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Teresa Gubbins

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New England native Teresa Gubbins began her career in Dallas as a pastry chef for the Buffalo Club, Cafe Society and the Mansion on Turtle Creek. In 1992, she joined the Dallas Morning News as a reporter, and she’s been covering the food and dining scene here ever since, for publications such as D Magazine, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Gayot.com and Pegasus News. She co-authored the first Zagat Survey of Texas Restaurants and has written for Edible Dallas/Fort Worth, American Way Custom Publishing and Nation's Restaurant News.

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White House Worthy

Lunch at the Library: Cafe 43 at George W. Bush Presidential Center caters to salad lovers

By Teresa Gubbins

05.05.13 | 2:36 pm

Cafe 43, the restaurant at the new George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, has released its menu. Do you like salads? Then you will be a happy camper. Starters ...


Hair Braids

Up close and personal: Guns N' Roses to perform concert at House of Blues in Houston

By Teresa Gubbins

04.28.13 | 7:00 pm

Filed under the "how far they've fallen" department, Guns N' Roses will come to Houston on May 28 for a concert at the House of Blues. Tickets will run ...


Sound the Klaxons

Trader Joe's Speculoos cookie butter shortage plagues nation

By Teresa Gubbins

04.28.13 | 12:00 pm

In a disappearance whose urgency ranks right up there with Waldo and the Lindbergh baby, the nation is currently facing a shortage of Speculoos, the addictive, spicy cookie butter sold ...


Burger Bonus

Whataburger makes a move into H-E-B, creating a spicy partnership

By Teresa Gubbins

04.23.13 | 11:14 am

Bolstered by the hype generated for its spicy ketchup, Whataburger has decided to start bottling the stuff. The burger chain will partner with H-E-B stores to sell it this summer ...


Foodie News

Say what? Only one Houston eatery makes national magazine's list of best Mexican restaurants

By Teresa Gubbins

04.15.13 | 9:45 am

Four restaurants from Texas made another sham list generated by Travel+Leisure, this one covering Mexican food. The "Best Mexican Restaurants in the U.S.," a tedious slide show that ...


Rescue Resource

Technology makes animal rescues easier: An app to help you save the doggie day

By Teresa Gubbins

04.03.13 | 9:48 am

It could be a dog trotting along a highway, a squirrel stuck in your chimney, or a raccoon that got its head trapped in a tin can. You want to ...


Radio radio

Mark Cuban confesses splurge on $90,000 bottle of champagne in Howard Stern interview

By Teresa Gubbins

02.24.13 | 12:45 pm

Dallas Mavericks' owner Mark Cuban recently visited the Howard Stern show on Sirius radio to tout a cameo he made on Necessary Roughness and talk about things that rich white ...


Trolling for clicks

Guess which Houston dining spot made the list of 101 Best Restaurants in the U.S.?

By Teresa Gubbins

02.21.13 | 7:30 am

One lucky restaurant from Houston scored a ranking on the latest traffic-trolling "top restaurants" list, this one generated by The Daily Meal, a list-delirious website ostensibly dedicated to topics of ...


Looky, cookie

Trader Joe's new Speculoos crunchy cookie butter is divine — but how do you eat it?

By Teresa Gubbins

02.16.13 | 1:30 pm

With three Trader Joe's stores now in Houston, we can track their new products in our own backyard. The best-seller of 2012 was Speculoos cookie butter, a peanut-butter-ish spread ...


He's baaaaaaaack!

The One & Only: State Fair of Texas unveils new theme to highlight the return of Big Tex

By Teresa Gubbins

02.06.13 | 4:49 pm

The State Fair of Texas announced its annual theme for 2013: The One & Only. Ta-da. It's meant as a wink, a nod, an homage to Big Tex, the 52-foot ...


The humane way

Breeders' efforts to knock down new Texas puppy mill law rejected by federal court

By Teresa Gubbins

02.02.13 | 8:39 am

Dog breeders lost a round on Thursday when a federal court in Austin rejected their efforts to block Texas' new "puppy mill law" from going into effect. The Licensed Breeders ...


Chew on this

The 10 hottest new restaurant trends: Research company predicts what you'll be eating in the future

By Teresa Gubbins

01.27.13 | 10:27 am

Two things happen every January: We look back at what happened last year and speculate about what will happen next. Chicago-based Technomic, a research company that covers food, adds substance ...


Similar markets

Czeching in: Houston-based Kolache Factory rolls into Dallas with big expansion plans

By Teresa Gubbins

01.05.13 | 9:30 am

Kolaches — the small, sweet, filled rolls of Czech origin — are all over Texas, served mostly at mom-and-pop spots or as a side treat at doughnut shops. But Dallas has a ...


Metal warrior

Heavy metal groups plan tribute to Rigor Mortis guitarist Mike Scaccia January 4 at Rudyard's

By Teresa Gubbins

12.26.12 | 5:05 pm

The date has been announced for the memorial for Mike Scaccia, the Dallas musician who died onstage at the Rail Club in Fort Worth. The service is set for 3 ...


Cookie monsters

Now that we have Trader Joe's, we can get all the peppermint Joe-Joe's we want

By Teresa Gubbins

12.24.12 | 9:07 am

You might think that devoting an entire story to a cookie seems extreme or touty. But, then again, you probably haven't had Trader Joe's peppermint-flavored Candy Cane Joe-Joe ...


Metal Gods

Rigor Mortis guitarist Mike Scaccia dies after collapsing during performance; he was only 47

By Teresa Gubbins

12.23.12 | 9:57 am

Dallas musician Mike Scaccia, who achieved national acclaim as guitarist for metal-rock bands such as Ministry, the Skatenigs and Rigor Mortis, died on Saturday during a performance at the Rail ...


Badge of honor

Salt Lick Cookbook looks at history & recipes of classic Texas barbecue restaurant — but hold the sauce

By Teresa Gubbins

12.16.12 | 6:40 pm

Short of a plate of brisket, The Salt Lick Cookbook: A Story of Land, Family, and Love (University of Texas Press, $39.95) would surely be the No. 1 item ...


Inquiring Minds Want To Know

Where's J.R.? Chasing down the super-secret location of Larry Hagman's memorial service

By Teresa Gubbins

11.29.12 | 12:55 pm

Miss Angie's in town, spotted at the Snider Plaza Starbucks with Jason in tow. Janine's probably applying her lip gloss and chanting a silent prayer as we speak ...


No photos, please

Restaurant critics unmasked (that means you, Alison Cook!): In new social media world, it's hard to remain anonymous

By Teresa Gubbins

10.01.12 | 12:53 pm

Editor's note: To kick off our editorial special series, Good Eats, we asked acclaimed Texas food writer Teresa Gubbins, who we're proud to say is part of the ...


Raise a glass

Pumpkin pie in a bottle: Samuel Adams ale by the six-pack available in Texas for the first time

By Teresa Gubbins

09.19.12 | 11:05 am

The 2012 crop of pumpkin ale — the most popular seasonal beer, made by brewers around the country every fall — has arrived. But this year there's a new twist from ...


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