Food + Beverage

5 Favorite Things

Article by Jennifer Birn The Long Goodbye Say hello to the retro cocktail and patio bar in a complex of the same name that includes Fleet, La Santa Barbacha and Howdy's Vintage. 2808 Manor Rd. Austin TX   H-E-B Tacodeli Queso:  Tacodeli, founded by chef Roberto Espinosa   and partner Eric Wilkerson now has their queso, salsa and dips available at 290 H-E-B stores across Texas.   The Sicilian Inheritance: Top your summer reading list with this gem from bestselling author and...

May 2024

Food + Beverage

The Pairing Behind The Violet Crown

Owned by husbands and business partners Chris Nagelhout and Grant Richardson… Article by Jennifer Birn The Violet Crown started serving up natural wines and quality coffee last year. We had a chat with them to learn more about the people behind the place. What’s the origin of the name Violet Crown? Grant: It’s a reference to the original name of the Crestview/Brentwood neighborhood: Violet Crown Heights. It’s also an homage to the business that operated this space before us, The Violet...

May 2024

Food + Beverage

Growing the Love... & Cookies

Baker & entrepreneur Ashley Cameron shares her love for family and baking and her journey from home kitchen to her second storefront Article by Dominique Bejarano | Photography by Mackenzie Smith Kelley Love & Cookies, a popular bakery in Lakeway, has expanded its cookie empire with a second location on South Lamar. Owner and baker Ashley Cameron has already gathered a loyal following with her irresistible treats, including award-winning cookie dough (that’s also available at HEB) and that’s...

May 2024

Food + Beverage

Por Osos Two Bears One Cave

The Statesman creates a cocktail inspired by the bears behind the vodka Article by Jennifer Birn | Photography by Dominique Bejarano While experimenting with Tom Segura and Bert Kreischer's new spirit. Por Osos, which translates to 'for bears,' the staff at The Statesman created a berry beary concoction completed with brandied berry jam "because of the tie-in to bears," owner Craig Ley says. Then they named the signature cocktail after the comic's podcast. Two Bears, One Cave 1.5oz Por...

May 2024

Food + Beverage

Meet MrBallen

Austinite John Allen achieved viral social media success – and turned it into an empire Article by Jennifer Birn John Allen, more widely known by his pseudonym MrBallen, has nearly nine million subscribers on his YouTube Channel, that has garnered nearly two billion views. He has roughly 8.5 million followers on TikTok – both of which he started during the pandemic, sharing true crime stories and mysteries. The social media success led MrBallen, a former Navy SEAL who was hit by a grenade...

May 2024

Life + Culture

Role Model-Worthy Austin Men

Ethan, Philip and Stevie on life, fatherhood, fashion and being married to strong, successful women Article by Jennifer Birn | Photography by Jenna McElroy Ethan Diamond, Philip Payne and Stevie Hendrix have a lot in common. The obvious is their movie star looks (although none of them are actors) and the kind of boyish smiles that make a smile contagious. They’re also married to a powerhouse influential entrepreneur and are the ultimate supportive husbands and hands-on dads. The idea for this...

May 2024

Food + Beverage

The Spirit of Friendship

Tom Segura & Bert Kreischer created a vodka for their community to foster community Article by Jennifer Birn Tom Segura and Bert Kreischer are each crushing comedy with successful specials, sold out tours and individual TV and film projects in various stages of production. They have legions of fans who love their brand of often crass comedy and they dish it out together co-hosting popular podcast ‘2 Bears, 1 Cave.’ Recently, Bert and Tom, friends for the better part of two decades, have...

May 2024

Arts + Culture

Cohart: Community for Art-Lovers

Austin-based painter C.R. Kelly’s an early adapter to the platform Article by Jennifer Birn Cohart is a platform to discover, buy and sell art via an app or online, as well as a social marketplace, launched last year by global art curator Kendall Warson and gallerist and art dealer Shyevin S’ng. Kendall tells Austin Lifestyle , “Before building Cohart I built something called Wonderspaces, working with artists around the world and seeing that only about 15 percent of artists had gallery...

May 2024

Life + Culture

Empowering podcasts

Hosted by our cover stars and available on Spotify and Apple Article by Jennifer Birn Left, Becca Tobin LadyGang   Becca, Keltie Knight and Jac Vanek’s award-winning, chart-topping podcast launched in 2015 “with the mission to make women feel less alone.” It’s since been downloaded hundreds of millions of times and become a movement with merch, books (available everywhere books are sold) and more. https://theladygang.com/       1&2. Jamie Lynn Sigler Not Today Pal and MeSsy ...

May 2024

Life + Culture

SXSW Rewind

2024 panels from tech to beauty, film premieres, musical performances and so much more Article by Jennifer Birn   1.The cast of “Office Space" had a reunion celebration at The Statesman to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Mike Judge's cult-comedy classic – following a panel moderated by The Hollywood Reporter. As they were wrapping up dinner the cast surprised diners by distributing Bill's cake. IYKYK.  2. Mexican artist Christian Nodal headlined Billboard’s annual THE STAGE at SXSW concert...

April 2024