Underbelly and El Real
Chef Chris Shepherd’s new restaurant, Underbelly, will be next door to the Hay Merchant Craft Beer Bar in the old Chances building–across the street from our very own Tex-Mex joint, …
Brain is a Terrible Thing to Waste
We had some excellent barbacoa y sesos tacos at Gerardo’s on Saturday morning. You don’t see brain in the tacos much anymore. Meat packers stopped shipping brains after mad cow …
Tex-Mex Cooking Classes at My House
“Why don’t you give a class about how to make Tex-Mex cheese enchiladas?” Mike, my physical therapist said as he twisted my arm into a pretzel shape. Mike moved here …
Queen City Tex-Mex Fiesta
UPDATE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR EARLY FEBRUARY! Come join me in Charlotte, North Carolina on Thursday January 20th for a cocktail party and dinner at Paco’s Tacos & …
Tex-Mex Menu Doctor
In my latest career twist, I find myself working as a Tex-Mex restaurant consultant. First I showed the owner of Paco’s Tacos and his crew around the Houston Tex-Mex scene–and …
Washington Post Lauds The Tex-Mex Grill
Just in time for the Christmas shopping season, The Washington Post has named The Tex-Mex Grill, one of the Top Cookbooks of 2010. Listed under Ethnic/Regional, the book was described …
S.A. Puffy Tacos vs. H-town Puffy Tacos
“Everybody in San Antonio makes puffy tacos the same way,” Ray Lopez at Henry’s Puffy Tacos told me. You make tortillas out of raw masa and throw them in the …
Cooking Up Some New Food Trucks
This deluxe “California Style” mobile catering center is being assembled on a 1999 rebuilt panel truck. It features a quilted stainless kitchen with glass cold cases on the outside–the cantilevered …
The CIA's New Tex-Mex Campus
At the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) ribbon cutting ceremony in San Antonio on Saturday, the “ribbon” was a string of chiles. That’s because the San Antonio CIA is dedicated …
Chili and Sauerkraut? Now That's Czech-Mex!
Texas chili con carne and barrel fermented sauerkraut are two of my favorite things. But I never thought of eating them together. In fact, they sound like two foods that …