the families’ courage — and the incredible impact of the trip — Gottesman committed her luxury residential real estate company to covering the lion's share of the $50,000 bill for a future HeartGift mission. Each of her 21 agents will make a contribution after every closing, and the company will match it. Donors like Gottesman, the medical professionals who work for free, and the U.S. host families and volunteers keep HeartGift scrappy, says Casey-Moore. “We’re a little nonprofit — in that there’s only 10 of us employed in the entire organization — with a really big global impact,” she says. “What we do is such a significant, life-changing thing for a family, and we don’t have a lot of overhead. We do one thing, and that is, we save children.”
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Wellness Austin is an active and healthy place and in recent years has become a mecca for all things wellness related. No matter your preference for self-care or fitness, the options are endless. Let this TRIBEZA curated list be your guide as you sweat, rejuvenate and cleanse your way into a new year.
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2605 Jones Rd., Ste. 103 mossenergymedicine.com 512-423-4190
Laurel Corrinne Studio In a private, calming studio, Laurel Corrinne provides, caring, passionate and expert treatments for body and skin. She is committed to preservation, prevention and reduction. Laurel reduces fat with CoolSculpting, a non-invasive treatment that uses fat freezing technology. Laurel is master certified with over ten years of experience. Laurel's patent pending signature Sunless Body Blend is a no spray, healthy sunless tan that is perfectly blended with the most natural fade. Forever Young BBL (Broad Band Light) Fotofacial delivers infrared invisible light that revitalizes skin cells at the molecular level. The results are age-defying and skin-firming. Laurel Corrinne leads you to the Fountain of Youth.
moss energy medicine
Known nationally for her work creating and interpreting Aura Portraits, MOSS Energy Medicine founder Carrie Moss has led with the message that we are more than our physical bodies. After deep study, she has expanded her offerings to include healing energy work. As a certified Gemstone Therapy practitioner, she uses therapeutic-grade spherical gems to address the energetic patterns causing imbalances. Carrie works with her clients' highest self to release those patterns that keep us stuck and prevent us from living life to its fullest potential. When life force flows freely within us, we experience joy, vitality and vibrant health. 1107 S. 8th St. laurelcorrinnestudio.com tribeza.com
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Crux Climbing Center Crux is a 22,000-square foot facility that features rope climbing, bouldering, strength training, fitness and yoga classes, a kids’ area and more. Designed to offer much more than a typical climbing gym, Crux welcomes Austinites of all skillsets to train, compete and engage with other members of the Crux community. cruxclimbingcenter.com
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Prep U’s body care line is created specifically for tween and teen guys. Made in Austin, their products contain all-natural ingredients (no harmful chemicals!) that won’t leave skin dry. These are the goods your guys will want. The Charcoal Scrub combines activated charcoal, bentonite clay and black walnut powder to detoxify and gently exfoliate while retaining moisture. prepuproducts.com
New year, fresh start! Let SOCO Botanicals bring out your natural radiance in 2019. Their simplified skincare regimen features SOCO Symphony Anti-Aging Elixir, with Sea Buckthorn & CoQ10, making it perfect for both day and night. Thanks to the Benevolence Hand and Body Oil and the SOCO Black Lava Scrub and Mask, your skin will be left glowing and soft. socobotanicals.com
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lake austin spa resort
Give yourself a day, or a few, at the award-winning 40-room destination spa that knows how to soothe a stressed soul. A luxe water taxi transports guests via Lake Austin to the 19-acre waterfront escape that provides more than 100 unique spa services in the 25,000-square foot LakeHouse Spa: healthy cuisine with ingredients sourced from the on-site organic garden and wellness infused overnight programs that include water sports activities, yoga and meditation, hiking, cooking classes and workouts that fuel your quest to be fit. Consistently ranked as one of the top wellness retreats in the world by Travel + Leisure and Condé Nast Traveler, guests of the resort can choose to do as much or as little as they wish – try yoga on a Stand-Up Paddleboard or lounge in a lakeside hammock. Can’t stay overnight? Create your ultimate daycation by booking one of the popular all-inclusive spa packages. lakeaustin.com
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ne of the most pleasing things about watching period dramas, like “Mad Men” or “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” is basking in how far we, 21st century citizens, have come. Look at the Draper family tossing their trash on the grass after a picnic! And all the smoking! Or, My God, women had to wake up early to put on makeup so their husbands would think that’s how they always looked! How will period dramas in 50 years, on whatever futurist devices are in vogue, depict us? My guess is that our great-great-grandchildren will shudder at how we spent most of our lives online, thinking we were living, the way we now shudder at cream-of-mushroom-soup casseroles and TV dinners, that frighteningly processed way of eating. (You know, the one that was supposed to handily liberate women from the kitchen.) If “slow food” and “farm-to-table” movements serve as necessary correctives for the food industry, what might offer a similar return to savoring and slowness when it comes to our digital lives? I’m not suggesting we bring back the modems from the mid-’90s. (Remember the sweet sound of dial-up?) But I do think it’s crucial to reflect on the hidden costs of convenience and connectivity. Is it possible that the abundance of options the internet offers, to present and consume the most flattering versions of ourselves and others, blinds us to an abundance of gifts in our own broken lives? In Leonard Cohen’s “Anthem,” he sings, “Forget your perfect offering / There is a crack in everything / That’s how the light gets in.”
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Let’s be honest: Cracks are scary things. Dark, craggy and unpredictable, cracks in 2019 take the form of unscheduled hours, time alone and no “likes” to reassure us. How can the light get in if the “likes” can’t get in? Over the past several months, by making deliberate choices about how and when I choose to be online, I have found that three things have helped me snuggle up to some of those cracks and chasms. Taking these steps has made me feel much more free, happy, empowered and, ironically, connected — not just to other people, but to the sky and the sidewalk and the green parakeet perched on a telephone wire. And, most importantly, to myself. The approaches I’ve come up with aren’t prescriptive for anyone else, and they will undoubtedly shift for me. As one of my favorite writers, John O’Donohue, puts it: “There are no general principles for the art of being. If you attend to yourself and seek to come into your presence, you will
find exactly the right rhythm for your own life. The senses are generous pathways that can bring you home.” What parts of your life feel uncomfortably crammed-in to you? Where might you welcome a few cracks? Here’s what emerged for me:
Social Media Reminds Me of Summer Camp A lot of my closest friends loved camp. I hated it. But even more than hating camp, I hated the idea of myself as a camp-hater. So each year, when new brochures arrived in the mail, I would decide that I just hadn’t been to the right overnight camp. My parents would generously pack me off to another weeklong ordeal of crafts, cots and social anxiety, and I would hate it all over again. This has also felt very true of social media for me. How I long to love Instagram, Twitter and Facebook! And just as I yearned to be one of the
anointed campers who became close friends with the über-cool counselors, I have yearned to cultivate a chatty, casual, irresistible online presence and to adore reading other people’s posts, to revel in the wittiness and gorgeous photos and ironic asides. Instead, I go online, check to see who has “liked” or commented on my posts, read a few other people’s contributions, while inevitably comparing myself or my life to theirs, and then feel overwhelmed and depressed. So many beautiful, important things happen over social media these days. The #metoo movement. Liana Finck’s amazing Instagram cartoons. That grainy, moving Facebook photo of my dad’s high school basketball team. But admitting to myself that these lovely transpirings can transpire without me has been immensely freeing. I haven’t deleted my accounts, but I only spend a few minutes on them, once or twice a week. I want my days to be full of what shakes me alive and inspires joy and generosity in me, not what makes me grouchy and petty and middle-school-y. I may yet ripen to a social media identity that feels great to me. (If you’re looking for a wonderful coach on these topics, Claire Campbell, at the Writing Barn, offers wonderful, personalized workshops on an intentional social media presence.) But for now, I’m happy to spend my days doing other things, the way I always really wanted to spend my summers reading Nancy Drew mysteries.
