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March 1, 2003

Grand Dames

International opera divas Susan Graham and Laura Claycomb haven't forgotten their Texas roots. They came back to star in two productions by the Houston Grand Opera.

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Happy Trails|
March 1, 2003

Happy Trails

On a recent trip to the Huntsville area, I came across a wonderful new museum, some great barbecue, and the perfect campsite.

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March 1, 2003

Houston

Aries 4315 Montrose Boulevard 713-526-4404 A Taste of Portugal 11650 Jones Road 281-469-8691 Azuma Sushi and Robata Bar 5600 Kirby Drive 713-432-9649 Boulevard Bistrot 4319 Montrose Boulevard 713-524-6922 Cafe Annie 1728 Post Oak Boulevard 713-840-1111 Café Rabelais 2462 Bolsover 713-526-6841 Da Marco 1520 Westheimer Road 713-807-8857 Damian’s 3011

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March 1, 2003

San Antonio

Azuca 713 S. Alamo 210-225-5550 Biga on the Banks 203 S. St. Mary’s 210-225-0722 Bistro Vatel 218 E. Olmos Avenue 210-828-3141 Bob’s Smokehouse 1506 S. St. Mary’s 210-532-5711 Boudro’s on the Riverwalk 421 E. Commerce 210-224-8484 China Latina 1014 S. Alamo 210-271-3103 Club Cohiba Havana Riverwalk Inn 1015 Navarro 210-222-2008

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March 1, 2003

Fort Worth

Angeluna 215 E. Fourth 817-334-0080 Café Modern Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth 3200 Darnell 817-840-2157 Chisholm Club Renaissance Worthington Hotel 222 Main 817-210-2222 Lonesome Dove Western Bistro 2406 N. Main 817-740-8810 Railhead Smokehouse 2900 Montgomery 817-738-9808 Reata 310 Houston 817-336-1009 Silver Fox Steakhouse 1651 S.

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March 1, 2003

Austin

Ararat Middle Eastern Restaurant 111 E. North Loop Boulevard 512-419-1692 Asti Trattoria 408 E. Forty-third 512-451-1218 Chez Nous 510 Neches 512-473-2413 Eddie V’s Edgewater Grill 301 E. Fifth 512-472-1860 El Mesón Taquería 5808 Burleson Road 512-416-0749 Hudson’s on the Bend 3509 Ranch Road 620 North 512-266-1369 Jean Luc’s

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March 1, 2003

Dallas

Abacus 4511 McKinney Avenue 214-559-3111 Bistro Latino 6112 Luther Lane 214-360-0922 Bob’s Steak and Chop House 4300 Lemmon Avenue 214-528-9446 Ciudad D.F. 3888 Oak Lawn Avenue 214-219-3141 Dragonfly Hotel ZaZa 2332 Leonard 214-550-9500 Green Room 2715 Elm 214-748-7666 Hattie’s American Bistro 418 N. Bishop Avenue 214-942-7400 La Duni Latin Café

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March 1, 2003

Bard of the Border

The most promising young fiction writer in Texas is Oscar Casares, whose tales of life in Brownsville have put him and his hometown on the literary map.

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Reporter|
March 1, 2003

Facing the Music

Michael Morales' guilty plea doesn't answer the most interesting question about his attempted extortion of Tony Sanchez: Who else knew about his cockamamy plot, and when did they know it?

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Food & Drink|
March 1, 2003

Where to Eat Now

In our annual roundup of the restaurants everyone's talking about, you'll find a bare-bones taquería, a bastion of cowboy chic, a snazzy deconsecrated church—and dishes that range from soup (squash blossom) to nuts (toasted cashews with chocolate-swirled bread pudding). Not to mention a little French place in San Antonio that's

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Texana|
March 1, 2003

Brands That I Love

When I was a kid, my grandmother was partial to Imperial sugar and other products made in Texas. You know what? I'm still sweet on them.

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March 1, 2003

Chasing Shadows

Why is James Evans so good at photographing the mavericks and renegades who make Big Bend one of the most interesting places on earth? Because he is one himself.

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Travel|
March 1, 2003

Back to the Future

Lured by the lucre of tourism, many small towns can't resist quainting themselves to death—which is why true-to-itself Fayetteville is such a pleasant place to visit.

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March 1, 2003

Weather

CLIMATE CONTROL In other parts of the world, March may enter as a lion and exit as a lamb. Here, the weather can be lamb-gentle in Dallas and positively leonine in Lubbock—all on the same day. To the uninitiated—and especially children—the vagaries of Texas weather can be scary. But never

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Pat's Pick|
March 1, 2003

On the Road

THIS BUG’S FOR YOU Thanks to plenty of rain last summer, Cajun country should be crawling with crawfish this year. The good news for Texans is that we don’t have to go all the way to Louisiana to get our fix of mudbugs. There are plenty of Cajun-oriented restaurants in

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Music|
March 1, 2003

Prodigal Son

After years of ignoring Woody Guthrie's time in Pampa, residents of the tiny Panhandle community are finally singing "This Land Is His Land."

