The Streamliner Diner Is Coming To the Texas State Railroad

The Streamliner Diner Is Coming To the Texas State Railroad Palestine, Texas- The Texas State Railroad is pleased to present its newest signature dining experience on the Piney Woods Excursion Train, the Streamliner Diner. Reminiscent of mid-century rail dining, guests are treated to a delicious meal and spectacular East Texas scenery from our vintage dome and […]

Fine Dining In the Pines

Fine Dining In the Pines Red Fire Grille By Dana Goolsby PALESTINE, TEXAS- You don’t have to leave the Piney Woods of East Texas for a fine dining experience that you will never forget. In fact, forgetting won’t be an option as you will crave the flavors and ambience only Executive Chef Christian Mailloux and his […]

Homestyle Food and History at the Cafe and Creamery

By Dana Goolsby Grapeland, Texas- If you like your home-style cooking with a side of history, then you will love the Cafe and Creamery in the Queen City of the Sand Flats. Once a dry goods, grocery and furniture store, today the Cafe and Creamery is serving up groceries, rather than supplying them. George E. […]

Celebrate National Pie Day At Oxbow Bakery & Antiques

Palestine, Texas- Friday, January 23, really will be Friday-Pie-Day! National Pie Day, though an unofficial national holiday, is “As American As Apple Pie!” Luckily, the perfect place to celebrate National Pie Day is located in East Texas! Oxbow Bakery & Antiques in Old Town Palestine is a sweet spot in the Piney Woods. Pie lovers […]

Crustacean Craze

Crustacean Craze EAST TEXAS- When spring time rolls around in the Pineywoods, East Texans start craving crustaceans! Crawfish are deeply rooted in East Texas and Louisiana culture, dating all the way back to the native Americans and the early European settlers. Abundant in the swamps and marshes across the Deep South, crawfish were a favorite food […]

Pie Heaven

Pie Heaven Oxbow Bakery & Antiques By Dana Goolsby PALESTINE- Texas born humorist Jack Handy once said, “When you die, if you get a choice between going to regular heaven or pie heaven, choose pie heaven. It might be a trick, but if it’s not, mmmmmmmm, boy.”  But you don’t have to wait until you die to […]

The Pour House

The Pour House Historic Home Finds New Life By Dana Goolsby LUFKIN- The Pour House Grill and Garden is situated in a nearly-century-old home in the “old” downtown Lufkin area. Over the years, the house has served as everything from a frat house, antique shop, a chiropractor’s office, a daycare  and now as a restaurant and live […]

All Roads Lead Home

All Roads Lead Home East Texas Native Opens Food Truck Biz  Palestine- Leslie “Lulu” Dyess is what you might call a road scholar. After graduating from St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas with a degree in Cultural Communications, she set out to see the world. Pursuing professional opportunities and hoping to glean ever elusive enlightenment […]

What About Kabob

What About Kabob TYLER- With a name like “What About Kabob” you can’t help but wonder, “What about it?” MYETX usually looks for southern-style diners and dives on the road, but this time we decided to try something untraditional in East Texas. While the Pineywoods is not known for serving up Greek dishes, What About […]