Category Archives: Texas

Terry Black’s BBQ, Dallas TX

Terry Black’s BBQ Brisket, Turkey, Jalapeno Cheddar Sausage, Cream Corn, Green Beans, Cornbread, Pecan Pie, Banana Pudding, Pickles, Onions When Pecan Lodge packed its bags for Main Street Dallas’ BBQ scene underwent seismic change, lines in Deep Ellum present forever … Continue reading

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Jarams Donuts (Abrams Road,) Dallas TX

Jarams Donuts Blueberry Cake Donut Chocolate Glazed Buttermilk Donut Crème Brulee Donut Autumn Spice Funnel Donut Apple Almond Funnel Donut Known for Donut Messages and Funnel Donuts served out of a North Dallas Strip Mall since 2012 it was not … Continue reading

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Bubba’s Cooks Country, Dallas TX

Bubba’s Cooks Country Three Piece Fried Chicken, Seasoned Fries, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy Yeast Roll Cornbread Cherry Cobbler Created by Mary Beth and Paul “Bubba” Vinyard in 1981 Bubba’s Cooks Country has remained a Park Cities’ icon for four decades, … Continue reading

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Urban Donut (Allen Street,) Dallas TX

Urban Donut Old Fashion Donut The Churro Donut – Old Fashion Donut, Cinnamon-Sugar Apple Fritter Pegasus Crunch Donut – Yeast Donut, Nutella, Puffed Rice, Chocolate Kiss McKinney Ave Donut – Chocolate Cake Donut, Cookies n’ Cream Icing, Chocolate Drizzle, Vanilla … Continue reading

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The Slow Bone, Dallas TX

The Slow Bone Braised Greens, Brisket Beans, Sweet Potato Praline, Brussel Flower Au Gratin, Cornbread, Hushpuppies, Cornbread Pudding, Ricki’s Love Cookies, Fried Chicken Prime Brisket, Pulled Pork, Smoked Turkey Breast, Jalapeno Cheddar Sausage, Hickory Sausage Created by Chef Jeffery Hobbs … Continue reading

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Emporium Pies (Deep Ellum,) Dallas TX

Emporium Pies Melted Snowman Pie – Cookies & Cream Custard, Cream Cheese Whipped Topping, Chocolate Cookie Crust Hot Cake – Buttermilk Pie, Housemade Maple Caramel Expanded from the single store visited in 2014 Emporium Pies is now nothing short of … Continue reading

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Carte Blanche (Dinner,) Dallas TX

Carte Blanche Sparkling Jasmine Silver Tip Tea Apple Coconut Soup / Tempura Cardoon, Goat Cheese, Lemon Gel / Elk Tartare, Smoked Oyster Puree Toro Tartare, Caviar, Chives Longjing Green Tea Kristal Caviar, Scallop, Seaweed Broth Second Flush Sikkim Foie Gras … Continue reading

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Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams (Deep Ellum,) Dallas TX

Jeni’s Ice Creams Skillet Cinnamon Roll Ice Cream, Middle West Whiskey & Pecans Ice Cream, Housemade Waffle Cone From humble beginnings in the North Market to calculated nationwide expansion Jeni’s will always hold a special place in the heart of … Continue reading

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Pearl Snap Kolaches, Fort Worth TX

Pearl Snap Kolaches Cream Cheese Kolache Apricot Kolache Blueberry Kolache Pecan Pie Kolache Although Kolaches originated in Czechoslovakia the Sweet Bread has become almost as Texas as BBQ, nearly every Donut Shop or Bakery in the Lonestar State offering their … Continue reading

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Panther City BBQ, Fort Worth TX

Panther City BBQ Flacodilla – Beef Tallow Flour Tortilla, Brisket, Cheese, Cilantro, Onion Black Angus Prime Brisket, Pork Spare Ribs, Pork Belly Burnt Ends, Creamed Corn, Smoked Mac & Cheese, Pickles, Onions Smoked Bologna, Beef Garlic Sausage, Brisket Elote Cup, … Continue reading

