Texas Whelks, Escargot-style
In the cookbook published years ago by Antoine’s restaurant of New Orleans, the author claims that when the dish known as Oysters Rockefeller was first invented, the French chef was …
Bycatch of the Day: Texas Whelks
At the Foodways Texas Gulf symposium P.J. Stoops spoke at a bycatch panel. He explained that somebody is interested in eating nearly everything caught in a fishing boat. For lunch, …
The New Gulf Oyster Bar
At the time of the Civil War, oysters from Pepper Grove Reef in East Galveston Bay were very popular in oyster bars. So were the oysters from Lady’s Pass and …
Foodways Texas: Fort Worth
Jonathan Savell demonstrates the whisky drinking rituals of the early cowboys at Nick Nickelson’s chuckwagon during the Foodways Texas Charreada on Sunday. The event was a sellout with over 300 …
Aw Shucks!
Many thanks to Greg Morago for the excellent article “Just Shuck It” in this Sunday’s Houston Chronicle on the subject of branding oysters by place names. And thanks to Brett …
An Historic Oyster Tasting
For many years, Texas oysters have been sold as a commodity product–all of them dumped into the same shucker’s pile as it were. Meanwhile, oysters from the Pacific Northwest, Cape …
Foodways Texas in Fort Worth
The Fort Worth Culinary Charreada will take place from 4 until 8 p.m. Sunday February 20th at Clear Fork Station, 4971 East I-20, Willow Park, Texas, just west of Fort …
Foodways Texas Urban Garden Initiative
Representatives from Houston Food Bank, Last Organic Outpost, Covenant Community Capital, the Harris County office of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, and Foodways Texas met on Friday to discuss …
Foodways Texas Does Dallas
On January 24th, Chef Tim Byres will host the first Foodways Texas event in Dallas at his red-hot new restaurant–Smoke. Barbecued seafood will be featured to highlight the theme of …
The Ultimate Christmas Gift for Q-Heads
Looking for an extra special gift for the Q-head on your Christmas shopping list? How about a three day BBQ camp at the prestigious Texas A&M Meat Science Center? This …