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

• Openings and Closings

  published Dec 18, 2009

  rTwo long-awaited restaurants have finally opened in the past week, just in time for the not-so-busy Christmas season. Here's your chance to check them both out before the masses pack into th... More >>

• The Week in Photos

  published Dec 18, 2009

  Christmas is nearly here, which means Houston has wound down for the holidays. But the talented photographers in our Flickr pool have been as busy as ever, capturing our winter scenes and the holiday ... More >>

• Last Chance for Free Wine Tasting Tickets

  published Dec 17, 2009

  rAs promised, we're giving you one more chance to win a pair of tickets to this weekend's highly anticipated Holiday Wine Tasting bash at Sonoma, taking place on December 19 from 6 to 11 p.m. The... More >>

• Food Fight: Battle Hot Chocolate

  published Dec 17, 2009

  Lately, our food fights have been both adventurous and, well, about food. It's been a while since we focused on comfort food and even longer since we focused on drinks. And with the horribly drizzly a... More >>

• Sampler Plate: This Week In Food Blogs

  published Dec 17, 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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  Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree with Dr. Sketchy

  published Dec 16, 2009

  rAll we wanted for Christmas was on display this past Sunday afternoon at Dr. Sketchy, the popular life drawing art class / burlesque show that takes place at Avant Garden on the second Sunday o... More >>

• Win Tickets to Our Holiday Wine Tasting at Sonoma

  published Dec 15, 2009

  rYou only have a few days left to buy tickets for our first-ever event at Sonoma -- a holiday wine tasting featuring 40 different kinds of beer, wine and champagne -- but one lucky reader could wi... More >>

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  Gas Station Sushi

  published Dec 15, 2009

  Only a few short days after Eating Our Words' body revolted violently against some inadvisedly consumed cheese enchiladas that had been on a steam table for far too long, as it turns out, we decided t... More >>

• Where Are We Drinkingr

  published Dec 15, 2009

  Who among us hasn't ended up flat on their back after too many drinksr This perspective may look familiar, but does the barr rLeave your best guess in the comments section below.... More >>

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  What a Difference a Decade Makes: Zagat's Top 5 Restaurants in 1999 and 2009

  published Dec 14, 2009

  Ten years ago, Houston was a different city. Enron hadn't yet experienced its downfall. Downtown was just beginning its slow renaissance. There were no silly "town square" concepts littered around tow... More >>

• Where Are We Eatingr

  published Dec 14, 2009

  Could this be the best eggroll in townr At least one of our loyal readers thinks so. And if you can figure out where we're eating this week, that eggroll could be yours. rLeave your best guess in... More >>

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  Holiday Wine Tasting at Sonoma

  published Dec 11, 2009

  rWe hope you've marked your calendar for the December 19th event at Sonoma Wine Bar, because we can't wait to see you there. Eating Our Words is excited to be hosting its first ever event for ou... More >>

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  Top 5 Grocery Store Openings of the Decade

  published Dec 11, 2009

  Yesterday, we recounted the top five grocery store closings that had a significant impact on the Houston supermarket scene during the past 10 years. But for as much as we may (or may not) miss AppleTr... More >>

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  Openings and Closings: November 2009

  published Dec 11, 2009

  Although a very high profile restaurant shut its doors this month -- the longtime Montrose institution La Strada -- we've seen far more openings lately than closings. Below is your roundup of new and ... More >>

• Top 5 Grocery Store Closings of the Decade

  published Dec 10, 2009

  Houston -- like most other cities -- was once home to a broad array of supermarkets and grocery stores like Weingarten's (whose last grocery store closed in 1984 -- the company is now exclusively in t... More >>

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  Food Fight: Battle Bo Luc Lac

  published Dec 10, 2009

  rBo luc lac -- also known as Vietnamese shaking beef -- is a traditional favorite and a meat lover's kind of dish. Considering the fact that the ingredients are so simple and so very Western, i... More >>

• Sampler Plate: This Week In Food Blogs

  published Dec 09, 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 >>

• The 10 Best Places to Eat in Westchase

  published Dec 09, 2009

  Unlike neighboring Memorial, the Westchase district of Houston -- which runs roughly down the spine of Westheimer from Gessner to Dairy Ashford -- is brimming with some of the city's best and (happily... More >>

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  Sunday Brunch at The Rockwood Room

  published Dec 08, 2009

  As mentioned in our last Openings & Closings roundup, the much-anticipated venture from Michael Dei Maggi (formerly of Max's Wine Dive) and Robert Hall III (of the Robert Hall Winery) -- The Rockw... More >>

• Where Are We Drinkingr

  published Dec 08, 2009

  Pretty maids all in a row. If you can't guess the bar just by the beers, what kind of barfly are your rTake your best shot in the comments section below.... More >>

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  Dreaming of a White Christmas

  published Dec 07, 2009

  Houston is predicted to have a much wetter and colder winter this year thanks to a fading El Nino pattern. And if anything was proven by last week's snowstorm, it's that it may very well be possible f... More >>

• Where Are We Eatingr

  published Dec 07, 2009

  Octopus, lobster and prawns -- oh my! The seafood presentation at this Houston restaurant is so fresh you can almost smell the ocean. Does it look familiar to your Do you know where we're ea... More >>

• Tune In and Turn On

  published Dec 04, 2009

  If you missed Robb Walsh's two-part apperance on The Michael Berry Show back in October, you have another chance to catch our newly un-anonymous food critic this weekend as he appears on Southbound Fo... More >>

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  Food Fight: Battle Ceviche

  published Dec 04, 2009

  In keeping with our recent trend of expanding the weekly food fights to encompass more than just burgers and donuts, this week's battle pitted two restaurants against one another to see who could craf... More >>

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  Oh, The Weather Outside Is Frightful

  published Dec 04, 2009

  ...but your photos are -- pardon the holiday cheer -- delightful. So keep sending in those wintery pictures to the Houston Press Flickr pool and let it snow! For more information on any of the p... More >>