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Night Court at Fair Market on night two of Hot Luck Food & Music Festival on May 25, 2018 in Austin, Texas - Photo Credit: Scott Moore/for American-StatesmanScott Moore

132 YEARS: Opening in 1886, Southside Market in Elgin is Texas' oldest barbecue joint. This 2007 image shows Ernest Bracewell, from left, Billy Bracewell and Bryan Bracewell â three generations who have run the...Jay Janner / American-Statesman/Austin American-Statesman

70-118 YEARS: The name 'Kreuz Market' has been in use since 1900 but it reopened in 1948 where Smitty's now stands. Kreuz moved to the north end of Lockhart in 1999. 619 N Colorado St, Lockhart, TX 78644Jay Janner / American-Statesman/Jay Janner

70-118 YEARS: Smitty's Market has its roots in the name 'Kreuz Market,' which has been in use since 1900. The current location opened in 1948 and became 'Smitty's' when Kreuz moved north in 1999. 208 S Commerce...Mike Sutter / American-Statesman/Austin American-Statesman

82 YEARS: Black's Barbecue in Lockhart opened in 1936. 215 North Main St. Lockhart, Texas 78644Austin American-Statesman

75 YEARS: Joe Sullivan and his son Matt working at the House Park pit. House Park Bar-B-Que has been open since 1943. 900 W 12th St, Austin, TX 78703John Kelso

69 YEARS: Louie Mueller Barbecue in Taylor opened in 1949. 206 W. Second Street, Taylor, TX 76574Laura Skelding / American-States

61 YEARS: Sam's Bar-B-Que has been open in East Austin since 1957. 2000 E 12th St, Austin, TX 78702Alberto Martinez / American-Stat/Austin American-Statesman

60 YEARS: City Market in Luling has been open since 1958. Joe Capello, the manager in 2004, says that hard hat he's wearing used to be white. The barbecue smoke over the years has turned it brown. 633 E Davis St...John Kelso / American-Statesman

54 YEARS: Cooper's Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que has been a Llano institution since 1964. 604 W Young St, Llano, TX 78643Brian K. Diggs / American-States

52 YEARS: Fuschak's Bar-B-Q opened in San Marcos in 1966. 1701 Interstate 35 South, San Marcos, TX 78666Fuschak's Pit Bar-B-Q

51 YEARS: The Salt Lick BBQ opened in 1967. Ignacio Grimaldo slathers sauce over barbecue in 2004. 18300 FM 1826 Driftwood, TX 78619Matt Rourke / American-Statesman

48 YEARS: Bert's Bar-B-Q has been open in several locations in Austin since 1970. 907 W 24th St, Austin, TX 78705Bert's Bar-B-Q

43 YEARS: The County Line on the Hiill has been open since 1975. 6500 Bee Caves Rd, Austin, TX 78746Mike Sutter / American-Statesman/Austin American-Statesman

40 YEARS: Iron Works BBQ has been open in downtown Austin since 1978. 100 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701Mike Sutter / American-Statesman

40 YEARS: Chisholm Trail Bar-B-Q has been open in Lockhart since 1978. 1323 S Colorado St, Lockhart, TX 78644Chisholm Trail Bar-B-Q

30 YEARS: Green Mesquite BBQ has been open on Barton Springs Road since 1988. 1400 Barton Springs Road, Austin, TX, 78704Annie Ray / For American-Statesm

24 YEARS: Though the original Rudy's opened in Leon Springs in 1989, the first one opened in Austin in 1994. 11570 Research Blvd, Austin, TX 78759Rudy's Country Store and Bar-B-Q

24 YEARS: Davis Grocery & Bar-B-Q has been open in Taylor since 1994. Owner James Davis is seen outside his business in 2005. 400 S Robinson St, Taylor, TX 76574Brian K. Diggs / American-States

22 YEARS: Though barbecue legend C.B. Stubblefield had other Stubb's restaurants in Lubbock and Austin over the years, this one did not open until 1996, a year after his death. 801 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701Tina Phan / American-Statesman

20 YEARS: Meyer's Elgin Smokehouse BBQ opened in Elgin in 1998, though Meyer's has been in the sausage-making busines since 1949. 188 US-290, Elgin, TX 78621Sung Park / American-Statesman

19 YEARS: Opie's Barbecue in Spicewood doesn't hit 20 until next year ... but it's close. 9504 TX-71, Spicewood, TX 78669Rachel Rice/Lake Travis View

2nd Annual Austin Chicken Wing Festival held at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts on May 20, 2018 in Austin, Texas - Photo Credit: Scott Moore/for American-StatesmanScott Moore

The new bulk sectionCourtesy Whole Foods

Frozen foods sectionCourtesy Whole Foods

800 new products can be found in the grocery sectionCourtesy Whole Foods

Hearth bread wallCourtesy Whole Foods

Expanded hot barCourtesy Whole Foods

Ice cream sectionCourtesy Whole Foods

The revamped pet food sectionCourtesy Whole Foods

Self-service pizza sectionCourtesy Whole Foods

Refreshed Whole Body sectionCourtesy Whole Foods

The range of design for coffee lids seems limitless. These nine a just a fraction analyzed in a new book co-written by an Austin architect. ContributedHANDOUT

This Dart coffee lid looks like it's about to take off to the moon. ContributedHANDOUT

Not all lids come with tabbed or raised openings. They are just lids. ContributedHANDOUT

Even the most simple design for a coffee lid is meant to prevent spills for mobile drinkers. Not all work well. ContributedHANDOUT

This Wawa lid encourages the user to slide the tab under the central rectangle. ContributedHANDOUT

At times, the lock for the tab involves fairly simple convex and concave impressions in the plastic or the composite. ContributedHANDOUT

Some coffee lids, like this one from Wendy's, contain all sorts of printed information. ContributedHANDOUT

This simple Dixie design features a raised spout for a wide opening for the hot liquid. ContributedHANDOUT

The authors did some of their research on the U.S. Patent Office website, but also the special Google Patents search engine. ContributedHANDOUT

Coffee lids with lift tabs remain popular. Note the pinhole, too. ContributedHANDOUT