Taco Travels

Yes, There Is a Taco Worth the Drive to Austin

At Valentina's Tex Mex BBQ, a dual focus on both brisket and tortillas pays off.

03/10/2016 By Nicholas L. Hall

Seafood

Heroes on the Half-Shell

The best way to cook redfish is also the easiest.

03/09/2016 By Nicholas L. Hall Illustrations by Kyle Fewell

Recipe

Sparkling Wine: Cocktail Triple Threat?

If Champagne makes the party, then imagine what a Champagne Cocktail can do.

11/29/2015 By Nicholas L. Hall

Where a Kid Can be a Kid

The Iconoclast's Guide to Kid-Friendly Dining

Chuck E. Cheese just isn't for everyone.

11/06/2015 By Nicholas L. Hall

Editors’ Picks

10 Kid-Friendly Restaurants for Fall

Don’t dial the babysitter; your little ones are welcome here.

11/03/2015 By Nicholas L. Hall

Hot Buttered Chum

Booze Brews Turn Your Keurig Brewer Into a Single-Serve Speakeasy

Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.

09/21/2015 By Nicholas L. Hall

Eat Your Vegetables

Veggie (Yogurt) Tales

We tried all the weird new flavors of Blue Hill vegetable yogurt so you don't have to.

04/28/2015 By Nicholas L. Hall

Living Off the Land

Forest to Table: Harvesting Houston's Wild Edibles

Mark Vorderbruggen, a.k.a. Merriwether the Adventurer, wants you to eat your dandelion greens—and more.

02/05/2015 By Nicholas L. Hall

Up in Smoke

The Tale of the Bookity Bookity Boudain Man

Never pass up a random barbecue trailer in a parking lot.

12/30/2014 By Nicholas L. Hall

It's Not People

Soylent Is Not for People: The Soylent Diaries, Day Seven

One foodie's struggle to subsist on Soylent for seven days

11/02/2014 By Nicholas L. Hall

It's Not People

I Didn't Shake Hard Enough: The Soylent Diaries, Day Six

One foodie's struggle to subsist on Soylent for seven days

11/01/2014 By Nicholas L. Hall

It's not people

An Odd Mix of Emotions: The Soylent Diaries, Day Five

One foodie's struggle to subsist on Soylent for seven days

10/31/2014 By Nicholas L. Hall

It's Not People

I Want to Eat Everything: The Soylent Diaries, Day Four

One foodie's struggle to subsist on Soylent for seven days

10/30/2014 By Nicholas L. Hall

It's not people

This Sad, Tepid Cup: The Soylent Diaries, Day Three

One foodie's struggle to subsist on Soylent for seven days

10/29/2014 By Nicholas L. Hall

It's Not People

An Odd, Meaty Taste: The Soylent Diaries, Day Two

One foodie's struggle to subsist on Soylent for seven days

10/28/2014 By Nicholas L. Hall

It's Not People

A Week Without Food: The Soylent Diaries, Day One

One foodie's struggle to subsist on Soylent for seven days

10/27/2014 By Nicholas L. Hall

Elements of Style

The Art of the Sale

Urban Outfitters staff artist Will Pierce talks style, Trader Joe’s, and old-fashioned craftsmanship

10/31/2013 By Kerry H. Photography by Felix Sanchez

Top 10 Tacos

10 Favorite Tacos for National Taco Day

October 4 is National Taco Day. Do you know where you're eating tacos?

10/04/2013 By Katharine Shilcutt

Artist Spotlight

Fall Preview: A Q&A with Makeup Artist Jules Wagener

Wagener on the new cat eye and Texas's worst makeup tendencies.

08/26/2013 Edited by Kerry H.

Elements of Style

The Word Made Flesh

Few men wear their vocation as literally as David Tomas Martinez wears his.

08/01/2013 By Kerry H.