Food & Drink
October 29, 2020
The Hidden History of Peri Peri Chicken
Originally from South Africa and Portugal, the peppery, lemony dish is now beloved by Texas Muslims. To understand why, you have to go back four hundred years.
Chicken
BBQ
May 30, 2019
The Stuffed Smoked Chicken at Jube’s Smokehouse Is Worth Ordering Ahead
Patrick Joubert’s Fort Worth joint marries the Louisiana flavors of his childhood with the barbecue of his deep Texas roots.
BBQ
April 26, 2016
Smoked in Texas: Pollos Asados Los Norteños
It was the smoke that stopped me. The juice and fat from fifty-some-odd chickens mixed with mesquite charcoal to form a steady stream of smoke high above the roof line of Pollos Asados Los Norteños in San Antonio. I was scouting another barbecue joint and had stumbled upon the popular spot…
BBQ
April 21, 2015
Try the Smoked Chicken
We love our beef in Texas, and historically, the rest of the nation did too. According to numbers from the USDA, beef and pork battled for protein supremacy until about 1950, when beef took a clear lead for the next six decades. Today, with falling beef consumption and the surging popularity…
Business
October 31, 2014
Youngblood’s Fried Chicken Is Returning To Texas
The legendary chicken joint that operated over thirty locations throughout Texas in the 60's is making a comeback.
Critters
January 21, 2013
Feathery Friday: Giant Egg Laid in Abilene
One Abilene chicken had a rough week.
Border & Immigration
January 25, 2012
Nacogdoches Embraces Burmese Refugees
When refugees from Myanmar moved to the small city to work for Pilgrim's Pride, residents practiced good Texas hospitality and made efforts to bridge the cross-cultural divide.
Eat My Words
October 11, 2011
TMBBQFest, “23 Pitmasters in 23 Days”: Cousin’s Bar-B-Q
Editor’s Note: The Texas Monthly BBQ Festival is almost here! Each day until then, we’ll be talking to one of the featured pitmasters, with questions from TM staffers, esteemed BBQ experts, Twitter followers and you, the readers of this blog. Today we bring you Cliff Payne, 58, of Cousin's…
Eat My Words
September 15, 2011
Trailer Thursday: Spicy Fried Chicken at Ms P’s Electric Cock in Austin
A bright red sign outlined in neon lights screams CHICKEN as you approach Ms P’s Electric Cock, a large silver trailer on a quieter part of South Congress Avenue. As you may have guessed from the attention-getting name, Ms P’s is not a place for subtlety. It is, however, a…
Critters
November 1, 1978
The Birds of Death
Cockfighting is probably cruel and certainly illegal, which are only two reasons that attract its aficionados.