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The Daytripper Gets Rejuvenated in Mineral Wells

The Daytripper Gets Rejuvenated in Mineral Wells

The year 1880 was a momentous one for the town of Mineral Wells. It had been settled only three years prior, ... Read More »

Shorty’s in Port Aransas Is a Blast From the Past

Shorty’s in Port Aransas Is a Blast From the Past

Musician Jim Dugan grabs a Seagull acoustic guitar from his Ford F-250 diesel pickup in the gravel parking lot at ... Read More »

Whataburger Is More Than Comfort Food

Whataburger Is More Than Comfort Food

Open Road  | March 2024 Eating With My Ghosts A Whataburger regular finds comfort in combo meals by ire’ne lara ... Read More »

Mastering the Fort Worth Burgers Trail

Mastering the Fort Worth Burgers Trail

As you might’ve guessed from its nickname, beef is a big part of Cowtown’s identity. From the post-Civil War ... Read More »

Good Line Beer Co. Dazzles on the Dust Coast

Good Line Beer Co. Dazzles on the Dust Coast

Beyond West Texas’ ranch-style manors and Seventh Day Adventist churches, past the Caprock’s monolithic, ... Read More »

Longtime North Texas Chain El Chico Serves Warm Memories

Longtime North Texas Chain El Chico Serves Warm Memories

It’s now accepted wisdom within the state: The words “hot plate!” roared by a server is something of a culinary ... Read More »

Recipe: Chorizo Cheese Dip

Recipe: Chorizo Cheese Dip

Cooking time: 20 minutes Ingredients 12 oz. Chorizo de San Manuel chorizo 1 pound lean ground beef 2 ... Read More »

Chorizo de San Manuel Remains a True Taste of the Rio Grande Valley

Chorizo de San Manuel Remains a True Taste of the Rio Grande Valley

Odds are, if you’ve scattered chorizo across a breakfast taco or indulged in gooey strands of choriqueso at a ... Read More »

Inside Valentine Texas Bar Is a West Texas Fairy Tale

Inside Valentine Texas Bar Is a West Texas Fairy Tale

It’s easy to miss Valentine Texas Bar. The building on State Highway 90 looks just like any of the other ... Read More »

The BAPS Mandir Temple Outside Houston Is an Architectural Wonder

The BAPS Mandir Temple Outside Houston Is an Architectural Wonder

What appears to be a white marble palace in a faraway land is in fact one of the state’s grandiose Hindu ... Read More »

The South Texas-Inspired Pizzas of Chef Janet Zapata

The South Texas-Inspired Pizzas of Chef Janet Zapata

As she observed the pizzaiolos of the now-defunct Laredo Pizza Factory toss dough and maneuver peels in and out of ... Read More »

The Folklore Surrounding the Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookie

The Folklore Surrounding the Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookie

On Christmas mornings, once the flurry of opening presents dies down, my mom always brings out the cookie tray. ... Read More »

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