Senior editor Katy Vine, author of the Greatest Barbecue Story Ever Told, put together a BBQ Road Trip soundtrack. It features fourteen songs with a variation of the word "barbecue" in the title, six tracks called "Salt and Pepper," three boogies, an ode to white bread, and one catchy instrumental that captures the fizzy feeling one gets when they consume the magical elixir that is Big Red.

Erica Beneke, executive chef of Max's Wine Dive in Austin, took home the victory on Food Network's Chopped. 

Finally! Top Chef Texas and James Beard Award winner Paul Qui announced today that his much-anticipated East Austin restaurant, qui, will open its doors on June 20. Qui, who was the Chef de Cuisine at Uchi and the Executive Chef at Uchiko, has been on the verge of opening his first full-scale restaurant for months, but kept getting delayed by one thing or another.

The Texas rap musician announced the launch of a new culinary website, YouGottaEatThis.com, this weekend at the Free Press Summer Festival media breakfast alongside Uchi Culinary Director Philip Speer. The duo have developed a mutual admiration for one another's craft through Uchi Houston. 

Starting tomorrow, June 1, James Coney Island is upgrading its signature line of dogs. 

For a six-month period, the ninety-year-old Houston fast-food establishment will feature a six-part series called the "Houston Chefs and Show Dogs," which features gourmet, refined hot dogs from chefs around the Houston area.