Being Cool With Being Unavailable This past December, I embarked on a radical experiment: I tried checking my email at the end of each workday, not the beginning. It felt terrifying. What was I missing? Who was trying to reach out to me? How would they ever forgive me for not responding promptly? But I figured, (a) my phone
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the room. On the business card, it just says, in very pretty cursive, “Thanks! I’ll respond when I’m ready.” Look, obviously this isn’t going to work if you’re in a career where next-day responses will get you fired. But even in that career, what, of all your urgent tasks, do you consider urgent because they truly are time-sensitive, and what do you consider urgent in order to make yourself feel more important, needed and necessary? Which brings us to number three:
Making Peace With Your Own Unimportance
number is at the bottom of my email, in case anyone ever really needed a response, and (b) there are worse reputations to have than that of a slow responder. So now I begin my email time — at 4 p.m. — by tending, first, to the people I need to write back from the day before. I reread their messages and then answer, trying not to rush. When that’s done, I slowly go through any new messages that have come in, and for all but the most urgent, I put them on my list to write back the next day. I can’t tell you how much this practice buoys my
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mood. Email is an emotional, complicated space. Bills perch upon work queries, which perch upon forwards from your great-aunt, which perch upon birthday invitations. Answering email requires shifting roles — professional, personal — at lightning speed. Imagine walking into a small room and that great-aunt, your friend with the birthday, the prospective client, and a guy from Texas Gas all run up to you at once and start yelling enthusiastically, with lots of arm-waving. You can smile at all of them, hand them a business card, and leave
This is the biggie. This is the scariest crack. In fact, it might be the only crack there is. When I began to crave less screen time, but wasn’t sure how to go about it, I also had to come up against this glaring discomfort: I go to the internet to feel like I matter. There is nothing wrong with this. It’s the human drive for community and affirmation. Unfortunately, I often felt the opposite after an hour or two online. Yet when I began to contemplate a life that was largely offline, an alarm system went off. Are you crazy? You’ll vanish! What about building a creative community online? What about finding an audience? That’s where everyone is. You can’t just wander off into the woods. I am a 37-year-old woman. I live alone. There is the anxiety, with aging, and technology, and being female, and an artist, that disengaging online equals disappearing from life. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized that my offline life — my writing group, my choir, my walks, my books, my friends, my writing — support me deeply. And as much as I would love to become an internet sensation, and get an amazing book
deal, and never have to lift a freelance finger again, I am not desperate for any of that. My life is full when it is full of cracks. Hours unplanned. Scant email. Sundays that sprawl out. Apps want us to share everything now, with all of our “followers,” but what about the deliciousness of keeping things for ourselves? Savoring the photo op as just that — an opportunity, to look at, and drink in, and keep walking? Or tucking away a story to tell friends over drinks instead of telling it online? Sharing is exquisite, but it is also tiring. We need restorative moments, too, when the only way we share something is through a small, mysterious smile that someone else on the sidewalk sees and wonders about. The beauty of a stranger’s enigmatic delight is the lilt of a language we can’t speak: enjoying their unknowability, and our own, as a deepening mystery, and not a loneliness that needs to be scrubbed out.
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By Sarah Senter Luikart & Elizabeth Bentley Photographs by Hayden Spears Illustrations by Madison Weakley
t u O e d i Ins The healing properties of aloe vera are more than skin deep
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Editor’s note: Sarah Senter Luikart is a licensed acupuncturist, the founder of Medicine Kitchen and an all-around advocate for holistic health practices. Elizabeth Bentley is a certified health coach, licensed holistic esthetician and the founder of Neu Skin, where she practices organic skin care. The two specialists and friends have begun working together on a series called “Inside Out,” where they share their expertise in a fun and accessible way. I am delighted we can share one of their collaborations with all of you.
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Acupuncturist Sarah Senter Luikart and esthetician Elizabeth Bentley in Luikart's kitchen.
s many of us can attest, good health starts from within. What you put into your body really acts as the fuel to either drive your body forward in a balanced, sustainable way or create obstacles your body has to constantly adapt to and overcome. Our body doesn’t speak to us in words, so signs and symptoms act as our guide to understanding and unlocking its needs. In addition to general health complaints like pain, digestive trouble or fatigue, your skin can be a huge vehicle for signs and symptoms, painting the landscape of your body. With our combined experience in Eastern medicine, nutrition and holistic skin care, we know the most effective methods to help you achieve optimal wellness, naturally. It is our honor and goal to help you learn to care for your body from the inside out and see the many connections between inner health and outer beauty. You don’t have to empty your pockets to implement healthy practices at home. Some of the world’s best health tools are growing naturally around us. This month we want to highlight the benefits of aloe vera and how you can use this generous plant for healing, inside and out. Sarah Senter Luikart: I’ve been practicing Chinese medicine for over 10 years now, and even more than acupuncture or herbs, nutritional therapy has changed my life most drastically — first when I was in my 20s as an acupuncture student and then tribeza.com
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st i M e c Aloe Fa again when I was adjusting to my postpartum body as a mom. Using foods that support my constitution and knowing what produce and plants I can use to create inner balance has been transformative for me personally, and it’s also something I now use for all my patients. Aloe is a great example of such a plant — you can eat it, use it topically and grow it at home. In Chinese medicine, aloe is called “lu hui,” and we use it as an herbal remedy. I love when you can access a powerful herb like this and use it so easily at home. Elizabeth Bentley: Yes, exactly. Aloe is usually available in the produce section of most natural-food stores for around $2. I love using something this simple and affordable for all types of skin ailments, as well as an internal supplement. Through my own struggles with cystic acne, dermatitis, hives, along with the Epstein-Barr virus, poor gut health and a compromised immune system, I’ve found that health begins when you know the root cause and how to treat your body with healing ingredients. In my 10-plus years of working with clients, I understand first-hand how we all respond to gentle and healing remedies like aloe vera. SSL: According to food energetics, aloe is bitter, cooling, lubricating and yin nourishing, and it’s superb at balancing inflammation of the skin and gut lining. Trials have shown that taking aloe gel internally can help with colitis and constipation and even reduce blood-sugar levels in those with diabetes. It’s phytochemicals are also antiviral, antifungal and
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1 tablespoon fresh aloe gel Juice of ¼ organic lemon 3 bags green tea, steeped in ½ cup water for 30 minutes, allowing the water to cool Add the aloe to an amber glass mist bottle (you’ll find that using a funnel to transfer the ingredients into the glass bottle is helpful). Pour the lemon juice over the aloe, then add the green tea. Shake well and refrigerate. Mist your face after cleansing. The mixture will keep for up to 3 days in your refrigerator.
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Pear + Aloe Gut Tonic
antibacterial, making it very immune-enhancing. I like to take fresh aloe gel, making sure it’s perfectly clear with no yellow, and add it to juices or green smoothies by the tablespoon. It’s quite bitter, so adding something with sweetness to it really helps the medicine go down … literally and figuratively. If you have any digestive problems at all — especially anything inflammatory like ulcerative colitis, heartburn, IBD or leaky gut — this is one plant you want to utilize regularly to soothe and heal your stomach lining.
1 whole pear, peeled 1-inch knob fresh ginger root, peeled ½ cucumber, peeled 1 spoonful fresh aloe gel 1 tablespoon collagen powder (optional, for extra gut support) ½ cup filtered water, if needed to blend Blend all ingredients in a high-speed blender until smooth and drink immediately. The collagen powder will make it extra-frothy and smooth.
