City: Austin, TX Population: 1.6 million Local specialties: Eclectic cuisine from barbecue to health food; locally-brewed beer As the capital of Texas, Austin embraces a diversity of residents and v...
Awhile back, I wrote about the ubiquitous green chiles I discovered while visiting New Mexico. Although those were wonderful, I had little idea that months later it would be a different chile haunting...
One thing we start nudging you toward in the second half of the Kitchen Cure when we actually start cooking is eating seasonally and locally. It should be a no-brainer and you shouldn't feel like you'...
When my mom's San Antonio-area CSA folded a couple years ago, she turned to Greenling, a Central Texas produce delivery service. Greenling is best known for its online store, which makes organic, sust...
I'm visiting my hometown of San Antonio, Texas, this week and like my other recent Southwest trip to New Mexico, I've been blessed with the gift of local chiles. These are chile pequíns from my...
I visited Albuquerque last week and although I wasn't in town at the right time for farmers' markets or the annual chile harvest, I did get to experience some of the local cuisine. Just about every ot...
I'm in Los Angeles for almost three weeks and kicked it off yesterday with a visit to the venerable Hollywood Farmers' Market. Amid chilly rain (I came here to get away from the cold) and drama (a c...
Southwestern food is really some of our favorite. Whether it's a quick burrito with soft beans and chicken or an elaborate slow-simmered mole sauce, we love how the flavors and textures combine in eve...
Take a good helping of South American and Mexican cuisines and add in a splash of old-world Spanish ingredients. Blend with a healthy dose of Native American fare and sprinkle on some frontier trail f...
If you live in Texas and like to drive to the coast for fresh shellfish, be warned: an algae bloom has closed the bays in Aransas, Corpus Christi and Copano. A recall of oysters, clams and mussels ha...
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