The architects of Fort Worth’s fine dining scene
My latest cover story for Fort Worth Magazine is a look at the trailblazing chefs of Fort Worth’s...
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Former TCU football player kicks off culinary career
I always like doing stories like this about people like this – a guy who spent the...
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Profile: Mark Hitri, executive chef at Paris 7th
Local chef Mark Hitri has returned to French cooking and is helping steer the Paris 7th restaurant...
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Travis Django Wade makes guitars the old-fashioned way: by hand, 2014
Any savvy, 21st-century business owner will tell you: If you don’t have a Facebook page, a Twitter...
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Fort Worth dumpling queen Hao Tran goes solo
One of the city’s most talented chefs, Hao Tran, opens her own market and pop-up kitchen....
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Local jewelry maker Mud Lowery is making a name for himself in the bling biz
I spent some getting to know Fort Worth jewelry maker Mud Lowery, who has made custom jewelry for...
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Steven Parker is keeping the art of bootmaking alive
I’d driven by Morris Boot Co. on Montgomery Street for years. Finally, I went in....
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They were farm-to-table when farm-to-table wasn’t cool
New Orleans-inspired restaurant Ellerbe set the precedent for farm-to-table dining in Fort Worth....
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Profile: Joe Ely, 2007
Originally published March 25, 2007 Text: When Texas musician Joe Ely was a kid, about 7 years...
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Donor-funded arts program gives students a front row seat at Bass Hall
Text version below. Originally published October 3, 2002 Text: Some of the students are...
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Charlie Robison cover story for Texas Music magazine, spring 2001
Pretty Darn Texan Charlie Robison is a pure Texas music star – confident, intelligent, witty...
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Profile: FBI Evidence Response Team, 2000
The attempted assassination of Donald Trump jarred my memory of this story I wrote more than 20...
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About me
I’m a Fort Worth native who’s been writing about my hometown since 1992, when I joined the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Over a 26-year career there — 14 years on staff and 12 as a freelancer — I traveled across town, the state, and the country, writing about music, pop culture, food, and people, both famous and unsung, from Billy Joel to a young high school couple in love in a small Texas town.
My work has appeared in the Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun, Orlando Sentinel, American Way, Texas Music, Pop Culture Press, and MTV.com. I currently freelance for Fort Worth Magazine and CultureMap.
This site is an ongoing work in progress, updated regularly with new stories and older work spanning my now 30-year-plus career.