EB: We associate aloe with treating burns, and indeed, it’s great for them. But there are many more benefits to using this plant’s cooling gel topically. Because it’s loaded with antioxidants like vitamins A and C, enzymes and its two growth hormones, auxin and gibberellin, it’s excellent for healing acne, wounds, minor infections, cysts, eczema and even dandruff. It can also minimize scarring, as it stimulates cell growth. Aloe is anti-inflammatory, soothing, healing and hydrating and can even gently exfoliate your skin with its natural enzymes. The Egyptians referred to aloe as the plant of immortality, which seems accurate and relevant as I describe all of its generous qualities. In the spirit of helping cultivate inner and outer health, we hope you’ll try making and using these DIY aloe recipes at home!
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Planting the Seeds of
CHANGE Long-term commitments form the basis of a new program’s aim to break the cycle of poverty in Austin By ANNE BRUNO Photographs by HAYDEN SPEARS and CLAIRE SCHAPER
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Cassie and her adult Friend Silvana spend time together each week. RIGHT: Javier and Jaime at Peter Pan Mini Golf.
On a blustery December day, first-grader Javier and 25-year-old Jaime Garcia carefully choose their putters before setting out on the course at Peter Pan Mini Golf. Javier looks around, taking in the sights with excited anticipation: There’s the giant rabbit, the clock, the open-mouthed shark. It’s all new to him. Resting both hands on his putter with a look of concentration on his face, the boy carefully ponders his options, having been asked by Garcia to choose a hole for a few practice swings before starting the game. After a minute, Javier smiles, signaling that a decision has been made. “Over here!” he shouts, a note of confidence in his voice, nodding for Garcia to follow as he hurries off in the direction of a big green dinosaur. The pair are part of the recently established Austin chapter of the nonprofit Friends of the Children (Friends Austin). As they play putt-putt golf, Garcia talks with Javier about everyday things like school, friends and family. Their easy rapport speaks to the genuine trust between them, but what’s happening isn’t without intention. A lot more than a game is taking place: While counting their strokes, Garcia, a former math teacher, helps Javier to work on his numbers; concepts like goal-setting and managing frustration are discussed as they try to get the ball through the rabbit’s feet or wait patiently on the people in front of them. Such is the stuff of life lessons, and, according to research, this is the way children learn them best — one dedicated adult spending time with one child, not by happenstance but on purpose. FRIENDS MAKE A DIFFERENCE
One-on-one relationships are the foundation of Friends of the Children, which started in 1993 in Portland, Oregon, and now numbers 15 chapters, Austin being the first in Texas. While the group’s mission — breaking the cycle of generational poverty — sounds audacious, so does the 12-and-a-half-year commitment (kindergarten through high school, no matter what) made to each five- or six-year-old when he or she enters the program. The group’s atypical model employs full-time, salaried, professional mentors known as Friends. With a minimum three-year commitment, some will mentor kids from kindergarten through
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fifth grade and others sixth grade through high school. To be be hired, each Friend goes through a four-round interview process and background check and, in order to apply, must be bilingual and have a college degree and two years experience working with high-risk children, among other requirements. Once hired, each Friend is paired with eight children with whom they’ll spend four hours a week. Part of that time happens in the classroom, at the child’s home, out and about in the community, or at Friends Austin's Clubhouse. (The Clubhouse is a cozy spot stocked with books, games and toys and provides a quiet place for the pair to spend time together reading, playing or just talking.) Every interaction is intentional, as the Friends men-
tor the children following a set of nine core assets, which include things like problem-solving, positive relationship-building, hope, perseverance and grit. In Austin, the children chosen for the program come from three schools in East Austin identified in partnership with AISD as having the highest number of kids living in poverty who are also most likely to fall through the cracks despite Austin’s network of community services. The six-week selection process, which takes place in the kindergarten classrooms, is led by the Friends, who’ve been trained to observe each child’s behavior and interactions. Information from the Friends’ assessments as well as those compiled by teachers and other school staff are combined to identify the 32 to 40 kindergartners who’ll participate, given their parents’ permission. tribeza.com
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Jorge and Devon at the Friends Austin clubhouse.
with Austin’s Vista Equity Partners and the founding board chair of the Friends Austin chapter, first heard about the organization through her work with a software company that serves clients in the nonprofit sector. She was impressed by the way Friends had made collecting and utilizing program and outcomes data a priority since its inception. It not only helps to tell the story of success to potential funders, but more importantly, Arnold says, is the fact that “the data shows what’s actually working so the program can be refined and adjusted as needed.” “I was blown away by what they were doing and the results,” Arnold says. “This is a program that goes deep in helping the most vulnerable children in our community learn the life skills needed to break the cycle of poverty they were born into.” A FIT FOR AUSTIN
According to Friend Silvana Granados, her work with Friends Austin is much more than a job. “I grew up in circumstances similar to the kids I’m working with,” she explains. “For me, it was my coaches who really stepped in to guide me during some difficult times. They’re the ones who said to me, ‘Let’s figure this out together.’” If not for the intervention of a few caring adults who believed in her potential, Granados says she would not have made it all the way to a college degree and the meaningful career she has today. “Being able to provide the same kind of support for someone else is very important to me — it’s the kind of work I’ve always wanted to do.” DATA MATTERS
For Friends Austin, data plays a big part in guiding the work the Friends do. Every week Granados, Garcia and the other Austin Friends compile a report that tracks each child’s progress against the core assets they’re working on. Over time, the actual impact of the Friends’ efforts on the children’s lives becomes apparent. Rachel Arnold, a self-described “data geek” who is a principal
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Nancy Pollard, the Austin chapter’s executive director who is also an attorney and volunteer advocate for CASA of Travis County, notes that as a city of entrepreneurs who value tangible outcomes, Austin is a good match for Friends Austin's nontraditional model. But she also points out that in the midst of Austin’s booming economy, too many kids are struggling just to get a decent start. “I want people to know that despite all the wonderful things we have going on in Austin, there are children being written off starting when they’re just five or six,” Pollard says. “The trauma and challenges kids living in poverty face lead to things like behavioral problems and falling way behind in school. If you are hungry, if you don’t have a regular bedtime and your family is moving from home to home every month, the odds that you’re going to learn in school are not in your favor. It starts very early ... we can think about all the negatives that will compound over the next 12 years, or we can get these children set on a new path starting at five or six and see the positives compound.” Pollard adds that one of the more important things the Friends do is establish an ongoing relationship with the child’s family or caregivers so they can serve as a connector to other community services.
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“They’re trained to see the unmet needs in the family and then make the connection to whoever can help,” she says. “Most of the families don’t have a computer or internet access, so finding the services and then actually completing and turning in an application is no small thing. Austin has some amazing nonprofits and agencies, but many times, families just don’t know they exist or how to find them and then access the services.” MOVING FORWARD
With a successful first year in the books, the Friends Austin chapter has its sights set on growth. Nine Friends currently serve 72 kids, and 40 kindergartners will be added to the program each year going forward. “By our fifth
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year,” Pollard says, “we plan to be serving 208 kids in Austin.” She is especially excited about a pilot program with CASA of Travis County that will pair kindergarten-aged children with Friends at the point when a child in state custody is being reunited with his or her biological family. “We know that this is a particularly challenging time for both the child and the entire family,” she says. “The Friends model has been shown to be helpful in other chapters at preventing kids from reentering the child welfare system. A successful family reunification is everyone’s goal, so this program will allow us to laser-focus our efforts at a particularly vulnerable time in children’s lives.”
