Have you placed a bid in our Summer of Fun auction yet? All funds raised will support entrepreneurs like Sheri L. Raleigh Yearby of Waco’s Cast Iron Skillet Culinaire. Her latest project, the Ancestors Food Project, is dedicated to sharing Creole cuisine influenced by West Africa. In addition to working on a stunning cookbook, she recently was selected to be a community partner for the Louisiana Food & Wine Festival in Lake Charles, September 20-21. Help Texas’ small food and beverage businesses thrive by heading to the link below – and score some great deals on incredible travel, dining, and entertainment packages. 🔗: https://bit.ly/4cGfeDG 📸: Guillermo Rosas (fb)

Looks like we're going to need a new bookshelf! As serious recipe fiends, we’re thrilled to hear that former grant winner Evan LeRoy of LeRoy and Lewis is teaming up with esteemed food writer Paula Forbes on his first cookbook, New School Barbecue. It's going to be awfully hard to wait until 2026. Our friends at Eater Austin have the scoop below. https://bit.ly/4ce35FK (fb)