Meat Church’s Waxahachie Storefront Welcomes Barbecue Devotees

Meat Church’s Waxahachie Storefront Welcomes Barbecue Devotees

Pittman started out as a backyard barbecue hobbyist, but he didn’t make the typical pitmaster pivot to operating a food truck or restaurant. Instead, he decided to make his mark on the retail side of the industry. Today, Meat Church generates over a $1 million in sales annually.

How To Be a Boss Like Barbara Jordan

How To Be a Boss Like Barbara Jordan

Big power can come in small packages. The brightly colored board book Boss Texas Women, by coauthors Kristen Gunn and Casey Chapman Ross, may be for children, but it packs a wallop of inspiration for all ages about the women who’ve changed Texas.

All You Need to Know to Do the Round Top Antiques Show Right

All You Need to Know to Do the Round Top Antiques Show Right

If you haven’t scoured the fields during one of Round Top’s miles-long, pastures-deep, overstuffed buying extravaganzas, well then, some may fairly scoff at your shopping chops.

Try These Four Restaurants During the Round Top Antiques Show

Try These Four Restaurants During the Round Top Antiques Show

Of course, the tens of thousands of treasure-hunting shoppers tramping their way from field to field are bound to get hungry from their efforts. Rest assured, there are plenty of options for good eating, from elaborately outfitted sit-down dinners to humble ham salad.

Lesser-Known Works by Frida Kahlo Get Their Time to Shine at Dallas Museum of Art

Lesser-Known Works by Frida Kahlo Get Their Time to Shine at Dallas Museum of Art

Frida Kahlo’s life and art have taken on mythic dimensions since her death in 1954. During her lifetime, she suffered the physical ravages of polio, a spine-shattering bus accident, and a tumultuous marriage to the Mexican painter Diego Rivera, all of which manifested in her art, sometimes in a symbolic fashion.

Can Chip and Joanna Gaines’ New Magnolia Network Carry the Day?

Can Chip and Joanna Gaines’ New Magnolia Network Carry the Day?

After a year without Chip and Joanna Gaines turned into two because of COVID-19, the Fixer Upper stars returned to the airwaves this week with the soft launch of their new Magnolia Network.

Funky Town Fridge Is Helping Fort Worth Fight Food Insecurity

Funky Town Fridge Is Helping Fort Worth Fight Food Insecurity

In Fort Worth’s Southside neighborhood sits a refrigerator painted with an image of a smiling woman holding a bowl of fruit. This refrigerator and an adjacent pantry are stocked with produce, canned goods, water, and other items free for the taking. The resource is part of Funky Town Fridge, a community fridge that was set up in late September by Fort Worth resident Kendra Richardson. 

How Bonton Farms Fed Its Community During COVID-19

How Bonton Farms Fed Its Community During COVID-19

COVID-19 unfolded as I was reporting a story about Bonton Farms for the December 2020 issue of Texas Highways. I got to witness first-hand how this business, which you can get a primer on in my article, handled the pandemic speedily and carefully.

‘Cheap Eats’ Host Ali Khan Braves the Line at Snow’s BBQ Reopening

‘Cheap Eats’ Host Ali Khan Braves the Line at Snow’s BBQ Reopening

I’m an accidental Texan. As a proud L.A.-to-Austin transplant, I have no shame in my preference for In-N-Out over Whataburger, I marvel at why anyone needs to go shopping at Cabela’s, and, yeah, the Houston Astros totally cheated.

Due to a Massive Fire, Greenberg Smoked Turkeys Cancels Remaining 2020 Orders

Due to a Massive Fire, Greenberg Smoked Turkeys Cancels Remaining 2020 Orders

On Friday, Nov. 6, employees at Greenberg Smoked Turkeys in Tyler were spending the busy day fulfilling orders for the company’s famed Thanksgiving turkeys. That night, an explosion in one of the freezer facilities caused a fire and brought the busiest time of year to a halt.

What to Expect at This Year’s Round Top Antiques Show

What to Expect at This Year’s Round Top Antiques Show

If pondering whether to head to the renowned Round Top Antiques Show, which is currently underway, and wondering what you might find there, the answer is pretty simple: Little has changed in the age of COVID-19, other than the obvious.

On the 30th Anniversary of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Death, a Dallas Memorial Nears Completion

On the 30th Anniversary of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Death, a Dallas Memorial Nears Completion

Thirty years doesn’t seem that long ago when Stevie Ray Vaughan comes to mind. The memories are too fresh: driving to work and muttering to myself about not getting a callback from Hanna Bolte, the publicist who was supposed to be setting up a phone interview with Stevie and his brother, Jimmie, in anticipation of their collaborative album Family Style; then walking into the office and hearing the terrible news.

Small-Town Business Spotlight: COVID-19 Inspired One DeSoto Restaurant Owner to Rebrand

Small-Town Business Spotlight: COVID-19 Inspired One DeSoto Restaurant Owner to Rebrand

For the Peaceful ThaiBinh owner ThaiBinh Ho, having a vegan restaurant was always his plan—but he didn’t want to compete with another vegan eatery located in the same plaza. But when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March, the other restaurant scaled down and eliminated its vegan offerings. Ho saw an opportunity to fill the gap.