Origins of Friends of the Children Friends of the Children was started in1993 by Duncan Campbell. In his book, "The Art of Being There: Creating Change, One Child at a Time," Campbell recounts the story of growing up in Portland, Oregon, the child of working-class alcoholic parents (one of whom was incarcerated more than once). By middle school he had learned to cook his own meals and generally care for himself. He knew from an early age that no child should have to grow up as he did and vowed to do something about it one day. One of Campbell’s first jobs was with a juvenile detention center. He went on to become a CPA as well as an attorney and found success in business, becoming a millionaire many times over. Throughout his career, Campbell worked with various groups and agencies to uncover strategies that had the biggest impact on reducing the risks children born into poverty face: dropping out of school, substance abuse, incarceration and teen parenting. What Campbell discovered ultimately became the tenets of the Friends program that exists today. A study by the Harvard Business School Association of Oregon showed that for every $1 invested in Friends of the Children, the community benefits more than $7 in saved social costs.
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What does
Wellness
mean to you? The elusive buzzword means many things to many people. Let's break it down...
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Marnie Duncan Founder, MOD Fitness
To me it means having balance in your body and mind. It’s about nourishing yourself physically and mentally so you’re able to do all of the things you love doing.
P H OTO G R A P H S B Y G R AC E W I L L I A M S O N , DAV I D H E I S L E R A N D K AT E L E S E U R .
Lucas Brown Lac, Owner, Lucas Brown Acupuncture The word has changed meaning for me over the years. I used to avoid the term, but after years of private practice, I developed a truer understanding. Most people are in denial about their state of health and confuse “not being sick” with good health. Two key features of wellness are resiliency and action. Meaning that wellness gives one a buffer to prevent illness and recover more quickly. It takes active involvement to maintain a state of well-being. The key is to find the right activities or interventions that will allow you to overcome past trauma. Once there, the energy required to maintain wellness becomes less than the energy required to heal.
Emily Murray Owner, Emily Murray Wellness It's a life practice comprised of daily habits that nourish your mind, body and soul: choosing the foods, relationships and activities that feed your physical, mental and emotional well-being. To me, the mastery of wellness means having awareness of and the flexibility to change when you need to.
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Ally Davidson Co-founder, Camp Gladiator Staying healthy means being active and trying to excel at all aspects of life. It’s not just about being fit. It’s about hitting the courts, trails, lake and the field, ideally with my family and friends! Most important is creating experiences to be shared with the ones I love. Right now I’m looking to have more focus and prioritize the most essential things in my life and business.
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Director, YMCA of Austin
Brooke Stubbs MD, Owner, CYL Sauna Studio Austin Wellness is a process of optimizing our physical and emotional health so that we can perform all of the functions of life to our best ability. It requires effort and education. Even though I practice and study Western medicine, I believe in a holistic approach to wellness. I’ve used cold plunges, massage therapy, acupuncture, Endermologie, Exilis Laser, microneedling skin rollers, LED light therapy, dry brushing and herbal supplements — turmeric for inflammation is my most favorite — and of course the infrared sauna therapy!
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I’m both an ordained minister and a certified Zumba teacher, so I think of wellness as nourishing mind, body and spirit. Life has taught me that when we care for all three elements of ourselves, joy and hope have room to dance. Over the past year I’ve thrown axes with friends, and I played bass in a couple of rock bands. Both of those count as self-care to me. But the most crucial treatment is being part of a supportive community, like the Y and my church (Wildflower). Novelty is fun, but wellness is rooted in the routines and practices that sustain us daily.
P H OTO G R A P H S B Y N I CO L E S T E WA R T, CO U R T E S Y O F A U S T I N Y M C A .
Erin Walter
Martha Lynn Kale Owner, Mirror Mirror Feeling your best in all areas! At the salon I've learned it’s not always about the hair when someone comes in. We all want the outside to match the inside. Staying on top of both is what wellness is. I have a holistic doctor I have worked with for the past six years. He and his wife have really taught me to think outside the box when it comes to my health. A healthy dose of Eastern medicine coupled with traditional Western medicine is the perfect balance for me.
P H OTO G R A P H S B Y A A R O N P I N K S TO N , CO R Y RYA N A N D R AC H A E L H Y D E .
Kelly Krause
Conference Programming Manager, SXSW The practice of treating yourself kindly every single day. Are you taking inventory of how you feel each day and adjusting accordingly? Tap into how you feel and keep it simple — you don’t need much to feel good. This year I'm ditching the scale. For the first time in my life, I no longer measure my success by a number. I feel strong and confident running and lifting heavier weights versus feeling strong and confident because of my weight. My wellness wish for everyone is to ditch numbers: pant sizes, scales and waistlines.
Riley Blanks Founder, Woke Beauty
I believe wellness is all about choices. Life is a constant journey involving experiences that can either derail your well-being or contribute to its magnitude. Ultimately, those decisions determine your physical and mental health. It’s not about “good” or “bad.” It’s about acceptance and forgiveness. If you can embrace all that life has to offer, you’re on the path to equilibrium, which, for me, is the ultimate aim.
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STYLE PROFILE
Sea Change HOW THE SE AWEED BATH CO. CRE ATED A RIPPLE EFFECT By Hannah J. Phillips Photographs by Holly Cowart and Greta Rybus
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to raised eyebrows and surprised reactions when they talked about leaving their jobs to start a seaweed-based bath-product company. But when a friend’s engagement party serendipitously introduced them to the niece of a New England seaweed harvester, that all changed. Just months later, Adam found himself wading into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Maine, knee-deep in a new business that would change their lives and the lives of countless consumers. Allison and Adam met during finals week of their senior year at the University of Texas, then dated long-distance when Adam moved to Miami to pursue a career in finance. Allison stayed in Austin to study law at UT before joining Adam in Florida after she graduated. Adam had always suffered from irritated skin, and by the time the couple married, he had exhausted almost every prescribed medical option with no luck. Through online research, he discovered seaweed spas in Ireland as an alternative treatment for troubled skin. Wanting to try the products at home, he connected online with a woman selling hand-harvested seaweed. Adam vividly remembers when the first 20-pound trash bag of it
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OPPOSITE:Seaweed Bath Co. founders Allison and Adam Grossman in Maine harvesting seaweed.
arrived by international mail. He was amazed to see his skin start to clear up after soaking in the healing water, and Allison started using the seaweed, too. Before long, they set out to launch a seaweed-based product company for sensitive-skin sufferers everywhere. “We wanted to create something that harnessed the ocean and its benefits and made a difference in people’s lives,” says Allison. “Over time, we’ve worked with great scientists to pinpoint exactly why it’s effective, but at the beginning, we just saw the difference it was making to the people we shared it with.” They started Seaweed Bath Co. in their Austin home (the couple returned to Austin in 2010), packing and shipping the products in a spare bedroom. Included in each seaweed bath is a mesh net, almost like a large tea bag: Dropping the dried seaweed in a bathtub releases more than 65 nutrients and minerals — and the
unmistakable smell of the sea. Soon, the product appealed to more than just customers with dry, irritated skin. “We realized that people were buying the product for their affinity to the ocean and the way it makes them feel physically and mentally,” says Allison. “People have this innate love of the ocean,” Adam adds, “especially here in landlocked Austin, where a lot of people come from California and the East Coast with deep childhood memories of the sea.” In response, they expanded the product line to include seaweed powdered baths, a version of the original seaweed bath, combined with sea salt, argan oil, kukui and essential oils for scent. This became their signature product, and from there, they created a head-to-toe regimen that includes body products, hair care and most recently, facial care. Allison shares the common themes across each line: Everything is super-hydrating, non-greasy, a-little-goes-a-long-way and highly effective. Working with a team of scientists and seaweed experts, they strive to find ingredients that strike a balance between natural and efficacious. “Seventy-five percent of our customers have read the ingredients online or on our labels before they buy,” she says, referring to websites like the Environmental Working Group’s, which rates consumer products based on the safety of ingredients. That Allison can spout that statistic offhand is just one sign of how much the couple prioritizes customer feedback, which she says has been a huge reason behind their evolution and success.
