The Culture
March 31, 2012
The Drop Everything List
The Art of Recycling, an interview with Darrell K Royal, Texas Onion Fest, and the LBJ 100 Bicycle Tour . . .
Web
Food & Drink
March 31, 2012
New + Noteworthy
Bliss and Olive & June.
Food & Drink
March 31, 2012
Woodshed Smokehouse
HOLY SHIN! THE SIGNATURE dish of the two-month-old Woodshed Smokehouse is so paleo that you can almost hear drumbeats when they deliver it to your table. Tipping the scales at a minimum of three and a half pounds and smoked over hickory to an ebony turn, the brazen bone-in beef
Food & Drink
March 1, 2012
Authentic Texas Barbecue . . . Outside of Texas
Can you take barbecue out of Texas and still call it Texas barbecue?
The Culture
March 1, 2012
The Drop Everything List
The Texas Music Roadtrip Exhibition in Austin, Ryan Bingham, Jeb Bush, and St. Patrick's Day Celebrations in Shamrock . . .
Food & Drink
March 1, 2012
Notable Openings and Closings
What you need to know about dining in Texas this week.
Music
March 1, 2012
9 Texas Bands That Could Make an Impact at SXSW
Though South by Southwest is bringing big names like Bruce Springsteen and Jay-Z this year, here are picks from showcasing Texans, from the obvious to the relatively obscure.
The Culture
March 1, 2012
The Drop Everything List
South by Southwest in Austin, Mythbusters, the Dolly Johnson Antique and Art Show, and Judoka at the Houston International Performance Art Biennial . . .
Food & Drink
March 1, 2012
SXSW: Where to Eat on South Congress
A culinary guide for navigating your way through the city, from a Hawaiian shaved-ice stand to a romantic Italian spot.
Food & Drink
March 1, 2012
Notable Openings and Closings
What you need to know about dining in Texas this week.
Web Exclusive
March 1, 2012
Somebody Up There Likes Bob Byington
The Austin-based writer and director's new film, which is premiering at the South by Southwest film festival, may soon find mainstream embrace.
Recipe
March 1, 2012
Edamame Hummus
From Chef Jarry Ho of Shinjuku Station, in Fort Worth.
The Culture
March 1, 2012
The Drop Everything List
The Zilker Park Kite Festival in Austin, Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen, Bill Maher, and an Art of the American Twenties exhibit in Dallas . . .
Recipe
March 1, 2012
Pesce en Cartuccio
From Chef Brandi Key of Coppa, in Houston.
Recipe
March 1, 2012
Hazelnut-Chocolate Cannoli
From Chef Brandi Key of Coppa in Houston.
Recipe
March 1, 2012
Crispy Rice Paper Salmon
From Chef Brandi Key of Coppa, in Houston.
Recipe
March 1, 2012
Dal With Tequila-Lime Sauce
From Chef Anita Jaisinghani of Pondicheri, in Houston.
Recipe
March 1, 2012
Marinated Shrimp, Jack Cheese Grits, Tequila-Lime Sauce
From Chef Tre Wilcox of Marquee, in Dallas.
Recipe
March 1, 2012
Texas Okra and White Bean Dip
From Chef Andrew Wiseheart of Contigo, in Austin.
Food & Drink
March 1, 2012
Notable Openings and Closings
What you need to know about dining in Texas this week.
Recipe
March 1, 2012
Charred Ribeye Loin With Espresso Crust, Potato Purée, and Smoked Caramel Onions
From Chef David Bull of Congress, in Austin.
Web Exclusive
March 1, 2012
A Whole Lotta LUV
Editor Jake Silverstein introduces the March 2012 issue.
Food & Drink
March 1, 2012
Notable Openings and Closings
What you need to know about dining in Texas this week.
Food & Drink
March 1, 2012
New + Noteworthy
Grady's Line Camp Steakhouse and Texas Spice.
Food & Drink
March 1, 2012
Triniti
APPARENTLY DELUSIONAL, I clicked on Triniti’s reservations link on a Thursday morning, somehow imagining that my friends and I could get into Houston’s newest white-hot dining destination the following Saturday night. What was I thinking? Not wanting to eat at 5:30 or 9:30, we settled for Sunday. Bliss! On that
Web Exclusive
March 1, 2012
A Q&A With Stephen Harrigan
The author and contributing editor on making kolaches, tracing roots, and writing personal stories.
