April 1993 Issue

“Why Us?”

Since AIDS infected their lives, the proud, the deeply religious Allens have been left to ponder the eternal questions of faith and suffering.

By Jan Jarboe Russell

How They Do It

How Jim Wright schoozes, George Foreman bruises, ZZ Top trims, and Janet Evans swims, plus the straight skinny on everything else from nearly fifty other Texas celebrities.

By Evan Smith

Homing Instinct

Did South-western Bell move its main office to San Antonio strictly for business or because its head honcho is a Texan.

By Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje

The Vaquero’s Gun

By Paul Burka

Goliad’s Ghosts

At Goliad, you can walk among the ghosts of Fannin’s men and the echoes of the rallying cry that history forgot.

By Melanie Cole

French Twist

In Texas, singer Calvin Russell can barely fill a club. In France, he’s more popular than Willie—and sells more records.

By Joe Nick Patoski

Power Flower

Mother Nature made it impossible to grow azaleas in Dallas’ alkaline soil—unless you mulch with money.

By Dana Rubin

Saffron Rice

Hilltop Hotel Farm’s Saffron Rice1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 1/2 large shallots, thinly sliced 1/4 teaspoon whole coriander seeds Pinch of saffron threads 3/4 cup short-grain rice 1 1/2 cups chicken stock or canned broth 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1/2 tablespoon chopped lemon peel 3 tablespoons chopped garlic

By Texas Monthly

Flowerpot Bread

Hilltop Hotel Farm’s Flowerpot Bread4 four-inch clay flowerpots Nonstick cooking spray Wax paper 32 ounces bread dough To prepare pots, wash in dishwasher, spray with cooking spray, and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Repeat spraying and baking process 4 times, allowing to cool between each application.Spray inside of

By Texas Monthly

Cornish Game Hens Acapulco

Hilltop Hotel Farm’s Cornish Game Hens Acapulco1 tablespoon garlic purée 1/2 cup olive oil 1/2 cup lemon juice 1 tablespoon ground coriander seeds 1 tablespoon ground cumin 1/2 cup loosely packed fresh oregano leaves (or 2 1/2 tablespoons dried oregano) 1 tablespoon salsa (or 1 teaspoon cayenne) Salt to taste

By Texas Monthly

Denver or Bust

By Paul Burka

Roadrunner in Mid-glide, 1991

By Texas Monthly

A Special Issue

By Texas Monthly

State Fare

“We thought about closing Hilltop after we bought it, but we just about had a mutiny on our hands,” says James D. Smith, Jr. He was speaking of the legendary country eating place that Madalene Hill opened 38 years ago in Cleveland, just a few miles from its present incarnation

By Patricia Sharpe

Blood Relations

A modern surgeon employs a long-discredited cure-all: medicinal leeches.

By Helen Thompson

Hog Wild

Houston’s young execs take to the streets on a fleet of shiny Harleys.

By Helen Thompson

Art Attack

By Helen Thompson