Fredericksburg

The Eating...Our Words 100: Seth Siegel-Gardner & Terrence Gallivan of The Pass & Provisions

Who are they? Siegel-Gardner: I'm a Houstonian born and raised who's getting to run a restaurant in my hometown. Gallivan: I'm a cook, I'm a husband and I'm learning how to be a business owner.

SXSW Releases First Batch of 2013 Performers

Here go hell come, SXSW has just released the first batch of names for the 2013 festival. I know, only a week after Fun Fun Fun Fest and a month since ACL. Did you see the FPSF blog from earlier today? Yeah, time is moving too fast. The big names on the list so far include the Zombies, Alt-J, Akro ... More >>

Doug Guller: Bikinis Sports Bar Owner Just Bought a Town, Will Rename it "Bikinis"

Hair Balls is excited because we just decided where we want to go for our next weekend getaway: Bikinis, Texas. What -- never heard of it? Maybe that's because the town's new owner hasn't officially changed the name yet. The new owner in question is Doug Guller, who operates the successful Bikinis ... More >>

Texas Wines: Behind the Cellar Door

Not all the Texas wine you buy is made from grapes grown in our state. In fact, most of it isn’t.

Tasting Notes: This Week in Wine Blogs

Eat My Words: This week Texas Monthly wine writer Jessica Dupuy gives a glowing review to new releases by the Duchman Family Winery, the Texas Hill Country winery owned by Houston's own celebrity cardiologist Stan Duchman. "I'll be honest," she writes, "I fell in love with all of these wines, which ... More >>

Tim Bobo, Fredericksburg Cop, Sued on Claim of Roughing Up Diabetic Man

A man says he was in the midst of a diabetic episode when a Fredericksburg cop threw him to the ground during a traffic stop. Brian Kane has sued police officer Tim Bobo over the August 2010 incident. Kane's suit says he has Type 1 (juvenile) diabetes, and he was driving to his parents' home when ... More >>

Tasting Notes: This Week in Wine Blogs

TX Wine Lover: As the still youthful Texas wine industry continues to grow and find its footing (shifting away from the California Chardonnay-Cabernet-Sauvignon-Merlot paradigm), a handful of European grape varieties (beyond the classics of Bordeaux and Burgundy) have emerged as winners. Their succe ... More >>

MasterMinds 2012

This year's winners have art, passion and history on their side. And now they'll also each have a check for $2,000.

Tasting Notes: Holiday Wine Blog Round Up

Vintage Texas: Top Texas wine writer and Houstonian Russ Kane weighs in this week with his Top Texas Wines of 2011. In the first installment, he reveals five of the ten, including a few from wineries we don't always see in year-end lists of favorite labels from Texas. Russ's new guide to Texas wi ... More >>

Chef Chat, Part 1: Terrence Gallivan of Pilot Light Restaurant Group

Photo by Mai PhamPilot Light Restaurant Group's Chef and Co-Owner, Terrence Gallivan​If you haven't tried Terrence Gallivan's cuisine yet, it's probably because the somewhat elusive chef has only been cooking in Houston for short bursts of time. He did a one-month stint as part of the sold-out ... More >>

Messina Hof Has the Best Wine in Texas, According to the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo

This year, more than 2,500 wines were entered into the annual Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo's International Wine Competition. Of those entries, 736 were from Texas wineries. And of those Texas wineries, Messina Hof swept up 20 medals and the coveted title of Top Texas Wine for its 2004 Solara, whic ... More >>

Ten Tunnels Of Texas: Some Pretty, Some Odd, Some Bat-Infested

Love tunnels not included​A while back we presented a dozen of the most beautiful bridges in Texas, a state most people don't normally associate with bridges. They associate it even less with tunnels. Texas isn't exactly a mountainous state, and wherever there's a big outcropping there's gene ... More >>

Made in Texas

Think all bourbon comes from Kentucky? Think again.

Get Your Passport Stamped Along the Texas Wine Trails

​While the trail riders rode into town last Friday, you could be riding out one weekend soon to hit one of Texas's 11 wine trails just as the bluebonnets are beginning to bloom this spring. The fifth most productive wine-producing state in the nation, Texas features more than 200 vineyards wi ... More >>

Proposed Beer Legislation Seeks To Loosen the Reins on Texas Brewers

logocheif.comFreetail for retail sale? Supporters of HB 660 hope so.​Hey, I love Texas as much as the next girl, but when it comes to laws the Lone Star State has a reputation for being a bit outdated. And when it comes to alcohol laws, we're downright hard-core. The regulations are particula ... More >>

Chef Chat, Part 3: John Sheely of Mockingbird Bistro

Photos by Tam Vo​This week I have been sharing my interview with Chef John Sheely of Mockingbird Bistro. After our conversation, I committed the deadly delicious sin of gluttony. First up was his calamari, which was quick fried and presented with two dipping sauces: the basic remoulade and a ... More >>

