How to Make a Frito Pie
Cut open a bag of Fritos corn chips, ladle some hot Velveeta over top, add a scoop of chili con carne, some raw onions and chopped jalapeños. Voila!
Oysters at the Texas Book Festival
I’ll be talking about the FDA summer oyster ban, oyster reef rebuilding after Hurricane Ike and reading from Sex, Death & Oysters this Sunday, November 1 at 12:30 pm at …
The Bohemian Special
From the Houston Press “Eating Our Words” blog: This is not your average, everyday barbecue sandwich. I’m saying the Bohemian Special at Mustang Creek B-B-Q on Highway 59 in Louise …
Blue Bell Time
August is suck-it-up time in Texas. It’s close to 100° day after day. For a break, I decided to do a feature about ice cream in the Houston Press. This …
The New York Times Seeks My Financial Advice
My wife says I’ve got to be the brokest guy ever quoted in the New York Times Financial section. Here’s part of what John Schwartz wrote in There’s No Future …
Coming Soon: The Tex-Mex Grill
The recipe for this “Backyard Barbacoa” will be included in my next cookbook: The Tex-Mex Grill.
BBQ 101 Class at Texas A&M
I’ll be giving the BBQ history lecture for students taking BBQ 101, a three-day professional training session sponsored by the National Barbecue Association at the Texas A&M Meat Science Center …
Oyster Dock Book Signing Party
Twenty-four members of the Houston Chowhounds group descended on Misho’s Oyster Company in San Leon on Saturday April 25 for a Sex, Death & Oysters signing event. Misho Ivic took …
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, …