Learn About the Innovation of Tejano Musician Shelly Lares

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Michelle Yvette Lares, better known by her stage name Shelly Lares, is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and percussionist who was born on November 13, 1971. Since 1984, Lares has been nominated thirteen times in a row for Female Vocalist of the Year. She has also won numerous additional Tejano Music Awards over … Read more

Red Dirt BBQ & Music Festival Roundup

This past weekend carnivores and music lovers from near and far gathered in Tyler, Texas for the second annual Red Dirt BBQ & Music Festival. Barbecue aficionados packed downtown to sample smoked meat from eighteen joints from across the state. The lineup was formidable with eleven of the eighteen ranked on the Texas … Read more

A Visit To Louie Mueller Barbecue

Louie Mueller Barbecue

In the heart of Taylor Texas, a with a population of 16,000, sits an old brick building that houses the Louie Mueller Barbecue. The surrounding street doesn’t offer much beyond a service station, some antique shops and a Mexican restaurant. Two large fans sit atop the wooden screen doors at the building’s entrance and … Read more

Prime Bites from TMBBQ Fest 2015

Prime Bites from TMBBQ Fest

On Sunday November 1st, twenty four of the best BBQ joints in Texas dished out boats of barbecue on the Long Center patio and lawn. The event that brought them together was the Texas Monthly BBQ Festival which takes place annually in Austin in celebration of Texas barbecue. Aside from competition events, you won’t … Read more

TEXAS STYLE DAN DAN NOODLES

A few years ago I traveled to Mexico City where I had tacos al pastor. It was the only item served at the taco shop where I ate them. There was no kitchen, only a huge rotating spit of fire-roasted pastor meat, called a trompo, placed at the shop’s entrance. After ordering, … Read more