How to Make the Best Brisket at Home According to Hutchins BBQ

How to Make the Best Brisket at Home According to Hutchins BBQ

Although the temperatures outside might be nearly equal to those of a post oak-filled pit, summer is still the preferred time of year to hone the barbecue craft—the COVID-19 pandemic has only served as encouragement to give it a shot. Hutchins BBQ, a DFW staple since the 1990s, has simple tips for the home pit master.

Small-Town Dispatches: Two Brownwood Restaurants—One Classic and One New—Overwhelmed by Support

Small-Town Dispatches: Two Brownwood Restaurants—One Classic and One New—Overwhelmed by Support

Two Brownwood restaurants—one the city’s oldest and one of its newest—have received overwhelming customer support during the COVID-19 pandemic. The two establishments, Underwood’s Cafeteria and Teddy’s Brewhaus, each face unique challenges at the moment, but have risen to them to provide care and comfort for their community of nearly 20,000 located about 70 miles southeast of Abilene.

Small-Town Dispatches: Granbury Boutiques Recoup Lost Sales Via Online Shopping Events

Small-Town Dispatches: Granbury Boutiques Recoup Lost Sales Via Online Shopping Events

Just southwest of Dallas/Fort Worth, Granbury—a lakeside town typically bustling with shoppers crowding its charming downtown—finds its streets quiet at the moment. But residents are finding ways to continue the convivial nature of the small community at home.

Musical Savant T Bone Burnett Stakes His Claim to Fort Worth

Musical Savant T Bone Burnett Stakes His Claim to Fort Worth

The City of Fort Worth has bestowed upon St. Louis Avenue the honorary name T Bone Burnett Boulevard, after the iconic music producer behind the soundtrack to the Coen Brothers movie O Brother, Where Art Thou?

The Pursuit of Adventure—and Change—at SlimPickins Outfitters in Stephenville

The Pursuit of Adventure—and Change—at SlimPickins Outfitters in Stephenville

If you happen to be on the northwest corner of the Stephenville square, chances are you’ll hear Willie Nelson or Leon Bridges crooning from a record player within the former Rexall Drugstore.

Q&A with Firestone & Robertson Distilling Co. Whiskey Scientist Ale Ochoa

Q&A with Firestone & Robertson Distilling Co. Whiskey Scientist Ale Ochoa

As a whiskey scientist at Fort Worth’s Firestone & Robertson Distilling Co., 26-year-old Ale Ochoa spends her days sampling and quantifying the aromas and flavors of whiskey.

Photographer John Dyer Drove 5,500 Miles to Document Texas’ Outer Limits

Photographer John Dyer Drove 5,500 Miles to Document Texas’ Outer Limits

In the spring of 2019, John Dyer set out to see what the edge looked like close up. Dyer is a San Antonio-based commercial photographer who has authored photography books on vaqueros and conjunto music, written two novels, directed several short films, and shot numerous magazine covers including Selena for the May 1995 issue of Texas Monthly. But he’d never taken on a project quite like this.

Fixer Upper Stars Chip and Joanna Gaines Unveil Plans to Open Downtown Waco Hotel

Fixer Upper Stars Chip and Joanna Gaines Unveil Plans to Open Downtown Waco Hotel

Chip and Joanna Gaines are planning to build on their Waco empire with a new historic hotel.

A Masterpiece in the Heartland: New Book Tells the Story of Fort Worth’s Kimbell Art Museum

A Masterpiece in the Heartland: New Book Tells the Story of Fort Worth’s Kimbell Art Museum

In ‘Of the First Class: A History of the Kimbell Art Museum,’ author Tim Madigan chronicles the beginnings of one of the nation’s great art museums in what was then an unexpected place, Fort Worth

This June’s Texas Dance Hall Tour Showcases DFW Halls

This June’s Texas Dance Hall Tour Showcases DFW Halls

Chances are you’ve spotted an old dance hall while cruising the backroads of Texas. At first glance, the large weathered structures of corrugated metal and sun-bleached wood may appear abandoned. Even their names—Tin Hall Wallis, Martinez Lodge, Farmer’s Daughter—are reminders of another era. But for music lovers who spend their weekends swinging in pearl snaps and ruffled dresses, historic Texas dance halls are cathedrals of culture, enchanted refuges from weekday demands.

Battling Snakes, Rapids, Mud, Spiders, and Heat While Training for the Texas Water Safari

Battling Snakes, Rapids, Mud, Spiders, and Heat While Training for the Texas Water Safari

I can distinctly remember telling a friend a decade ago that I’d never compete in the Texas Water Safari, a grueling 260-mile paddling race from San Marcos to the coastal Texas town of Seadrift.

“Sounds horrible,” I said. Snakes, rapids, mud, spiders, heat, and sitting on a hard plastic canoe seat for two or three days? No thanks.

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