April 15

New issue of Garden & Gun is on the stands.

Click here to read my take on Catalan in Houston, a restaurant that sounds Catalonian, but tastes Houstonian.

March 22

I'm honored to announce that an Oxford American piece I wrote, exploring race relations by way of barbecue, is a finalist for the MFK Fisher Distinguished Writing Award from the James Beard Foundation.

Here's a link to the piece.

March 5

The Oxford American food issue is now on the stands.

I guested edited. And I'm proud as hell of what we wrought. You'll have to buy a mag to get the full scope of the effort. But here are links to my guest editorial and Todd Kliman's kick ass profile of the peripateic chef Peter Chang.

February 15

Just sent my new street food book text to editor. Let the bourbon drinking begin.

Meanwhile, new photos from the project, taken by my colleague Angie Mosier, are posted here.