Food

Nothing says "home" like food. Everyone's got some special dish their dad or their grandma always knows how to cook just right, and in East Austin, there's plenty of special dishes to choose from. At Geno's Too Hot to Trot, Gene Tumbs and Sandra Black cook up the greens, yams, rice and gravy that spell soul food heaven—especially if you add in Sandra's famous smothered pork chops. Is barbecue your thing? Then the place to go is Sam's, where the cooks work hard, but the results are worth it.

And what is food without something to wash it down? At the Live Oak brewery, owner Chip McElroy draws on European beer-making traditions (and a biochemistry degree) to perfect his brews.

And Gene, Sandra, and Chip are just a few of the people making East Austin's special flavors.

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