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TMfood: South Padre Island: Packed house at Manuel's. Line out the door. We're waiting.
Publ.Date : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:19:50 +0000
TMfood: Help some kids with their breakfast project. Send an overhead pic of yours to mybreakfast@me.com
Publ.Date : Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:21:17 +0000
TMfood: San Antonio: New farmer's market is at the Braundera Y at OP Scnaubel Park on Monday am. Produce, meats, jellies, etc
Publ.Date : Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:24:04 +0000
TMfood: Dallas: The Grape expects to sell its 10,000th burger this Sunday. It was ranked number one. http://bit.ly/a17dPj
Publ.Date : Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:18:54 +0000
TMfood: Austin: Burgers and cheesesteaks and hot dogs, oh my! Check out the double-decker #19 bus on E. 6th. http://bit.ly/bvE5jD
Publ.Date : Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:43:29 +0000
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Updated : Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:46:48 -0500
1. Caf' M'laga Don't let the small plates fool you: One can still overdo it at this Mediterranean tapas cafe. Sidle up to the eleven-item $12.50 lunch buffet (spicy chicken kebabs, potato croquettes, artichoke fritters, bacon-wrapped dates) or pick and choose from the expansive menu (lemony hummus, pork tenderloin with a warm date chutney, and lamb lollipop chops with a brown-sugar-and-mustard glaze). The red-walled dining room is intimate, but the backyard patio is even cozier. 107 S. Church, 972-542-9996, cafemalaga.com 2. Rick's Chophouse This restaurant is fancy enough that you'll want to remember your manners but not so fancy that you'll feel self-conscious wearing jeans. By the time chef Paul Petersen's dishes are served, though, you won't give a hoot about either. The chile-glazed-quail appetizer (served with honeyed pears, smoked-red-onion vinaigrette, and a fried quail egg) and barbecued baby back ribs will have you nibbling bone'...
Author : roar@texasmonthly.com (A)
Publ.Date : Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500
The Laguna Madre, near Corpus Christi's Padre Island National Seashore, is known as one of the nation's best windsurfing sites because of its shallow waters and consistent breeze. It's also a perfect spot for beginners, says Angela Hurley, an instructor for Worldwinds, a local windsurf shop. "With good instruction, the basics can be learned in a few hours," she explains. Before starting, determine the wind's direction and speed; ideal conditions range from 5 to 15 miles per hour. Next, with the help of an outfitter, choose your board and rig. Boards are measured in liters and centimeters'more volume and width provide better stability'so Hurley recommends a board that is between 150 and 200 liters and at least 75 centimeters wide. Attached to the board is the rig, which includes the sail, the mast, and the boom. The sail powers the board, and newbies do best with a small one,'...
Author : roar@texasmonthly.com (A)
Publ.Date : Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500
Ponc' Kiah Marchelle Heloise Cruse Evans, the domestic diva better known as Heloise, has dished household advice since taking over her mother's syndicated newspaper column, Hints From Heloise, in 1977. Millions seek out the 59-year-old hintologist's tips on everything from removing perspiration stains and making crispy pie crusts (both with vinegar) to repurposing pantyhose (as garden-stake ties) and coffee filters (as holders for messy tacos). The pantry in the San Antonio home she shares with her husband, David, is stocked like the shelves of a grocery store. "I can take a quick glance and see what's missing," says Heloise, who is also a contributing editor for Good Housekeeping. The floor of the pantry is another matter. Batteries, backup electronics, and other items find a home there when no other place will do. ' David has one cup in the morning, I have two. I'd rather spend more money and'...
Author : roar@texasmonthly.com (A)
Publ.Date : Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500
In Tour de Lance, Bicycling magazine editor-at-large Bill Strickland uses Lance Armstrong's return to the Tour de France after a three-year retirement as an opportunity to accompany him through nine grueling months of training and the race itself to take stock of a world-class athlete in a period of transition. Armstrong frames his comeback as a promotional vehicle for his foundation's anticancer efforts, but a simpler truth soon emerges: Fish swim, birds fly, and Lance pedals. The 45-year-old Strickland tries to be objective; he describes the Armstrong he met in 1994 as "an ignorant, gutsy, mouthy, and unpredictable kid." But he also admits that he once owned an autographed Lance Armstrong lunchbox. Still, Strickland's breezy style and insider knowledge produce high drama, low humor (who knew Tour riders sometimes stop en masse for a communal "arr't pipi"), and a mind-boggling primer on pro cycling's Machiavellian gamesmanship (though the'...
Author : roar@texasmonthly.com (A)
Publ.Date : Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500
NAME: Doyle Brunson | AGE: 76 | HOMETOWN: Longworth | QUALIFICATIONS: Winner of ten World Series of Poker bracelets, including back-to-back Main Event championships in 1976 and 1977 / Author of the best-selling strategy book Super/System and the autobiography The Godfather of Poker / Named the most influential poker player in the world by Bluff Magazine in 2006 ' Poker is more about people than it is about odds. I was terrible at advanced math, but I understood people. You can learn more about a man playing poker with him for an hour than you can working with him for a week. ' You have to understand that the way your opponents play dictates the way that you should play. I used to be aggressive at the table. But today's players take that to another level, which borders on being ridiculous. So I've made adjustments and gone back to a'...
Author : roar@texasmonthly.com (A)
Publ.Date : Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500
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