Texas History
April 12, 2016
A Woman’s Place Is In Kitchen History
What kolaches, African-American cooking, and chili queens can teach us about women’s influence on Texas cuisine.
Foodways Texas
BBQ
January 17, 2014
What I Learned at Brisket Camp
The director of Foodways Texas, Marvin Bendele, asked me to come and lead a couple of panel discussions at the organization’s annual Camp Brisket, held last weekend at the Rosenthal Meat Center on Texas A&M’s campus. And even though I was presented
Food & Drink
January 21, 2013
Foodways Texas Is Getting Fat and Sassy
Four highlights from "Texas Preserved," Foodways Texas' second annual symposium.
Eat My Words
March 26, 2012
Foodways Texas Is Getting Fat and Sassy
Foodways Texas, which was founded in July 2010 “to preserve, promote, and celebrate the diverse food cultures of Texas," held its second annual symposium in Austin this past weekend. A couple of hundred participants listened to talks on the theme of “Texas Preserved”—a deliberately wide-ranging topic that covered
Eat My Words
October 31, 2011
Here’s the Beef, Pork, and Sausage–and Apricot Fried Pies
The second annual Texas Monthly BBQ Festival was held Sunday, October 30, at the outdoor terrace of Long Center in Austin. Some 3,000 people attended to sample barbecue from 22 vendors (all of whom had been named to our Top 50 Barbecue Joints in Texas in 2008),