
When eating here, you can do far more with your money than enjoy great food and drinks.
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.
Nov 20, 2019 — By Patricia Sharpe
When eating here, you can do far more with your money than enjoy great food and drinks.
Nov 20, 2019 — By Patricia Sharpe
Almost nothing is as it seems at the new Spanish restaurant from the team behind BCN Taste & Tradition.
Oct 21, 2019 — By Patricia Sharpe
Holly George-Warren's biography of the Port Arthur singer covers the drugs and excess, of course. But it also uncovers the hard-working professional hidden behind all the live-hard-die-fast trappings.
Oct 16, 2019 — By Patricia Sharpe
A revelatory trip four years ago inspired chef Larry Delgado to go back to his roots.
Sep 18, 2019 — By Patricia Sharpe
Tim Love's new restaurant takes a break (sort of) from Western cuisine.
Sep 17, 2019 — By Patricia Sharpe
In the foundation’s prestigious annual honors, the state’s chefs will now compete in a region all their own.
Sep 12, 2019 — By Patricia Sharpe
The national food magazine honored Big D for the ambition and international diversity of its culinary scene.
Sep 11, 2019 — By Patricia Sharpe
Blood Bros. BBQ, Carpenters Hall, Khao Noodle Shop, and Petra and the Beast are among the magazine’s nominees for the best new restaurants of 2019.
Aug 23, 2019 — By Patricia Sharpe
Time magazine adds to the accolades for chef Jonny Rhodes’s celebrated dining experience.
Aug 19, 2019 — By Patricia Sharpe
Another weird name, another wonderful and inventive menu.