Restaurant Guide
November 1, 2001
Restaurant Guide
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Pat's Pick
November 1, 2001
Cool It
Looking at the notes I took at Ferré in Dallas, I seem to have written the word “cool” a lot. The decor at this new uptown spot mixes a cool, contemporary loft look and angular motifs from the thirties through the fifties (the light fixtures look as if they came
Pat's Pick
September 30, 2001
How About That, Sports Fans?
The Thomas Avenue Beverage Company in Dallas is a slam dunk.
Food & Drink
August 31, 2001
Creamy Peach, Prune, or Poppy Seed Kolaches
Airy breads with sweet or savory fillings, kolaches are the Czechs’ best-known contribution to Texas cooking. We show how to make them with three different fillings.
Recipe
August 31, 2001
Rosemary-Peach Chicken
Fresh rosemary gives this recipe for baked chicken a wonderfully pungent aroma.
Texana
August 31, 2001
Georgette Mosbacher
In 1985 Georgette Mosbacher appeared on the radar screen of Texas high society like some dazzling UFO. But the flame-haired beauty and cosmetics entrepreneur—who was then the new wife of Houston oilman Robert Mosbacher—didn’t remain unidentified for long. Together the couple pursued their respective careers and their mutual avocation,
Texana
August 31, 2001
Joel Gregory
From the pulpit to the chile patch, the career path of Joel Gregory has been a singular one. Between 1990 and 1992 he was one of the best-known Baptist preachers in Texas. Possessed of an incisive intellect and a deeply resonant voice that could arouse a sleepy Sunday morning
Texana
August 31, 2001
Tio Kleberg
If there was ever a person with a reason to hold a grudge, that person is Stephen J. “Tio” Kleberg. Three years ago the man who was the living, breathing embodiment of the King Ranch found his world upended. He had clashed with other descendants of Richard King, the
Pat's Pick
August 31, 2001
Herbal Remedies
The Fredericksburg Herb Farm branches out.
Reporter
July 31, 2001
We Remember Ninfa Laurenzo
Houston's queen of Mexican cuisine remembered.
Restaurant Guide
July 31, 2001
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Food and Drink
July 31, 2001
Stars and Gripes
Why did we take away our restaurant guide's highest rating for the Mansion on Turtle Creek? Let's dish.
Recipe
July 31, 2001
Chicken Tikka Masala
Chicken tikka masala is one of the most popular dishes in Indian restaurants in this country. This version, adapted from a recipe supplied by Pasand restaurant in Irving and Richardson, uses much less butter than some. The rice is especially tasty.
The Culture
July 31, 2001
Old-Fashioned Texas
Texas is changing before our eyes, but fried pies, drive-in movie theaters, and other vestiges of earlier days are all around. To find these treasures, we risked life, limb, and cholesterol count-and had a blast from the past.
Pat's Pick
July 31, 2001
Hidden Treasures
Get a dose of Indian cusine in Irving.
Pat's Pick
May 31, 2001
Island Hopping
Like Saint-Tropez and Mykonos, the tiny Spanish island of Ibiza suggests high times, sun-drenched beaches, and hordes of international lollygaggers. That whiff of cosmopolitan style was exactly what Grant Cooper and Charles Clark were seeking in the name of their new restaurant (at 2450 Louisiana) in Houston’s hot midtown area.
Recipe
May 31, 2001
Boursin-Cheese-and-Snail Ravioli
There is more to do with escargots than serve them in garlic butter, as this delicious recipe proves. Incidentally, one of these large pasta packets is plenty for an appetizer portion. If you wish, you can substitute portobello or other mushrooms, briefly sautéed in butter, for the snails.
Food and Drink
May 31, 2001
Mercury Rising
What's it like to be the chef at one of the state's top restaurants? The words "pressure cooker" come to mind
Food and Drink
April 30, 2001
Slush Fun
Raise your glass to Dallas' Mariano Martinez, Jr., whose frozen margarita machine changed happy hour forever.
Restaurant Guide
April 30, 2001
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Recipe
April 1, 2001
Barbecue-Glazed Sea Bass With Crawfish Butter
Chef Paul Clark’s sea bass basks in barbecue sauce with a luxurious accompaniment of crawfish tails.
Web Exclusive
April 1, 2001
Flour or Corn?
