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Collection: Feast Around the World
We asked five of the state's top chefs to create festive meals to serve this season. What we got was a cornucopia of global flavors. Follow these recipes, and your Texas table will never be the same again.
Feast Around the World: Ingredient Spotlight
Learn more about five of the not-so-traditional ingredients used in our chefs' globally inspired recipes.
Feast Around the World: Drink Pairings
Our five chefs recommend cocktails, wine, and beer that go well with their menus—as well as with football, fall, and cooler weather.
Feast Around the World: Hunting and Gathering
Chef Steve McHugh, of San Antonio’s Cured, creates a through line from Wisconsin to Louisiana to Texas with a meal built around roast duck, grapefruit, and chile pequins.
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Austin chef Maribel Rivero, of Yuyo, creates a celebratory feast inspired by the highly acclaimed cuisine of Peru.
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