Wally Deats, clockwise from left, Joe Matlock, J.L. Giamalva, Ernie Deats, Walter Wilson, Ron Morales, Billy Patton and Harvey Criswell trade stories and insults at Rogers Malt Shoppe in Dickinson. The group has met for breakfast at the restaurant weekday mornings and occasionally Saturdays for more than 20 years. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Kevin Schirmer and Gary Schaper co-own Texas City Feed & Supply. Schaper’s father, Rusty, bought the business in 1975, and Schirmer started working there in 1980. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Keisha and Slade Zapp both enjoy cooking in their kitchen, whether it’s baking or making ceviche with a fish they caught. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
David and Stacey Quartaro turned a family recipe for marinated olives into a thriving business with their
Sicilian Village Olives shipping across the country and even the International Space Station. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Lisa and Skip Teel share a love of Hatch green chiles, which is the main ingredient in their Hatch green chile stew. The Teels, who enjoy cooking together, renovated the kitchen of their Friendswood home with an open concept and warm tones. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
From left, Ella Trueheart, 6, Deeann Peterson, J’Nean Henderson, Kim Sesher and Kalie Trahan sit down for afternoon tea at the historic 1904 T.J. and Mary Leila Dick House in League City. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Jewelry artist Georgiann Sanders displays some of her one-of-a-kind pieces in her studio in a converted school bus in Santa Fe. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Executive Chef Joe Cervantez is bringing tide-to-table cuisine to Pier 6 Seafood & Oyster House in San Leon. The concept, developed by Cervantez and restaurant owner Raz Halili, utilizes the bay, the Gulf and local resources. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Julie Osburn is at ease cooking in the open-concept kitchen of her Kemah home. She enjoys baking from scratch. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds