Memorial Day Smoke Signals
Update: Here’s what our Memorial Day barbecue looks like after five and a half hours of smoking. I think the pork is done, but I’m going to hit it with …
The Tex-Mex Hip Hop of Chingo Bling
Okay so maybe my old favorite Freddy Fender is a little dated. I like Los Lonely Boys alright. But the cutting edge in Tex-Mex music has got to be H-town’s …
Authentic Mexican and Tex-Mex
The other day I twittered a smartass remark: Authentic Mexican is to Tex-Mex as the Ballet Folklorico is to Freddy Fender. My fellow food writer Colman Andrews asked if I …
In-N-Out Coming to Texas
Tornado Burger, the Houston burger joint that patterned itself after In-N-Out, may soon get some competition from the real thing. The Orange Country Register has confirmed that Southern California’s iconic …
Eating Gumbo and Remembering Sam Segari
I stop by Segari’s every now and then to eat a bowl of rich murky gumbo and remember Sam Segari. Sam was larger than life, a beautiful Houston eccentric who …
Enchiladas Around the World
Tomatillos and Anaheim chiles are evidently hard to come by in other climes. So when food bloggers from all over the planet tried my recipe for Stacked Chicken Enchiladas in …
Only Two Things Money Can't Buy…
Today I picked three pounds of tomatoes and one okra pod out of the thicket that my garden has become. And all day I have been singing the old Guy …
Texas Q History
A producer for the History Channel named Paul La Blanc put this pilot together for a food history show to be called “A Bite of History.” I don’t think the …
On Pastrami and BBQ Brisket
I had breakfast at Katz’s Deli on my recent visit to New York. (The Katz’s Delis in Houston and Austin have no association with the original New York Katz’s, by …
Mayhaw Time in the Thicket
Mayhaw season is here and if you want to buy some, go visit Bill Jackson. He has a bunch in the freezer. The Jackson fruit farm is on the edge …