May 2007 American Way Magazine (2) - page 23

21 MAY 15 2007 AMERICANWAY
Richard
Linklater
WRITERAND
FILMDIRECTOR
“Only inAustin can
youfind healthy
vegetarianMexican
food. My favorite is
Mr. Natural, for its
efficient cafeteria-
style line, cool at-
mosphere, and daily
lunch specials.”
Justin “Raif”
Raiford
CHEF, 34THSTREETCAFÉ
“I shop for funky
fashion at Factory
People, sipmargari-
tas at SantaRita,
and load up on fresh
food formy res-
taurant at Central
Market.”
LizCarpenter
FORMERSPEECHWRITER
FORLYNDONB. JOHNSON,
FORMERSECRETARYTO
LADYBIRDJOHNSON,
ANDAUTHOROF PRESI-
DENTIALHUMOR
“Youwant tomeet
some nice people?Go
to BartonSprings,
a natural spring-fed
pool in themiddle of
Austinwith its very
own endangered
species.”
StephenMills
ARTISTICDIRECTOR,
BALLETAUSTIN
“The arts inAustin
areworld-class. Try
the opera, the ballet,
or the symphony. For
visual art, check out
the BlantonMuseum
at theUniversity of
Texas. [It has] a truly
amazing collection,
onparwith anymu-
seum in the country.”
AnitaPerry
FIRSTLADYOFTEXAS
“You can’t beat a
field trip to the Texas
Capitol. Stand in the
rotunda andmarvel
at the architecture.”
Glenda
Chamberlain
CFOANDEXECUTIVE
VICEPRESIDENTOF
WHOLEFOODSMARKET
“In the summer, ski
on LakeAustin, a
beautiful lake located
justminutes from
downtownAustin, or
sail onnearby Lake
Travis .”
JackS. Blanton
MuseumofArt
EddieV’s
Edgewater
Grille
IronWorksBBQ