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Alison Cook

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    April 30, 2012

    Torchy's Tacos Keeps Expanding, but It Just Got Torched in Houston

    Torchy's Tacos, which began several years ago out of a trailer in Austin, is busy with expansion plans. A new spot in Allen opened a couple of weeks ago and, per the Dallas Biz Journal, the SMU location has a sign out front promising it will be "opening soon." And the Lakewood Advocate reported To ... More >>

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    August 20, 2010

    Serving a Dish Called Revenge

    A chef could always tell a critic to lick his chocolate salty balls.​BRC, the gastropub with the naughty name that's been a sensation in Houston this summer, failed to impress Houston Chronicle critic Alison Cook. In her review this week, Cook declined to give Big Red Cock a single star. But ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2009

    On The Range: Tortillas

    Corn or flour?Depends on the filling. This comes from Alison Cook, author of "Taco Capitol, USA," a groundbreaking Texas Monthly cover story on the subject of Tex-Mex cuisine, who notes that while flour tortillas are better suited to Northern Mexico-style grilled meats and to breakfast tacos, "certa ... More >>

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