Eat in the Heart of Texas Texas is famous for its bold flavors and diverse culinary traditions, making it a wonderful place for food lovers. From the German influence in the Hill Country and Mexican flavors and Tex-Mex along the Texas-Mexico border, to the Cajun and Creole touches on the Gulf Coast and the soul…
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Cajun Culture in Port Arthur: A Texas Guide
This post is sponsored by Visit Port Arthur. All opinions are my own. What’s It Like to Be Cajun in Texas? What’s it like to be Cajun in Texas? Growing up in East Texas in the ’70’s and ’80’s, Cajun culture seemed a world away. We’d tie bacon to a string and catch crawfish, never…
Buc-ee’s: A Texas Wonder of the World
A few years ago, I came up with the idea of traveling around Texas and visiting all 34 of the Buc-ee’s stores in the Lone Star State. For those of you not familiar with Buc-ee’s, they are far more than a convenience store with fuel and snacks. Most are massive with at least 50 fuel…
Who Really Invented the Hamburger? A Texas Tale
According to more sources than I can list, the hamburger was invented by Fletcher Davis from Athens, Texas, in the late 1880’s and introduced at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis. “Uncle Fletch” is so beloved in Athens that they hold the Uncle Fletch Davis Hamburger Festival every September. In fact, the Uncle Fletch…
2024’s How Big Is Texas Best BBQ List
How It Started In January of 2022 when I was living in San Angelo, I polled my small group of followers on my How Big Is Texas Facebook page to find out their favorite barbecue restaurants in Texas. They came through with a couple dozen selections at the time. I followed that survey up with…
New Headquarters for How Big Is Texas
A New Headquarters It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since we moved across the state from San Angelo, in the Texas Forts Trail Region, to east Texas so I could start my new job in Tyler, in the Texas Forest Trail Region. We are coming up on a year of being in our…