To Nancy Nichols over at D magazine and Scott at Dallasfood.org: mea culpa, mea culpa. Both have pointed out that Tillman's Roadhouse, which I wrote about in my Table Talk column on the revival of authentic chicken-fried steak, didn't exist...
Yesterday, the Sig-O and I headed for the best chicken-fried steak in the state - at Mary's Cafe in Strawn, which is just off Interstate 20 about 110 miles west of here. Even though it was raining intermittently and the...
What did I do for Mother's Day, Christopher? I went north, where my son and Sig-O took me and my step-mom, with dad and son's girlfriend in tow, to Prairie House for lunch. The cavernous place on U.S. 380 was...
The Sig-O and I were already going to the Hill Country this weekend to help master sommelier Guy Stout harvest his syrah in Blanco. So we decided to return via State Highway 281 and stop at Hico for chicken-fried steak...
The suggestions for other places in the state making authentic chicken-fried steak besides Mary's Cafe in Strawn, which I wrote about here, continue to roll in. Mary L. writes, "On a recent trip we stopped at Sutton Steak House off...
I sent my story about the chicken-fried steak at Mary's Cafe to a bunch of foodie friends in a global chat group (who are often amused by what we do in Texas), and Rachel Laudan sent this reply: Another Texas...
Would you drive two hours for a chicken-fried steak made the old-fashioned way with cream gravy from pan drippings? I would - and did - in a quest for the best authentic chicken-fried steak in our area. The quest took...
The Clark's Outpost menu said the chicken-fried steak (left) was hand-breaded to order. The waitress thought the gravy was homemade. My hopes were up as the family gathered at the popular Tioga spot for a little Father's Day dinner. Hopes...
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