Austin Dinner Series Lineup Includes Hugh Acheson and Lidia Bastianich
Some of the restaurant industry’s biggest names will pair with local chefs starting this summer to benefit a Texas nonprofit.
Patricia Sharpe grew up in Austin and holds a master’s degree in English from the University of Texas at Austin. After working as a teacher (in English and Spanish) and at the Texas Historical Commission (writing historical markers), she joined the staff of Texas Monthly, in 1974. Initially, she edited the magazine’s cultural and restaurant listings and wrote a consumer feature called Touts. Eventually she focused exclusively on food. Her humorous story “War Fare,” an account of living for 48 hours on military MRE’s (Meals Ready to Eat), was included in the anthology Best Food Writing 2002. Many of her stories appear in the 2008 UT Press collection, Texas Monthly on Food. In 2006 her story about being a restaurant critic, titled “Confessions of a Skinny Bitch,” won a James Beard Foundation award for magazine food writing.
Sharpe has contributed to Gourmet, Bon Appétit, Saveur, and the New York Times. She writes a regular restaurant column, Pat’s Pick, for Texas Monthly.
Articles by Patricia Sharpe
Texas Comes Up Short at the James Beard Awards
No winning chefs from our state this time, but the restaurant celebration was a big night for women, chefs of color, and immigrant rights.
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The Most Innovative Mexican Fare Is Thousands of Years Old
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One of the most renowned names in food scores big with Zaytinya, at the home of the Dallas Cowboys in Frisco.
James Beard Foundation Showers Some Love on Texas
Austin and San Antonio chefs makes the final round, as does Anvil in Houston. Winners will be announced May 7.
¡Qué Burguesa! at San Antonio’s Burgerteca
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2018’s 10 Best New Restaurants in Texas
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