Tacos
May 7, 2024
Mexico City Is Finally Embracing Tex-Mex
Restaurants such as Coyota, La Tonina, and Tacos Domingo are leading the charge for greater respect in the Mexican capital for Texas’s favorite cuisine.
Food & Drink
Find Texas food and drink news and reviews on restaurants, recipes, fine dining and more
Business
May 1, 2024
Poppi Is Making Soda Cool Again
The Austin-based, better-for-you soda brand has become a hit over the last four years, especially for the millennial and Gen Z set.
Tacos
April 30, 2024
El Botanero Mariscos Is a Seafood Oasis Along the Texas Border
Perhaps-too-humble taquero Abel Palacios should take more credit for the ceviche, aguachile, and shrimp tacos he produces at his Horizon City trailer.
Libations
April 29, 2024
Tito’s Handmade Vodka’s Debut Book Is a Love Letter to Texas, Lake Life, and Dogs
“Spirit in a Bottle” highlights the Austin brand’s history and rise to prominence alongside cocktail and infusion recipes.
Food & Drink
April 23, 2024
It Doesn’t Get More Texas Than This New Food Hall and Market
Pullman Market, at San Antonio’s Pearl, offers restaurants, a mezcal bar, and grocery items that celebrate the state’s culinary bounty.
Pat’s Pick
April 23, 2024
Auden Hits the Ball Out of Autry Park
Kirthan and Kripa Shenoy honor Houston's famous internationalism in the best kind of way.
Tacos
April 23, 2024
Dine on Birria and Ceviche by the Sea at This Coastal Taco Truck
Birrieria y Mariscos El General is back in Corpus Christi after temporarily moving to San Antonio, and its tacos, tostadas, and sopes are as fresh as ever.
Recipes
April 22, 2024
Enchilada Meat Loaf
The classic American dish gets a Tex-Mex makeover covered in chili gravy and cheese, taking comfort food to another level.
Tacos
April 16, 2024
This Spot Has Found a Way to Legally Cook Traditional Lamb Barbacoa in Texas
Restaurants that cook Hidalgo-style barbacoa de borrego often have challenges adhering to health department regulations. But El Grandpa Mexican BBQ, in Georgetown, has made it work.
Texas History
April 15, 2024
Laredo’s La India Packing Co. Has Been Healing With Its Spices for 100 Years
The company started in 1924 as a way to counter inflammation from Tejanos’ beloved chiles, and today its homeopathic products still help with all manner of aches and pains.
Business
April 15, 2024
The Battle of Big Taco
With their anything-goes approach to ingredients—and deep-pocketed investors—Torchy's Tacos and Velvet Taco have ambitious plans to expand nationally.
Tacos
April 15, 2024
Taco Palenque Deserves to Go National
The Laredo-based chain’s straightforward, satisfying fare stays true to its Mexican roots. I wish many more Texans, and Americans, could enjoy it.
Tacos
April 11, 2024
This Food Truck Offers a Taste of El Paso in the Capital City
At El Paso Flauta, in Austin, Arturo Reyes recreates—and even surpasses—Sun City's famous dishes, such as the chile relleno burrito and tacos ahogados.
Recipes
April 9, 2024
Pickled “Pimento” Cheese
San Antonio chef Steve McHugh shares his "Cured" take on the Southern classic, which swaps peppers for pickles.
Food & Drink
April 3, 2024
How Muslim Chefs Handle Fasting During Ramadan
From sunup to sundown, observant Muslims fast during the holy month of Ramadan—but that can create an extra challenge if your job revolves around food.
Libations
April 3, 2024
A Once Dry East Texas Town Now Has One of the Best Wine Lists in the State
Pazzeria by Pietro’s has turned Marshall into a wine destination thanks to its $250,000 collection that rivals those found in big cities—but without big-city prices.
Tacos
March 28, 2024
A Robot Can Make Your Taco al Pastor. Is It the Future or Is It Heresy?
While taqueros remain divided on whether slicing a trompo is an inalienable human art or a fine place to cut corners, customers can get a taste of the action at a taqueria in San Antonio.
Libations
March 25, 2024
Beer Nerds, Get Thee to the Library!
