Cole edits the rankings and runs the fact-check desk. He has eaten at 1,900 of the places on this site, which he describes as both a privilege and a medical event. Before Best of Texas he covered agriculture and water policy for a Panhandle daily.
Cole is the last person to read a ranking before it publishes. If a price is wrong or
a place has quietly closed, it is his job to catch it — which is why every guide
carries a verification date.
Wood-fired pies in Midtown, Detroit squares in the Heights, and a deep-dish institution that has not changed much in fifty years. Ten pizzerias, argued into order.
