December 2010

Jan 20, 2013 — By Texas Monthly

From 3500 BC, when indigenous peoples in Mexico and Central America began cultivating chiles, to 2010, when the Culinary Institute of America opened an expanded campus in San Antonio.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Patricia Sharpe

A lesson with Diana Kennedy.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Jordan Breal

Mex-Mex has the purist vote wrapped up, but these Tex-Mex bastions win hands down when it comes to comfort food and customer loyalty.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Katharyn Rodemann

A Mexican beer pairing guide.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Michael Hall

For nearly sixty years, a succession of obsessed blues and gospel fans have trekked across Texas, trying to unearth the story of one of the greatest, and most mysterious, musicians of the twentieth century. But the more they find, the less they seem to know.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Texas Monthly

If these seven chefs have their way, Mexican food in Texas will never be the same.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Patricia Sharpe

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 father’s Tex-Mex.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Texas Monthly

What Bush could learn from Nixon, Carter, and Clinton.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Sterry Butcher

What does it take to break a wild mustang? Patience, horse sense, experience, and if you’re Teryn Lee Muench, no more than one hundred days.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Mark Updegrove

Two years after leaving office under a cloud of controversy, with a historically low approval rating, George W. Bush is reentering the spotlight and, with the groundbreaking of his library, launching his post-presidency. The question is, What will he do now?

Dec 1, 2010 — By Christopher Kelly

Jim Carrey’s brilliant gay movie finally comes out.

Dec 1, 2010 — By Jordan Breal

Anchored by a lively square, this Hill Country haven attracts artists, musicians, and spirited shoppers.

Dec 1, 2010 — By Kristie Ramirez

The comedian shows us some of her memorabilia.

Dec 1, 2010 — By Texas Monthly

Nelson, who grew up in Orange in a family of eleven, worked thirteen years for the Dallas Housing Authority before taking a job in 2006 with the Fort Worth Housing Authority, which currently serves six-thousand-plus families. She determines the eligibility of applicants in the Housing Choice Voucher Program, known as…

Dec 1, 2010 — By Mimi Swartz

Trey Speegle on paint-by-numbers art.

Dec 1, 2010 — By Texas Monthly

A two-disc reissue of the second album by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble.

Dec 1, 2010 — By Texas Monthly

A self-titled three-CD compilation.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Andrea Valdez

The rules for riding a one-ton bucking bull are deceptively simple. A cowboy must stay on the animal for eight seconds. If he’s thrown off before the time elapses or if he touches the bull, himself, or the equipment with his free hand, he’s disqualified. The maximum score is 100…

Jan 20, 2013 — By Jeff Salamon

The former Pantera drummer on the twentieth anniversary of Cowboys From Hell and more.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Don Graham

An ambitious, sometimes bewildering, debut novel about Czech Texas.

Dec 1, 2010 — By Jeff Beckham

Nearly 25 years after SMU received the death penalty, the Mustangs are finally on the trail to success. But an ESPN documentary reminds us how far the team had fallen thanks to ego, greed, and the religion of football.

Dec 1, 2010 — By Michael Hoinski

Ann Richards, the Armadillo Christmas Bazaar, Willie Nelson, and the 2nd Annual Gingerbread Build-Off . . .

Dec 1, 2010 — By Michael Hoinski

The Dallas Museum of Art, Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis, Dickens on the Strand, and the Harbor Lights Festival . . .

Dec 1, 2010 — By Michael Hoinski

Jeff Dunham, the “It Gets Better” Film Festival, the Mavs vs. the Spurs, and the South Texas Institute of the Arts . . .

Dec 1, 2010 — By Michael Hoinski

The Border Art Biennial, the Hot Rod Revolution, JFK, and Via Colori . . .

Dec 1, 2010 — By Patricia Sharpe

Fuego, at Stephan Pyles, and House Wine.

Dec 1, 2010 — By Patricia Sharpe

Houston

Dec 1, 2010 — By Texas Monthly

Read a Q&A with Patricia Sharpe.

Dec 1, 2010 — By rachaelabrams

A new cookbook from Southern Living.

Jan 20, 2013 — By mollybruder

Jacob Isom went from being an obscure skateboarder living in Amarillo to being a worldwide celebrity about as fast as you can say “Dude, you have no Quran!” Katy Vine talks about YouTube, entertainment news, and being thrust into the limelight.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Jasmin Sun

Sterry Butcher talks about her experience watching Teryn Lee Muench break a wild mustang in less than one hundred days.

Jan 20, 2013 — By katiefriel

Michael Hall, who spent months trying to piece together the life of one of the best slide guitarists ever, talks about tracking down leads, writing about musicians, and really listening to the music of Blind Willie Johnson.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Mark Updegrove

October 26, 2010, Dallas.

Dec 1, 2010 — By Jake Silverstein

“Take the grips up to the attic.” That was Harry Truman’s response to a reporter who asked him, as he arrived back home in Independence, Missouri, after leaving the White House, what he intended to do first (“grips,” for all you kids out there, used to be a common synonym…

Dec 1, 2010 — By Texas Monthly

Mark K. Updegrove, Sterry Butcher, and Patricia Sharpe.

Dec 1, 2010 — By Texas Monthly

Innocence Found It’s been nearly ten years since I became aware of Anthony Graves [“Innocence Lost,” October 2010]. It seemed as obvious then as it does now that he is another victim of Texas justice. It is incomprehensible that he was ever considered a viable suspect, much less one…

Dec 1, 2010 — By David Courtney

Aisle-scooting etiquette, slaughtering a turkey, skunk remedies, and the proper way to approach a group of ladies at a dance hall.

Dec 1, 2010 — By Oscar Casares

Brownsville’s first federal judge was a legendary figure in my house. So legendary that I never believed my father when he said he knew the man.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Paul Burka

The Republicans whipped the Democrats in November. Now what are they going to do?

Jan 20, 2013 — By Katy Vine

When Jacob Isom swiped a Quran from an angry evangelist, he figured a few of his friends would enjoy the prank. Two months and one million YouTube views later, his life may never be the same.