The Culture
February 1, 2012
Playing the “National Game of Texas”
The Texas State Championship 42 Domino Tournament is in Hallettsville this weekend, and members of the Austin 42 Club, the largest league in the state, prepare for the big game.
The Culture
February 1, 2012
The Drop Everything List
The Livestock Show and Rodeo in Houston, dancing to Nina Simone, a forum with chef Alice Waters, and a Texas Cowboy Poetry gathering in Alpine . . .
Travel & Outdoors
February 1, 2012
Five Ranch Getaways
From riding on the range and stargazing to big game huntin, here are five guest ranches where you can explore your inner cowboy.
Food & Drink
February 1, 2012
Notable Openings and Closings
What you need to know about dining in Texas this week.
The Culture
February 1, 2012
The Drop Everything List
Ruthie Foster in Houston, Don Hertzfeldt's short films, the Texas Yoga Conference, and National Anthem Auditions in Grand Praire . . .
Food & Drink
February 1, 2012
Texas Food Lovers
Twenty chefs and restaurants make the James Beard semifinals.
Recipes
February 1, 2012
Cooking With a Passion
Get cozy in the kitchen with your significant other and turn up the heat on Valentine’s Day.
Music
February 1, 2012
Sweet Symphony
How two rare Stradivarius violins at the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra brought Michael Shih and Swang Lin, who both grew up in Taiwan, together.
Food & Drink
February 1, 2012
Notable Openings and Closings
What you need to know about dining in Texas this week.
The Culture
February 1, 2012
The Drop Everything List
Mardi Gras in Port Arthur, the watercolors of Charles Russell, the Winedale Quilt Show, and the couture of Jean Paul Gaultier in Dallas . . .
Art
February 1, 2012
Galveston Makes Lemonade
After the island lost more than 35,000 trees to Hurricane Ike, a group of artists carved 35 stumps into beautiful and intricate sculptures.
The Culture
February 1, 2012
The Drop Everything List
Kelly Clarkson in San Antonio, disco-dancing for a cause, Carnaval Brasileiro, and Anthony Bourdain in Austin . . .
Food & Drink
February 1, 2012
Notable Openings and Closings
What you need to know about dining in Texas this week.
Music
February 1, 2012
Ben Kweller Makes Some Noise
The Austin-based musician talks about his new album, his record label, and making viral videos with Jason Schwartzman.
The Culture
February 1, 2012
The Drop Everything List
LeAnn Rimes in Fort Worth, the Animal Architecture Awards, the first big Andy Warhol exhibition in Texas, and Johnny Winter in Dallas . . .
Food & Drink
February 1, 2012
Preview: Of Meat and Men
An early look at the cover—and the cover story—of our February issue.
Food & Drink
February 1, 2012
New + Noteworthy
Costa Pacifica and El Gran Malo.
Food & Drink
February 1, 2012
Feast
RESPLENDENT WITH crystal globes, Philippe Starck–designed transparent “ghost chairs,” and a smart black, white, and gray color scheme, Feast burst onto the scene in San Antonio’s vaguely bohemian Southtown neighborhood five months ago like a New York runway model crashing the ladies’ bridge club. Owner and principal designer Andrew Goodman
Web Exclusive
January 1, 2012
Did It Their Way
Austin filmmakers David and Nathan Zellner prove that Sundance still embraces their type of idiosyncratic, shoestring-budgeted work.
The Culture
January 1, 2012
The Drop Everything List
Erykah Badu and the Cannabinoids, Four Funny Females, Clint Black, and Amtrak's Fortieth Anniversary . . .
Sports
January 1, 2012
Behind the Scenes at the Mavericks White House Visit
Between the overwhelming German press corps and the underwhelming holding pen for journalists covering the visit, the scene wasn't exactly what you would expect.
Style & Design
January 1, 2012
Don’t Mess With River Oaks
Houston has always prided itself as a city that barrels forward into the future, and operates without memory, regret or nostalgia. But when developers began messing with the historic River Oaks Shopping Center, Houstonians raised their hackles.
The Culture
January 1, 2012
The Drop Everything List
Spindletop turns 100, Shawn Colvin performs with Lyle Lovett, the MLK, Jr. Symposium, and a Rick Riordan exhibition at the Witliff Collections . . .
Art
January 1, 2012
One Family, Two Very Different Artists
Gary Panter, famous for designing the bizarre and far-out Pee-wee's Playhouse set, went home to Sulphur Springs for the holidays and showed his mind-bending art in a local gallery alongside his father's traditional oil paintings.