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The summer sun is slip-sliding away when my pal Courtney and I arrive at a labyrinthine two-story compound that houses our destination: Ishtia, an unexpectedly experimental restaurant in the stunningly [...]

You could be forgiven for thinking that the last thing Tiffany Derry needed was another restaurant. The chef had her hands full with Roots Southern Table, the Farmers Branch venue [...]

After a couple of visits to Mexta, two things became clear: The restaurant, which opened in March in downtown Austin's historic Littlefield Building, has all its bases covered, from perennial [...]

'Here's your Chicken 65,' announced our server. We stared at the bowl, steam rising from the heap of golden brown nibbles of fried meat. You'd expect to find the southern [...]

Tom and Lisa Perini have won awards, traveled the world, and cooked for heads of state. But nothing means more than the old hay barn where it all began. First-time [...]

It's chaos on the tabletop! And in the dining room. And on the menu ... Remember when we used to have traditional courses (small appetizers, ample entrees, humongous desserts)? Not [...]

There once was a time when Mexican food in Texas was all about crispy taco shells, seasoned hamburger meat, and iceberg lettuce. A handful of culinary revolutions later, we have [...]

Now I wish we were sitting inside,' I grumbled to my friends as the host led our party of four out the door to a table at San Antonio restaurant [...]

BLUSH, SAN ANTONIO *** NEW Brunch | With Instagram-ready decor and a good deal of panache, this attractive Southtown spot aims high for the brunch crowd. Our Chicken and Croffle [...]

There are many reasons to order the snake at 61 Osteria, but the most important is that it's not rattlesnake. No, this snake is the Serpente, a sixteen-inch-long, dramatically coiled [...]

I was definitely a restaurant brat,' said David Cordua. The Houston chef laughed at the memory of his long-ago childhood routine. 'After school every day, my two sisters and I [...]

The article discusses the career of a Texas Monthly food critic who has spent decades exploring and writing about Texas' vibrant food scene, including the highs and lows of restaurant reviewing. Topics include the evolution of Texas cuisine, the challenges and rewards of being a restaurant critic, and the impact of the pandemic on her work.

'Make it sexy French!' Felipe Armenta was planning to open a bistro, and he had a request or two for his longtime designer, Kellye Hunt Raughton, of Maven Interiors. She [...]

Two years into the pandemic, restaurants are still struggling. Yet new places keep stepping up to the plate. Here are our favorite dishes from the most impressive rookie establishments. If [...]

The tireless Regino Rojas expands his Revolver Taco Lounge empire with a whimsical cantina. But the food is not fooling around. Brunch comes in two styles. The first is the [...]

The Southwestern cuisine movement was so pervasive that it had almost been forgotten--absorbed into the ubiquitous 'New American' kitchen. Until a 2014 oral history set the record straight. Thirty years [...]

Vibrant, jewel-toned murals set the scene at this Japanese-Peruvian restaurant. But the real art is on the plate. Neverbefore had I seen a more gorgeous presentation of mashed potatoes. The [...]

I am sitting at the counter at tiny Cullum's Attaboy, trying not to weep while Christopher Cullum, the affable chef and owner, ponders the fate of my omelet. The hollandaise [...]

A decade ago, Michael Fojtasek found himself on a succession of Greyhound buses traveling throughout the American South, a long and winding road that took the then 32-year-old chef through [...]

And that's not all. Exquisite moles, complex pipianes, and toasty grasshoppers are also on the menu at Don Artemio. It was the fall of2021 when the first of 10 eighteen-wheelers [...]