Food

DIY Tea Blends

There are countless tea blends on grocery store shelves for tea lovers, so why make your own at home? One answer is expense—you can save a lot of money by buying favorite ingredients in bulk or ...

Season of the Spritzers

by Lucinda Hutson Desi Arnaz and I have shared a few cocktails together. For more than three decades, during the month of May, I went fishing with my father in Mexico’s Baja California del ...

Making a Mockery

In Austin, a growing queue of talented mixologists is catering to patrons who want to enjoy the cutting-edge food, atmosphere and sophistication of our nightlife, but either can’t, or choose not ...

New World / Old World

by Russ Kane The congregation assembled at Mark’s American Cuisine, a softly lit restaurant housed in an old, renovated Montrose-area church in Houston. We were ushered to the ...

What We're Drinking with Outdoor

by Terry Thompson-Anderson The advent of spring and more time outdoors combine to turn our food and beverage yearnings toward fresh flavors that pop and sizzle on the palate. Between the pages of ...

What We're Drinking with Fresh

by Matt McGinnis Pairing wine with food can be straightforward with a few helpful tips. Match the weight of the wine with the weight of the food: Light foods go better with crisp, light wines; heavy ...

With Soup

by Terry Thompson-Anderson • Photography by Sandy Wilson Pairing wine with soup can be a daunting task—it’s all about balancing the various textures and weights. Generally, soups ...

Summer Wines

by Terry Thompson-Anderson Although rosé wines can be enjoyed all year long, summer is the perfect time for their crisp, fruity flavors, which range from slightly sweet to very dry. Not to be ...

What We’re Drinking with Cooks

by Terry Thompson-Anderson • Photography by Whitney Martin As with every issue of “Cooks,” we hope you discover some exciting new recipes to try. But what to drink and serve with ...

A New Gineration

by Bill Norris • Photography by Jenna Northcutt When Tito Beveridge negotiated Texas’ governmental red tape and was able to sell his first case of Tito’s Handmade Vodka in 1997, no ...