You can’t go home and tell your friends that you came to Central Texas and never ate any barbecue. It would be like going to SXSW and not listening to any music. But there are so many briskets and so little time! How do you sort it all out? No
At Spoon, Dallas chef John Tesar doesn’t let his ego eclipse the seafood.
Two grease fires destroyed Louie Mueller Barbecue's 1959 brick pit in Taylor this past weekend—just as John Mueller's new trailer opened in Austin.
The semifinalists for the annual Restaurant and Chef Awards for 2013, a.k.a. the Oscars of the restaurant industry, included 25 Texas nominations.
Three Austin establishments landed on the food magazine’s list of the twenty most important restaurants of America.
At Houston’s theatrical Pass, to dine is to be entertained.
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And the year's best new restaurants are...
Once a year, I sort through my dining notes and come up with a list of my favorite dining spots of roughly the past twelve months. We modestly call the resulting story, traditionally published in February, “Where To Eat Now.” On its face, it is an honor roll of the
Live Fire!, held Thursday night at the Salt Lick Pavillion in Driftwood, proved to be the perfect meaty event to kick off this weekend's Austin Wine & Food Festival.
Urban chickens are surging in popularity throughout Texas.
Four highlights from "Texas Preserved," Foodways Texas' second annual symposium.
Culinary whiz kid Matt McCallister settles down at the surprising, new FT33.
A Dallas bistro’s artful take on “not too French” cuisine.
I walked into Underbelly the other night and straight into a bear hug from chef-owner Chris Shepherd. And I wasn’t the only one. Every woman that the extroverted Houston chef had ever met before, plus random strangers who were looking a little jealous, also received a hug. I’m not sure
The Birding DriveBy Patricia SharpeROUTE: Mission to South Padre IslandDISTANCE: 89 milesNUMBER OF COUNTIES: 2WHAT TO READ: David Allen Sibley’s The Sibley Guide to BirdsHugging the U.S.-Mexico border in far South Texas, the sultry stretch of land known as the Lower Rio Grande Valley is the Casablanca of the bird
FOOD GURU MICHAEL POLLAN would be a fan of Oxheart. Admittedly, I haven’t asked him, but his famous imperative—“Eat food, not too much, mostly plants”—squares with the philosophy behind the highly anticipated vegetable-centric restaurant from husband-and-wife chefs Justin Yu and Karen Man. (In case you find yourself a little
A guide to the city's best restaurants that won't blow your wad.
The definitive guide on where to grab a hangover taco, a soul-satisfying plate of ’cue, a beautiful piece of sushi, a see-and-be-seen table, a killer margarita, and more.
A guide to the city's best places to go when when you get out of a show—or just have the munchies.
A guide to the city's best mobile eateries that are cranking out everything from Italian street food to funky gourmet doughnuts.
A guide to the city's best restaurants that offer vegan tacos, gluten-free options, smoothies, and fresh alternatives to beef, chicken, and the other white meat.
A culinary guide for navigating your way through the city, from a casual Ethiopian spot to a classic burger joint.
A culinary guide for navigating your way through the city, from a funky French Vietnamese spot to a local hangout for people-watching.
A culinary guide for navigating your way through the city, from a late-night taco truck to a modern tequila bar.
A culinary guide for navigating your way through the city, from a hipster hangout to a vegetarian grocery.
A culinary guide for navigating your way around and outside the city, from a rustic barbecue joint to a sunset-watching venue on the lake.
A culinary guide for navigating your way around and outside the city, from a tropical waterfront cafe to a barbecue joint with a deck.
A culinary guide for navigating your way through the city, from a beautiful hacienda to a hipster coffee bar.
A culinary guide for navigating your way through the city, from a famous live music joint to a frozen banana food cart.
The gotta-have-it list of restaurants you simply must hit.
The gotta-have-it list of restaurants you simply must hit.
The gotta-have-it list of restaurants you simply must hit.
The gotta-have-it list of restaurants you simply must hit.
The gotta-have-it list of restaurants you simply must hit.
White tablecloths. Street food. Small portions. Lots and lots of innards. The only thing the ten best new Texas restaurants have in common is a willingness to prove that there is no such thing as a “Texas restaurant.” But when the escargots with fennel purée are this good, who cares?
I don’t know about you, but when I grab the menu at a beer garden and cafe, the last thing I expect to find on it are dishes like octopus with white curry, smoked fish with sriracha mayo, and chocolate pudding with lime curd and caramel popcorn. But at the
Where did our unofficial state drink come from?
The heritage, splendor, and proper preparation of the ten dishes every Texan should be able to cook from scratch, from smoked brisket and migas to fried catfish and bacon-wrapped dove. Skillet and shotgun not included.
Aaron Franklin on how to smoke the perfect brisket.
Crisp bacon wrapped around meaty, pepper-spiked dove breast, with cream cheese oozing decadently around the edges.
The best way to enjoy a mud cat.
A look at how some of our forebears cooked.
The biggest blue catfish ever caught in Texas—121.5 pounds—was hauled flipping and flopping out of Lake Texoma on January 16, 2004, by Howe resident Cody Mullennix. Contrary to iron-clad tradition, Mullennix did not eat the critter, stuff it, or hang its head on a rural fence post. He donated it,
“People are fascinated with intricate, exotic preparations, but they love comfort food. What we’re doing is giving homey, Texas food a kick and serving it in our Mansion style.”
Jalapeño sausage–stuffed quail, lemon-pepper-marinated fried chicken: The trend for most of the best new restaurants last year was comfort food with pizzazz. But then along came Uchiko to wow us with its mouthwatering take on Japanese fusion. Who says you can’t buck a trend?
Bryan Caswell, the chef-owner of Reef, in Houston, has your backyard summer picnic all figured out.
You had to be brave to open a restaurant last year. Or you had to be a genius. Or, like Robert Del Grande, whose revamped Houston eatery tops our list of the ten best gastronomical debuts of 2009, you had to be both.
Where’s the best place to get a perfect plate of enchiladas? A chile relleno to die for? A salsa you’ll never forget? Come along on our tour of the fifty greatest Mexican restaurants in Texas, from Hugo’s, in Houston, to Tacos Santa Cecilia, in El Paso. This is not your
A lesson with Diana Kennedy.
