Dining

‘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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 »

Comfort Food: Pies

Notice there is no category called “Dessert.” No category for cake, cookies, ice cream, or candy. Texans are very ... Read More »

Comfort Food Sans Meat

Comfort Food Sans Meat

(Photo from the book "Meatless in Cowtown: A Vegetarian Guide to Food and Wine" by Laura Samuel Meyn and Anthony ... Read More »

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