First and foremost, Heyhoe is a food writer, and one of the pioneers of online food writing. She and husband Thomas Way founded the first cooking website on the Internet, the electronic Gourmet Guide, in 1994, partnered with America Online in 1995, and launched the Global Gourmet in 1996. (Gourmet Guide merged into the Global Gourmet in 1998.) Heyhoe is still the editor of the online journal (“I hate the word blog,” she says); she’s also the author of eight books on food and wine, including the James Beard Award finalist Great Bar Food at Home. Her latest online endeavor, CaffeineAndYou.com, was the result of three years of research for her ninth book, Caffeine Basics, which she published online.

This article appears in October 25 • 2013.

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Mexico City native Claudia Alarcón has made Austin home since 1984. She worked her way through college in the local restaurant industry, graduating from the University of Texas in 1999. She has been a Chronicle contributor for 15 years and presents lectures and workshops on topics related to the foodways of Mexico, both locally and internationally.