Food & Drink

A view of an empty two-lane highway with blue sky on the horizon
January 23, 2024

This Texarkana barbecue trailer ups the ante for good road food

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January 12, 2024

What’s ‘in’ and what’s ‘out’ for the taco world in 2024?

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December 14, 2023

Tamales, tortillas and huaraches: Unwrapping the many uses of masa

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December 11, 2023

New cooking show ‘KanDeepa Texan’ brings together South Indian and Texan cuisine

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December 4, 2023

Last curtain call: The battle to preserve a unique dinner theatre legacy

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Two people load a cardboard box into the sliding door of a parked white van. More boxes are behind them.
November 29, 2023

How Texans can help feed their neighbors this holiday season

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November 28, 2023

A $40 steak dinner with all the trimmings? Just look off the beaten path

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November 27, 2023

The Brunch Club & Co. is changing brunch culture in the Austin area

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November 1, 2023

The cross-border cultural heritage of Black Seminoles can be found in cuisine

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November 13, 2023

San Antonio’s Chili Queens: The story behind their 60-year reign

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November 10, 2023

Inaugural Honeyland Festival to celebrate Houston’s Black culinary culture

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November 3, 2023

No secret ingredients, just love, at North Texas’ Starship Bagel

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November 2, 2023

Texas Monthly BBQ Fest returning to ‘Barbecue Capital’ Lockhart

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October 18, 2023

Texas anthropological food event connects the past and present

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October 9, 2023

Austin’s ‘taco mafia’ takes their story nationwide

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September 26, 2023

This El Paso barbecue joint promotes rehabilitation while serving up delicious food

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A display of assorted cheeses in a store shows many varieties.
September 8, 2023

Typewriter Rodeo: The Benefits of Cheese

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A flour tortilla filled with refried beans and melted cheese sits on top of the foil in came in on a plate. Some chips and a small cup of pico de gallo are seen off to the side.
September 12, 2023

What’s the perfect bean and cheese taco? Mando Rayo set out to find it in San Antonio

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August 30, 2023

Dallas gets its first cat café. Here’s a look

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August 28, 2023

It’s a new day for longtime barbecue joint Cousins in Fort Worth, with updated spaces and menus

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August 18, 2023

Tacos of Texas podcast kicks off third season with an exploration of school lunches

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August 1, 2023

Is Texas-style pulled pork embarrassing?

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July 21, 2023

Raspas, mangonadas and agua frescas are just a few delicious ways to keep cool in Texas

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July 18, 2023

Sriracha shortage sparks alternative sauce search – but will other brands have staying power?

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July 6, 2023

What’s so special about the fourth slice of brisket?

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June 30, 2023

Typewriter Rodeo: Snow Cones in Summer

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June 23, 2023

‘Love is always going to win’: LGBTQ+ chefs share their experiences in the taco community

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June 13, 2023

‘We are one big bee hive:’ Uvalde festival celebrates honey’s power to heal wounds and soothe souls

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June 9, 2023

James Beard’s best chef in Texas wants diners to feel ‘like you walked into my grandma’s house’

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June 9, 2023

The ‘Flamin’ Hot’ story is one of perseverance, not just a snack food

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a close-up photo of a tray of boiled crawfish, red potatoes and corn on the cob
June 9, 2023

Typewriter Rodeo: An Ode to Crawfish Season

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June 5, 2023

Texas Historical Commission recognizing longtime barbecue joints

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May 26, 2023

The thought behind the hand-painted art of Mexican eateries on both sides of the border

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May 22, 2023

The ‘fires, floods, explosions and bloodshed’ that make Texas whiskey what it is today

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a close-up photo of hands rolling a tortilla on a stone surface
May 19, 2023

Typewriter Rodeo: Perez Women Have Always Been Beautiful

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May 15, 2023

Where to find some of the best burgers in Texas

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May 11, 2023

Is H-E-B’s True Texas BBQ still the ‘best barbecue chain in Texas’?

