Do You Recognize This Place?
They sold boneless point brisket from “Heavy Beef,” but that’s all I know about the Open Air Bar-B-Q. (I read that on the sign.) I suspect it was somewhere near …
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 …
Felix Chairs Restored
When Felix Mexican Restaurant moved out of their home on Westheimer, El Real bought some of the fixtures and furnishings from owner Felix Jr. to preserve the memory of the …
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 …
That's Quite a Cookie
Yes, that’s a real cookie. The cover story of this week’s Houston Press (and Dallas Observer) is about the Texas Cottage Food Law. Some of the people who would benefit …
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 …
Tex-Mex is not Dallas' Strong Suit?
D Magazine took exception to these comments about Tex-Mex from the Dallas Morning News restaurant critic. If you’re looking for a place with another kind of serious Texas flavor, charge …
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 …