It sounded like the perfect assignment: Find the state's best tortillas. But was it? A Q&A with senior editor Patricia Sharp.
Pat's Pick
April 1, 2001
Star Power
Brandishing its tongue-in-chic Western style—cowboy hats are displayed like fine art—Star Canyon has hit Austin with a resounding bang. Diners there are embracing the food and the mood as wholeheartedly as those in Dallas and Las Vegas, particularly flashier dishes such as the Texas-size Cowboy Ribeye and the hot-pink prickly-pear
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Texana
February 1, 2001
Unnatural Habitat
Noah's Landan exotic-animal park and petting zoo near Bastropis underfinanced, and its staff is overwhelmed. As if that weren't enough, it's also under investigation for possible animal neglect.
Food and Drink
November 1, 2000
Joys in the ‘Hood
Think cozy neighborhood restaurants are a thing of the past? Here are four places that will serve you well.
Feature
August 31, 2000
Food: Phil Romano
Restaurant raja.
Recipe
April 1, 2000
Stir-Fried Squid Pasta
1/2 cup good quality oyster sauce 2 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons sesame oil (for frying) 3/4 pound squid, either cut in half-inch rings or cut in half lengthwise and scored vertically 2 Thai chiles or 1 serrano chile, minced 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 2 shallots, thinly sliced 1/2 pound
State Fare
April 1, 2000
State Fare
You get a spicy stir-fry; Dallas' Abacus gets your gratitude. Call it a squid pro quo.
Food & Drink
August 31, 1999
Food: John Campbell
Supermarketer.
Business
August 31, 1999
Java Nice Day
After years of not much brewing, Houston’s Duncan Coffee Company is piping hot all over again.
Reporter
April 30, 1999
Inflamed
Why a Seguin writer is all fired up.
Critters
April 1, 1999
Wing Tips
Where to see the painted bunting, the summer tanager, and other feathered friends: A guide to the best birding spots in Texas.
Health
September 30, 1998
Skin Care
A Houston company’s breakthrough burn treatment.
Food & Drink
August 31, 1998
Food: Stephan Pyles
A recipe for success.
The Culture
August 31, 1998
DANCE: Carlos Acosta
Feet accompli.
Business
August 31, 1998
Success by Design
At Texas’ top industrial design firm, the old style-versus-substance debate is a nonstarter: Why choose when you can have both?
Food & Drink
April 1, 1998
Better Than Wurst
Portobello mushrooms and paella alongside the schnitzel and sauerkraut: In the Hill Country town of Fredericksburg, there’s clearly something cooking.
Travel & Outdoors
April 1, 1998
Out of This World
At the entrance to Las Pozas, the logical, the predictable, and the commonplace evaporate, giving way to one of the most enchanting places on earth.
Style & Design
November 1, 1997
Tiles and Tiles of Texas
The ceramic designs created by these four Texas studios will look great in your kitchen or bathroom—and except for their shape, there’s nothing square about them.
Recipes
September 30, 1997
Wrap It Yourself
How to stuff a wild tortilla.
Food & Drink
September 30, 1997
It’s a Wrap
What happens when the modern world gets its hands on the lowly burrito? A food fad is born.
Art
August 31, 1997
Art • Peter Marzio
On the money.
Food & Drink
August 31, 1997
Food • Tri La
Culinary assimilation.
Travel & Outdoors
June 30, 1997
Grand Hotel
Why do reviewers from Condé Nast Traveler to the Zagat and Mobil guides swoon over Dallas’ Mansion on Turtle Creek? I wanted to find out, so I checked in.
Food & Drink
April 1, 1997
Mexican Revolution
New restaurants in Dallas and Houston are serving up authentic interior-style Mexican dishes that turn the tables on Tex-Mex.
Food & Drink
February 1, 1997
The Elite Meat to Eat
Chicken? For the birds. Fish? In the tank. From Buffalo Gap to Galveston, the faddish food these days is steak. Here are ten prime places to enjoy it.
Business
February 1, 1997
New Deli
It started as a hippie sandwich shop in Austin. Now, more than two decades later, Schlotzsky’s is finally kicking the competition in the buns.
Recipes
January 1, 1997
Saucy
Saucy Katherine Anne Porter’s recipe for mole.