Fried chicken livers at Lucy’s

Where Nueva Onda, home of the eponymous movie nights, used to be, there is now a hipster fried chicken place called Lucy’s. One of their menu items is “Rocky Mountain oysters” which cost way too much even for this Food Frakker to try them out. However, the chicken livers were much more affordable. I’m a

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Pig Intestine Plus Blood

I’ve written about A+A Szechuan before. It’s that place way up on 183, halfway to Leander. I went there recently for a co-worker’s birthday party. Now you know you’ve ordered the right dish at a Chinese restaurant if they ask you if you’re sure. I had never had intestine before (pig stomach, pig ear, pig

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The wonderful, edible Mamey

The piles of mamey stood out from all the other fruit in the Fiesta produce section. They looked a little like melons, but they clearly weren’t. So I bought one. In retrospect I mainly regret only buying one, because they were quickly out of season and I lost the chance to get more. The mamey,

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Rice cake stir-fry

Whenever I had a stir-fry dish with rice cakes it’s been pretty memorable. So when I found some at an Asian grocery, I felt obligated to take it home and make it. They start out as hard pucks, but with just a little preparation they become slippery and bendable pieces of delicious starchs, ready to

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Prickly Pear Smoothy

I was hanging out with my good friend Peter Gabriel, when we decided to make some delicious and healthy smoothies while we watched our stories. Normally, we would have added some lime to all those frozen bananas and strawberries. But since we were all out of limes, the only tangy and green ingredient we had

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Jamaican Meat Pie

You know what’s kind of awesome about the Valero gas station on Cesar Chavez? Where lesser convenience stores sell fried burritos, this place has got Jamaican meat pies. They were kind of like an empanada, but with more of an island flare to the spices.

Czech Stop Kolaches

Everyone always talks about the Czech Stop, that fabled highway-side kolache bakery that’s the only thing worth mentioning between Austin and Dallas. Now that I’ve eaten there, I understand why kolaches are so beloved. Every kolache I’ve ever had is just a pale impersonation of the Czech Stop. The dough is light and flavorful and

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