Golden hour local produce market in a hilltop village

Austin, TX · Wherever we land next

FrancisB Cookin'

Cooking, traveling, golfing, raising two girls. Documenting all of it.

MasterChef Season 5 · Golf Coach · Dad of Two · Austin, TX

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What I Cover

Three threads, one life

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Eat Local

Food discovery in Austin and beyond — the neighborhood spots, the market stalls, the places worth the detour.

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Family Travel

Seeing the world with little kids: what works, what falls apart, and what they end up remembering.

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Golf & Getaways

Family-friendly golf travel — courses that welcome kids and trips that work for everyone.

Francis Biondi competing on MasterChef, wearing his contestant apron

About

Francis Biondi

I competed on MasterChef, I coach golf for a living, and I'm raising two daughters. Food is how I understand a place, and documenting is how I figure out what I'm learning. This channel is for people who cook, travel, raise families, and refuse to be just one thing.

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