Mr. Chris Crowe, owner - founder & scratch baker for Kolache Bakery, who started the original Kolache Bakery in Oklahoma City; now opens his first sister Kolache Bakery in Lebanon, Oregon.
Two Fort Bend County barbecue joints earned the recognition of Texas Monthly in the magazine’s list of “50 BBQ Honorable Mentions” published earlier this week.
Griffin Swartzell
After considering a brick-and-mortar, best friends Sarah Moss and Michael Foster filed paperwork to open Baked & Loaded Taters last July. Moss, who previously worked at a hair salon, and Foster, who left a 20-year insurance career before COVID lockdowns began, collaborated on most of the recipes they serve, including their pulled pork.
We try it in two forms: on a
pork green chile potato and in a
Big Kid Grilled Cheese. The former sees pork, green chile and optional toppings including sour cream making the tender tuber disappear in its to-go box.
If You Go
Said porkâs tender, and though the green chile heat could be generously described as mild, the peppersâ flavor holds up and adds some of those flavors that make green chilies great; get jalapeños or use one among Fosterâs rainbow of hot sauces for actual heat.