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Food Gathering at Wild Horse Desert Twin Oaks Ranch
Stephanie Scherzer of Rain Lily Farm and FarmHouse Delivery Pickled veggies, homemade mustards and chutneys were a highlight at all the meals Big commercial size kitchen allows for many cooks like...
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Food Moment: Nationally-Acclaimed Houston Chef Monica Pope
Monica Pope’s Houston restaurant, T’Afia, has garnered her much attention, from James Beard to Food and Wine Magazine; the list is far too long to mention. Critics around the country have called her...
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Oysters Gilhooley
When I told my friend Chris Reid (Houston Foodie) that I was craving oysters, he insisted that the place to go for really good ones this time of year was a restaurant called Gilhouley’s in the small...
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Asian/Cajun Crawfish, the Cultural Anthropology of Food
I grew up inland, a military brat/Latina who toggled her adolescence between the borderlands of Texas and the community surrounding one of the largest military bases in the U.S. As a result, I did...
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In memory of Mom…
There she is, second from the left in a black polo, looking just a beautiful as I remember her. This old photograph depicts my mom at a barbecue with her sister, my Tia Clara (far left) and some...
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Texas BBQ: Mustang Creek’s Bohemian Sandwich-Brisket and Sausage Goodness
I recently did an assignment for Men’s Health Magazine that sent me to a few places that I wouldn’t have associated with health – but damn, the food was fantastic. One of those places was Mustang...
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On Assignment with Santa in West Texas
Ruidosa, Texas hot springs at Big Bend National Park, on the banks of the Rio Grande El Cosmico in Marfa, Texas Chinati Hot Springs Breakfast tacos in Kerrville, Texas Walking the banks of the Rio...
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Mom’s Tacos and Austin Food Trailers: My Comfort
Odd Duck Trailer, pork belly sliders For years, I have been trying to find a crispy taco the way my mom made them when I was a kid. Using tongs, she’d gently fold each corn tortilla in half as it...
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On Assignment with Penny De Los Santos: Austin Food Trailers from Penny De Los Santos on Vimeo. This week is the launch of the second on assignment video. It’s an especially personal one for me...
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Till Death Do Us Part
A few days ago I came to visit my family on the Texas Mexico Border for Christmas. Since as long as I can remember my family has gathered here this time of year. We exchange gifts and share a few meals...
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