Dining

A Fort Worth Chef Chronicles the Pandemic Lockdown Through a Restaurant Industry Lens

A Fort Worth Chef Chronicles the Pandemic Lockdown Through a Restaurant Industry Lens

In his new book, Carry Out, Carry On: A Year in the Life of a Texas Chef, Fort Worth chef Jon Bonnell shares ... Read More »

An Austin Couple Shares Traditional Día de Los Muertos Recipes in a New Cookbook

An Austin Couple Shares Traditional Día de Los Muertos Recipes in a New Cookbook

Mariana Nuño-Ruiz’s love for cooking was awakened when her grandmother taught her to make salsa de molcajete ... Read More »

Recipe: Sopa Tarasca

Recipe: Sopa Tarasca

Photo by Ian McEnroe This Tarascan soup is primarily made with home-cooked beans with the addition of some ... Read More »

Hill Country Spring Water is the Secret Ingredient in Nine Banded Whiskey

Hill Country Spring Water is the Secret Ingredient in Nine Banded Whiskey

Will Glass scrambles down an embankment at Bar None Ranch in rural Mason County. There, he feeds a hose connected ... Read More »

Carnitas Is the ‘Only Thing’ on the Menu at This San Antonio Restaurant

Carnitas Is the ‘Only Thing’ on the Menu at This San Antonio Restaurant

The first time I visited Carnitas Lonja in 2019, I sped past the old service station exterior on San Antonio’s ... Read More »

Farmhouse Vineyards is Known Statewide For its Famous Grapes

Farmhouse Vineyards is Known Statewide For its Famous Grapes

In the wine business, little happens overnight. Just as wine is sipped and not chugged, vines take years to ... Read More »

All That and a Bag of Chips: The History of Frito Pie

All That and a Bag of Chips: The History of Frito Pie

What is there not to love about Frito pie? To Texans, it’s something akin to instant cheese enchiladas. You ... Read More »

Cowboy-Up Chocolates Pays Homage to San Angelo’s Frontier History

Cowboy-Up Chocolates Pays Homage to San Angelo’s Frontier History

At Cowboy-Up Chocolates in San Angelo, Charles Mullin greets customers as “Wild West Charlie,” a character who ... Read More »

Corn Dodgers Are the Perfect Cowboy Snack

Corn Dodgers Are the Perfect Cowboy Snack

When professional horseman and cowboy Pete Lichau was growing up in 1970s Sonoma County, California, he idolized ... Read More »

New Community Cookbook Celebrates Fredericksburg’s Food Heritage

New Community Cookbook Celebrates Fredericksburg’s Food Heritage

Dozens upon dozens of local families and individuals contributed recipes handed down through generations, and a team of 15 Gillespie Country Historical Society volunteers compiled the works—including numerous family stories, anecdotes, and nuggets of history—to round out a 200-page book. Read More »

9 Unusual Ice Cream Flavors to Try in Texas This Summer

9 Unusual Ice Cream Flavors to Try in Texas This Summer

The resulting treats create buzz for these brands, and occasionally become long-standing customer favorites. Read More »

Famous Filipino Restaurant Chains Land in Houston

Famous Filipino Restaurant Chains Land in Houston

Suzette Garriel's family brought the first of the big Filipino restaurant chains to Houston with the opening of Gerry’s Grill in the Asiatown area in February 2018. Read More »

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