Texicurean is an editorial project about the food, places, and people that make Texas worth eating your way through.
Through recipes and dinner conversation, traditions are passed from generation to generation. That's where this started — and it's still the point.
Jeff was born in Midlothian, raised on weekend brunches in Hill Country kitchens, and never quite got the smell of brisket smoke out of his shirt collars. A former weekend caterer turned at-home cook, he runs his life out of a stainless-steel kitchen with a hand-painted "Joneses" sign over the fridge. He cooks for whoever shows up on a Saturday — neighbors, in-laws, the kid down the street — and writes most of these recipes between dinner and dishes.
His kitchen is the accidental headquarters of this whole project.
Sage is Jeff's niece, a Texas Tech grad, and a marketing freelancer who moonlights as a cook and hiking obsessive. Most weekends you'll find her on the Austin Greenbelt with her dog Otis, figuring out where to eat on the way home.
"Texicurean celebrates the diversity of Texas culture and cuisine — we go beyond the staples."
Three things. City guides — honest, curated restaurant lists for Texas cities, built the way we actually eat. Recipes — family staples, Texas classics, and the international dishes we've brought home to our table. Hospitality & Trails — stories from the table about the people, places, and traditions that make Texas worth showing up for.
No sponsored placements. No pay-to-play. If a restaurant is on our list, it's because we'd send our family there.