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Crystal Esquivel

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Crystal Esquivel has written and photographed for her blog, poco-cocoa.com, for years, has been featured in the Austin-American Statesman, Austin Monthly, and the Austin Chronicle, and has written for the Eat/Drink section of the A.V. Club Austin. She is the author of The Food Lover's Guide to Austin and the Austin Chef's Table. She lives and eats in Austin. ...more

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	Food Lovers' Guide to® Austin: Best Local Specialties, Markets, Recipes, Restaurants & Events (Food Lovers' Series) 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Austin Chef's Table: Extraordinary Recipes From The Texas Capital by Crystal Esquivel (Goodreads Author), Aimee Wenske (Photographer) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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