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A Sandwich a Day: The Goat Cheese and Bacon from Uncle Uber's Sammich Shop

Uncle Uber's Sammich Shop in Dallas's Deep Ellum neighborhood hasn't been open very long, but over the last few months they've managed to make some serious, er, sammiches. Nomenclature aside, you should order Uncle Uber's Goat Cheese and Bacon ($6.29). The applewood smoked bacon and slices of cucumber and avocado give it a fresh taste, almost reminiscent of a BLT, but then you have that thick, rich layer of goat cheese that makes it far more substantial than its BLT cousin.

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9 Thanksgiving-Themed Hot Dogs

Two years ago when we first featured Thanksgiving hot dogs they were few and far between. But with the new wave of modern hot dog restaurants—often run by former fine-dining chefs eager to experiment—Thanksgiving has become a serious hot dog holiday. Check out this slideshow for Thanksgiving-themed hot dogs ranging from elegant and creative to straight up ridiculous.

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A Sandwich a Day: Seared Beef Tongue at Noble Pig in Austin

Cedar Park, a northwest suburb of Austin is home to Noble Pig, a small, unassuming deli-like shop that boasts delicious specialty sandwiches. It seems to be getting easier and easier to find beef tongue in and around Austin as more chefs are featuring it, and more customers grow to understand the beauty of this organ meat.

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The Food Lab: Real Texas Chili Con Carne

The recipe we're discussing now is real-deal chili con carne, old school Texas style. What does that mean? First of all, absolutely no beans. No tomatoes. Indeed, there's very little that goes into the pot other than beef and chiles (and plenty of both!). That doesn't mean there aren't a few things to discuss, however. Let's get to it.

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A Sandwich a Day: James Hetfield at Rockin' Rolls in Austin, Texas

Austin has its fair share of food trailers nestled amongst the bars along East 6th, where a night of drinking and live music requires a nutritious snack before riding your fixie home to a less cooler part of town. Just across from the more famous East Side Drive-in, in a smaller grouping of food trucks you'll find Rockin' Rolls, where they bake up rich brioche-like rolls daily and fill them with rockstar-inspired ingredients that seems very fitting for our music-centric town.

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Dallas: 9 Enchiladas We Love

Dallas loves its Tex-Mex and there's perhaps no greater dish that illustrates the philosophy behind the hybrid Mexican and American styles of cooking than the enchilada. There seem to be as many Tex-Mex places in Dallas as there are people, so whittling it down to just nine was a tall task. Nonetheless, these are some of our favorite examples of the versatility, creativity and history the enchilada can capture.

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A Sandwich a Day: Lucky's Puccia in Austin, TX

La puccia is flatbread from the region of Puglia in Italy. Lucky's Puccia bakes each puccia to order, slices them open while still hot and fills them with fresh ingredients. I've never eaten a puccia here I didn't like, but I keep coming back to the namesake sandwich, Lucky's Puccia, which layers juicy slices of prosciutto, fresh mozzarella, stacks of spicy arugula, and gloriously red ripe tomatoes. Some drizzled basil oil and spicy chipotle mayo adds a little moistness.

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10 Best Vegetarian Foods at the Texas State Fair

It can be difficult finding vegetarian or vegan fare, but that's actually not the case at the State Fair of Texas. While the midway and food court are chock full of corn dogs, deep-fried burgers, and mystery meats on a stick, they have plenty of meat-free options, a few are even healthy.

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Don't Eat This: Fried Bubblegum

Hundreds of thousands of people will be converging at the Texas State Fair this month. Many will seek out the winner of the "Most Creative" title of the Big Tex Choice Awards: Fried Bubblegum. Our warning: don't be that guy. You will regret it.

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Sandwich a Day: Pulled Pork at Gatlin's BBQ, Houston

When I'm eating pulled pork, the first thing I examine is the texture. Is the pork shredded to bits? Will those lame, thin shreds meld together into a mushy heap in my mouth? Alternatively, are there enormous chunks? Even mouth-tender, I don't want to be eating pieces of chop on my sandwich. For me, Gaitlin's pulled pork came down perfectly in the middle.

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