Dining

Gab and grub at Texas’ stockyard cafés

Gab and grub at Texas’ stockyard cafés

Cattle dealer Lawson Alford at the Amarillo Livestock Auction. When sitting in a stockyard café, surrounded by ... Read More »

Fort Worth’s Tokyo Trifecta of Japanese comfort food

Fort Worth’s Tokyo Trifecta of Japanese comfort food

Working as a dining critic and food writer for most of my career, I’ve been asked hundreds of times to name my ... Read More »

Making the rounds at Eagle Mountain Farmhouse Cheese Co.

Making the rounds at Eagle Mountain Farmhouse Cheese Co.

At his shop in Lipan, Dave Eagle creates Texas version of cheeses from around the world. In a stainless steel ... Read More »

Wide awake with Big Bend Coffee Roasters in Marfa

Wide awake with Big Bend Coffee Roasters in Marfa

After growing coffee in Austalia for many years, Texas native Joe Williams returned to Marfa to open Big Bend ... Read More »

Tribute to art of canning at the State Fair of Texas

Tribute to art of canning at the State Fair of Texas

The State Fair of Texas, held every fall at Dallas’ Fair Park, is a feast for eyes, ears, and taste buds, with ... Read More »

East Texas’ Jucy’s Hamburgers aims for win

East Texas’ Jucy’s Hamburgers aims for win

Along with its acclaimed burgers, Jucy’s now offers chicken salads, sides like fried green tomatoes and onion ... Read More »

Green’s Sausage House dishes good grub in the traditional rural way

Green’s Sausage House dishes good grub in the traditional rural way

As a light rain falls, a crowd is gathering at Green’s Sausage House, a country café, meat market, and bakery ... Read More »

Slurp up hand-pulled noodles at Houston’s Let’s Noodle

Slurp up hand-pulled noodles at Houston’s Let’s Noodle

On a sleepy Thursday afternoon just after the lunch rush, Let’s Noodle, a hand-pulled noodle shop in Houston’s ... Read More »

Alpine’s Saddle Up bar sets the right tone for classic cocktails and conversation

Alpine’s Saddle Up bar sets the right tone for classic cocktails and conversation

No television screens hang on the walls of The Saddle Club in Alpine. No loud music interrupts long and ... Read More »

Smoked Brisket

Smoked Brisket

Smoked Brisket (Courtesy of Texas Beef Council/Beef Loving Texans) (more…) Read More »

Mouth-watering beef recipes

Mouth-watering beef recipes

Smoked brisket (Courtesy of Texas Beef Council/Beef Loving Texans) If traversing the Chisholm Trail has upped ... Read More »

Western Burgers

Western Burgers

Western Burgers (Courtesy of Texas Beef Council/Beef Loving Texans) (more…) Read More »

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