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Paula Forbes

@paulaforbes.bsky.social
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Food writer @ Texas Monthly. Cookbook author. Formerly: Eat Me Daily, Eater, Epicurious. Central time zone lifer. pforbes@texasmonthly.com She/her. You know this boogie is for real.

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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
everyone in ste catherine who went to bad bunny at the one frituur (snack st catherine) still open and the rum cocktail truck (hello camionette rouge!)
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
WELL in a week and a half i will be in brussels seeing bad bunny and apparently buying discount red devils t-shirts, things could be worse
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
ATOMIUM HAT
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
twice today I have interrupted strangers to explain something 1. Hertz’s toll fee structure 2. what exactly is goldschlager
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
allez les diables rouges! 🇧🇪🍏🍻🍫🍟🇧🇪
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
was trying to find belgian colors to wear to work to stealth support Belgium but I don’t own anything yellow 😂🇧🇪
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
love you mexico ❤️🇲🇽
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
ok I am still reeling over the fact that magritte pulled off a sports miracle yday, nearly 60 years after he died 🇧🇪🍏
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
"idk i learned a lot about cows in elementary school but I have never heard of this kind of cow" comment to my editor on a draft I am about to turn in
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
WAIT THEY ARE PLAYING ALORS ON DANSE AT THE STADIUM
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
drink of the summer? drink of the summer
texasmonthly.com
Ranch Water, Meet Dirty Martini
A summer-friendly cocktail that’s truly the best of both worlds.
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
i am going to culvers, to eat the food of my people. the closest culvers is in leander. i took the culvers on braker for granted and then it closed. i have regrets. 😞 🧀🍔🍦
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
having corn in a cup for dinner GO SPURS GO
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
pro-tip to texas newbies from a wisconsin born texan of 20 years: a great way to acclimate to the heat is if your AC breaks down for 24 hours at the beginning of summer, you are welcome
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
heheheh go spurs go
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
it has come to this: i put "deal with your tabs" on my to do list
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
just casually texting with a friend about elizabeth taylor’s jewelry collection on a friday night, as one does
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
texas is betting big on sparkling wine, cheers to us all!
texasmonthly.com
The Future of Texas Wine Is . . . Champagne?
Well, not exactly. But Texas vintners are using traditional French methods to make classic sparkling wine right here at home.
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
a nice thing is sitting in your backyard and hearing selena playing three yards away 🥰 🌺
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
gal at the sandwich shop casually wearing a tshirt with Saturn devouring his son on it
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
NEW SCHOOL BARBECUE is out tomorrow!!!
texasmonthly.com
What Does It Take to Make a Barbecue Cookbook?
While coauthoring Evan LeRoy’s cookbook, ‘New School Barbecue,’ Paula Forbes had to find her own pitmaster mojo.
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Jaya Saxena @jayasaxena.com · 07/05/2026
Got a great interview from @thecourtneyesmith.bsky.social with @paulaforbes.bsky.social and Evan LeRoy about their new school barbecue cookbook. There are so many beets?? Read it at @weareravenous.com www.weareravenous.com/new-school-b...
weareravenous.com
Previewing Texas Top Pitmaster Evan LeRoy's New BBQ Cookbook
Not every barbecue cookbook will tell you how to butcher an entire animal, but "New School Barbecue" by Evan LeRoy of LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue and Paula Forbes of Texas Monthly will.
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
thanks @weareravenous.com! time to fire up the smoker…🔥
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
y'all i am making something evil for you in the kitchen rn and unfortunately you're gonna have to wait til august to find out what it is 😈😘
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
ilu texas ilu banana pudding
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
heb offers you three categories of pudding in their online shopping portal cup instant banana
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
you know what's great about how google works now? it assumes i mean "paul prudhomme" when i search "paul bocuse" no
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
can someone bring me some donuts tysm
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
what is the worst website and why is it klm.com
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
friends: this keeps coming up and i need a good answer. what's the north-south version of "bicoastal"? like say if the person you love lives in minnesota and you live in texas. asking for...me
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Update: was in fact fantastic. Shout out to Bomb Bomb in Philadelphia
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
A good sign: Waitress to bartender: dude, last night was so much fun Bartender: oh yeah? Why? Waitress: we were so slammed 🎉
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BookPeople @bookpeople.com · 23/03/2026
Learn the secrets behind Michelin-starred Texas barbecue with Evan LeRoy (LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue) and Paula Forbes (Texas Monthly) and their cookbook NEW SCHOOL BARBECUE on May 13th at BookPeople! More info + RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople... @paulaforbes.bsky.social
BookPeople Events Presents Evan LeRoy and Paula Forbes (author of THE AUSTIN COOKBOOK) speaking and signing on Wednesday, May 13th at 7PM
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
it took me an embarrassingly long time to complete this, and i picked the restaurants
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
hello you can WRANGLE SOME WORDS about my best new restaurants list, if you wanna!
texasmonthly.com
Word Wrangler: March 17, 2026
The ten best new restaurants in Texas, according to Texas Monthly fine-dining critic Paula Forbes.
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
is there anything better than sitting on a patio in san antonio on a perfect spring day listening to birds FLIP THE ABSOLUTE FUCK OUT
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
excuse me ryan gosling on snl, dawn is the key
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
important announcement: the band that practices at the house across the street, and is actually quite good, HAS A NEW SONG. i think they've lived there 4 or 5 years and have only practiced the same 10 or so songs the whole time. FIRST NEW SONG!!!
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
my house is on a corner at a four-way stop sign and the number of cars that simply blow through the intersection at like 40mph is BONKERS there are also speed bumps?!
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
I’m going down to Austin, Texas, I’m going down to save my soul. Get that barbecue and chili, eat my fill then come back home
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN may i present the best new restaurants in texas
texasmonthly.com
Texas’s Best New Restaurants in 2026
These ten spots have one thing in common: audacity.
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
the best thing on the internet is videos of little kids DEMANDING TO WATCH THEIR BAD BUNNY
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
not me being a baby about the cold and then looking at the temp and it’s 61 😂
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
the croquembouches in the current season of bridgerton are gonna push me over the edge
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
i am sorry i just googled "what time is the super bowl" (5:30 ct)
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
i think the only texas food side effect more prolonged than permanently smelling of post oak smoke is permanently smelling of crab boil
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
i know there are things going on in the world and believe i am angry about them but new bridgerton. has. frosted croquembouche? is this a pastiche of 2004?
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
minneapolis i love you <3 <3 be safe yell loud. i hope you have hot cocoa waiting for you at home
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
minneapolis is hurting. for restaurants, many of which are owned or staffed by immigrants, this situation is catastrophic. please read www.startribune.com/restaurants-...
startribune.com
Restaurants are reeling; here’s how diners can help right now
Owners across Minnesota describe staffing shortages, closures and fear — and tell us what actually makes a difference.
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Paula Forbes @paulaforbes.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
minneapolis is hurting. for restaurants, many of which are owned or staffed by immigrants, this situation is catastrophic. please read www.startribune.com/restaurants-...
startribune.com
Restaurants are reeling; here’s how diners can help right now
Owners across Minnesota describe staffing shortages, closures and fear — and tell us what actually makes a difference.
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