Tacos
February 5, 2021
This Dallas Pop-up Is Making Some of the Best Tamales in Texas
John Hernandez's Casa Masa carries on the traditions he learned in his grandmother’s kitchen.
Tamales
Tacos
December 17, 2020
Taco News Roundup: New Churro Shops Come to Austin and San Antonio
Plus: mapping Houston's best tamales and resurrecting old favorites from Taco Bell.
Tacos
December 3, 2020
Taco News Roundup: ’Tis the Season for Tamales
Plus: the only thing better than an ugly Christmas sweater is a taco-themed ugly Christmas sweater.
The Texanist
November 16, 2020
The Texanist: I Love Tamales. But I Live in Northern Ireland. Help!
A Belfast woman is looking for a few good corn husks.
BBQ Joint Reviews
February 19, 2020
LaVaca BBQ’s Smoked Tamales Are a Unique Tex-Mex Barbecue Specialty
Lupe and Christine Nevarez’s Port Lavaca joint is a great new option for barbecue in the Coastal Bend.
Texas History
November 27, 2019
The Lost Texans of the Louisiana Pines
A visit to the Zwolle Tamale Fiesta and Los Adaes, where our state’s Spanish colonial roots live on just across the Sabine River.
BBQ Joint Reviews
February 22, 2019
Drive Through Uncle Henry’s Tamales for Beef Links and Cracklins
Hal Guillory serves Southeast Texas specialties at this Beaumont institution.
December 23, 2017
Love and Masa: 45 Years of One Family’s Tamalada
Using their grandmother’s recipe—and a ranking system—the Ruiz women have gathered since 1972 to make tamales and strengthen ties.
The Texanist
December 23, 2017
The Texanist: What’s the Deal With Tamales and Christmas?
A Dallasite wonders how something so tasty, so filling, and so pre-Christian came to be a holiday staple.
The Texanist
March 23, 2016
The Texanist
Our estimable advice columnist on firearms, weekend getaways, and how to properly eat a tamal.
Business
February 9, 2015
McDonald’s Thinks “Tamales Are a Thing of the Past,” McBurritos Are Where It’s At
Gross. …
Travel & Outdoors
March 1, 2011
Pearl Jam
A new project in San Antonio marries urban redevelopment and local flavor with a quest for culinary greatness.
Food & Drink
October 31, 2008
How to Throw a Tamalada
The Party As at most holiday functions, there’s no escaping your kin at a tamalada, or tamale-making party. For generations, Latinos have gathered at Christmastime to cook, assemble, and eat the age-old dish (tamales date back to pre-Columbian times). “A tamalada is a multifamily, multigenerational event,” says Sylvia Cásares, who…