BBQ
April 19, 2024
New York City Is Falling Out of Love With Texas Barbecue
It seems like the heyday of smoked meats is far behind for the Big Apple, but there is a promising new food stall, Bark Barbecue, that shows some hope.
New York City
Tacos
June 5, 2023
The Texan’s Guide to New York Tacos
Yes, there are excellent tacos in New York City, and you don’t even have to search hard to find ’em. Here are a dozen spots to try.
Food & Drink
September 2, 2021
An East Village Taqueria Bridges the Gap Between Texpats and Other New Yorkers
Yellow Rose offers veggie-forward dishes, authentic barbacoa, and lengua—in Texas-size portions.
Texpats
July 12, 2021
How the Kolache Kings of NYC Sold Confused New Yorkers on the Czech-Tex Treat
“There was a really long time where people would come in and ask for a muffin.”
News & Politics
February 4, 2021
Why Is Bill de Blasio Trying to Start a New York vs. Austin Twitter Feud?
The mayor set his sights a little lower in his latest ill-advised social media post.
Critters
August 1, 2019
Is the Salvador Dalí Dog Up for Adoption in Dallas or Not? A Texas Monthly Investigation
Why is New York trying to steal Texas’s most Instagrammable puppy?
Sports
October 17, 2017
Watching the Astros From a New York City Sports Bar
Rooting for the ’Stros in enemy territory.
BBQ
June 30, 2017
Surviving Pig Beach
Eating my words with Shane McBride.
Food & Drink
May 31, 2014
New Yorkers No Longer Need to Get Their Shiner from Shiner Speakeasies
Until April of last year, Shiner was only available to New Yorkers at bars that had taken pains to drive it up from other states. Now, Texas's beloved dark lager is available all over the Big Apple.
Food & Drink
April 8, 2014
At the Family Table With the Homesick Texan
Lisa Fain, who just published her second cookbook, "The Homesick Texan's Family Table: Lone Star Cooking from My Kitchen to Yours," on her deep Texas roots, how easy it is to make delicious beans and homemade flour tortillas, and chile pepper injuries.
The Culture
May 13, 2013
Little Boy Blues
As my son graduates from college, I’m learning to say goodbye to him—again.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Doonesbury on the “Breakaway Republic” of Texas
G.B. Trudeau worked the Alamo, SXSW, Bush, Perry, and an Aggie joke into six Doonesbury strips about Texas secession, but unlike his sonogram law series, hardly anybody noticed.
Sports
January 21, 2013
New York Can Keep Martellus Bennett
The irrrepressible but often disappointing Katy native, Aggie, and former Dallas Cowboy, feels more at home as a New Yorker and a member of the New York Giants.
Food & Drink
January 21, 2013
The Legend of BrisketLab Continues
Daniel Delaney is attempting to do world-class Texas brisket in New York. Our Daniel Vaughn thought he could pull it off, and now Wayne Mueller has agreed.
Food & Drink
January 21, 2013
BBQ Snob Takes Manhattan: The Verdict
Daniel Vaughn's top picks for where to get good BBQ in NYC. (And a few places one should avoid.)
Food & Drink
January 21, 2013
BBQ Snob Takes Manhattan: A Visit to Brisketlab
The fourth installment from Daniel Vaughn, whose tastebuds took him to Brisketlab in New York City.
Food & Drink
January 21, 2013
BBQ Snob Takes Manhattan: Fatty ’Cue
The third installment from Daniel Vaughn, who visited Fatty 'Cue, the restaurant that serves up a style of barbecue unique to the Big Apple.
Food & Drink
January 21, 2013
BBQ Snob Takes Manhattan: Pastrami
The second installment of BBQ Snob's trip to New York City, where he braved no fewer than six restaurants to find some of the city's best pastrami.
Food & Drink
January 21, 2013
BBQ Snob Takes Manhattan: Is Hill Country Barbecue Good?
Daniel Vaughn, a.k.a. the BBQ Snob, finds out if the acclaimed New York City barbecue joint lives up to the hype.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Matthew McConaughey on ‘The Daily Show’
Another month, another acclaimed Matthew McConaughey movie. The Austin actor talks about his new movie Killer Joe, his role in Dazed and Confused, and Richard Linklater with Jon Stewart.
Arts & Entertainment
January 21, 2013
Why Tony Parker Might Not Play in the Olympics
Will the eye injury he says he suffered as a bystander in Drake and Chris Brown's alleged New York nightclub brawl stop him from playing for France?
BBQ
January 21, 2013
Bringing Brisket to New York the Right Way
Daniel Delaney, a Brooklyn-based blogger who professes a deep and profound respect for Texas barbecue, bought a 200-pound smoker and a truckload's worth of Texas post oak to start Brisket Lab in his home state.