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The Biscuit Bar (Deep Ellum,) Dallas TX

The Biscuit Bar Buttermilk Biscuit Holiday Style Sweet Potato Tots – Brown Sugar & Pecan Streusel, Toasted Marshmallow Monte Cristo – Ham, Smoked Turkey, Jack Cheese, French Toast Biscuit, Strawberry Preserves Born in Plano, and now with six locations including … Continue reading

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Carte Blanche (Bakery,) Dallas TX

Carte Blanche Poblano Cheddar Pretzel Almond Croissant Kouign Amann Banana Walnut Bostock Cream Cheese Danish Carrot Cake Loaf with Pecan Streusel Salted Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Orange Cream Brioche Doughnut Vanilla Cruller Opened in June of 2021 by Amy … Continue reading

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Hey!…You Gonna Eat or What?, Austin TX

Hey!…You Gonna Eat or What? Shiner Monte Cristo – Shiner Bock Beer Battered Sandwich with Pit Smoked Ham, Mesquite Turkey, Cheddar, Provolone, Homemade Cherry Fig Jelly Deep Fried Cinnamon Crunch Muffin Stuffed with Banana and Nutella Due to fly out … Continue reading

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Second Bar and Kitchen, Austin TX

Second Bar + Kitchen Coffee   SBK “Bread Basket” with Banana Muffins, Sourdough English Muffin, Jalapeno Corn Biscuits, Cinnamon Rolls, Preserves, Butter Brioche French Toast with Ginger Snaps, Blueberry Agro Dolce, Vanilla Syrup, Seared Foie Gras Chocolate Hazelnut Rice Pudding … Continue reading

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Walton’s Fancy & Staple, Austin TX

Walton’s Fancy & Staple Americano Salty Oat Cookie Salted Caramel Tart Honey Bee Cake Monkey Bread Challah French Toast with Crème Brulee Batter, Vermont Maple Syrup, Fresh Berries Walking into “Walton’s Fancy &Staple” on the advice of a friend I … Continue reading

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Juan in a Million, Austin TX

Juan in a Million Chips and Salsa “Don Juan” El Taco Grande – Potato, Egg, Bacon, Cheese, Tortilla Tres Leches A 6:30pm Sunday flight back to Las Vegas meant just one thing for my last day in Austin; the four remaining … Continue reading

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Congress, Austin TX

Congress No.9 Dream – Apricot Preserves, Ginger, Citrus, Chinese Five Spice, Shiso Cereal and ‘Milkshake’ – Bergamot, Marmalade, Coconut, Cream, Nitrogen Whipped Fennel Puree, Tomato Gelee Warm Salted Butter Roll Slow Poached Egg – Sunchokes, Sunflower Sprouts and Seeds, Dijonnaise, … Continue reading

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Bufalina, Austin TX

Bufalina Olive Oil Cake with Lemon Ice Cream Margherita – Tomato, Mozzarella, Basil, Parm Given Austin’s culinary reputation for great Barbeque, Tex-Mex, and Street eats I was admittedly somewhat surprised when two friends both suggested Cesar Chavez newcomer Bufalina as … Continue reading

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Cenote, Austin TX

Cenote Double Espresso on Ice Seemingly a city cut from a cloth similar to Portland but laced with southern charm I was still a bit put off on the local coffee scene after my experience at Irie Bean when I … Continue reading

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Cake and Spoon at The Sustainable Food Center Downtown Market, Austin TX

Cake and Spoon Southern-Style Apple Walnut Cake with a Toffee Glaze Carrot Cake with fresh Pineapple and Pecans filled and iced with Cream Cheese Buttercream Bourbon Banana Pudding Pie Texas Pecan Pie First discovered as the provider of decadent desserts … Continue reading

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