Hailing from the Ozarks, Addie Broyles expanded her cooking (and eating) skills on the West Coast and Spain before settling in Austin, mainly for the aguas frescas at the taco stand down the street from her house where she, husband Ian and son Julian are now attempting to grow their own food in the backyard. They recently welcomed another baby boy and two chickens to the family.
Relishing food is about taking time to enjoy what has become the often hurried and mundane task of nourishing our bodies. Relish Austin is Addie's search for things that make her go "mmmm." High brow, low brow. Fast food, slow food. In Central Texas. On the Web. On the streets. In your garden and in your kids' lunch box. In your refrigerator and on your dinner table.
Relish Austin is also the name of Addie's print column that appears in the Austin American-Statesman a few times a month.
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By Addie Broyles
| Friday, February 19, 2010, 04:51 PM
Meredith Vachon has never worked in any other field than food and hospitality.
She’s one of the founders of Bread and Butter PR, a food publicity firm that has offices in Austin and Los Angeles, which means she represents several restaurants and food clients in Central Texas. Living and traveling abroad as a kid exposed her to a plethora of flavors and inspired her to want to work in food.
In the past four years in Austin, she’s watched the dining scene blossom, as well as the eating habits of her 17-month-old son, Max.
What three things are always in your fridge? scallions, Sauvignon Blanc and eggs
What’s your favorite condiment? Well…Hellmann’s mayonnaise is the truthful answer, but since I can’t indulge in that with regularity the way I’d like to, I’ve recently discovered The Ojai Cook Lemonaise and love their Lemonaise Light. It’s delicious and made with a short list of real ingredients so it’s far better than “over the counter” light mayonnaise.
What’s the first thing you pull out of the fridge in the a.m.? Whatever Max is having for breakfast, which invariably means eggs, butter and either apple or orange juice.
Photo by Meredith Vachon.
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By Adrianne Gallatin
February 21, 2010 10:29 AM | Link to this
I absolutely love these fridge “profiles,” Addie! So great.
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