Tag: Texas

It's hard to believe that when the Texas State Fair started, there were no wacky foods such as Fried Ice Cream, Frozen Chocolate Bananas, or Fried Butter, but it was indeed a horrible, horrible time. Food stands trotted out the same boring old food, year in and year out. However, in 2004, the Big Tex Choice Awards were established,...

The notion of putting everything I know about barbecue into a book is a daunting one. Not because I know so much... but because of the nature of barbecue itself. It's because the printed word- definitive, exacting, permanent- is in many ways antithetical to the process of cooking barbecue, which is, for lack of a better word, loosey-goosey. - Aaron Franklin,...

As we approach the old, stone building, we see the immense line of patrons all eagerly waiting to be admitted inside. Many of them have been waiting since 5:00 am, just to be the first ones in line. We wait for several hours, our anticipation building, before finally seeing the line start to shift forward. Once closer, we detect...