Food & Drink
January 21, 2013
Reinventing Barbecue
Where there's smoke, there's non-traditional barbecue. Jim Shahin writes about Asian styles in New York City, "pulled squash" in Arizona, and cauliflower, artichokes, and quail in Texas.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Paul v. Paul
Ron Paul debated economic policy with New York Times columnist Paul Krugman on Bloomberg Television, but the throwdown had no teeth.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
A Tale of Two Robert Caro Profiles
Both Esquire and the New York Times published lengthy profiles of LBJ biographer Robert Caro, who has just finished his fourth LBJ tome, The Passage to Power. But who had the better piece?
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Alamo Drafthouse Goes to New York
The beloved Texas chain opens a location on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
News & Politics
January 21, 2013
Cecile Richards on the ‘Daily Show’
The Planned Parenthood president (and daughter of former Governor Ann Richards) talks contraception, sonograms, preventive health care, and sex education with Jon Stewart.
Food & Drink
January 21, 2013
Frito Pie Goes Global
The French chef who invented the foie gras burger may be introducing Frito pie to his homeland.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Should U of H Professors Worry About Giving James Franco a Bad Grade?
A former professor at NYU claims he lost his job after giving the actor a "D" for skipping nearly every class.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
“Occupy” Still Occupying Texas Cities Peacefully
Police in New York City forcibly removed the flagship Occupy Wall Street protest early Tuesday morning. Nothing similar has happened here in Texas . . . yet.
BBQ
January 20, 2013
The World’s Best Barbecue Is in Taylor, Texas. Or Is It Lockhart?
A Cityslicker's Guide to the Pits.
The Culture
August 31, 2012
And Away They Go
Sending a Texan off into the world—and hoping he’ll return.
News & Politics
June 10, 2012
That’s Right, Gail Collins Is Not From Texas
The New York Times columnist talks to Salon about her new book As Texas Goes... and gets reviewed by her own paper.
March 7, 2012
Foursquare Founder Checks Out
Naveen Selvadurai, co-founder of social networking site Foursquare, announced that he was leaving the company on his personal blog. But why?
The Culture
March 2, 2012
The Perfect Spokeswoman for Breastfeeding?
Beyoncé was spotted breastfeeding Blue Ivy at a NYC restaurant last week, leading breastfeeding advocates to rejoice.
Music
February 2, 2012
VIDEO: Destiny’s Child, Sly Stone, and other Texan “Soul Train” Moments
Our thanks to Don Cornelius for bringing us these Texas music moments.
BBQ
November 15, 2011
Franklin BBQ Takes Manhattan
Aaron Franklin, who was attending the Second Annual Eater Awards, was smoking briskets at New York City's barbecue joint Hill Country.
Politics & Policy
November 7, 2011
“Rick Perry” returns to Saturday Night Live
Bill Hader picks up the Perry mantle on "SNL," giving Weekend Update an exclusive interview about his "bizarre, animated" New Hampshire speech.
Food & Drink
August 31, 2011
Being a Homesick Texan
Lisa Fain on arguing with people about why Texas chili is superior to all others, serving chicken-fried steak to some New York friends, and starting to think that maybe her blog was more than a hobby.
Arts & Entertainment
February 1, 2000
Alvin Ailey
Which Oscar-winner did Alvin Ailey act alongside in the play Call Me by My Rightful Name ?
Style & Design
March 1, 1999
Elisa Jimenez
Elisa Jimenez didn’t start out as a fashion designer. The 34-year-old El Paso native, who is the daughter of sculptor Luis Jimenez, set out for New York City in the early nineties to pursue her interest in sculpture and performance art. In 1995, she says, “I wore a dress I
The Culture
November 1, 1998
Upstaged
A Texas playwright gets panned by Catholic conservatives.
Books
March 1, 1996
Colum McCann
Some words are worth a thousand pictures; such is the case with the image-rich writing of Colum McCann, whose first novel, Songdogs (Metropolitan Books, $22.50), has won praise from both The New Yorker and the New York Times. A native of Ireland, the 31-year-old credits Texas with jump-starting his career.
News & Politics
December 1, 1986
Lessons From the Golden Apple
Empty office buildings . . . bankrupt developers . . . budget deficits. It’s Manhattan, 1975. Things sure have changed, and by learning from some Yankee real estate barons, maybe we can find a way out of our troubles.
Business
December 1, 1986
Famous Fixers
They have done it all: saved New York City and Massachusetts, written economic classics, created new companies, and turned old ones around. Now, at our request, they’re fixing Texas.