The Munday Library at St. Edward's University in Austin, that is, where the Texas Craft Brewing Collections keeps artifacts from the state's illustrious craft beer history for the public to view.
Libations
March 21, 2024
Meet the Two Friends Behind One of Texas’s First Mexican Wine Shops
Arturo Flores and Eduardo Mendoza offer more than 100 labels of Mexican wine—from Valle de Guadalupe, “the Napa of Mexico,” to Zacatecas—at their Oak Cliff shop, Vinito.
Recipes
March 21, 2024
Texas Dinner Party S2.E5: A Rum-Glazed Ice Cream Dessert That Will Render Your Guests Speechless
Pineapples, bananas, and coconut caramel—oh my! We show you how to make a classic banana split with a tropical glow up.
Recipes
March 21, 2024
Texas Dinner Party S2.E4: A Side of Savory, Cheesy Cornbread
Many cornbread recipes are sweetened—not this one. We show you how to make a seriously hearty and distinctly Texan cornbread.
Recipes
March 21, 2024
Texas Dinner Party S2.E3: Classic Seafood Gumbo
We show you how to prepare a seafood gumbo made famous at Lou Lambert’s, complete with Gulf Coast shrimp, oysters, and crab.
Recipes
March 21, 2024
Texas Dinner Party S2.E2: Aged Rum Diablos for the Whole Table
Batch cocktails are perfect for parties. We show you how to put a rum twist on a classic Diablo cocktail.
Recipes
March 21, 2024
Texas Dinner Party S2.E1: Snack on Jalapeño Popper Deviled Eggs
We show you how to make creamy, spicy deviled eggs that are perfect for an Easter brunch or a springtime gathering.
Recipes
March 21, 2024
Pitcher Diablos
Serving a batch of this twist on a classic cocktail with caramelly aged rum and fruity crème de cassis is sure to get the party started.
Food & Drink
March 19, 2024
Get in Line for El Paso’s Best Menudo
Good Luck Cafe is as unassuming as its most famous dish, but Sun City residents have been lining up at the door for more than fifty years.
Tacos
March 14, 2024
The Katy Trail Crowd Loves Tequila Social, but Is Its Food Any Good?
The many trendy restaurants of the Harwood District and Harwood Hospitality Group are sure to gain fans, but I set out to find if it's latest Tex-Mex venture is up to snuff.
Tex-Mexplainer
March 13, 2024
Stuffed Avocados Are Back, Baby
While the dish might have reached its peak several decades ago, it's going through a resurgence, with restaurants putting the classic on their menus.
Food & Drink
March 12, 2024
Will Small Texas Towns Lead the Way in Reviving the Dine-in Pizza Hut?
The Plano-based chain has opened at least nine “Pizza Hut Classic” locations in towns such as Gonzalez and Bastrop, hoping nostalgia and community will help bring people back to the brand.
Food & Drink
March 11, 2024
These Two Bakers Are Bringing Paris to Waco With Their Incredible Croissants
And, shockingly, they’re doing it by hand in their home oven. On Saturday mornings at Waco’s downtown farmers market, you can get a taste of Little Foot Farm’s croissants, kouign-amann, and black-sesame cream puffs.
Tacos
March 7, 2024
Phoenix Is for Tex-Mex Lovers
A visit to Arizona’s capital shows how the Southwestern state celebrates Texas’s beloved cuisine and border food.
Best Thing in Texas
March 5, 2024
A Texas Seventh Grader Was Crowned the Winner of Food Network’s ‘Kids Baking Championship’
Lila Smethurst of San Antonio won season twelve of the competition show, taking home $25,000 for an extravagant chocolate cake.
Food & Drink
March 4, 2024
This San Angelo Steakhouse Is Famous on the Rodeo Circuit
As ropers and riders come through town in the spring to compete, a stop at Western Sky Steakhouse is a must. For me, a San Angelo native, it’s simply a taste of home.
Hunting & Fishing
March 1, 2024
Three Years Ago, Chef Jesse Griffiths Persuaded Us to Eat Wild Hogs. Now He’s Turned His Attention to Wild Turkeys.
After his self-published “textbook” and cookbook won a James Beard Award two years ago, the Austin chef’s follow-up effort makes the case for hunting and harvesting the once endangered native bird.
