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Alison Cook

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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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