The Point in Palacios
When you visit Palacios, Texas, chances are, you’re going to stop in at The Point. A convenience store located ... Read More »
Pho-nomenal
About 10 miles north of the town of Palacios and Matagorda Bay, the scenery along Texas 35 begins to change. ... Read More »
The Hye Life
Does an oenophile’s paradise exist in Texas? While some wine-lovers may pine for the Provences and Willamette ... Read More »
Southern Comfort
I knew the first time I pulled up to Sylvia Mae’s Soul Food in Jacksonville that there was more than meets the ... Read More »
Cajun Goes Coastal
A saltwater-scented breeze tugs at the end of a roll of paper towels planted in the middle of our wooden picnic ... Read More »
Big Beers in Big D
The craft beer scene continues to thrive in Texas, and Dallas is no exception. Twenty-seven of Texas’ 189 ... Read More »
Working Up an Appetite
Texas has a score of rock-climbing gyms, but only one boasts an eatery that has earned kudos for its food on a ... Read More »
Off-N-On
Cupp’s is home of the classic Texas diner cheeseburger. Back in the 1950s, Cupp’s had car service, and a young soldier from Fort Hood named Elvis Presley would occasionally sneak a double cheeseburger with bacon in the back seat of family friend Eddie Fadal’s Cadillac. During his six months of Army training in 1959, Elvis retreated on weekends to Waco, where Fadal, a former DJ whom Elvis met on one of his earliest tours of Texas, built an addition on his house for Presley and filled it with records and TVs. Willie Nelson, from nearby Abbott, has been eating at Cupp’s since the late ’40s. Read More »
To Dine For
Since my husband and I moved from Fort Worth to a ranch south of Glen Rose a decade ago, we’ve be-come impromptu ... Read More »
Crushing it at Messina Hof
On an uncharacteristically cool and overcast August morning, rows and rows of Lenoir grapes grow fat on the vines ... Read More »
Refueling along the Red River Valley
In June Naylor’s story on roaming the Red River Valley, there’s plenty to do that works up a righteous appetite. ... Read More »
Best Yodeler in the World
Off a dark winding road about four miles northeast of Georgetown, a lively German-style celebration unfolds most ... Read More »
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