Tacos
February 29, 2024
This El Paso Restaurant and Market Sells Everything You Need, Including Turkey Tail Tacos
When purchasing a cazo or freshly made tortillas at Flores Meat Market, don’t forget to take a break to sit down and order colitas de pavo, a local specialty.
Hunting & Fishing
February 26, 2024
Wild Game on the Menu? You Might Have This Pioneering Texas Company to Thank for That.
In the 1980s, Broken Arrow Ranch helped legalize harvesting wild game to sell to restaurants in Texas, and now its venison is served across the country.
Tacos
February 22, 2024
This Homey Laredo Taco Joint Is a True Family Affair
The mother, father, and son behind Suarez Restaurant have created a comforting and nostalgic vibe in their six-year-old eatery and serve tacos to match, like weenies and eggs and smoky carne asada.
Made in Texas
February 21, 2024
The Saltiest Cowboys In All of Bandera
A couple creates smoked seasonings of many flavors in a shop set among the town’s honky-tonks and saloons.
Food & Drink
February 20, 2024
Texas’s Best New Restaurants in 2024
Our twenty-third edition of Where to Eat Now finds that dining out can be loud, pricey—and as worthwhile as ever.
Tacos
February 16, 2024
Taco Bell Has Tapped a San Antonio Chef to Reenvision the Crunchwrap Supreme
As part of the fast food chain’s TBX program, Jennifer Hwa Dobbertin, the James Beard Award–nominated chef of Best Quality Daughter, will get the chance to put her own cultural touches on the iconic menu item.
Tacos
February 15, 2024
Two Industry Veterans Open One of the Rio Grande Valley’s Newest and Best Taquerias
Jaime Elizondo and Navin Chatlani had respective restaurants that were suffering, so they decided to close them and open ¡Tacos! Mi Gente, a trailer that specializes in barbacoa and chicharron.
Food & Drink
February 13, 2024
This Year’s No Good, Very Bad Crawfish Season
Mudbugs are going to be more expensive and harder to find this year due to extreme weather in Louisiana, which supplies 90 percent of crawfish in the U.S.
Food & Drink
February 12, 2024
Brenham Is the Perfect Stop for Sweets Lovers, and This Chocolate Shop Proves Why
Blue Bell has brought travelers to the small town for decades, but Thomas Craft Confections, known locally for its “Saturday Bakes,” is a good reason to stick around.
Tacos
February 8, 2024
You Shouldn’t Miss Steak Night at This San Antonio Taco Trailer
Los Weyes de la Asada offers a bevy of beef tacos, but you should really visit on a Tuesday, when cooked-to-order grilled ribeye gets the spotlight.
Food & Drink
February 6, 2024
How This Austin Restaurant Got Franklin’s Brisket Into Its Buttery Croissants
Overwhelmed by motherhood and running her restaurant, Épicerie, chef Sarah McIntosh sparked a friendship with Aaron and Stacy Franklin, leading to the creation of one of the tastiest pastries in town.
Sports
February 5, 2024
The Most Texan Things to Serve at Your Super Bowl Party
Snack recipes to fuel your cheers, jeers, and halftime dance party.
Tacos
February 1, 2024
Great Fish Tacos in the West Texas Desert? You Better Believe It.
Despite its landlocked location, Sazzon Baja-Mex Culinary, in Alpine, serves the cuisine of Baja California, which means smoked marlin quesadillas and shrimp tacos.
Tacos
January 25, 2024
This Houston Taco Trailer Is Introducing Locals to Oaxacan Food
El Alebrije Oaxacan Streetfood serves nachos and fries for the crowd at the brewery where it’s parked, but also offers hard-to-find specialties such as chapulines and tacos de mole.
Food & Drink
January 25, 2024
Small-town Restaurants Make a Big Showing on the 2024 James Beard Awards Semifinalist List
Brownsville, Lockhart, Marfa, Mission, and Seguin have all secured representation on the coveted list, often known as the Oscars of the restaurant industry.
Pat’s Pick
January 24, 2024
A Third-Generation Italian American Opens the Ristorante of Her Dreams in Dallas
At Via Triozzi, you can taste Leigh Hutchinson's two decades of single-minded dedication in every dish.