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“Our customers are extremely valuable,” she says, “not just for their loyalty, but because their feedback helps guide the brand where it’s going. Whether we are launching new products or making changes to existing products, being nimble as a company allows us to be responsive.” Both Adam and Allison attribute their rapid growth to working with Whole Foods, whose low-interest local-producer loan allowed them to develop steadily over several years, expanding region by region into a global brand. To pay it forward, the company recently joined the Whole Planet Foundation’s $10K Fund, a nonprofit arm of Whole Foods that provides microcredit loans for primarily female entrepreneurs around the world. Adam adds that Allison will join the board at Whole Planet Foundation this year: “I have to toot her horn because she doesn’t do it for herself. Not only is she the face of the business, we’ve also had two kids since we launched and are due with our first boy in March. She manages to balance family and business on this entrepreneurial roller coaster, and there’s no way we would be here without her being who she is.” Looking ahead, the company plans to keep expanding its current product lines based on customer requests and to keep growing brand awareness. “We have great retail partners and great distribution,” says Allison, “but we want to keep making more people aware of the benefits of the seaweed and the benefits of our products.” The personal care industry has come a long way in creating clean products, she adds, noting how Target now has a dedicated natural care aisle. Both Adam and Allison attribute this changing tide in part to the growth of clean eating: beauty and body products followed the farm-to-table movement in a ripple effect. Thanks to the Seaweed Bath Co., that ripple looks as though it will just get wider.
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T R AV E L P I C K
Santa Teresa
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n efficient and, at times, overachieving traveler, I sometimes need a vacation from my vacation. I meticulously research food, activities, museums and hotels months in advance, and then organize them all in Excel by favorites and day. I refuse to miss a thing and rarely leave time to rest during my adventures. But this holiday season I finally decided to take my first-ever relaxing vacation. No planning. Just kidding, I planned some, but I didn’t overplan. As I started to plot out a trip, and knowing that I crave movement, I went to a surprisingly trusty travel resource, Vogue, and searched “yoga + Costa Rica.” The first thing that popped up was the surf centric and health and wellness-oriented town of Santa Teresa, labeled “the new Tulum.” Boom. Santa Teresa lies on the Pacific coast, with one 3-mile road and a population of many European, Israeli and Argentinian expats. And if the images from my cursory search were any indication most of them looked pretty darn happy to be there. By the time I found Mint Santa Teresa, with its beach bungalows and stunning sunset views, I knew I had to book. It certainly didn’t hurt that the gorgeous and curated space also happened to be affordable with rates ranging from $200 - $300 per night. What started as on online search, grew to full blown excitement and before I knew it my unplanned planned vacation had arrived.
STAY After driving on a surprisingly vertical dirt road my friend and I were happily greeted with fresh coconuts by the Swedish husband and wife owners of Mint. As we entered the open-air villa designed by architect Benjamin Garcia Saxe, we were peacefully greeted with an array of perfectly landscaped tropical plants, custom-built wooden furniture, bamboo-like ceil-
ings and an infinity pool. While it was tempting to spend all day chatting with the charming owners and elegantly Parisian fellow guests, the draw to the infinity pool was even stronger. Mint felt like our own personal getaway. We knew other guests were on hand, but it also felt like we had the whole place to ourselves. Alongside all this charm and privacy we soon found out that a healthy feast of a breakfast is included daily: pillowy zucchini rolls with fresh papaya and passion fruit jam, berries, banana, mango, cucumber, hummus, hard-boiled eggs and banana bread. Yes, please.
EAT Not surprisingly this surfer and yogi friendly town is filled with clean and light dining options: smoothies, juices, salads, sushi and fresh fish abound. Koji’s, with its lively atmosphere, string lights, expansive trees and delicious nigiri, is the only restaurant where you’ll need a reservation. My favorites were the tuna tataki, grilled jumbo prawns and seafood fried rice with its lobster, prawns and salmon. Believe it or not, the biggest surprise was an okra sashimi salad. The creamy yet refreshing basil dressing was draped across the hearty vegetable tower of broccoli, cauliflower, beets, green beans and tomatoes, all hiding the red snapper and tuna sashimi below. I never thought a salad would be my favorite dish at a sushi restaurant, but if I had access to this rock star regularly, I’d eat it every day. Another favorite was Zula Restaurant, an Israeli spot owned by two brothers. The falafel is delicious, and the smoothies and shakes are mandatory after a hot day in the sun. Go for the traditional shakshuka or mahi-mahi platter and stay for the bright-pink watermelon-and-guanabana smoothie. Fishbar’s casual vibe and surfer employees prove that everything is slower on island time. Order the wasabi tuna tartare, whole red snapper and the Mediterranean tuna salad with creamy avocado dressing.
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PREVIOUS SPREAD AND TOP: Mint Santa Teresa, the charming hotel Reichek fell in love with. ABOVE: Koji's serves up delicious nigiri and seafood fried rice, along with other coastal favorites.
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TOP: Florblanca offers restorative yoga and many other healing experiences for their guests.
First-time surfers can ride the waves at Playa Hermosa. The soft sand, coconut trucks and amped bros and newbies are chillin’ everywhere. I recommend booking a lesson with Mauricio or Mickey from Santa Teresa Surf Lessons. A little stretching, jumping and learning the flamingo get-up and you’ll be up on your board immediately. I was so nervous about remembering each step, but I jumped right up and rode down to shore on my first try. Feeling that warm ocean water as you surf, or attempt to surf, is why they say, “Pura Vida,” all day, every day. For the best yoga and healing experience, check out classes at the Florblanca hotel with Stefano. The space overlooks the beach, and feeling the beat of the waves nearby encourages you to focus on breath and movement. I also skipped over to Hotel Tropico Latino for a yin class and a flow class, held on a wood-paneled floor right by the water. To reach complete, utter Zen, book a coconut scrub at Florblanca’s Spa Bambu, which uses 100 percent natural and made-in-house products. This beautiful sanctuary — complete with waterfall-filled pools and bamboo-encircled treatment rooms — easily transports. My senses were heightened by the delicious coconut smell, and my skin was left shockingly silky and smooth. The full-body massage that rounds out the treatment makes this one of my most memorable experiences. As I mentioned, this is a surf town, so the nightlife is low-key. Swing by Tipsy, a wine bar with the best selections in all of Santa Teresa. Thursday night is the town’s big night out, so walk down the street after a glass to Kika for a party crowd with lights, live music and dancing. Life is simple in Santa Teresa. It’s active, refreshing and all about being present and living in the moment.
