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Livin' Lavaca Loca
In the early Eighties, back when Jay Leno was still funny, he and a number of now-big name comics told jokes at a little place on Lavaca called the Comedy Workshop. Being there changed the life of one person, who recalls what it was like.
"...of their chairs. We usually ended up at the Texas Chili Parlor after those shows, sometimes with the comics..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Arts Feature by Angela Davis

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"...go out for drinks. Usually, we went to the Texas Chili Parlor or the Hole in the Wall, where..."

June 5, 1998 Column by Louis Black

Food-O-File
"...on February 19, 1976? Could it have been the Texas Chili Parlor? The venerable local watering hole opened that..."

Feb. 23, 1996 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Day Trips
Tolbert's Restaurant in Grapevine knows chili
"...Tolbert's Restaurant in Grapevine knows chili. Owned and operated by the daughter of Frank X...."

June 23, 2006 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Lit in the Time of Coronavirus
From emerging writer to potential vector at AWP in San Antonio
"...I am sitting down with old friends at the Chili Parlor Bar, drinking mad dog margaritas and wondering if..."

March 12, 2020 Arts Post by Mark Gozonsky

Songs of Innocence and Experience
From poetry scrawled on walls to poetry inscribed on CD: the saga of the Gourds.
"...over it like doting relatives. Especially in this blistering Texas summer, the place takes on the role of turgid..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Smoke Gets in Your Mouth
Taylor
"...sausage (jalepeño and regular) attract customers from all over Texas. The sausage is like peppered butter, the ribs are..."

May 21, 1999 Food Feature

A Cookbook a Day Keeps the Munchies at Bay
Texas Book Festival showcases seven food books from around the world
"...With the Texas Book Festival rolling into town, there's just one thing..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Food Feature by Emily Beyda

Playback: Guy Clark 1941-2016
End Transmission: Adios Guy Clark, and Transmission Events as we knew it
"...A Mount Rushmore of Texas' greatest songwriters wouldn't be complete without Clark's face. The..."

May 20, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Chapter 3: Crazy Weekly
September 1988-August 1991
"...work of mine they had seen in the Chronicle, Texas Monthly assigned me to do an essay for them...."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Postmarks
What destroys a neighborhood? How can bikes help? What's wrong with the Julia Roberts/Brad Pitt vehicle THE MEXICAN? A few answers to these questions---and more!---right here, right now.
"...emissions was predictable and consistent with his killing the Texas air quality; his actions on worker safety was predictable..."

March 23, 2001 Column

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...10% of their class are guaranteed admission into a Texas state college. Where magnet or IB students and neighborhood..."

March 2, 2001 Column

Postmarks
Hyde Park Baptist foofaraw and assorted cultural allegations.
"...This comes at a time when the University of Texas is acquiring a nationwide reputation for the excellence of..."

March 9, 2001 Column

Food-o-File
No appetizers – we're going straight to the entrées
"...partners in El Chile Cafe y Cantina and El Chilito have several irons in the fire here lately. They..."

Sept. 1, 2006 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

The Luv Doc: Pot Smokers
What kind of monster doesn't feel a paternal urge to shelter the innocent?
"...constructing some sort of hybrid food mash-up like a chili cheese fluffernutter and are therefore unable to cogently engage..."

July 29, 2022 Column by The Luv Doc

Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup
Fall events and news from all over Texas
"...McKissack was issued a building permit for a beauty parlor on the lot next to his house in a..."

Nov. 2, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips
"...right," Potter says of Hallie in his slow West Texas drawl as he pushes the key to the museum..."

June 21, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup
Nature news, scenic drive routes, and events all over Texas
"...rice being standouts at this member of the 2021 Texas Monthly Top 50 BBQ Joints list...."

Dec. 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips
The sleepy Texas town of McMahan is for sale and $215,000 gets you the whole kit and caboodle
"...McMahan, Texas, is for sale; lock, stock, and barbecue joint. The..."

May 26, 2006 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Marfa Bites
Take a break from Austin's humidity in Marfa's cool oases
"...scenery, vast starry skies, curious conflations of deep West Texas isolation, and world-class aggregations of contemporary art. Not least..."

July 2, 2010 Food Feature by MM Pack

The Heat is On
Live Fire cook-out is this Thursday
"...charred cauliflower hash, curried stone ground grits and smokey chili aioli...."

April 7, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

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