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Patricia Sharpe

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Executive editor 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. She eventually focused exclusively on food. Her humorous story “War Fare,” an account of living for 48 hours on military MREs (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. Her story about being a restaurant critic, titled “Confessions of a ‘Skinny Bitch,’ ” won a James Beard Foundation award for magazine food writing in 2006.

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.

1223 Articles

Feature|
August 31, 1990

Mad at the World

It’s hard to be Mr. Nice Guy when your son has suffered brain damage, your insurance has been canceled, and your life is in an uproar.

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Feature|
August 31, 1989

The Wolf Experiment

In a program that will serve as a model for saving other endangered animals, the red wolf has been rescued from extinction—but will it ever roam free in Texas again?

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Critters|
May 31, 1988

Swimming to Oblivion

Marine scientists have struggled for ten years to establish a new colony of ridley sea turtles on South Padre Islands. All their efforts may have been in vain.

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Business|
April 1, 1988

Food Feud

For years Jamail’s was the queen of Houston grocery stores. Now the Jamail family is at odds, and two rival chains are getting ready for a major food fight.

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Community|
February 1, 1988

The Banker’s Lament

Everybody loved Susi Tucker when she was giving money away. Now the notes are due, and the good feelings are in escrow.

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News & Politics|
November 1, 1987

Sold!

Never mind the million (no lie!) other houses for sale in Texas. If you follow our advice, yours will be the first to sell.

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Touts|
February 1, 1986

Touts

A few thoughts for Valentine’s—coming through soft and clear.

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Touts|
November 1, 1985

Touts

The sincerest form of plattery; imaginative new serving pieces for the holiday season.

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Touts|
September 30, 1985

Touts

Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s—Halley’s Comet!

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Touts|
September 30, 1984

Touts

Hunting gear that even Natty Bumppo would approve of.

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