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At Hudson's on the Bend, chef-owner Jeff Blank has flat-out defined Hill Country cuisine with his work over the past quarter-century. Working out of a restored rock ranch house west of Austin, Blank has delighted guests with exotic dishes like rattlesnake, wild boar, and elk alongside down-home favorites like trout and ribeye steaks.

We sat down with Blank one morning at Hudson’s last week - sunlight filtering in through the wine glasses which stood at silent attention during these rare peaceful moments before the deliveries and phone calls begin, and long before the first customer touches lip to fork. Despite his multiple accolades, you will find no pretention here: Blank emerges from the kitchen, suntanned and smiling, to sit down and chat with Austinist in the midst of the Texas Hill Country Wine and Food Festival.