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

• Upcoming Events

  published Dec 04, 2009

  Do you like burgers and beatsr Of course you do. You're a red-blooded Houstonian. It just so happens that Stanton's City Bites (1420 Edwards) is hosting a Beats and Eats party on Saturday afternoon fr... More >>

• The Week in Photos

  published Dec 04, 2009

  Each week, we choose our favorite reader-submitted photos from the Houston Press Flickr pool to feature here. Want to see your photo on Hair Ballsr Then jump in to the pool. For more information abou... More >>

• Walking in a Gingerbread Wonderland

  published Dec 03, 2009

  rIf it didn't feel like Christmastime yet on Tuesday night with a slight chill in the air, the sight that greeted us as we walked into Voice put us right in the holiday mood: delicately and imm... More >>

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  The 10 Best Places to Eat in Memorial

  published Dec 03, 2009

  Although it's undergoing some massive growth in the form of redevelopment and expansion at Memorial City Mall and the construction of the nearly finished CityCentre "town square" off Beltway 8, Memori... More >>

• Give Something Better Than a Fruitcake This Year

  published Dec 02, 2009

  Etsy, the online marketplace where the artsy-crafty types among us can sell their handcrafted and homemade gifts to the world, is good for gifts other than just jewelry or throw pillows. Their "edible... More >>

• Sampler Plate: This Week In Food Blogs

  published Dec 02, 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 >>

• Sonoma For the Holidays: Join Us At Our Holiday Wine Tasting

  published Dec 01, 2009

  rOver at Eating Our Words, we're ringing in the holidays in style...by hosting our very first event for you, our readers. We'll be at Sonoma Wine Bar on December 19 from 6 to 11 p.m. for a ho... More >>

• Where Are We Drinkingr

  published Dec 01, 2009

  This landmark should be instantly recognizable to any true Houston bar connoisseur. Can you figure out where we're drinking this weekr rLeave your best guess in the comments section below.... More >>

• Where Are We Eatingr

  published Nov 30, 2009

  A burger and a basket of fries...or two. Can you identity where we're eating this week from the burger cross-section belowr rLeave your best guess in the comments section.... More >>

• Let It Glow, Let It Glow, Let It Glow

  published Nov 30, 2009

  While we might be short -- extremely short -- on snow in Houston this holiday season, we had plenty to glow about on Saturday night at the George R. Brown Convention Center. Houston's famous art cars ... More >>

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  Architecture Gone Awry: Houston's 8 Ugliest Buildings

  published Nov 27, 2009

  The old HISD Central Services building on Richmond -- called the Taj Mahal by HISD employees, both for its massive size and the massive budget that went into building it -- was torn down in 2007. One ... More >>

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  Openings and Closings

  published Nov 27, 2009

  Despite the brief interruption of Thanksgiving, several restaurants opened this week just in time for the holidays. Especially busy are downtown's Houston Pavilions, where Lucky Strike Lanes and Pete'... More >>

• November 2009: The Month in Photos

  published Nov 27, 2009

  rA month full of festivities, festivals and feasts comes to a close on Monday. Check out our favorite photos from the month in our slideshow.... More >>

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  The Week In Photos

  published Nov 27, 2009

  With street festivals and Thanksgiving in the air, our talented Flickr photographers had plenty of ripe subject matter the past week. Want to see your own work featured here each weekr Then jump into ... More >>

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  Black Friday Beat: 5 Best Mall Foods

  published Nov 26, 2009

  rYesterday, we told you about the five biggest mistakes that shoppers make in the mall food court during Black Friday and the holiday season. Fat, empty calories, sodium, mounds of sugar -- a... More >>

• Black Friday Beat: 5 Worst Mall Foods

  published Nov 25, 2009

  rWhen you're out there in the trenches this coming Black Friday, let it be known that we're thinking fondly of you. Waging war with high prices, reaping the bounty of sweet sales victory, dra... More >>

• Sampler Plate: This Week In Food Blogs

  published Nov 25, 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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  More Than Just Yards of Beer at CityCentre's New Yard House

  published Nov 24, 2009

  The first thing you notice upon walking into Yard House -- the new upscale bar at west Houston's CityCentre -- is the beer. Purposefully, of course, as the California-based chain likes to claim that i... More >>

• Where Are We Drinkingr

  published Nov 24, 2009

  After last week's difficult-to-identify dive, we've chosen a location that should prove somewhat more simple to recognize. Do you know where we're drinking this weekr rLeave your best guess in th... More >>

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  Deep-Fried and Still Alive: 5 Culinary Practices As Cruel As the Chinese Deep-Fried Fish

  published Nov 23, 2009

  The video above is fairly graphic. Do not watch if you are faint of stomach or heart. By now, most people have seen the video circulating the Internet which features a fish that has been deep-fried,... More >>

• Eating Out on Thanksgiving Dayr What's Open

  published Nov 23, 2009

  rNot everyone in the city celebrates Thanksgiving, and that should come as no surprise given our increasingly diverse tapestry of residents (something for which Eating Our Words is thankful). And... More >>

• Where Are We Eatingr

  published Nov 23, 2009

  Last week's version of Where Are We Eatingr proved so popular that we're going to continue the same format (albeit condensed) from now on. Can you figure out where we're eating this week by the dish b... More >>

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  Openings and Closings

  published Nov 20, 2009

  rNovember has been a good month for Houston restaurants so far, with notably few closings. Among them in the past week were two casualties of Spanish cuisine: Tio Pepe (5213 Cedar) in Bellaire an... More >>

• Upcoming Events

  published Nov 20, 2009

  rAlthough the Saturday tours at the brewery are still on hold for now, you can still get your fix of walking and beer with the Saint Arnold Pub Crawl tonight starting at 6 p.m. As a special bonus... More >>

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  Divine on the Line: Bottling Saint Arnold's Divine Reserve #9

  published Nov 20, 2009

  Last week, we trekked out to the old Saint Arnold brewery to watch as Phil Dagger and the rest of the line crew bottled the limited-run Divine Reserve #9, which will hit store shelves on December 1. (... More >>