One of the things Texas is known for is amazing food. For decades, enterprising Texans have been creating food brands and restaurants in order to share their favorite regional foods with the rest of the country. Below are books in the NLS collection featuring some of the famous Texas food brands and restaurants.

Blue Bell Ice Cream

BLUE BELL ICE CREAM: A CENTURY AT THE LITTLE CREAMERY IN BRENHAM, TEXAS, 1907-2007 by Dorothy McLeod MacInerney (DBC 18395)

Dr Pepper

ROAD TO DR PEPPER, TEXAS: THE STORY OF DUBLIN DR PEPPER by Karen Wright (DBC 14360)

Franklin Barbecue

FRANKLIN BARBECUE: A MEAT-SMOKING MANIFESTO by Aaron Franklin (DBC 29048)

Threadgills

THREADGILL’S: THE COOKBOOK by Eddie Wilson (DBC 26954)

Wolf Brand Chili

NEIGHBOR, HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN?: THE STORY OF WOLF BRAND CHILI, A TEXAS LEGEND by Wallace O. Chariton (DBC 18521)