Texas

The calendar says fall, but Texas weather rarely reads the calendar. October can still hit 90 degrees, and…

By Marco Rinaldi · Nov 2

Some of the best chicken-fried steak in Texas is not served in big cities but in tiny towns…

By Marco Rinaldi · Nov 2

Some restaurants chase trends, and one spot on the Galveston seawall has simply outlasted them. It opened its…

By Marco Rinaldi · Nov 2

Some Fort Worth families have been eating at the same restaurant for decades, and their kids now bring…

By Marco Rinaldi · Nov 2

Some Texas meals call for a plate, and some call for a second plate and a peek at…

By Marco Rinaldi · Nov 2

Dallas has no shortage of places to grab a sandwich, but only a few have kept people lining…

By Marco Rinaldi · Nov 1

Some Austin restaurants come and go faster than a summer storm on Lamar Boulevard. One Tex-Mex spot has…

By Marco Rinaldi · Nov 1

Some places in Texas wear their history like a well-worn pair of boots, and one corner of the…

By Marco Rinaldi · Nov 1

Some restaurants chase trends, and some just keep doing the same good thing for decades. In Bryan, Texas,…

By Marco Rinaldi · Nov 1

Some Fort Worth families measure time in generations, and a few of them measure it in rib plates.…

By Marco Rinaldi · Nov 1

Some people in Texas will drive 40 minutes for a plate of crawfish, and nobody in Humble seems…

By Marco Rinaldi · Nov 1

Texas railroads once carried hungry travelers from town to town, and some of the old stations along those…

By Marco Rinaldi · Oct 31

Highway 71 west of Austin used to be a quiet two-lane road out in the country. Today it…

By Marco Rinaldi · Oct 31

Airport meals have a reputation, and most of it is not flattering. Travelers usually grab something quick, eat…

By Marco Rinaldi · Oct 31

Some Texas barbecue spots are new and trendy, but the six on this list have been feeding hungry…

By Marco Rinaldi · Oct 31

Some road trips are remembered for the scenery, and some are remembered for the lunch stop. Just outside…

By Marco Rinaldi · Oct 31

Some neighborhoods in Texas still start the day like it is cattle season. In one corner of Fort…

By Marco Rinaldi · Oct 31

Some barbecue joints chase trends, and some simply keep doing what they have always done. The name on…

By Marco Rinaldi · Oct 30

Some families in Texas mark every birthday at the same steakhouse, year after year, until the booth practically…

By Marco Rinaldi · Oct 30

Every Texas family has a holiday dessert rule, and for a lot of us, that rule is simple:…

By Marco Rinaldi · Oct 30

Some Waco families have been eating at the same burger counter for generations, and they will tell you…

By Marco Rinaldi · Oct 30

Out in Far West Texas, mornings start early and the coffee has to be ready before the sun…

By Marco Rinaldi · Oct 30

Some of the best breakfasts in Texas are still served right where the old highways run through town.…

By Marco Rinaldi · Oct 30

Before drive-thrus and coffee chains, a lot of Texas towns had one favorite place to sit down for…

By Marco Rinaldi · Oct 29

Some road trips start with a map, and some start with a craving. Riders and drivers have been…

By Marco Rinaldi · Oct 29

Some families mark the calendar for birthdays and holidays. Others mark it for a monthly chicken dinner in…

By Marco Rinaldi · Oct 29

In Abilene, one dish keeps coming up in conversation more than any steak on the grill. It shows…

By Marco Rinaldi · Oct 29

Some meals start with a basket of rolls, while others start with a giant iron pan of cornbread…

By Marco Rinaldi · Oct 29

Some diners chase trends, and some simply refuse to leave the 1930s behind. In Abilene, one tiny breakfast…

By Marco Rinaldi · Oct 29

Some pizza is built to be folded, and some is built to snap. Tavern-style pie belongs to the…

By Marco Rinaldi · Oct 28

Some of the best pancakes in Texas get ordered at 2 in the afternoon, and nobody blinks. Across…

By Marco Rinaldi · Oct 28

Some small towns are known for a water tower or a high school team. Ponder, Texas, is known…

By Marco Rinaldi · Oct 28

Some Texans set their alarms early for a sunrise hike. Others set them early because the kolaches are…

By Marco Rinaldi · Oct 28

Some of the best meals in small-town Texas do not come from a dining room with tablecloths. They…

By Marco Rinaldi · Oct 28

Some places in Amarillo have been around longer than most of the highway signs. One small cafe on…

By Marco Rinaldi · Oct 28

Some Houston traditions never needed a calendar invite. A late shift ends, a flight lands early, a family…

By Marco Rinaldi · Oct 27

Some families pass down recipes, and some pass down a favorite burger stop. In Longview, plenty of East…

By Marco Rinaldi · Oct 27

Breakfast prices have climbed fast, and a simple plate of eggs can now cost more than a tank…

By Marco Rinaldi · Oct 27

Some restaurants chase trends. Others simply keep doing the same thing, year after year, until the whole city…

By Marco Rinaldi · Oct 27