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Crystal Esquivel

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http://www.goodreads.com/cryskie

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in The United States

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female

website

http://www.poco-cocoa.com

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Cooking, Food & Wine

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July 2007

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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, 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 soon-to-be-published Austin Chef's Table. She lives and eats in Austin.

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Average rating: 4.75 · 4 ratings · 1 review · 2 distinct works · Similar authors

	Food Lovers' Guide to Austin: Best Local Specialties, Markets, Recipes, Restaurants & Events 4.75 of 5 stars 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011	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 (Photographs) 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	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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Everybody Was So Young: Gerald and Sara Murphy: A Lost Generation Love Story

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Honey from a Weed: Fasting and Feasting in Tuscany, Catalonia, the Cyclades and Apulia

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