Email Author Katharine Shilcutt

Awards

• 2012 - Association of Food Journalists Awards

  "A Tale of Two Dinners"

• 2012 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published August 11, 2011

  "The Fish That Got Away"

• 2011 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published June 10, 2010

  "Designer Meats"

• 2011 - Association of Food Journalists Awards, published June 10, 2010

  "Designer Meats"

• 2011 - Lone Star Awards, published April 15, 2010

  "Chef Tats"

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2009 Stories by Katharine Shilcutt

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  Our Most-Viewed Posts of 2009

  published Dec 31, 2009

  When we sat down to assess our most popular posts of the year, the result wasn't entirely unexpected -- a blend of the sublimely bizarre, the achingly silly and the shockingly outrageous news from the... More >>

• 5 Foods That Look the Same Coming Out As They Did Going In

  published Dec 31, 2009

  Coming straight off our admonishing post of foods to avoid if you want to keep your throat intact while throwing up on New Year's Eve, we thought we'd do a photo retrospective of foods that look exact... More >>

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  Our Hottest Concert Shots of 2009; Also, We're Not Going Anywhere New Year's Eve or Day

  published Dec 31, 2009

  Of all the amazing concerts that we attended in 2009 - including hometown girl Beyonce and once-in-a-lifetime act KISS - these were our 15 favorite shots from the shows. And Rocks Off still has plent... More >>

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  Top 5 Most Painful Foods to Regurgitate on New Year's Eve

  published Dec 30, 2009

  Planning on doing some heavy drinking on New Year's Ever Then you'll want to be mindful of the following foodstuffs, which will beat you up from the inside out if you have a pay a visit to the po... More >>

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  First Look at Haven

  published Dec 30, 2009

  It can't be easy for Randy Evans right now. Once the executive chef at Brennan's -- one of Houston's most perenially popular restaurants -- and now the man behind what is easily the most anticipated r... More >>

• Sampler Plate: This Week In Food Blogs

  published Dec 30, 2009

  Each week, we put together a sampler plate of the most interesting links from both local and national food blogs. Know a blog we should be paying particular attention tor Leave the address in the comm... More >>

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  We Unrepentantly Love Hot Chicks. And So Do You.

  published Dec 30, 2009

  rAdmit it. And we can't help but notice when we're culling photos for our slideshows from weekend events, club nights, bikini car washes, burlesque shows (yes, we have a terribly difficult duty ... More >>

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  Party Like It's 2009

  published Dec 29, 2009

  rBefore you peruse our exhaustive guide to the best New Year's Eve parties in the city, we suggest you flip through our top 15 party pics of 2009 to give you guidance and inspiration. An... More >>

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  Braving The Crowds On New Year's Ever Here's Where To Do It

  published Dec 29, 2009

  rSo you've decided not to take any of our advice to stay home on New Year's Eve and cook a nice, memorable dinner. You're either brave or foolhardy and have somehow come to the conclusion that it'... More >>

• Where Are We Drinkingr

  published Dec 29, 2009

  Go on and grab a nice, cold one. Help yourself! After all, this week's drinking establishment implores you to do so. Think you know where we're dipping into a cooler this weekr rLeave your best guess... More >>

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  The Year In Photos

  published Dec 28, 2009

  r2009 was a good year for food. On that, we can all certainly agree. Looking back at all the fantastic and fun food events in which Eating Our Words has participated in the past year, it was nea... More >>

• Where Are We Eatingr

  published Dec 28, 2009

  Meat, glorious meat. Juicy, tender, toothsome and perfectly cooked to a lovely medium rare. But lots of restaurants in town serve meat. Can you figure out where we're eating this weekr rLeav... More >>

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  Openings and Closings: Market Square Edition

  published Dec 25, 2009

  rBy now, most Houstonians have heard of the efforts to once again revitalize downtown's Market Square. The city block, which is bounded by Travis, Milam, Congress and Preston, has long been a par... More >>

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  Rosenberg Home To The Newest And Biggest Kroger Concept Store

  published Dec 24, 2009

  You'd think that a 123,000-square-foot grocery store that also sells jewelry, toys, small appliances, linens, home accessories and furniture (yes, furniture) would be overwhelming. After all, Eating O... More >>

• Sampler Plate: This Week In Food Blogs

  published Dec 23, 2009

  Each week, we put together a sampler plate of the most interesting links from both local and national food blogs. Know a blog we should be paying particular attention tor Leave the address in the comm... More >>

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  Eating Out on Christmas Dayr What's Open

  published Dec 23, 2009

  There will be plenty of things open on Christmas Day besides just presents. So don't despair if the Bumpus hounds eat your holiday turkey, you don't feel like cooking dinner or you simply don't celebr... More >>

• Saint Arnold's To Offer Weekday Tours

  published Dec 23, 2009

  Are you one of those poor people whose social calendar is just far too busy on Saturday afternoons to make the weekly Saint Arnold tours, but -- for some reason -- have weekday afternoons freer Then t... More >>

• Rocks Off On The News, And Not For Getting Arrested (This Time)

  published Dec 23, 2009

    If you didn't make it out to our Lego Rock Band party last night at Khon's, you missed a hell of a good time. Did you know that a Lego Iggy Pop doesn't look nearly as strung out as the real Ig... More >>

• HoustonPress.com Throughout the Years

  published Dec 22, 2009

  Thanks to the magic of the Wayback Machine (a.k.a. the Internet Archive, but we like saying "Wayback Machine" instead because it sounds like we actually traveled through time to bring you these images... More >>

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  How To Make The Perfect: Fudge

  published Dec 22, 2009

  Note: This is a rerun of a popular post from last Christmas. We'd be remiss in not sharing our favorite fudge recipe this time of year. Enjoy and good luck in your fudge endeavors. My mother is known... More >>

• First Look at Canopy

  published Dec 22, 2009

  Another new restaurant, another Sunday brunch "preview" in its opening days. This time, we landed at Canopy, Claire Smith's latest culinary endeavor (her most well-known being Shade, on 19th Street in... More >>

• Where Are We Drinkingr

  published Dec 22, 2009

  This intimately melancholy and desperate scene looks straight out of a Hunter S. Thompson book, if Thompson lived in Houston and drank Lone Star. Can you guess in what shell of civilization we were dr... More >>

• Gingerbread Architecture at Caroline Collective

  published Dec 21, 2009

  This has been a year for non-traditional gingerbread houses in Houston. The gingerbread dog houses at Voice kicked off the season earlier this month, and Caroline Collective all but finished it off wi... More >>

• Where Are We Eatingr

  published Dec 21, 2009

  Last week's Where Are We Eating was a bit of a stumper, so hopefully this week's will prove slightly easier. Can you guess where the hot little pile of noodles below came fromr Bonus points if you can... More >>

• At Last, Saint Arnold Reopens for Tours

  published Dec 19, 2009

  After a nearly two month delay caused by inspection holdups, Houston's biggest microbrewery is up and running for tours in its brand new locations. Saint Arnold's new facility at 2000 Lyons is bigger ... More >>