This Week in Deliciousness

"So like, what-all do they serve here?"​Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where we have no cream of the crop because crops aren't supposed to have cream on them. Gross. We started off the week by disarming some alarmism with our look into some foods which are sligh ... More >>

The Green Scene in Fredericksburg

Photo by jonlThe Texas Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association at the 2008 Roundup.​Attention, Houston-area organic chefs, farmers and food producers: Fredericksburg wants you! The annual Renewable Energy Roundup and Green Living Fair, which takes place this year from September 24 to 26, is l ... More >>

Rather Sweet Goodies

​This past summer, Robb Walsh visited Fredericksburg hot spot Rebecca's Table, owned by famous chef and baker Rebecca Rather. After his mouthwatering description of the rabbit sausage there, I couldn't wait to go. Unfortunately, it's now closed, but I decided to try the bakery next door, Rathe ... More >>

Wine of the Week - Rancho Ponte Vineyard

​Five miles east of Fredericksburg, Texas is the newest addition to the 290 Wine Corridor, Rancho Ponte Vineyard. This family-owned winery opened in early 2009 and features, in my opinion, some of the better Texas wines. Rancho Ponte offers tastings Wednesdays through Sundays from 11 a.m. to ... More >>

Chocolate Festival of Texas

​This Saturday at the Chocolate Festival of Texas, Eating Our Words set out to see just how much chocolate and wine $25 will buy you at a Sheraton near IAH. The answer is about five half-glasses with no obligation to pour any out, and enough chocolate to make you consider trashing all remaini ... More >>

Texas Traveler: Oktoberfests

Photo by dave77459​The Texas Hill Country is full of place-names that make Texas Traveler yearn for her nth-generation German heritage. New Braunfels conjures up the scent of the bratwurst and sauerkraut my Moomaw used to make on weekend mornings (food which I loathed, by the way, until I turn ... More >>

What Is Pul-A-Pul?

Photos by Nick DiFonzoTo find out, a trip to Schulenburg and the recently revived Sengelmann Hall is in order. Schulenburg lies exactly halfway between San Antonio and Houston along Interstate 10. While the small town itself was formally established in 1875, Czech and German settlers had already m ... More >>

This Week In Deliciousness

Katharine Shilcutt ate all this chicken and did not save any for you.Welcome back to the weekly Eating Our Words round-up, where the food is well-prepared, plentiful and, more often than not, weird as all hell. To start with, Robb Walsh introduced us to the concept of a Wal-Mart supermercado, ... More >>

Upcoming Events

Whether your beverage of choice is wine, coffee or beer, we've got you covered in this week's upcoming events. The French Open takes place this weekend, and if you're looking for a spot to watch, then Coffee Groundz is the place for you. The coffee shop-cum-gelateria in Midtown is offering specials ... More >>

Road Trip!

Break the summer monotony at one of these out-of-the-way destinations.

Texas Traveler: Enchanted Rock and Fredericksburg

Enchanted Rock, the legend says, was home to ghost fires. That's how the Tonkawas explained the crackling and popping sounds that emanated from the rock on cool evenings. Today we know this: Enchanted Rock is one of the country's largest plutons, a gigantic pink granite pebble unearthed by erosion. ... More >>

Breaking News: Candy Bars Can't Cure Alzheimer's

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced this morning that he's charging a Fredericksburg company called Nature's Candy with violating the Texas Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. (Woe to the person who violates the "cosmetic" part of the first act. Grandma ... More >>

Opa Dog

Texas Wants Beer!

Our state is the top beer market in the country, so why are we falling behind in the microbrewery movement?

Oktoberfest in Fredericksburg

Slip Inside This House: MP3s from Thirteenth Floor Elevators and The Chaparral Trio

Fotofest opening

Houston’s photography festival hangs 3,000 photos in 129 locations

David Rice

A songsmith picks up the pieces and returns to Houston in triumph

Kinky's Got His Mojo Workin'

A Texas wild man enlists his Appalachian counterpart in his crusade

King of the Roads

A Houston author tells how our traffic got jammed

Best Weekend Getaway

Hangar Hotel

In the Name of...

These Generals speak the name of the Lord, but is it in vain?

Bridges II the Bend

Two tiny publishers from Houston land the sequel to Madison County

Daddy's Girl

Gregory Beard says his wife did drugs in front of their child, yet a Harris County associate judge awarded her custody. Beard spent the summer fighting to get his baby back.

Publishing Gulf?

How Internet pipe dreams and literary ambitions dismantled one of Texas's largest publishers

Setting a New Standard

Tasca, serious about its food and service, delivers excellence

Sparking Interest

David Rice finally throws the switch on greenelectric

Lucky Horseshoe

Are a praised CD and a slot at SXSW enough to make this band happy? Of course not.

Static

A Promise Fulfilled

Vince Bell returns from the brink with hard-won songs of love and loss

The Last Word

Judge Bill "Roy Bean" Harmon grandstands a murder trial -- again