Everyday Oysters
I had oysters for breakfast in honor of Ariel Barkhurst’s review of Sex, Death & Oysters in the San Antonio Express-News, which is headlined: “Writer Says Oysters Should Be Everyday …
Texas Barbecue: A Metaphor for Life?
The first thing visitors to SXSW in Austin want to know is: “Where is the nearest barbecue joint and what do I order when I get there?” So this year …
Welcome to the New, Improved robbwalsh.com
Welcome to the new blog-omatic, photo-centric version of robbwalsh.com complete with recipes, slideshows, and an in-your-face cookbook bazaar. The old robbwalsh.com website did a great job for many years. It …
The Tex-Mex Grill: Barbacoa de Borrego
From the Houston Press Eating Our Words blog: This recipe originally appeared during the rodeo barbecue cook-off. It’s complicated, but the results are spectacular. Borrego actually means mutton in Spanish, …
Houston's Top 10 Taco Trucks
From the March 2007 feature Las Fabulosas Taco Trucks in the Houston Press. #1 Jarro Café Trailer In front of Jarro Café 1521 Gessner What to get: Don’t miss the …
Article Archives: "War of the Cheeses," 1995
This article originally appeared in American Way Magazine and was nominated for the 1996 James Beard Journalism Award for Magazine Feature Writing without Recipes. The flag of Gruyère flutters over …
Article Archives: "Hot Sauce Safari," 1995
Writing about food as a freelancer was a tough way to make a living and I was about ready to give up after several years of poverty. My fortunes changed …
Article Archives: "Nuevo Tex Mex" 2004
This article appeared in Cooking Light Magazine in June 2004, at about the same time that the cookbook Nuevo Tex-Mex was published. Tex-Mex first blazed across American tastebuds in the …