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May 4, 2023

Bridging cultures through Filipino and Mexican cuisine

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April 19, 2023

These tacos are the perfect hangover cure

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April 11, 2023

Pastime pits: Baseball stadiums serving up quality barbecue this season

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Rows of paper plates, each with open taco containing meat, cheese and cilantro
March 31, 2023

The real price of taco gentrification

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Two chefs work at a table covered in dishes filled with a variety of ingredients. They're in what appears to be a tent structure. One of the chefs is grinding chile peppers in a molcajete.
March 21, 2023

At Luck Reunion, Three Sisters-themed feast is stewed in Indigenous traditions

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March 14, 2023

KG BBQ in Austin brings Egyptian flavors to Texas barbecue

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March 9, 2023

Tacos and tamales: Austin-based gas station chain sells fresh food with the community in mind

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March 6, 2023

Texas Center for Local Food is working to set up farmers markets to take SNAP

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a close-up of a stack of fresh flour tortillas
March 3, 2023

At these old-school restaurants in Texas, ‘you feel like it’s an extension of your home’

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A woman faces the camera smiling as she unfurls a Palestinian flag. She's wearing an apron and tables with condiments are seen behind her. She's outside. This is Sara Masoud.
February 23, 2023

Pop-up restaurant brings Palestinian food to San Antonio

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February 16, 2023

For James Beard nominee, passion for food instilled at a young age

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Two racks of ribs on a tray, one cut up
February 16, 2023

Savory pork ribs are getting harder and harder to find at barbecue joints

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February 14, 2023

Ro-Tel: a Rio Grande Valley success story

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February 9, 2023

Dude! Dairy Queen is just different in Texas.

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February 3, 2023

A North Texas mom embraces the messiness of life and now has 2.1 million TikTok followers

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January 31, 2023

New McDonald’s in Fort Worth is latest iteration of restaurant industry’s shift toward automation

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January 30, 2023

Austin’s Taco Mile takes eaters off the trendy taco path

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January 30, 2023

Iconic Port Aransas watering hole is saved from the waves of change

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January 25, 2023

How lab-grown meat companies plan to get you to buy their product

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January 18, 2023

Texas barbecue has seen a mix of mainstays and changes over the past 50 years

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January 13, 2023

Tips for a successful Dry – or Drier – January

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January 13, 2023

The changing face of Chinatown: Could new, trendy restaurants replace beloved institutions?

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January 6, 2023

From carnitas to pirata to al pastor, here are a few taco recipes for the home cooks out there

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December 22, 2022

How a barbecue joint in Jarrell is keeping John Mueller’s legacy alive

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December 8, 2022

Beyond tamales: Here are more Latin dishes to unwrap for your holiday feasts

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some sort of relish sits atop a green leaf on tiny white plates.
December 2, 2022

Typewriter Rodeo: Foodie Vibes

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November 23, 2022

Rising turkey prices spoiling plans for restaurateurs, pitmasters and consumers

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book cover for "mi cocina"
May 13, 2022

‘Mi Cocina’ offers self discovery and a taste of the road less traveled in Mexican cuisine

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November 14, 2022

Texas Monthly serves up a cookbook as varied as the state’s cuisine

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November 8, 2022

‘Tacos of Texas’ new season highlights the under-celebrated voices of the culinary world

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Two little kids wearing homemade Halloween costumes hold plastic pumpkins in front of a brick home.
October 26, 2022

A Halloween poem about kids, dinosaurs and too much candy

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October 26, 2022

‘If it’s barbecue related, we are trying to bring it to Lockhart’: Texas Monthly BBQ Fest relocates for 2022

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October 12, 2022

Here’s what it’s like to be a food vendor at the State Fair of Texas

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October 7, 2022

Texas salsa-maker brings the heat with line of products for director Kevin Smith

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A close-up photo of a pile of ripe peaches. The topmost peach is cut in half, exposing the stone in its center.
September 30, 2022

Typewriter Rodeo: The Joy of Summer Fruit

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A photo of the inside of a small bar with piñatas hanging from the ceiling and memorabilia covering the walls. Three people are gathered around the counter as a bartender helps them.
September 26, 2022

New book highlights 12 Texas dive bars – and distinguishes them from dumps

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September 21, 2022

Is cannabis cuisine high-end dining, or just a passing craze?

