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Alison Cook
Features
Who Says Never Trust a Skinny Chef?
Meet Bruce Auden of San Antonio, the fairest of the Fairmount. August 1987
The Great Texas Taco Tour
From El Paso’s ingenious taco trays to Austin’s uplifting breakfast tacos, each Texas city celebrates this noble creation in its own way. April 1986
Taco Capital, U.S.A.
You want tacos with carnitas or cactus pads? Beef barbecue or bacon and eggs Come to San Antonio, where tacos aren’t just an afterthought on a Tex-Mex munue—they’re a way of life. April 1986
The Ten Best and (Groan) The Ten Worst Legislators
We just rate them. You voted for them. July 1985
La Reina Diana
By her dedication, her rigor, her almost overwhelming enthusiasm, Diana Kennedy forced a generation of cooks to take Mexican food seriously and jolted Texans into realizing that there is life beyond the combination dinner. June 1985
The Texas Food Manifesto
Fie on the cilantro fad, greaseless barbecue, and indiscriminate mesquite-grilling. Let’s hear it for Frito pie, catfish plates, and other gems of Texas’ true cuisine December 1983
The Ten Best and The Ten Worst Legislators
We just rate them. You voted for them. July 1983
Columns | Miscellany
Dean’s Beans
The Mansion chef’s most redolent recipe came from Sunday suppers at his grandmother’s house. February 1988
Sorry, Mom
Even your mother can’t top Rex Hale’s light-as-a-cloud shortcake. July 1987
Reporter
Funky Chickens
The prairie chickens in Texas’ vanishing grasslands are booming and boyish. May 1988
Just Add Water
The issues in El Paso’s colonias are watery and grave. May 1988
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