In Texas, "chef" covers a wide range of cooking styles. Included here 
are chefs who are heavily influenced by classical training, but there are 
also chefs who take Southwestern cuisine to a state of high art, chefs 
who specialize in Tex-Mex and others who cook the traditional dishes 
of the interior of Mexico and who bring new innovative touches to 
Mexican cuisine. There are even winery owners who combine their 
passion for fine wine with a passion for fine food. And what picture of 
Texas cooking would be complete without chuck-wagon cooking?

    This small book is not a comprehensive study of Texas chefs. 
Because of size limitations, many of the state's best have been 
omitted with regret. The chefs on these pages were chosen to 
represent the styles of food available to the discriminating diner. 
Most but not all have cookbooks available. All but two have 
restaurants that beckon the Texas palate.

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JUDY ALTER loves to cook and once dreamed of being a chef until 
life took her in other directions. Her memoir/cookbook, Cooking 
My Way Through Life: Kids and Books in the Kitchen, is due out 
by Christmas. She lives in Fort Worth and eats at good restaurants 
a lot!


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