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August 8, 2022

Houston cuisine is so unique, it has a former NYC restaurant columnist singing its praises

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An exterior shot of the Pecan Street Brewery building
June 8, 2022

Small beer breweries are pouring new life into the Hill Country

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Sotol plants in the desert
June 7, 2022

Are Texas sotol makers helping or hurting their Mexican counterparts?

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a plate containing a cooked Peking duck
March 29, 2022

From king cake beignets to ballpark nachos, Texas Monthly counts down the state’s best new restaurant dishes

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May 4, 2022

Cultural traditions are highlighted and shared in new Texas Folklife program

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May 3, 2022

Dirty Martin’s is among a cluster of businesses slated to be forced out by Austin’s light-rail line

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April 22, 2022

How an idea for a ‘travel taco’ turned into an opportunity for father-daughter bonding

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April 15, 2022

How to make cascarones, and why the confetti-filled eggs remain a beloved Easter tradition

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a variety of painted chocolate eggs
April 12, 2022

How a Ukrainian delicacy inspired handmade chocolate Easter creations

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the book "Just Try One Bite" has an illustrated cover with two parents making disgusted faces at three kids trying to offer them vegetables. The book sits on a highchair tray table with a sippy cup and child's bowl and plate.
March 30, 2022

Camila Alves McConaughey’s first book aims to revamp kids’ relationship with food

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March 18, 2022

El Paso chef nominated for James Beard Award

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March 16, 2022

How do Arlington Foodies celebrate the city’s ‘little gems’? It started with a Facebook group.

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Cake artist Natalie Siderf poses next to her selfie cake – a realistic bust of her blonde head with one slice missing.
February 10, 2022

This Austin cake decorator’s creations are hyper-realistic. Things can get a little weird.

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A rack filled with cooking meat in a large BBQ pit
January 31, 2022

Wood prices vex Texas pitmasters

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December 29, 2021

Austin restaurateur wants Texans to save the environment — by eating wild hogs

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October 21, 2021

Innovation marks the best of the best in Texas Monthly’s Top 50 BBQ joint rankings

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A field of grape vines
September 29, 2021

From Pét-Nat To Cab Sauv, Eater’s New Wine Guide Explores What Texas Has To Offer For Newbies And Enthusiasts Alike

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a couple dances in a club
August 13, 2021

‘A Second Home’ – Across North Texas, See How Gay Bars Are Offering Community

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June 17, 2021

Juneteenth Is Now A Federal Holiday. You Can Celebrate With Recipes From Black Food Bloggers.

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June 17, 2021

Nonprofit Grocery Store May Be A Solution for Food Desert In Southern Dallas

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rows of grape vines
June 15, 2021

Texas Grape Growers Sue Over Dicamba Drift. They Say The Herbicide Damages Their Vines.

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a building with a "Home of Yeungling" sign
May 17, 2021

Yuengling, The Storied Beer With a Cult Following, Is Coming To Texas

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May 4, 2021

A Dallas-Based Restaurant Critic Spent The Pandemic Traveling The World In Her Kitchen

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a plaque with a fake margarita glass in front of it
April 30, 2021

How A Texan’s Take On The Margarita Changed The Restaurant World Forever

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April 27, 2021

French Tacos Sizzle With Popularity In France. Just Don’t Consider Them Tacos In Texas.

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Chef Medrano walks through a marketa, full of vegetables.
March 3, 2021

New Film ‘Truly Texas Mexican’ Uncovers The Roots Of Authentic Mexican Cuisine

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