Austin City Limits Music Festival (aka ACL) put together a pretty nice page of stuff to do while visiting Austin. As a local, I’m going to use this as inspiration to get out there and do all the things.
👉 https://www.aclfestival.com/austin/
Great podcast about Houston’s ethnic diversity and a crazy giant underground cistern.
Anna Pham of Mai’s Restaurant and the chef Chris Shepherd discuss Houston’s heritage and how it’s being reinvented.
There’s an interesting new podcast called “The Special” that explores “how different American cities are defined by the artists and chefs who inhabit them.”
This episode makes Philadelphia sound delicious. (https://overcast.fm/+Qxqx2z8Bg)
San Antonio BBQ restaurant with a Mexican flair, featured in America’s 38 Essential Restaurants. Gotta try it next time I’m in SA!
In an ever-more-crowded genre, pitmaster Esaul Ramos and fellow San Antonian Joe Melig transcend the Texas smoked-meats melee by also serving a frictionless combination of dishes that express their Mexican-American heritage.
America’s 38 Essential Restaurants
Eater’s national critic ate nearly 600 meals in 36 cities to find not just the best restaurants in the U.S., but the indispensable ones — from a Pakistani-Texan barbecue spot to the ideal Americana diner.