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Pat's Pick|
March 1, 2003

What’s In Store

BOTTOMS UP It’s a good thing no one ever convinced Hamilton Rousseau that soft drinks would ruin his appetite, rot his teeth, and nuke his health. Otherwise, the cigar-chomping owner of Ifs Ands & Butts might be selling insurance or cell phones instead of the largest variety of exotic, hard-to-find

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Pat's Pick|
March 1, 2003

Café Modern

EDIBLE ART I had braced myself for crowds the Sunday I visited the new Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. But, no—I breezed through the galleries, only to come to an abrupt halt outside Café Modern, the museum’s spacious, sunlight-filled restaurant. Joining the fast-moving queue, I soon found myself sitting

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March 1, 2003

Lecture

POLITICAL PARTY Ready for a break from television news-talk shows? This month, instead of tuning in to Face the Nation, you can get out and listen face-to-face—without interruptions from the talking heads—to several distinguished public figures who will speak around the state on everything from the economy and the military

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March 1, 2003

Straight Talk

HIGH FIDELITY Daniel Lanois was born in Hull, Quebec, Canada, in 1951 to French-speaking and musical parents. In addition to being an acclaimed solo artist, he is one of the top record producers in the business, working on albums with U2, Peter Gabriel, Bob Dylan, and Willie Nelson, among others.

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March 1, 2003

A Great Weekend

THREE-DAY PASS This month the “most promising weekend” award belongs to Dallas March 21 through 23. On Friday, stop by the sixteenth annual Dallas Video Festival, which, over the course of the weekend, will premiere playwright Octavio Solis’ Prospect Avenue, showcase a juried compilation of short films and videos by

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February 1, 2003

A Q&A With Anne Wilkes Tucker

Not too long ago the photography collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston was nonexistent. But thanks to curator Anne Wilkes Tucker, it is now considered one of America's best. Here, she discusses her career, photography and being a woman in the field.

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February 1, 2003

A Q&A With Candy Clark

Actress Candy Clark, who played Debbie Dunham in the movie American Graffiti, will be in Dallas February 14-16 for the Autorama show at Dallas Market Center.

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February 1, 2003

A Q&A With Gloria Feldt

Gloria Feldt, president of Planned Parenthood® Federation of America, has traveled far from her birth place in Temple, Texas.

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February 1, 2003

A Q&A with Juliet Garcia

Juliet Garcia, president of The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, talks with us about her life and roots in South Texas.

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Sports|
February 1, 2003

A Q&A with Marshevet Hooker

San Antonio high school senior Marshevet Hooker was a member of the record setting U.S. Junior Track & Field Team. She recently committed to attending college at UT-Austin.

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February 1, 2003

A Q&A With Hilary Duff

Hilary Duff, star of the breakout Disney Channel program Lizzie McGuire, is, at 15, already a legitimate phenomenon. In addition to her acting, which has spanned stage and screen, Duff's single "I Can't Wait" from the Lizzie McGuire soundtrack went gold this year.

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Recipe|
February 1, 2003

Prosciutto-Wrapped Figs

8 dried figs, preferably Mission (do not subsitute fresh) 8 pecan or walnut halves 3 ounces blue cheese or goat cheese, about 1/2 teaspoon for each fig, at room temperature thin slices of prosciutto or other imported ham (enough to completely wrap each fig with one layer of ham)Preheat

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Books That Cook|
February 1, 2003

Books That Cook

Settings on the Dock of the Bay: A Collection of Recipes from Assistance League of the Bay Area, Texas

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Pat's Pick|
February 1, 2003

On the Road

HAPPY TRAIL TO YOU Do something different for Valentine’s Day: Nibble and tipple your way across Central Texas on the fourth annual Hill Country Wine Lovers’ Trail. Fourteen of the area’s wineries have joined together to offer a variety of wine-and-food tastings, lunches, and dinners for Valentine’s weekend, February 14

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Pat's Pick|
February 1, 2003

Primary Flavors

CHOC TREATMENT Lisa Fox, co-owner of Austin’s Asti Trattoria and a pastry chef in her own right, talked to us about the most coveted sweet treat for Valentine’s Day. What makes a good cooking chocolate? It should contain nothing artificial. Also, no added sugar or cocoa powder. I usually cook

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Atsbox|
February 1, 2003

Straight Talk

PROUD MARY MARY MATALIN, until recently a counselor to Vice President Dick Cheney, and her husband, political commentator James Carville, will speak at the George Bush Presidential Library Center, in College Station, February 28. You’ve now worked in the administrations of two presidents with wives who are Texas women. What

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February 1, 2003

Symposium

VOICES OF CHANGE Two of the state’s women’s rights pioneers—Dallas attorney Louise B. Raggio, known as the “mother of family law in Texas,” and Vivian Castleberry, the first woman to serve on the editorial board of the Dallas Times Herald, will be among the featured guests at Southern Methodist University’s

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Atsbox|
February 1, 2003

Comedy

LADIES ONLY Recently, Ruby Nelda Perez, a locally popular San Antonio performance artist, tried to describe Rosita, the Latina restaurant owner who is the sole character in Perez’s one-woman show, Doña Rosita’s Jalapeño Kitchen. “I think she’s a combination of women I’d like to be, women I am, women I

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