 | | Legends in Lockhart (and Luling!)
Monday, November 01 @ 15:03:17 PST by scott |  
Most Texans take justifiable pride in their cities' food scenes. And no foodstuff is more closely wedded to Texas identity than barbecue, often spurring personal, passionate debate among residents of the great State. So it's remarkable that, when the question arises about where the best Texas barbecue can be found, well-traveled 'cue fans are in substantial agreement: Central Texas. That's not to say that great barbecue can't be found elsewhere in the State. But most observers agree that Central Texas boasts a disproportionate, even uncanny, concentration of top-tier joints. And if Central Texas is the top-tier, Lockhart is the Ivy League of barbecue. After hearing some reports about a shift in the "balance of power" within the Lockhart scene, I decided to make the three and a half hour drive to see for myself. On to the food...
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Lanny's Alta Cocina Mexicana -- Revisited
Friday, October 29 @ 14:33:00 PDT by scott | 
About a month ago, I made my first visit to Lanny's Alta Cocina Mexicana, in Fort Worth. On the strength of that meal, I knew I'd be back. So on a weeknight last week, I returned (this time as a solo diner) and had a meal that in many ways surpassed the first. On to the food...
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Lanny's Alta Cocina Mexicana
Monday, October 04 @ 12:25:53 PDT by Scott | 
It's been so long since I've lived in Fort Worth that I forgot what a mad-house Joe T. Garcia's is on a Saturday night. The line snaked from well outside the building, through to the inner patio, into a raucous sea of customers. A word to the hostess that we were there for Lanny's Alta Cocina Mexicana, and we were led past the noise, mob, and Tex-Mex, ending up in a cozy room near the back of the patio where chef Lanny Lancarte II does his work. There we met fellow diners who had also converged in Cowtown with high hopes for the seven-course Nouvelle Mexican degustation menu Lanny had planned for us. On to the food...
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