Email Author Robb Walsh

Awards

• 2010 - Bert Greene Award/International Association of Culinary Professionals

  Eating Our Words

• 2010 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published June 18, 2009

  "Not So Clear Cut"

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published June 18, 2009

  "Not So Clear Cut"

• 2008 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published December 20, 2007

  "Guess Who's Making Your Dinner?"

• 2008 - Association of Food Journalists Awards, published December 20, 2007

  "Guess Who's Making Your Dinner?"

• 2006 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published March 10, 2005

  "Mixing It Up"

• 2006 - Bert Greene Award/International Association of Culinary Professionals, published August 25, 2005

  "Texas Burger Binge"

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2003 Stories by Robb Walsh

• Gem on Jones

  published February 27, 2003

  A large party at the front of the restaurant is getting a lot of attention. A Taste of Portugal's chef jokes with them as he carries dishes... More >>

• Say Cheez

  published February 20, 2003

  The Villanova, Temple and Penn State pennants on the wall give me a good feeling about Jake's Philly Steaks. Even more reassuring is the... More >>

• Eat Your Heart Out

  published February 13, 2003

  Valentine's Day is a holiday for love and" restaurant specials. For downtown dinner and dancing, start with the special menu at Zula and finish... More >>

• Teachings of the Pope

  published February 13, 2003

  We're still shivering when the waitress brings our menus. Maybe it's the January chill that causes us both to want the dish called winter curry,... More >>

• Dining by Demographic

  published February 6, 2003

  Our waiter stops by and moves his lips. The noise level in the packed dining room at Fleming's, the new steak house on Alabama, is so high... More >>

• No Satisfaction

  published February 6, 2003

  After their recent concert at Reliant Stadium, the Rolling Stones called Da Marco (1520 Westheimer, 713-807-8857) looking for a table. Da Marco... More >>

• Taiwan's Tapioca Attack

  published January 30, 2003

  The young Asian woman behind the counter at Lollicup whips up my jasmine tea and my date's mango slushy at blinding speed. "Tapioca?"... More >>

• Goat Doughnuts Go Global

  published January 23, 2003

  The sky is deep blue and bright outside the plate-glass window at Hot Breads bakery on Hillcroft. On the shopping center sidewalk, a young... More >>

• Barbecue Breakout

  published January 23, 2003

  Sandwiches That You Will Like was the name of the PBS documentary that aired on January 8. Produced by KQED in Pittsburgh, the show... More >>

• Globalization's McBacklash

  published January 16, 2003

  At 11:52 a.m., I ease into the line of cars waiting to pull in to the parking lot of the new fried chicken franchise Pollo Campero. The... More >>

• New Digs, Old Tricks

  published January 9, 2003

  In 1924, the year the Sam Houston Hotel first opened, Damon Runyon was America's best-read journalist. With an incredible eye for detail, Runyon... More >>

• Feeling Lucky?

  published January 2, 2003

  It's lunchtime and all ten tables at the Lucky Pot noodle shop are taken. Aside from me and my dining companion, the only other Anglo in... More >>