Food & Drink

  • Evie Mae’s BBQ (Lubbock)

    Evie Mae’s BBQ (Lubbock)

    Every 4 years — much like the Olympics and the World Cup — Texas Monthly magazine releases its list of the “50 Best BBQ Joints in Texas.” In 2017, it boastfully proclaimed the dawning of the “Golden Age of Barbecue,” with exemplary new restaurants sprouting up across the state to give patrons the kind of…

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  • J&W Grill (Chickasha, OK)

    J&W Grill (Chickasha, OK)

    One of the finest tastes available is Gracie Market, a no-frills deli, cafe, and market offering breakfast items, sandwiches, smash burgers, and a variety of beverages ranging from Japanese matcha to various coffees and soft drinks. The market prides itself on fresh ingredients, including a variety of organic and non-GMO products.

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  • Big Grove Brewery (Iowa City)

    Big Grove Brewery (Iowa City)

    The Big Grove Brewery Taproom in Iowa City, just a few miles from Downtown and the University of Iowa, seems like a modern-day evolution of the hospitality house of old. There are no rollercoasters or Cyldesdales, and the drinks aren’t free, but instead a huge multi-room festhaus adorned with massive TVs, and garage doors opening…

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