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KAREN'S PICK
Picnik
THE RESTAUR ANT AND FOOD TR AILER SERVES UP CR AVE ABLE DISHES BELOVED BY SINNERS AND SAINTS ALIKE By Karen O. Spezia Photographs by Holly Cowart
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APPY FEBRUARY! IT'S ONE MONTH
into the new year, so how’s that “healthy eating” resolution going? Not so much, eh? Well, it’s not too late to get back on track. And Picnik is the perfect place to start. This health-conscious restaurant, with multiple locations, takes the drudgery out of mindful eating and makes it a tasty, joyful celebration. Picnik was born out of necessity. Its founder, Naomi Seifter, had battled lifelong food sensitivities and was searching for restaurants that
honored her dietary needs. She didn’t find many. So in 2013, she opened Picnik, a cheerful food trailer serving a small menu of gluten-free foods, bone broths and beverages. Her trailer became so successful that within three years, she was able to open a full-service brick-and-mortar restaurant. Then, in 2017, she opened a second trailer and began distributing pre-bottled beverages, including her legendary butter coffee (more on that later), at grocery stores nationwide. Picnik’s menu is 100 percent gluten-, corn-, peanut- and soy-free and built on the promise of wholesome foods that offer beneficial effects and are made with premium local ingredients. While its trailers serve a limited grab-and-go menu, the Burnet Road restaurant boasts a wide-ranging menu of breakfast, lunch and dinner items, not to mention a full bar. Everything is made with high-integrity ingredients like grass-fed, pasture-raised meats; wild-caught fish; local, raw cheese; grass-fed butter; and raw apple cider vinegar. It uses only nutrient-dense coconut and Texas olive oils for flavoring and heart-healthy avocado oil for sautéing and frying. Practically any dish can be modified or customized and there is even a special menu for Whole30 devotees! Breakfast is served all day. Since this is Austin, there are breakfast tacos, but they’re wrapped in gluten-free almond-f lour tortillas. There are also gluten-free pastries, avocado toast and pancakes, including mouthwatering salted caramel-banana f lapjacks. But the real showstopper is the harvest hash, a groaning platter of roasted sweet potatoes, Brussels sprouts, spinach, sausage, currants, onions, apples, toasted pecans, sage and chile flakes — all tossed with a maple vinaigrette and crowned with a perfectly poached egg. Although there’s a wide selection of teas, matchas and chai, the ultimate breakfast beverage is Picnik’s butter coffee, a smooth and silky blend of organic beans, grass-fed butter
and brain-boosting MCT oil. This popular brew is known to sustain energy levels without the typical caffeine-induced crash, suppress hunger while boosting metabolism and help improve cognitive function and balance mood and hormone levels. No wonder it has a cult following. At lunch and dinner, Picnik offers lots of yummy shareable appetizers. While fans swear by the creamy cashew queso, the roasted Brussels sprouts spiked with pork belly and the veggie-studded guacamole, don’t miss the chicken tenders. Of course, there are several garden-fresh salads and daily soup offerings, plus bone broth in a variety of flavors. For entrées, step outside the box with the caulif lower steak, a thick slab of
the tender vegetable grilled with a turmeric-pistachio crust, then covered with a caper-raisin purée and a Fresno chile relish, and piled atop a generous swipe of earthy hummus. My husba nd u s u a l ly pr e fer s white-meat chicken, but I coerced him into trying the crispy chicken thighs, and he loved it. Two thighs are pounded paillard-thin and cooked until the skin is crisped to a succulent golden brown. Served with creamy mashed potatoes, sautéed broccolini and a lemon beurre blanc, the dish is both comforting and sophisticated. For dessert, don’t miss the blondie ice-cream sandwich, which has a fan base almost as devoted as the butter coffee’s. Grass-fed vanilla ice cream is wedged
between two gluten-free blondie brownies made with grass-fed butter, almond flour, coconut sugar and chocolate chips. Picnik has an impressive bar program with wine, cider, gluten-free beer and stellar cocktails made with clean, produce-derived spirits like vodka and gin made from potatoes, bourbon developed from figs and agave-based mezcal and tequila. I’m not paleo, keto, Whole30, vegetarian or vegan. I can’t be in my line of work. But I assure you that I enjoy Picnik as much as those who are. It’s an accessible and delicious place to recommit to healthy eating — right now and all year long.
PICNIK PICNIKAUSTIN.COM 4801 BURNET RD. (737) 226-0644
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24 DINER
THE BREWER’S TABLE
BUENOS AIRES CAFÉ
600 N. Lamar Blvd. | (512) 472 5400
4715 E. 5 St. | (512) 520 8199
1201 E. 6th St. | (512) 382 1189
Chef Andrew Curren’s casual eatery promises delicious plates
With an emphasis on quality and community, this East
13500 Galleria Circle | (512) 441 9000
24/7 and a menu featuring nostalgic diner favorites. Order
Austin restaurant leaves a seat for everyone at the brewer’s
Chef and Argentine native Reina Morris wraps the
up the classics, including roasted chicken, burgers, all-day
table. Local ranchers and farmers source the ingredients,
f lavors of her culture into authentic and crispy
breakfast and decadent milkshakes.
which are utilized in both the kitchen and the brewery to
empanadas. Don’t forget the chimichurri sauce!
eliminate food waste. The seasonally changing menu is
Follow up your meal with Argentina’s famous dessert,
unique but provides options for even the pickiest of eaters
alfajores — shortbread cookies filled with dulce de leche
(ask for the kid’s menu).
and rolled in coconut f lakes.
34TH STREET CAFE 1005 W. 34th St. | (512) 371 3400 This cozy neighborhood spot in North Campus serves up soups, salads, pizzas and pastas — but don’t miss the
BUFALINA & BUFALINA DUE
chicken piccata. The low-key setting makes it great for
1519 E. Cesar Chavez St., 6555 Burnet Rd. | (512) 215 8662
weeknight dinners and weekend indulgences.
These intimate restaurants serve up mouthwatering pizzas, consistently baked with crispy edges and soft
ASTI TRATTORIA
centers. The famous Neapolitan technique is executed
408 E. 43rd St. | (512) 451 1218
by the Stefano Ferrara wood-burning ovens, which runs
The chic little Hyde Park trattoria offers essential Italian dish-
at more than 900 degrees. Lactose-intolerants beware,
es along with a variety of wines to pair them with. Finish off
there is no shortage of cheese on this menu!
your meal with the honey-and-goat-cheese panna cotta.
CAFÉ JOSIE
BAR CHI SUSHI
1200 W. 6th St. | (512) 322 9226
206 Colorado St. | (512) 382 5557
Executive chef Todd Havers creates “The Experience”
A great place to stop before or after a night on the town, this
menu every night at Café Josie, which offers guests a
sushi and bar hot spot stays open until 2 a.m. on the week-
prix fixe all-you-can-eat dining experience. The à la
ends. Bar Chi’s happy hour menu features $2 sake bombs and
carte menu is also available, featuring classics such as
a variety of sushi rolls under $10.
smoked meatloaf and redfish tacos.
BARLEY SWINE 6555 Burnet Rd., Ste. 400 | (512) 394 8150
CICLO
CAFÉ NO SÉ 1603 S. Congress Ave. | (512) 942 2061
98 San Jacinto Blvd. | (512) 685 8300 cicloatx.com
South Congress Hotel’s Café No Sé balances rustic
es sharing with small plates made from locally sourced ingredients, served at communal tables. Try the parsley croissants
Ciclo is a modern Texas kitchen featuring locally in-
place for weekend brunching. The restaurant’s spin on
with bone marrow or Gilmore’s unique take on fried chicken.
spired flavors and ingredients with a Latin influence,
the classic avocado toast is a must-try.
James Beard Award–nominated chef Bryce Gilmore encourag-
BLUE DAHLIA BISTRO 1115 E. 11th St. | (512) 542 9542 3663 Bee Caves Rd. | (512) 306 1668
all brought to life through a unique collaboration between Chef de Cuisine James Flowers and world-renowned restaurateur, Richard Sandoval. Ciclo’s name reflects its focus on menu offerings that change sea-
A cozy French bistro serving up breakfast, lunch, and dinner
sonally, from ceviches, crudos and grilled and smoked
in a casual setting. Pop in for the happy hour to share a bottle
meats to inventive cocktails.
of your favorite wine and a charcuterie board.
