Alison Cook
Features
Who Says Never Trust a Skinny Chef?
Meet Bruce Auden of San Antonio, the fairest of the Fairmount.
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.
The Ten Best and (Groan) The Ten Worst Legislators
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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.
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
The Ten Best and The Ten Worst Legislators
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Columns | Miscellany
Dean’s Beans
The Mansion chef’s most redolent recipe came from Sunday suppers at his grandmother’s house.
Sorry, Mom
Even your mother can’t top Rex Hale’s light-as-a-cloud shortcake.
Reporter
Funky Chickens
The prairie chickens in Texas’ vanishing grasslands are booming and boyish.
Just Add Water
The issues in El Paso’s colonias are watery and grave.
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