February 2025 Pit Perks
TM BBQ Club “Pit Perks” are exclusive perks and discounts that Texas Monthly’s network of barbecue joints generously offer to members like you each month. Proof of membership is required to rede...
The Best Way to Improve Peas? Add Bacon and Cheese.
I recently ate one of the best versions of pea salad I’ve ever had at a barbecue joint. At Smokesmith in Coleman, chef Laurie Williamson—the James Beard Award–nominated culinary brain behind nea...
How Texas Became the Keeper of SNL’s Fifty-Year History
On Sunday, for one night only, lights will go up on what may be the greatest concentration of comedy talent ever assembled for a live television event. It will broadcast from Midtown Manhattan at 30 R...
What’s Wrong With Downtown Dallas?
Near a McDonald’s in the heart of downtown Dallas, developer Ray Washburne walks along Griffin Street, laying out a vision for a “great, grand avenue” to reshape the city’s core. He imagines a...