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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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Barbecue As Religion

BBQ snob Daniel Vaughn's Prophets of Smoked Meat journeys through 200 Texas hotspots

By Teresa Gubbins

05.19.13 | 10:51 am

Score one for Texas, with the publication of The Prophets of Smoked Meat: A Journey Through Texas Barbecue (Ecco, $29.99), a book about barbecue written by Dallas resident and ...


Burger Bonus

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

By Teresa Gubbins

04.23.13 | 12:07 pm

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 ...


Restaurant Rankings

Fonda San Miguel ranks on national magazine's list of best Mexican restaurants

By Teresa Gubbins

04.14.13 | 4:15 pm

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 ...


Pet Rescue Resource

New-to-Texas mobile app helps save animals in distress

By Teresa Gubbins

03.30.13 | 10:05 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 ...


Music Notes

10 Dallas-Fort Worth bands poised to take over SXSW

By Jonathan Rienstra, Teresa Gubbins

03.03.13 | 10:15 am

March 12-17, SXSW Music will host 1,300 musical acts in Austin. 10 Dallas-Fort Worth bands on the lineup are poised to take over the fest. The entertainers span from ...


The Oprah edition

Top Chef Seattle gets all touchy-feely heading into finale

By Teresa Gubbins

02.14.13 | 4:47 pm

With only three contestants left, episode 15 of Top Chef Seattle is a slow-moving beast that delves deeply into the personal lives, motivations and dreams of its remaining chefs. It ...


To Juneau we will go

Top Chef Seattle gets cold and crabby in Alaska

By Teresa Gubbins

02.07.13 | 11:37 am

For episode 14 of Top Chef Seattle, it's time to don your quilted parkas as the cruise ship docks in Juneau, Alaska. That means Alpine knitted caps for Padma ...


Only the lonely

State Fair of Texas smooches Big Tex with 2013 theme, The One & Only

By Teresa Gubbins

02.06.13 | 2:59 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

Federal court rejects breeders' efforts to knock down Texas puppy mill law

By Teresa Gubbins

02.01.13 | 2:00 pm

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 ...


Ship ahoy

Top Chef Seattle cruises to Alaska, but no one rocks the boat

By Teresa Gubbins

01.31.13 | 1:48 pm

With only another episode or two until the finale, Top Chef Seattle is in cruising mode. This week's episode is on a cruise — to Alaska. "Alaska, here we come ...


Chicken dinner

Dallas chef Josh Valentine gives judges the bird on Top Chef Seattle

By Teresa Gubbins

01.24.13 | 4:16 pm

Well hoo-ha for Dallas. Dallas chef Josh Valentine won Top Chef Seattle this week. Josh finally emerges from the middle of the pack to win for fried chicken with a ...


What Sure Thing?

The unthinkable happens on Top Chef Seattle restaurant wars

By Teresa Gubbins

01.17.13 | 3:47 pm

In the history of Top Chef, no season has ever telegraphed a winner more clearly than this one, season 10, Top Chef Seattle. From the beginning — and especially since the ...


Watch out, Joe-Joe

Addictive cookie butter tops the list of most popular Trader Joe's products of 2012

By Teresa Gubbins

01.13.13 | 10:48 am

Trader Joe's has only recently opened in Texas, but one tradition that precedes the discount gourmet grocer's arrival is its annual listing of its most popular, best-selling products ...


Pull out your hankies

Judges get sappy as Top Chef Seattle reaches long-awaited Restaurant Wars challenge

By Teresa Gubbins

01.10.13 | 1:30 pm

While last week's tragically ousted contestant chef John Tesar continued his #SaveChefJohn campaign to get un-ousted, the remaining Top Chef Seattle contestants reconvened for episode 10 — some sadly, some ...


Homestate Glory

A hot Texas restaurant industry leads U.S. growth in 2013

By Teresa Gubbins

01.06.13 | 2:05 pm

From a new branch of Dallas seafood shack Hook Line & Sinker to ultra-hot Sway Thai in Austin to coming-soon Lee's Fried Chicken & Donuts in Houston, we've seen news ...


Chew on this

Eat your vegetables and drink your craft beer: The 10 biggest food trends in 2013

By Teresa Gubbins

01.03.13 | 9:00 am

Two things happen at the end of every year: We look back at what happened last year and speculate about what will happen next. Chicago-based Technomic, a research company that ...


music matters

Metal guitarist Mike Scaccia, of Ministry and Rigor Mortis fame, dies during performance at Fort Worth club

By Teresa Gubbins

12.23.12 | 12:00 pm

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 ...


Goodbye eyeliner goodbye

Top Chef Seattle gets very berry, but the Texas chefs take a hit

By Teresa Gubbins

12.20.12 | 2:30 pm

The Texas contingent takes a hit in episode 7 of Top Chef Seattle — and so too shall the price of Maybelline stock, the leading brand when it comes to eyeliner ...


Badge of honor

Jessica Dupuy chews the fat and savors flavors of Texas barbecue with Salt Lick Cookbook

By Teresa Gubbins

12.14.12 | 2:40 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 ...


Padma playmates

Top Chef Seattle whips up Hollywood-worthy dishes for celebs Anna Faris and Chris Pratt

By Teresa Gubbins

12.13.12 | 2:35 pm

Is it just because we're from Texas that we find the most intriguing Top Chef Seattle plot points involve the three chefs from Dallas? Danyele's adoption! Tesar's ...


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