Books
April 23, 2021
Texas Monthly Recommends: A Lesser-Known Larry McMurtry Book
‘Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen’ offers a glimpse at the author’s life in Archer City. Plus: a boxed wine club and food pop-ups in Houston and Austin.
Burgers
BBQ Joint Reviews
November 27, 2020
Henry’s Barbecue Is a Small Food Truck With Big Dreams and a Great Burger
The Del Valle truck serves a well-executed barbecue menu, and its owners are hoping this is just the start.
Food & Drink
October 19, 2020
The Fajita Burger at Ninfa’s Is One of the Best in Texas—and It Came to a Chef in a Dream
Chef Alex Padilla skipped lunch one day, then nodded off. The result is an enormous, one-of-a-kind Tex-Mex burger.
Tacos
July 17, 2020
Whataburger’s New Pico de Gallo Burger Is Slightly Above Average
And sometimes that’s all you want in a burger.
BBQ Joint Reviews
December 13, 2019
The Brisket-on-Brisket Burger Is Another Tasty Reason to Visit Davila’s BBQ
The Seguin barbecue joint is famous for its sausage, but don’t miss this surprisingly affordable sandwich.
BBQ
November 8, 2019
Tejas Burger Joint in Tomball Bets Big on Smoked Burgers
The new restaurant builds its menu around one of the hottest trends in Texas barbecue.
BBQ
June 21, 2019
The Great Northern BBQ Road Trip
An intrepid Texas barbecue editor seeks out smoked meats on a long drive from Minnesota to Ontario.
The Texanist
June 14, 2019
The Texanist: Who Invented the ‘Texas-Style’ Burger?
A Houston man is puzzled by the mustard-laden grub at Jack in the Box and McDonald’s.
BBQ Joint Reviews
May 21, 2019
The Heimburger Makes Heim Barbecue One of Fort Worth’s Best Burger Joints
And a new second location means you can devour this burger with brisket and bacon burnt ends much more often.
Pat's Pick
February 21, 2018
¡Qué Burguesa! at San Antonio’s Burgerteca
La Gloria restaurateur Johnny Hernandez takes the all-American burger on a tour of Mexico at this vibrant new joint.
Business
September 1, 2015
How It Feels To Attempt A Cheeseburger Cleanse
Austin’s McGuire Moorman Hospitality Group asked customers to try six different burgers in a week. We couldn't resist.
Eat My Words
May 14, 2015
Shake Shack Comes to Austin
Danny Meyer discusses his love of Texas ingredients, barbecue, and opening the first Texas location of Shake Shack.
Food & Drink
January 21, 2013
Couple Completes Quest to Visit Every Whataburger
Karl and Carol Hoepfner completed their mission to visit every Whataburger in the country on Wednesday, 62 years to the day after the first Whataburger opened in Corpus Christi.
Food & Drink
March 12, 2012
Iconic San Antonio Restaurateur Chris Madrid Dead at 61
The owner of Chris Madrid's, the San Antonio restaurant famous for its burgers, died Sunday morning.
Eat My Words
August 4, 2011
Trailer Thursday: Kitchen Window’s lamb burger and chili-sesame wings
Dear Kitchen Window, It’s been less than a week since we met, but I knew it was true love as soon as I picked up one of your delicate, deep-fried wings with a sweet chili-sesame glaze and habanero peppers and took a big bite. Name one other
Eat My Words
April 28, 2011
Trailer Thursday: Cabrito burger with Japanese sweet potato fries at the Giggling Goat.
If I were the goat at the Giggling Goat gastro-trailer, I don’t know if I’d be giggling or grieving. On the one hand, the gourmet offerings, such as Japanese sweet potato fries and a lamb loin Greek salad, are mouth-wateringly delicious. On the other, the cabrito (i.e., goat) burger is
Eat My Words
November 11, 2010
Trailer Thursday: Along Came a Slider
Photo by Sean Dunn In Texas you can’t lift a fork without brisket raining down on you, à la Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. In the trailer scene, slap a bun around that baby and you’ve got the ubiquitously uniform brisket sandwich, ready to be eaten on your
Eat My Words
July 29, 2010
Trailer Thursday: The Flying Carpet
They say that true Austinites describe places by what used to be there, not by what’s there now (Liberty Lunch, anyone?). Well, it’s been four years, and I still haven’t forgiven Mojo’s for closing its doors. It was replaced by the Kasbah, which used to make mediocre
Business
July 31, 1992
A Goode Idea
How the owner of Goode Company in Houston took the three basic Texas food groups—barbecue, Tex-Mex, and burgers—and built an empire.