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Restaurant Critic
Houston Press
Lead restaurant reviewer and food writer, 2000-2010.
Restaurateur
Consulting partner with chef Bryan Caswell and Bill Floyd in El Real Tex-Mex Cafe ( www.elrealtexmex.com) a vintage Tex-Mex restaurant in the Montrose neighborhood of Houston. El Real’s menu and decor are based in part on recipes and archival research from the Tex-Mex Cookbook.
Food Columnist
Natural History Magazine
Author of “A Matter of Taste,” a column exploring issues in food history, food science and culinary anthropology. 1995-1999.
Radio Commentator
National Public Radio
Commenting on food and culture around the world on Weekend Edition, Sunday
Editor in Chief
Chile Pepper Magazine
Edited the “journal of hot and spicy foods” August 1999-June 2000
Food Editor
Austin Chronicle
1991-1994
Contributor
Gourmet, Saveur, Fine Cooking, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Cooking Light, Ecotraveler, Texas Parks and Wildlife.
Freelance food features for national magazines and newspapers.
Judge
Clicquot Wine Book of the Year Competition.
1997, 1998, 1999.
Founder and Head Judge
Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival
The world’s largest hot sauce competition, founded in 1991.
