Amanda Albee

4 weeks ago | houstoniamag.com | Amanda Albee

Marfa is constantly reinventing itself with new restaurants and art destinations. Image: Jeffrey M. Frank/Shutterstock.comThe foot-tapping lines about the bigness and brightness of our state’s stars should’ve been penned from Marfa, long known as an artists’ oasis next to one of the darkest places in the US, Big Bend National Park.

1 month ago | texashighways.com | Amanda Albee |Tyson Bird

The first physical cue of David Skinner’s playfulness are his silvered eyebrows that curl up in a central zenith. As he sidles up to our table, the Choctaw chef arches them jauntily while pouring dry ice over a circle of stones with a seashell balanced on top, all culinary accents cradling his version of Three Sisters. The Cherokee dish of corn, beans, and squash—crops Indigenous tribes grew together—is typically served as a soup or succotash.

1 month ago | blog.resy.com | Amanda Albee

Discover restaurants to love. The Hit List The Hit List For all your restaurant recommendation needs, look no further than the Resy Hit List, our monthly list of 10 spots that should be on your radar right now.

2 months ago | texashighways.com | Amanda Albee |Danielle Lopez

In a town with 10 colleges and roughly twice as many independent coffee shops, Waco’s Street Dog Cafe is fetching up regulars with its mission: to rescue and rehome stray dogs. “People, especially in Waco, love to have a mission—that includes what they’re eating and drinking,” says owner Danielle Young, who opened the café in 2023 on Waco’s quiet Elm Avenue, where some of the city’s oldest structures are being remodeled into breweries, coffee shops, and restaurants.

2 months ago | texashighways.com | Amanda Albee |Tyson Bird

Sweeter than cotton candy and redder than rubies, Big Red has been Texas barbecue’s unofficial signature soda since its conception in 1937. Born in the Waco lab of Grover C. Thomsen and R.H. Roark, the innovative drink largely consisted of lemon and orange extracts combined with vanilla. Initially called Sun Tang Red Cream Soda, it spread throughout Central and South Texas, as well as Louisville, Kentucky, where Roark owned R.C. Bottling Company.