I had oysters for breakfast in honor of Ariel Barkhurst’s review of Sex, Death & Oysters in the San Antonio Express-News, which is headlined: “Writer Says Oysters Should Be Everyday Fare.” Here’s Ariel’s review:

The first thing visitors to SXSW in Austin want to know is: “Where is the nearest barbecue joint and what do I order when I get there?” So this year Joe Nick Patoski organized a Texas barbecue panel at SXSW featuring John Morthland from Texas Monthly, Rick Schmidt from Kreuz Market, the Kitchen Sisters, photographer [...]

Welcome to the new blog-omatic, photo-centric version of robbwalsh.com complete with recipes, slideshows, and an in-your-face cookbook bazaar. The old robbwalsh.com website did a great job for many years. It was a big, state-of-the-art, cutting-edge deal just to have a website back when Pableaux Johnson (aka Bayoudog) built that first one over a decade ago.
Now [...]

From the Houston Press Eating Our Words blog:
This recipe originally appeared during the rodeo barbecue cook-off. It’s complicated, but the results are spectacular.
Borrego actually means mutton in Spanish, but for some reason, Anglos are more comfortable translating it to “lamb.” Which is odd when you think about it, since Anglos are usually squeamish about [...]

From the March 2007 feature Las Fabulosas Taco Trucks in the Houston Press.
#1 Jarro Café Trailer
In front of Jarro Café
1521 Gessner
What to get: Don’t miss the steak (bifstek) taco made with thin-sliced Angus sirloin. Also recommended: the Campechana (beef and chorizo), cochinita pibil (slow-cooked pork) and beef-and-mushroom tacos. Flour tortillas are available for a little [...]