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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2013 Stories by Katharine Shilcutt

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  Inaugural Houston Barbecue Festival a Smoking Success

  published Mar 25, 2013

  Trent Brooks, a second-generation pitmaster, packed up his entire barbecue operation -- smoker and all inside a trailer the size of an Airstream -- and headed south from Cypress. Ronnie Killen stayed ... More >>

• Burgers Off the Beaten Path: The Hideaway

  published Mar 25, 2013

  I keep finding new reasons to love The Hideaway on Dunvale and therefore new reasons to drive west on Richmond until I hit Dunvale -- a corner of the city that is actually rife with terrific reasons t... More >>

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  Bow Down, Chickens: Beyonce Reps Frenchy's in New Songs

  published Mar 25, 2013

  Houston's favorite son -- you didn't know Beyonce is also known as King Br -- has been getting plenty of attention recently for her new songs, "Bow Down" and "I Been On." Some of the attention is posi... More >>

• Upcoming Events: Bitches Love Food

  published Mar 22, 2013

  A familiar face is back in town: L.J. Wiley, the prodigal chef behind Yelapa Playa Mexicana, has returned to Houston. Although Yelapa has been closed since October 2011 and its various staff have move... More >>

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  The Top 5 Things to Eat, Drink or Celebrate This Weekend: Revival Market, Anvil, Sonoma Brunch, Hotel Derek's Early Easter & Ninfa's Crawfish

  published Mar 22, 2013

  In case your weekend doesn't revolve around the parking lot full of food trucks at Haute Wheels or all-you-can-eat brisket at the Houston Barbecue Festival, here are five other great things to eat, dr... More >>

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  Openings & Closings: Saint Arnold for Lunch, Goro & Gun for Dinner

  published Mar 22, 2013

  A happy Friday morning comes with some happy news from around the city. First is the announcement that Goro & Gun -- the hotly awaited downtown ramen shop on Main Street -- will officially be open for... More >>

• Haute Wheels Houston Rolls Out This Weekend

  published Mar 21, 2013

  The 3rd annual Haute Wheels food truck festival is hitting the streets this weekend. The two-day event will cover the entire parking lot at HCC Southwest's campus, with more than 30 different trucks t... More >>

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  Burger Bracket 2013: The Elite 8

  published Mar 21, 2013

  Our teams of judges have spoken. Eight burgers advance into the next round and we say goodbye to eight more, all of which were worthy competitors. The biggest upset during the Sweet 16 round is likel... More >>

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  Top 10 Restaurants Near Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport

  published Mar 21, 2013

  I'm not gonna lie: Finding good eats around Intercontinental Airport (or, if you must, Bush Intercontinental Airport -- true Houstonians still say "the Summit," "Transco Tower" and "Intercontinental A... More >>

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  How Much Pho Can You Eat in 30 Minutesr

  published Mar 20, 2013

  Rather, how much crawfish-and-andouille-sausage pho with ghost peppers and other spicy additions can you eat in 30 minutesr That's the challenge posed by LA Crawfish, the subject of this week's cafe ... More >>

• This Week in Food Blogs: The Science of Baking Bread

  published Mar 20, 2013

  CultureMap: I had a very nice cup of juice at Roots Juice several weeks back and always noticed a good crowd at the spot when I drove by, so it came as a bit of a surprise to read Whitney Radley's rep... More >>

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  Burgers Off the Beaten Path: Watson's House of Ales

  published Mar 20, 2013

  "I am not a smart man." Forrest Gump's words echoed in my head as I stared at the Saint Patrick's Day decorations hanging on the temporary plastic tents erected outside Watson's House of Ales this pa... More >>

• So Delicious, a Caveman Could Eat It

  published March 21, 2013

  Top 10 Although I don't adhere to the paleo diet, many of my good friends do. Here's an explanation in a nutshell of the... More >>

• Surprise Package at LA Crawfish

  published March 21, 2013

  See the perpetually packed dining room and... More >>

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  First Look at the Second Location of Hollister Grill, a New Direction for a Spring Branch Standard

  published Mar 19, 2013

  As the club scene along Washington Avenue fades into obscurity, I've been glad to see that the restaurant scene has done the exact opposite. Stalwarts such as Laredo Taqueria and Los Dos Amigos have ... More >>

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  Here, Eat This: A Beginner's Guide to Indian Cuisine

  published Mar 19, 2013

  Say you've decided to be spontaneous and embark on a new culinary adventure, sampling a brand-new cuisine for the very first time. Good for you! You deserve a virtual high five. But what do you order... More >>

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  Houston -- and Texas -- Well-Represented Going into 2013 James Beard Award Finals

  published Mar 19, 2013

  The finalists for this year's James Beard Foundation Awards were announced in several categories today that spanned the breadth of the food world from culinary writing to cooking. And just as Houston ... More >>

• Purple Hull Peas in Season: Get Yours at Canino's and Make an East Texas Feast

  published Mar 18, 2013

  One of my favorite springtime rituals is finding purple hull peas at Canino's -- the massive farmers' market complex on Airline at Loop 610 -- and picking up the ingredients for a good, old-fashioned ... More >>

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  The Terrifying Scent of Curry: Confessions of a Formerly Picky Eater

  published Mar 18, 2013

  I am seven years old, clutching my shoes to my chest and crying hot tears as I try to escape the scent of curry emanating from every carpet fiber and fleck of paint in my friend Bharat's house. In th... More >>

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  Burgers Off the Beaten Path: Poppa Burger

  published Mar 18, 2013

  There is a blink-and-you'll-miss-it scene in Brewster McCloud -- the movie set in Houston that wasn't Reality Bites or Terms of Endearment -- in which you can spot a multicolored billboard on the side... More >>

• Upcoming Events: Get Your Meat at the Houston Barbecue Festival and Your Veg at Brennan's

  published Mar 15, 2013

  If you haven't had a chance to check out the new Frank's Americana Revival yet, next Friday, March 22 is your chance for a two-fer: Dan Garrison of the famed Garrison Brothers Distillery will be on ha... More >>

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  First Look at Nobi Public House: Craft Beer and Vietnamese Fusion in Clear Lake

  published Mar 15, 2013

  Tookie's and Stomp's aren't the only Clear Lake-area spots I visited recently. I finally made it out to Nobi Public House last weekend, after near-comically exaggerated exhortations of "How have you n... More >>

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  Openings & Closings: Coltivare Trying to Cultivate Community Support

  published Mar 15, 2013

  Two new establishments looking to make a positive impact in the Heights have been stymied by the same foe in the last few months: variance request issues. Both the upcoming Coltivare from Revival Mark... More >>

• Get a Swag VIP Table at Menu of Menus and Ball Hard with Your Friends...for Half the Cash

  published Mar 14, 2013

  Now that all of that is out of my system, seriously: VIP tables at Menu of Menus are awesome. Today only, you can purchase a VIP table for 10 for $750. This is a discount of 50 percent -- those table... More >>

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  The Eating...Our Words 100: Dan Tidwell of Treebeards on Downtown Houston's Past, Present and Future

  published Mar 14, 2013

  If you've set foot downtown at any point in the last 30 years, there's a strong chance you've eaten at Treebeards. Ever since it opened on Market Square in 1978 between what its Web site calls "a peep... More >>