AltWeeklies Wire
Community 'Cuenew

The tradition of open-pit barbecues in Texas predates the Civil War.
Houston Press |
Robb Walsh |
07-12-2012 |
Food+Drink
The Barbecue Questionnew
For a food we all supposedly share in common, barbeque is awfully fractured.
Columbia Free Times |
Eva Moore |
07-03-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Barbecue Wars, BBQ Regions
What Is 'Artisanal' Anymore?new

Are fiscally ambitious heartlanders running afoul of food's haughtiest label?
Seattle Weekly |
Hanna Raskin |
06-29-2012 |
Food+Drink
Opportunity Quacksnew

Here comes the foie gras black market.
North Bay Bohemian |
Holly Abrahams |
06-27-2012 |
Food+Drink
The Last Hurrah of Foie Grasnew

California's foie gras ban goes into effect on July 1, and as the date draws nearer, foodies, chefs, and animal rights activists mourn, rejoice, and stage their respective last hurrahs of foie gras.
San Luis Obispo New Times |
Ryan Miller |
06-22-2012 |
Food+Drink
Grilling with the Prosnew

When it comes to grilling, there are really only two things to master: seasoning and heat.
San Antonio Current |
Travis E. Poling |
06-21-2012 |
Food+Drink
Most Texas Wines Are Not What They Seemnew

Behind the cellar door of the "Texas wine" industry.
Houston Press |
Jeremy Parzan and Katharine Shilcutt |
06-13-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Texas wine
Brunching with the Benedictsnew

The chickens are laying again, the greens and onions are up, and the days are getting longer: Brunch season is here.
Weekly Alibi |
Ari LeVaux |
05-21-2012 |
Food+Drink
Hunting the Whole Hog in San Antonionew

According to that unimpeachable source, Chopped, one of TV's cadre of chef-challenge shows, goat is the world's most widely consumed meat.
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
05-16-2012 |
Food+Drink
Welcome to the HenHousenew

Small-batch beer brewing in Petaluma with . . . oysters?
North Bay Bohemian |
Ken Weaver |
05-10-2012 |
Food+Drink
Let Us Praise Nutmegnew

A shrine to the aromatic spice.
INDY Week |
Victoria Bouloubasis |
05-02-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Jonathan Nyberg, Nutmeg
Steak Holdersnew

Vermonters can't get enough local meat — and that's good news for beef farmers.
Seven Days |
Kathryn Flagg |
04-24-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Vermont Beef, Vermont Steak
Beyond the Bowlnew

Cooking with weed outside the brownie-and-gooball mold.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Felicia D'Ambrosio |
04-19-2012 |
Food+Drink
Prime Time for Pink Slimenew

Is pink slime The Jungle 2.0, or the manufactured outrage of the moment?
Nashville Scene |
Jonathan Meador |
04-12-2012 |
Food+Drink
Heat-Proofing Your Gardennew

It's gonna be a hot one! How to use edible mulch to beat the summertime heat in the garden.
Weekly Alibi |
Ari LeVaux |
04-11-2012 |
Food+Drink