The Hard Lessons of “Hardening” Schools
On a Thursday afternoon in 2023, about an hour before it was time to pick up my nine- and seven-year-old kids from their elementary school, I received a phone call with a prerecorded message from thei...
A Weekend in the Biggest Antiques Playground in Texas
I had barely taken a bite of breakfast when the interrogation began. I’d ordered myself a sausage, egg, and cheese taco at Round Top Coffee Shop, housed in a quaint green cabin right off the main dr...
A Famed Austin Pitmaster Starts His Redemption Arc
For better and worse, Churchrow Tejas BBQ is not Valentina’s Tex Mex BBQ. Churchrow’s kitchen is helmed by Miguel Vidal, the former owner, chef, and pitmaster of Valentina’s, a groundbreaking jo...