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décor and a range of seasonal foods to make it the best
CRU FOOD & WINE BAR 238 W. 2nd St. | (512)472 9463 11410 Century Oaks | (512) 339 9463 CRU’s wildly popular ahi tartare is the perfect complement to any of over 300 selections, 80 premium wines by the glass, or 15 wine f lights. A state-of-the-art wine-preservation system with temperature control ensures optimal taste and appreciation.
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EPICERIE
FOREIGN & DOMESTIC
709 E. 6th St. | (512) 614 4972
2307 Hancock Dr. | (512) 371 6840
306 E. 53rd St. | (512) 459 1010
Easy Tiger lures in both drink and food enthusiasts
A café and grocery with both Louisiana and French
Small neighborhood restaurant in the North Loop area
with a delicious bakeshop upstairs and a casual beer gar-
sensibilities by Thomas Keller–trained chef Sarah
serving unique dishes. Chefs-owners Sarah Heard and
den downstairs. Sip on some local brew and grab a hot,
McIntosh. Lovers of brunch are encouraged to stop in
Nathan Lemley serve thoughtful, locally sourced food with
fresh pretzel. Complete your snack with beer, cheese and
here for a bite on Sundays.
an international twist at reasonable prices. Go early on
an array of dipping sauces.
THE FAREGROUND 111 Congress Ave. The Fareground has a little something for everyone — with six Austin food vendors and a central bar in this unique downtown food hall. You can enjoy meals ranging from wild boar tacos at Dai Due Taqueria to made-to-order ramen at Ni-Komé. Remember to grab a monster cookie from Henbit on your way out to cap off your culinary
Tuesdays for $1 oysters.
FABI + ROSI 509 Hearn St. | (512) 236 0642
GERALDINE’S
The German and Texan duo behind Fabi+ Rosi cook up
605 Davis St. | (512) 476 4755
delicious European-style dishes, like pork schnitzel and
Located inside Rainey Street’s Hotel Van Zandt,
paella, with a modern twist. Thanks to their locally sourced,
Geraldine’s creates a unique, fun experience by
all-natural ingredients, this eatery is as sustainable as it is
combining creative cocktails, shareable plates and
delicious. Make sure to catch the sunset on their front patio
scenic views of Lady Bird Lake. Enjoy live bands every
with a glass of pinot noir in hand.
night of the week as you enjoy executive chef Stephen Bonin’s dishes and cocktails from bar manager Caitlyn
experience!
Jackson.
EL ALMA
GUSTO ITALIAN KITCHEN
1025 Barton Springs Rd. | (512) 609 8923
4800 Burnet Rd. | (512) 458 1100
This chef-driven, authentic Mexican restaurant with
This upscale-casual Italian spot in the heart of the
unmatched outdoor patio dining stands out as an Austin
Rosedale neighborhood serves fresh pastas, hand-
dining gem. The chic yet relaxed setting is perfect for en-
tossed pizzas and incredible desserts (don’t miss the
joying delicious specialized drinks outside for the everyday
salted caramel budino) alongside locally sourced and
3 p.m. to 5 p.m. happy hour!
seasonally inspired chalkboard specials. Gusto also offers a full bar with craft cocktails, local beer on tap
ELIZABETH STREET CAFÉ
and boutique wines from around the world.
1501 S. 1st St. | (512) 291 2881 Chef Larry McGuire creates a charming French-Vietnamese eatery with a colorful menu of pho, banh mi, and
JULIET ITALIAN KITCHEN
bring comfort and vibrancy to this South Austin neigh-
1500 Barton Springs Rd. | (512) 479 1800 juliet-austin.com
borhood favorite. Don’t forget to end your meal with the
The greatest stories are told with family and friends
housemade macarons.
over food and wine. Juliet Italian Kitchen embodies
sweet treats. Both the indoor seating and outdoor patio
just that, bringing nostalgic and classic Italian-
HILLSIDE FARMACY 1209 E. 11th St. | (512) 628 0168 Hillside Farmacy is located in a beautifully restored 1950s-style pharmacy with a lovely porch on the East Side. Oysters, cheese plates and nightly dinner specials are whipped up by chef Sonya Cote.
American cuisine to the heart of Austin. From family-style dinners, to weekend brunch al fresco, to neighborhood happy hours, Juliet Italian Kitchen is yours to call home. tribeza.com
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HOME SLICE PIZZA
JEFFREY’S
LENOIR
1415 S. Congress Ave. | (512) 444 7437
1204 W. Lynn St. | (512) 477 5584
501 E. 53rd St. | (512) 707 7437
Named one of Bon Appétit’s “10 Best New Restaurants in
A gorgeous spot to enjoy a luxurious French-inspired
For pizza cravings south of the river, head to Home Slice
America,” this historic Clarksville favorite
prix fixe meal. Almost every ingredient served at Lenoir
Pizza. Open until 3 a.m. on weekends for your post-bar-
has maintained the execution, top-notch service,
comes locally sourced from Central Texas, making the unique,
hopping convenience and stocked with classics like the
and luxurious but welcoming atmosphere that
seasonal specialties even more enjoyable. Sit in the wine garden
Margherita as well as innovative pies like the White Clam,
makes it an Austin staple.
for happy hour and enjoy bottles from the top wine-producing
topped with chopped clams and Pecorino Romano.
JOSEPHINE HOUSE
1807 S. 1st St. | (512) 215 9778
regions in the world.
1601 Waterston Ave. | (512) 477 5584
LE POLITIQUE
Rustic Continental fare with an emphasis on fresh, local
110 San Antonio St. | (512) 580-7651
and organic ingredients. Like its sister restaurant, Jeffrey’s,
This stylish downtown restaurant is a deliciously accurate
kid-friendly patio all work together to make Hank’s our new
Josephine House is another one of Bon Appétit’s “10 Best
ref lection of today’s Paris: a charming marriage of brasserie
favorite neighborhood joint. With happy hour every day
New Restaurants in America.” Find a shady spot on the patio
classics updated with modern f lavors. Stop by the adjoining
from 3-6:30, the hardest task will be choosing between their
and indulge in fresh baked pastries and a coffee.
coffee shop and patisserie in the mornings for delightful
HANK’S 5811 Berkman Dr. | (512) 609 8077 Delicious food and drinks, an easygoing waitstaff and a
frosé and frozen paloma. Drinks aside, the braised meat-
baked goods that rival the French capital itself.
balls, chopped black kale salad (add falafel!) and spicy fried
JUNE’S ALL DAY
chicken are a few standouts from the craveable menu.
1722 S. Congress Ave. | (512) 416 1722 This wine-focused restaurant is complemented by serious cocktails and a menu of approachable bistro favorites. In-
HOPFIELDS 3110 Guadalupe St. | (512) 537 0467 A gastropub with French inclinations, offering a beautiful patio and unique cocktails. The beer, wine and cocktail options are plentiful and the perfect pairing for the restaurant’s famed steak frites and moules frites.
spired by Paris cafes, Spanish tapas bodegas and urban wine bars, June’s encourages sipping, noshing and lingering. The restaurant’s namesake, June Rodil, is a master sommelier— one of less than 10 in Texas—who also serves as the beverage director for McGuire Moorman Hospitality.
LA BARBECUE
ITALIC 123 W. 6th St. | (512) 660 5390
1906 E. Cesar Chavez St. | (512) 605 9696 Though it may not be as famous as that other Austin barbe-
Chef Andrew Curren of 24 Diner and Irene’s presents
cue joint, La Barbecue is arguably just as delicious. This trail-
simple, rustic Italian plates. Don’t miss the sweet delicacies
er, which is owned by the legendary Mueller family, serves up
from pastry chef Mary Catherine Curren.
classic barbecue with free beer and live music.
