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.
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By Addie Broyles
| Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 11:20 AM
Texas Monthly food editor Pat Sharpe’s annual “Where To Eat Now” list of the best new restaurants in the state comes out in the March issue, but in a blog post this morning, she announced that two Austin restaurants were at the top of the list.
Congress and Barley Swine come in at No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, with East Austin hangout Contigo at No. 7. Those are the only three Austin restaurants that made the cut, including five runners-up, but capturing the top two slots in Sharpe’s esteemed list is certainly worth noting.
“Tucked into a downtown high-rise and accessorized with icy crystal lights and white-on-white original art, Congress is one tall, sexy blonde,” she writes. “And behind the scenes, interpreting global cuisine with his usual finesse, is Mr. Bull, at the top of his game.” You can read the story online here.
Photo of Congress by Ralph Barrera for the Austin American-Statesman.
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