Email Author Brenda Tavakoli

2001 Stories by Brenda Tavakoli

• What A Girl Wants, What A Girl Needs

  published November 29, 2001

  Special Advertising Supplement Picture this scenario: The gift you thought was perfect ends up being a dud. Your girlfriend was... More >>

• Non Mall Shopping Adventures

  published November 29, 2001

  Special Advertising Supplement Holiday shopping doesn’t have to be a mall-only affair. Indeed, Houston offers a profusion of options fo... More >>

• Bread Winner

  published May 17, 2001

  The panini, like pizza, is an Italian import; and like we did with those mozzarella pies, Americans have found many different ways to... More >>

• Out of Africa

  published April 19, 2001

  Beyond slavery, beyond civil rights, a whole other layer of African-American history often gets glossed over, or cut from school lesson plans... More >>

• Pie in the Sky

  published March 1, 2001

  Restaurateur Anthony Russo visibly wrestled with his angst as he told a court last week about the incredible infidelity of his former business... More >>