State Fare
January 20, 2013
State Fare
Hungry for shrimp? Use your noodle—udon, preferably—and head for Citizen in Dallas.
Miscellany
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
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At Joey’s (4217 Oak Lawn) in Dallas, the concept of cheesecake has undergone a paradigm shift: Restaurateur Joey Vallone’s version is (1) not sweet and (2) not a dessert. To create this savory variation on a theme, chef Michael Wahl blends cream cheese with mascarpone, then folds in jumbo shrimp
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
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Pudding a new twist on shrimp at Houston’s Amazón Grill.
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
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It’s okay to be shellfish: You won’t want to share this shrimp appetizer from San Antonio’s Massimo.
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
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Salmonchanted evening, you’ll get hooked by a delectable fish dish at Fort Worth’s Bistro Louise.
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
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If it’s salmon you relish, you’ll go bananas for a plantain-crusted concoction at Austin’s Z’Tejas.
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January 20, 2013
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East meets West for a culinary summit in this smashing recipe from Houston’s Sake Lounge (550 Texas Avenue). Chef de cuisine Steven Vanderpool brightens all-American crab cakes with a splash of soy sauce and a dash of curry powder; for emphasis, he adds a few pungent leaves of Chinese parsley
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
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Will you enjoy the smoke-roasted shrimp at Houston’s Moose Cafe? You can plank on it.
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
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Shellfish? Swellfish. One bite of miso-glazed shrimp at Dallas’ Green Room and you’ll be hooked.
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
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Anaqua Grill, San Antonio
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January 20, 2013
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When it grains, it scores: The smoothest risotto yet, courtesy of Salve! in Dallas.
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
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The grilled scallops at Houston’s Bistro Lancaster are morsels of edible silk.
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
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At Dallas’ Toscana, it’s a time to grill—shrimp, that is.
Recipes
January 20, 2013
State Fare: Routh Street’s Garlic Custard and Crabmeat Tart
Chef Stephan Pyles grew up in the food business—his parents owned the Big Spring Truck Stop Cafe—and despite a degree in music and the best intentions, he’s still cooking. With two restaurants in Dallas and two in Minneapolis, Pyles and partner John Dayton have enthusiastically spread the word about Southwestern
State Fare
January 20, 2013
State Fare
Will you enjoy the wrapped sea bass at San Antonio's Biga on the Banks? That depends on how you filo.
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
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These crispy salmon and spinach spring rolls have Saks appeal.
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January 20, 2013
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Get hooked on the sea bass at Dallas' Bistral.
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January 20, 2013
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Remembrance of things pasta: The capellini salad from Dallas’ Nana Grill will live on in your memory.
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
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Dallas’ AquaKnox offers ceviche with a smile—three kinds, in fact.
Tacos
January 20, 2013
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Dallas’ Seventeen Seventeen has mastered the art of the catfish taco.
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January 20, 2013
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Revenge of the bird: A pleasant pheasant from the Rough Creek Lodge near Glen Rose.
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January 20, 2013
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Think fig: The chef at Austin’s Vespaio does, and his crispy duck is delicious.
State Fare
January 20, 2013
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A savory couscous with a long Shelf life.
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
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Underscoring the “comfort” in comfort food, the Roaring Fork in Dallas (14866 Montfort) has brought classic roasted chicken into the nineties with a dish that’s a breeze to fix and soul-satisfying to eat. Chef Lance Youngs generously bastes the fowl with a lemon-and-honey glaze brightened by thyme and chives. The
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
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Roasted poblanos, toasted pumpkin seeds, tomatillos: At Houston’s Taco Milagro, you’ll want to eat the whole enchilada.
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January 20, 2013
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"Deer diary, tonight I had a wonderful venison stew from Hudson's on the Bend outside Austin . . . "
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January 20, 2013
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San Antonio’s Las Canarias has a dish that will be deer to your heart.
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
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There’s no need to be chicken about the dumplings at Fort Worth’s Angeluna: After all, they’re filled with pork.
Recipes
January 20, 2013
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Gird your loins for the tender smoked pork at the Guadalupe River Ranch near Boerne.
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January 20, 2013
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Eat to the beat: Rosemary-marinated pork from Houston caterer and string bass player Joe Abuso.
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
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One brother greets, the other cooks. Between them, Peter and Patrick Tarantino have created one of Dallas’ artier dining venues. At Tarantino’s (3611 Parry), chef Pat presides over a menu that does not shrink from extremes. “I introduce deliberate contradictions into my food,” he proclaims, “but my goal is to
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
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There are two ways to use Stop and Smell the Rosemary: Recipes and Traditions to Remember, the spectacular new offering from the Junior League of Houston. First, you can use the cookbook part to prepare any of the five hundred excellent recipes. Second, you can concentrate on the menu and
State Fare
January 20, 2013
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Pig out on pork tenderloin at Mark’s in Houston.
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
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Houston’s restaurateur to the stars, Tony Vallone, goes full boar.
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January 20, 2013
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“Mixing so many flavors, you wouldn’t think the dish would turn out,” says Ethel Fisher, the executive chef and co-owner of Houston’s Post Oak Grill. But it does, and more is more in this unlikely pairing of lamb and not-so-subtle tomatillo sauce.Fisher spent twenty years traveling throughout Europe and South
State Fare
January 20, 2013
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From Francesca’s at the Westin La Cantera Resort in San Antonio.
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
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Why does the grilled lamb loin at Austin’s Bitter End taste so good? Harissa explains it all.
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January 20, 2013
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For fans of lamb and rabbit, this dish from Houston’s Tasca is a real meat and greet.
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January 20, 2013
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Jailhouse Chili is a gastronomic pleasure for the Kinkster—and the rest of us.
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
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In Port Aransas the roast of the town is at the Other Guy's Seafood Cafe.
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January 20, 2013
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Stick to the ribs at Austin's La Traviata.
Contributors
January 20, 2013
January 2009 Contributors
Rich Malley, Sito Negron, and Lucian Read.
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
State Fare
“In another lifetime, I used to make this dish with a classic French Madeira sauce and specialty beef,” says Michael Thomson, the owner of Michaels (3413 West Seventh) in Fort Worth, “but it just didn’t seem indigenous.” So he switched to regular choice tenderloin, substituted bourbon (“our only native American
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
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Pesto, change-o: Luigi’s in Galveston serves up a magical veal dish.
Recipes
January 20, 2013
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The lavender-dusted quail at Laurels in Dallas deserves, er, laurels.
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January 20, 2013
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Sweet designs for Christmas cookies from Penny's Pastries of Austin.
Contributors
January 20, 2013
November 2008 Contributors
Misty Keasler, Van Ditthavong, and Lou Brooks.
Cover Credit
September 30, 2012
Cover Credit
Photo illustration by Image Foundation. Tower photograph by Wyatt McSpadden.
Roar of the Crowd
September 30, 2012
Roar of the Crowd
Our September cover was a hit on Facebook, where it received hundreds of shares and likes—and generated a raging debate between those who thought the photo was adorable and those who felt that the children should have been more covered up. “First of all, can they put some clothes on them?”
Cover Credit
August 31, 2012
Cover Credit
Composite photograph by Randal Ford. Retouching by Gigantic Squid. Styling by Bonnie Markel.