JACOBY’S RESTAURANT & MERCANTILE
LAS PALOMAS
3235 E. Cesar Chavez St. | (512) 366 5808
3201 Bee Caves Rd., #122 | (512) 327 9889 |
Rooted in a ranch-to-table dining experience, Jacoby’s
laspalomasrestaurant.com
Restaurant & Mercantile transports you from East Austin to a
One of the hidden jewels in Westlake, this unique restaurant
rustic Southern home nestled in the
and bar offers authentic interior Mexican cuisine in a sophisticated yet relaxed setting. Enjoy family recipes made with fresh ingredients. Don’t miss the margaritas.
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LICHA’S CANTINA 1306 E. 6th St. | (512) 480 5960 Located in the heart of East 6th, Licha’s is a quick trip to the interior of Mexico. With masa made fresh in house and a large range of tequilas and mezcal, Licha’s Cantina is a celebration of authentic Mexican cuisine. The music, food and ambiance will get you ready for a night out on the town. LORO 2115 S. Lamar Blvd. | (512) 916 4858 Created by James Beard Award winners Tyson Cole and Aaron Franklin, this Asian smokehouse is a welcome addition to South Lamar. The expansive indoor-outdoor space, designed by Michael Hsu Office of Architecture, is welcoming and open, and unsurprisingly the food does not disappoint. Don’t miss out on the sweet corn fritters, smoked beef brisket, thai green curry or those potent boozy slushies.
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MANUEL’S
RED ASH ITALIA
310 Congress Ave. | (512) 472 7555
303 Colorado St. | (512) 379 2906
2201 College Ave. | (512) 852 8791
10201 Jollyville Rd. | (512) 345 1042
Red Ash Italia strikes the perfect balance between
This salad-centric restaurant off South Congress has one of the
A local Austin favorite with a reputation for high-quality
high-quality food and enticing ambiance. Located in down-
prettiest patios in town. Along with an inviting ambiance, the
regional Mexican food, fresh-pressed cocktails, margaritas
town’s sleek Colorado Tower, this Italian steakhouse is led
salads are fresh, creative, bold and most importantly delicious,
and tequilas. Try the Chile Relleno del Mar with Texas Gulf
by an all-star team, including executive chef John Carver. Sit
with nearly two dozen options to choose from.
shrimp, day boat scallops and jumbo lump blue crab, or
back, relax and enjoy an exceptional evening.
Manuel’s famous mole. Located downtown at the corner of 3rd and Congress Avenue and in the Arboretum on Jollyville Road. One of the best happy hour deals in town.
OLAMAIE 1610 San Antonio St. | (512) 474 2796 Food+Wine magazine’s best new chef Michael Fojtasek creates a menu that will leave any Southerner drooling with delight over the restaurant’s contemporary culinary concepts. The dessert menu offers a classic apple pie or a more trendy goat cheese-caramel ice cream. Also, do yourself a favor and order the biscuits.
THE PEACHED TORTILLA 5520 Burnet Rd., #100 | (512) 330 4439 This cheerful spot is sure to clear your weekly blues with friendly staff, fun food and a playful atmosphere. Affordably priced, you’ll find culinary influences from around the world with a healthy dose of Asian and Southern options. PICNIK 4801 Burnet Rd. | (737) 226 0644 A perfect place to find wholesome food for any type of dietary restriction in a bright and airy setting. This place truly lives out the “good and good for you” concept with paleo-friendly options and thoughtfully sourced ingredients. RAMEN TATSU-YA 8557 Research Blvd. #126 1234 S. Lamar Blvd. (512) 893 5561 Executive chefs and co-owners Tatsu Aikawa and Takuya
ROSEWOOD 1209 Rosewood Ave. | (512) 838 6205 Housed in a historic East Side cottage, chef Jesse DeLeon pays outstanding homage to his South Texas roots with seasonal offerings from Gulf Coast fishermen and Hill Country farmers and ranchers. This new spot is sure to quickly become a staple.
TINY BOXWOOD’S 1503 W 35 St. (512) 220 0698 This Houston-based brand now serves its simple and delicious food in Austin’s Bryker Woods neighborhood. Favorites include house-ground burgers and salmon Provencal salad. Stop by for breakfast, lunch or dinner, but don’t leave without one of the signature chocolate chip cookies!
TRUE FOOD KITCHEN 222 West Ave. | (512) 777 2430 Inspired by Dr. Andrew Weil’s anti-inflammatory diet, True Food Kitchen combines decadent favorites with health-conscious eating, striking the perfect balance. The restaurant, located in downtown’s chicest new entertainment district, offers a full range of vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options. UCHIKO 4200 N. Lamar Blvd., Ste. 140 | (512) 916 4808 The sensational sister creation of Uchi and former home of Top Chef Paul Qui and renowned chefs Page Presley and Nicholas Yanes, Uchiko is an Austin icon that everyone
VINAIGRETTE
WALTON’S FANCY AND STAPLE 609 W. 6 St. (512) 542 3380 Owned by actress and Austin resident Sandra Bullock, Walton’s is a dreamy brick-walled bakery, deli and floral shop. Take some pastries home after indulging in gourmet sandwiches and fresh salads for lunch, or stay for the rotating dinner menu. Most importantly, make it before 2 p.m. to order the legendary biscuit sandwich served only during breakfast!
WINEBELLY 519 W. Oltorf S. | (512) 487 1569 Named one of the top-20 wine bars in America by Wine Enthusiast, Winebelly boasts an international wine list and Spanish-Mediterranean small plates.The bistro maintains a local feel with its comfortable, laid-back interiors.
WU CHOW 500 W. 5th St., #168 | (512) 476 2469 From the curators of Swift’s Attic, Wu Chow is expanding Austin’s cuisine offerings with traditional Chinese dishes sourced from local purveyors and farmers. Don’t miss the weekend dim sum menu. YARD AT WALLER CREEK 701 E. 11th St. | (512) 478 1111 The YARD is not your typical hotel dining experience. Led by executive chef Lonny Huot, enjoy savory American cuisine with Texas f lavors like the Beer Braised Short Rib and the Chorizo & Pepper Jack Grits Cakes Benedict.
should visit at least once. Try the bacon tataki.
“Tako” Matsumoto have perfected the art of ramen, what they call “the soul food of Japan.” The restaurant serves savory broths with a variety of toppings and your choice of flavor, ranging from buttery to spicy. The authentic dish is vastly different from your college ramen. tribeza.com
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A LOOK BEHIND
Living GREEN Photographs by Holly Cowart
S
o, you're all about watching your sugar intake, taking the stairs at every reasonable opportunity (reasonable as in not wearing three-inch Manolos) and hitting the gym. But is there anything else you can do to keep yourself in line, maybe even while you're sleeping? Cue the houseplants! Besides enjoying a major design moment, cultivating an indoor landscape with greenery can do a lot to improve your own personal environment without you having to do much in return. Win-win. Years of research have proven that living and working among plants not only decreases annoying background noise but also lowers the levels of carbon dioxide, certain pollutants and airborne dust. Inviting a little bit of nature inside can bring on a feeling of relaxation and help keep stress at bay.
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RIGHT: Hank's Austin, designed by Claire Zinnecker, is filled with greenery.
TO GET YOUR FIX, SWING BY THESE LOCAL FAVORITES Flourish
Frond Plant Shop
215 W. North Loop
507-A W. Mary St.
Austin Flower Co.
Succulent Native
1612 W. 35th St.
906 E. 5th St.
