Jessi Cape
Austin Chronicle
Mountain View, CA, United States
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Past articles by Jessi:
A Different Kind of Space Force
How NASA satellite data is harnessed to combat food insecurity → Read More
Andean Spirits Finds Family and a Calling in the Mountains of Ecuador
Eliot Logan-Hines was born and raised in Austin, but he found his love and livelihood in the mountains of Ecuador. High up in the Andes, he met his husband, Robin Grefa, and discovered an agave-based spirit that inspired him to found Andean Spirits. They also adopted a herd (or two) of alpacas. Chawar, made by Andean Spirits, is a small-batch agave spirit from the highlands of Ecuador.… → Read More
Gluten-Free Without (Much) Misery
Last summer I decided to finally address my lifelong year-round "seasonal" allergies. Fortunate to have insurance that mostly covered the adventure, my first "skin prick" test had been decades in the making. Little did I know, about a year after retiring as the Chronicle's Food editor – a role defined by glorious feasts – my renaissance would feature an extensive overhaul of nearly every single… → Read More
Top 10 Austin Food News Stories of 2022
Restaurant closures, inflation woes, and cannabis wins → Read More
Recipes to Reimagine Your Holiday Feast
It’s time to revamp your end-of-year celebration menus → Read More
Gifts for Green Buds
Cannabis reform, chill refreshments, and real cool prezzies → Read More
This Thanksgiving, Consider Native American-Inspired Dishes
The Thanksgiving origin story most of us learned in elementary school is not the whole story, or really even the truth at all. Yes, there were shared meals, but nobody sang friendship songs. The carvable centerpiece was probably a venison shoulder, not a well-basted Butterball, and the correct term for those pilgrims is actually "colonizers." While the real history ought to be top-priority… → Read More
What We Leave Behind
Iliana Sosa's extraordinary portrait of her grandfather's cross-border life → Read More
Celebrate 4/20 With These Inclusive Local Cannabis Products
While the draconian, Republican-led Texas governing body is sittin' pretty as one of the slowest states to legalize, cannabis consumers are green with envy about the April 1 rec sales in New Mexico. (We see you crossing the border to stand in line, Lubbock!) And a majority of those folks – and consumers across the country – identify as female. Bethany Gomez, managing director at Brightfield… → Read More
Chef Nikki Is the Cannabis Alchemist
Celeb chef mixes science and flavor to create cannabis comfort food → Read More
SXSW Film Review: Your Friend, Memphis: One man inspires a better view of differently abled people
One man inspires a better view of differently abled people → Read More
SXSW Film Review: What We Leave Behind: Love and dedication transcend all in granddaughter’s portrait
Love and dedication transcend all in granddaughter’s portrait → Read More
The Top 10 Austin Food & Drink Stories of 2021
Polar Vortex: The Community Comes Together We thought we were just getting a cold snap in mid-February. We all know what happened next: The power grid was no match for the polar vortex, plunging millions of Texans into a frozen hellscape with no heat, no electricity, no way to procure or cook food. Restaurants, breweries, coffeehouses, and more filled bellies and watering cans; mutual aid groups… → Read More
Our Favorite Comfort Food Fixes in Austin
When it's someone else's turn to make the meal, these restaurants delivered comfort on a plate (or bowl) → Read More
Hog Book Aims to Encourage Hunting and Eating Feral Hogs: Jesse Griffiths wants you to #EatAHogSaveTheWorld
"We've all changed a little," Jesse Griffiths, hunter extraordinaire and chef/owner of Dai Due, said of the past year. Despite some necessary pandemic adjustments, both his East Austin restaurant and New School of Traditional Cookery hunting classes are open and well, and Griffiths' latest project, The Hog Book: A Chef's Guide to Hunting, Preparing, and Cooking Wild Pigs, is making waves in the… → Read More
Local Cannabiz Hometown Hero Fought Delta-8 Ban and Won
"Hemp and cannabis industries here in Texas have never had a brighter future." → Read More
Q2 Stadium's Food and Bev Offerings Big and Local
From brisket tacos to bao, craft beer to Crown Royal, Verde fans have options → Read More
Bento Picnic: Everything in Its Right Place
Leanne Valenti’s Japanese homecooking venue exceeds the sum of its parts → Read More
CBD Recipe: Grilled Smokey Eggplant Dip
From Tracey Medeiros’ new cookbook, The Art of Cooking with Cannabis → Read More
Dr. K Becomes Austin’s First Female, Black-Owned Cannabusiness
When her father was diagnosed with mesothelioma, Dr. Kirsten Shepard, a licensed chiropractor and massage therapist, sought alternatives to the opioids he was prescribed. "I was searching for whatever, whoever, anything that would help with his nausea, lack of appetite, and the pain that it caused. I knew about cannabis – I spent three years in L.A. before coming back to Austin in 2008 – but I… → Read More