Chile con Queso vs. Cheese Dip
A Wall Street Journal reporter who grew up in Arkansas wrote an article titled: Don’t tell Texas, but Arkansas is laying claim to queso. I am quoted in the article …
Join Pableaux Johnson and Bryan Caswell!
The Red Beans and Rice Roadshow comes to Houston! Guest Chef: Bryan Caswell at Reef One night only! For Tickets click here!
Day of the Dead, Oaxaca 1997
Bread of the Dead (Natural History Magazine, November 1998) Francisco Marquez and I are sitting at the farmhouse table, drinking hot chocolate and eating sweet pan de muerto, the bread …
Goodbye Hot Sauce Contest!
I am announcing my retirement from the Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce festival. The Chronicle has graciously bought me out of the event we founded together 27 years ago. I am …
Swiss-Mex Enchiladas
Enchiladas Suizas are a new item on the menu at El Real Tex-Mex Cafe. In fact we use the Suizas sauce on several enchiladas plates including the Chicken Enchiladas Suizas, …
The Seedy Side of Galveston
Seeding Galveston is an urban gardening project that has transformed some weedy vacant lots on Galveston Island into thriving community gardens. The largest plot, at 33rd and Avenue N, is …
Texas Barbecue Revisited
The 2nd Edition of Legends of Texas Barbecue Cookbook went on sale April 19. There are some great new photos from Robert Jacob Lerma, 32 new recipes from famous Texas …
ZZ Tex-Mex
Billy Gibbons stopped by El Real Tex-Mex for brunch today. He wanted to try the bacon enchiladas–two cheese enchiladas with bacon inside and a sunny side up egg on top–it’s …
Captain Buddy down at Katie’s Seafood is a TV Star!
Galveston’s most popular seafood market and the family that runs the place are featured on a new National Geo reality TV show. It seems to be an imitation of Deadliest …