Dining

TH Taste: I Fell in  Love with a  Mexican  Plate

TH Taste: I Fell in Love with a Mexican Plate

As the writer and producer of McDonald Observatory’s daily StarDate radio program, I visited El Paso nearly 20 ... Read More »

Panaderia in Presidio

Panaderia in Presidio

The modest, unobtrusive, single-story building housing the Don Jose Panaderia alongside FM 170 (aka O’Reilly ... Read More »

TGIP: Thank God It’s Pie Day!

TGIP: Thank God It’s Pie Day!

The American Pie Council—Dutiful guardian of all things pie—has graciously given us an official occasion to ... Read More »

Hot Dogs Go Uptown

Hot Dogs Go Uptown

Amidst a sea of food blogs and newspaper stories, I recently came across an article about a popular New York ... Read More »

Honk If You Heart Tailgating

Honk If You Heart Tailgating

In the parking lot of Houston’s Reliant Stadium, a few hours before the Houston Texans played the Carolina ... Read More »

The Joy of French Cooking

The Joy of French Cooking

I’m fascinated by how dining trends have shaped what I know about geography, history, language, and other ... Read More »

Vegan in Cowtown?

Vegan in Cowtown?

I am not a vegan, though I’m not much of a meat-eater, either. So I empathize with the challenges vegans and ... Read More »

Where the Chefs Eat

Where the Chefs Eat

Ever since I discovered the culinary adventures to be found on Houston’s Bellaire Boulevard, Long Point Road, and ... Read More »

Taste: Triple Delight of Tres Leches

Taste: Triple Delight of Tres Leches

Growing up, I watched the women in my family labor over homemade tortillas every morning, and during the holiday ... Read More »

Panaderias

Panaderias

Not ready to bake your own tres leches cake? Look to your local panaderias (Mexican bakeries). Also, Fiesta Marts ... Read More »

Meat Mecca: Joe Cotten’s Barbecue

At 3 p.m. on a Wednesday, I find the parking lot at Joe Cotten’s Barbecue in Robstown (founded in 1947 and home of ... Read More »

Wine + Chocolate + Barbecue

Wine + Chocolate + Barbecue

From April 23-25, dozens of winemakers and chefs come together at the Perini Ranch in Buffalo Gap for the 5th ... Read More »

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