On Food & Culture
A holiday gift cookbook is like a delicious taco de picadillo that has clarity and nuance. I use a molcajete for my taco de picadillo family recipe because it gives me control over texture and taste. I use the traditional Texas Mexican triad of spices, […]
Returning to Houston from Galveston Island, “Gringo’s” caught my eye. The sign is dazzling. It also exquisitely illustrates the aspect of Tex-Mex food about which I’ve been doing a lot of thinking. Restaurants cook Tex-Mex dishes because we seek identity, discovery of who we are. […]