Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
The Right Stuffing
You’ll be stuffed, too, after you eat this Thanksgiving dinner.
Author
Susan Chadwick
Formal Christmas Coffee
Houston caterer Byron Franklin’s holiday coffee reflects his Texas upbringing and years of study in Vienna. Franklin, born and raised in Baytown, has no formula or fixed menus for his clients, but his own tastes run to the traditional and formal. “Everybody is different,” says Franklin. “My philosophy is, regardless
A Grande Finale
The common dewberry takes a leading role in a sophisticated shortcake.
Home Is Where The Hearty Is
The resourceful chefs at Hudson’s on the Bend don’t always follow the nouvelle script: their robust improvisations, both ethnic and elegant, result in more rewarding meals.
What’s Good For the Goose
Most recipes for game birds amount to long, slow overkill. Only quick, hot cooking ensures that red-meat birds retain their rich flavor.
Water Babies
Deepwater Gulf shrimp get all the press, but the sweetest, most succulent shrimp in Texas come from the bays.
Uncommon Market
San Antonio’s Farm to Market looks like an overgrown produce stand, but inside are some of the classiest groceries in the state.
A Goode Idea
How the owner of Goode Company in Houston took the three basic Texas food groups—barbecue, Tex-Mex, and burgers—and built an empire.
Pasta and Present
The latest news in Houston’s booming Italian restaurant scene is the savory cuisine of Tuscany.
What a Dish!
We cleaned our plate at restaurants across Texas. Here are the results: 66 irresistible specialties of the house.
By Patricia Sharpe, Joe Nick Patoski, Paul Burka, Helen Thompson, Susan Chadwick and Catherine Chadwick Flato
The Pleasure of Their Companies
Three Texas caterers turn the tables on the ordinary holiday gathering–they roll out the red carpet and bring on the food, but you feel like it’s still your party.
Texas Primer: The Bowie Knife
Whether a frontiersman needed to skin a bear, chop wood, or fight in a due, Jim Bowie’s weapon was the tool of choice.
Texas Primer: The His and Her Gift
Once upon a time the His and Her Gift reflected a Texas that was extravagant and maybe a little gauche. Now the gift is no less extravagant, but it’s a lot less, well, innocent.
Texas Primer: The Two-step
Forget about waltzing across Texas. Let’s two-step instead.
Texas Primer: The Trail Ride
It began in 1952 as a nostalgic recreation of the old cattle drive. Now it’s a grand annual party stretching across Texas.
Texas Primer: The Texas Brag
It’s not quite a lie and not quite the truth. It’s a patriotic duty.
The Native Texan
In simplest terms, a native Texan is someone who was born in Texas. But only the most literal-minded would be satisfied with that definition. That just doesn’t get to the heart of the matter.To some people, for instance, it is possible to be more native than other natives, as when