Email Author Katharine Shilcutt

Awards

• 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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2011 Stories by Katharine Shilcutt

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  Bloodsport and Oxtopus on Last Night's Top Chef: Texas

  published Nov 10, 2011

  ...aaaaaand we're back! Last week, I drank heavily and recapped the first episode of Top Chef: Texas. Check that recap to familiarize yourself with the dumb names I've made up for nearly everything on... More >>

• West Eggs: A Weekend of Breakfasts on Eldridge

  published Nov 09, 2011

  As discussed in this week's two-fer cafe review of Pecan Creek Grille and Chatter's, it wasn't too long ago that you'd be hard-pressed to find a decent, non-chain breakfast on the west side of town. G... More >>

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  5 TV Chefs We'd Rather See Naked Than Anthony Bourdain (and 5 We Wouldn't)

  published Nov 09, 2011

  A nude photo of Anthony Bourdain surfaced yesterday, in case you hadn't heard (especially since the man himself Tweeted the pic). It was taken 12 years prior while on vacation, and Bourdain can be see... More >>

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  5 Food Celebrities We'd Rather See Naked Than Anthony Bourdain (and 5 We Wouldn't)

  published Nov 09, 2011

  In case you hadn't heard -- especially since the man himself Tweeted the pic -- a nude photo of Anthony Bourdain surfaced yesterday, taken 12 years prior while on vacation. To quote Bourdain on the ph... More >>

• Sampler Plate: This Week in Food Blogs

  published Nov 09, 2011

  TEDx Houston: How do you create a food culturer That's the question asked by Houston's own Justin Yu in this TEDx talk from June 2011. Yu emphasizes the importance of staging -- working for free in a ... More >>

• West Eggs

  published November 10, 2011

  Catch a glimpse of the kitchens at these two west-side eateries: More >>

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  Trader Joes Confirms The Woodlands as First Houston-Area Location

  published Nov 08, 2011

  Sorry, Inner Loopers. Consider your bubble burst. Trader Joe's confirmed this morning that its first Houston-area grocery store will be located at the Woodlands Crossing Shopping Center in... The Wood... More >>

• Get Lit for the Holidays at Book Signings This Week

  published Nov 08, 2011

  It's definitely too early to start putting up Christmas decorations, but it's not too early to start stocking up on presents for the holidays. And although this may just be me, a signed book is always... More >>

• Night After Monsters: Winner and Craft Beer Labels Announced

  published Nov 08, 2011

  We had 29 entries for last week's Night After Monsters contest, in which we asked our readers to identify 15 craft beer labels which had been edited to remove all identifying text. And of those 29 ent... More >>

• Where Are We Drinkingr

  published Nov 08, 2011

  You only need to see the faintest bit of a neon sign and a hint of a mural to guess this infamous watering hole. This week's Where Are We Drinking should be like shooting fish in a barrel. Think you ... More >>

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  Saving the Arches: Uchi's Daryl Kunik on Renovating the Old Felix Restaurant

  published Nov 07, 2011

  Uchi, the new sushi restaurant opening soon at Westheimer and Montrose, is finally taking shape. The famous arched windows of its predecessor -- the much beloved Felix Mexican Restaurant -- have been ... More >>

• Cumin Take It: The 5th Annual No Holds Barred Chili Cook-off at Shady Tavern

  published Nov 07, 2011

  Now in its fifth year, the annual No Holds Barred Chili Cook-off at Shady Tavern has become a neighborhood institution in the Heights. This year -- appropriately enough -- the competition benefited th... More >>

• Where Are We Eatingr

  published Nov 07, 2011

  The Double Burger at this west side burger joint is so big, it requires the use of a third hand to eat, so bring a friend. Does this towering majesty look familiarr Think you know where we're eating t... More >>

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  Upcoming Events: Learn the Holiday Skills Your Parents Never Taught You

  published Nov 04, 2011

  Get lit this month, with several book signings from authors both local and national. First up is Jack Bishop, host of one of TV's best cooking shows, America's Test Kitchen, and editor of America's Te... More >>

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  Openings & Closings: October 2011

  published Nov 04, 2011

  It's been a busy month for restaurant openings, closings, name changes and remodels. Hang onto your coffee cups -- we've got a lot of restaurant news to get through in one post. Openings: BlackFinn ... More >>

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  The Rest of the Best: Houston's Top 5 Hidden Treasures

  published Nov 04, 2011

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  One Year Later: Plonk Doesn't Need No Stinking Sign

  published Nov 03, 2011

  When I reviewed Plonk a year ago, I mentioned that the wine bar didn't have any signage to speak of -- not even above their endcap space in a Garden Oaks strip center. I got lost heading there for the... More >>

• Guess the Craft Beer Label, Win a $100 Ticket to Night After Monsters

  published Nov 03, 2011

  If you're like me, you desperately want to attend the Night After Monsters beer event at Whole Foods Market on Waugh on November 13, but you don't have the spare $100 to pony up for a ticket. That's w... More >>

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  $10 for 10 Tacos at Tacos a Go-Go, Today Only

  published Nov 03, 2011

  What are the odds that Tacos a Go-Go would announce a one-day-only sale on its tacos the day after our own Marco Torres announced that he's going taco-less (and Mexican food-less) for the next 30 days... More >>

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  Top Chef: Texas - Let the Games Begin

  published Nov 03, 2011

  I have absolutely no tolerance for reality shows of any kind, and I watch little food television programming aside from Chopped, Alton Brown and the PBS Saturday morning line-up. I do not understand t... More >>

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  Top 12 Wines Under $15 for the Holidays

  published Nov 02, 2011

  Last night, Whole Foods Market introduced its Top 10 wines for the holidays -- except that this year, like the days of Christmas, there are actually 12. Historically, some of the recommended wines ha... More >>

• Sexy or Sillyr We Can't Decide with Majorca

  published Nov 02, 2011

  The subject of this week's cafe review, Majorca Bistro & Tapas, had every single one of my dining companions at odds over one thing: its striking red and black decor. We couldn't ultimately decide whe... More >>

• Sampler Plate: This Week in Food Blogs

  published Nov 02, 2011

  Voracious: Up in Seattle at our sister paper, food critic Hanna Raskin interviews one of the city's four contestants in the upcoming Top Chef: Texas season, and finds that the chef -- Colin Patterson,... More >>

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  published Nov 01, 2011

  Foody's Gourmet is the newest addition to the ever-expanding Le Mistral empire out on the west side of town. The French restaurant -- run by brothers Sylvain and David Denis -- once operated out of a ... More >>

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  Welcome to the Nabi-hood: Montrose Gets a New Asian Fusion Restaurant

  published Nov 01, 2011

  Another table-turning restaurant is making Montrose its home: Say sayonara, Tomo and irashaimase to its new incarnation, Nabi. The Asian fusion restaurant is taking over the sushi joint, which had bee... More >>