Cuvée Coffee

Making its home in the Texas Hill Country, Cuvée Coffee, which was founded by Mike McKim in 1998, takes pride in bringing sustainable, artisan blends to the Lone Star State from all over the world. With a personal investment in ethical and responsible practices, the team behind Cuvée travels to the countries and farms where their coffee originates, creating partnerships in every facet of their business. Taking a unique approach to their blends, they feature surprising flavors like the Santa Rita Peaberry from El Salvador, which contains hints of pomegranate and cherry. Served locally at many locations including Caffé Medici and Houndstooth Coffee, each of their coffees are roasted to order, maintaining their freshness and flavor for maximum enjoyment. To purchase Cuvée Coffee or for more information, visit cuveecoffee.com.

The Hot Dang Grain Burgers

Although it is vegetarian friendly, let’s get one thing straight: the Hot Dang is not a veggie burger. The brainchild of Austinite Martha Pincoff, and made locally from organic brown rice, pearled barley and wild rice, these grain burgers offer an intensely filling and less processed substitute for a veggie patty. Heavy with fiber, protein and healthful fats, Hot Dang burgers promise a lot of energy from organic ingredients without relying on fillers. With an eye for aesthetics and innovation (the sleek packaging is quintessentially Austin), the brand is taking an unbeaten path to burger making in such a BBQ heavy city. Flavorful yet healthful, natural but not mushy — the Hot Dang may just leave you saying it’s name after your first bite. Hot Dang burgers are available at Whole Foods, Wheatsville Co-op, Farm to Market, Fresh Plus, Hat Creek Burger Co., and through Greenling and Farmhouse deliveries. Visit thehotdang.wordpress.com for more information. 

GoodPop All-Natural Frozen Pops

Created by UT student Daniel Goetz in the summer of 2009, GoodPop All- Natural Frozen Pops made their debut at local farmers markets as a healthful alternative to sugar-filled popsicles and quickly became a crowd favorite. Keeping with the Austin ethos of healthy living, GoodPop offer a sweet shot of flavor without any refined sugars, artificial coloring or high-fructose corn syrup. Featuring quirky flavors like Banana-Cinnamon and Pineapple-Basil, as well as classics like Strawberry and Lemon, each pop is made with fresh fruit and all natural ingredients. GoodPops are vegan friendly, gluten free and can be consumed without guilt (only 50 calories a serving!). Locations where GoodPops are sold can be found at goodpops.com.