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State Fare: Vaca y Vino, near Austin, should be on your bucket list next year

Mike Hiller — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:05:17 +0000

Last weekend, Austin chefs Emmett Fox (of Fino and Asti), Lou Lambert (of Lamberts Downtown Barbecue) and Larry McGuire (of Perla’s and Elizabeth Street Café) hogtied an 850 pound Texas steer to a custom made grill, built a bed of hot oak coals in a cedar block pit in the middle of a perfect meadow a half-hour’s drive south of Austin, and Continue reading →

Sugar Land Wine & Food Affair follows SavorDallas on the eat-and-drink calendar

Mike Hiller — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:18:54 +0000

National brands and Texas labels will share the tasting tables at the five-day Sugar Land Wine & Food Affair, April 18-22. If SavorDallas (March 30-31) puts you in the mood to sip and swirl down south, here are the details the SLWAFA provided me: Wednesday, April 18 Buen Provecho! Dinner with the Cordúas in the Continue reading →

Houston Restaurant Critic Alison Cook: “I’ve Been Banned from a Restaurant”

Mike Hiller — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 23:04:44 +0000

"Well, it's finally happened," writes Houston Chronicle's Alison Cook. Fair? Or publicity stunt?

Brazilian Churrascaria Fogo de Chao Expanding Again

Mike Hiller — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:40:15 +0000

This makes 19 stores for the Dallas-based Brazilian steakhouse concept. Their newest location: Rio de Janeiro. (Wonder if it'll be as good as Porcao?)

Stephan Pyles To Open New Restaurant

Mike Hiller — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 23:08:59 +0000

...in San Antonio. Read what one of the founders of Southwestern cuisine is up to down there.

GQ Restaurant Critic Alan Richman Takes NY Star Chef Eric Ripert Shopping

Mike Hiller — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 13:42:32 +0000

...to Costco. Against his will. And what the chef of Le Bernardin says about the big box retailer is going to surprise you.

Restaurant Critic’s Diet: Asparagus. In Belgium.

Mike Hiller — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:50:19 +0000

Because a picture is worth a thousand calories.

Eating the Road: Where to Eat in Telluride, Colorado

Mike Hiller — Tue, 03 May 2011 15:00:27 +0000

Learn what's hot in Telluride in this Dallas Morning News story from EscapeHatch editor Mike Hiller

Eating the Road: Dotty Griffith gives her spin on last weekend’s Buffalo Gap food & wine summit

Dotty Griffith — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 22:21:36 +0000

Former Dallas Morning News restaurant critic Dotty Griffith dishes on the big event

How’s Your Drink: An Interview with Cocktail Expert Charlotte Voisey

E.C. Gladstone — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:15:46 +0000

EscapeHatch contributor E.C. Gladstone caught up with the temptress in Vegas.