The Texanist
May 19, 2018
The Texanist: Who Uses Tortillas in a Sausage Wrap?
A Plano couple is feuding over what kind of bread product should encase a hot link.
Elgin
Style & Design
January 29, 2018
An Artist’s Loft in Historic Downtown Elgin
UT professor Margo Sawyer turns former grocery store into a light-filled studio and home, complete with a rooftop garden.
BBQ Joint Reviews
August 4, 2017
Southside Market and Barbeque
We've covered its history and importance, but what about its food?…
BBQ
February 16, 2016
The Transformation of Southside Market
Southside Market in Elgin opened its doors in 1886, making it Texas’s oldest barbecue joint. Predictably, it has transformed considerably in its 130-year history. The original ownership, location, menu—even the famous sausage recipe—have all changed over that time. But this is not a story about eroding traditions. Southside Market stands as…
BBQ
February 9, 2016
The Legend of Southside Market
Origin stories are often hard to trace. And those of century-old restaurants—especially ones where ownership has changed hands a few times—are particularly difficult to pinpoint. People’s institutional memory literally dies off, and unless someone is fervidly passionate about keeping records (which, when a place is struggling to stay afloat in the notoriously fickle restaurant…
BBQ
January 13, 2014
Southside Market Expanding to Bastrop
Bastrop, Texas is known as the “Heart of the Lost Pines,” but it will have a little piece of the Sausage Capital of Texas inside the city limits by year’s end. Southside Market owner Bryan Bracewell has announced that he will build a new outpost of…