Elevating Abilene
The blackboards covering the walls of Abi-Haus, Abilene’s buzziest eating-drinking hotspot, serve as more than ... Read More »
Texas Embraces the Cider Trend
Near the confluence of Bear and Onion creeks on a 20-acre ranch in far south Austin, I’m touring the fermentation room of Texas Keeper Cider, surrounded by stacks of tubs full of pale yellow and deep gold apple juice, which will soon become some of the state’s finest hard cider. Next door is the taproom, housed in a 19th-Century church/schoolhouse. Read More »
‘Holidaze in a Glass”
Most cocktail recipes call for a dash or two of Angostura bitters, but this lush and spicy number uses the bitters ... Read More »
Howling for Barbecue
At 5:30 on Saturday afternoon, my husband and I turn off US 67 onto twisty, narrow Somervell County Road 1004 ... Read More »
Gardens of Beer
Halfway through a pumpkin porter and a bluegrass song, my Thursday night is humming along nicely. I’m sitting ... Read More »
Gap Time
Each visit to Buffalo Gap proves more rewarding than the last. This tiny burg (population about 460) sits in a ... Read More »
Cocktail Hour
For those of us interested in both drinking delicious cocktails and learning about their history—a fun area of ... Read More »
Jacoby’s Biscuits & Gravy
Jacoby’s Restaurant and Mercantile in Austin, a full-service restaurant and bar that has become renowned for its ... Read More »
The Jacoby’s Way
Last year about this time, fourth-generation rancher Adam Jacoby, who grew up working his family’s land in Melvin, ... Read More »
Food Familiar
The East Texas city of Tyler has changed since I was a youngster, when only a few places served a bland version of ... Read More »
Go Local
After a vigorous romp around Centennial Gardens in Houston’s Hermann Park, my husband Marshall and I eagerly join ... Read More »
Good Things are Worth the Wait
Around the first of September, we received a copy of the 2015 harvest report for Wedding Oak Winery in San Saba, ... Read More »
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