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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2008 Stories by Robb Walsh

• The United Nations of Food at Phoenicia Specialty Foods

  published December 25, 2008

  The slow-cooked lamb shank was so tender you could cut it with a plastic knife and fork. And since those are the only utensils available in the... More >>

• Bombay Salad and Colossal Shrimp at King's Inn

  published December 18, 2008

  Every meal at the King's Inn on Loyola Beach starts with a plate of sliced tomatoes and a dish of the restaurant's mysterious "tartar... More >>

• Stew Weather: Bistro Don Camillo

  published December 11, 2008

  The duck liver mousse at Bistro Don Camillo near Voss and San Felipe looked like fluffy chocolate pudding. I spread a glob on a slice of... More >>

• Puppy Love at Saint Dane's Bar & Grille

  published December 4, 2008

  Brooklyn music promoter and magazine editor Linyee Yuan was waiting for me at a picnic table on the deck of Saint Dane's Bar & Grille the... More >>

• Nuevos Huevos at La Guadalupana Bakery and Café

  published November 27, 2008

  You don't often see croissants and sandwiches on a Mexican breakfast menu, but both are available at the little bakery and cafe called La... More >>

• Feast Is Bloody Brilliant

  published November 20, 2008

  Black pudding is the British name for blood sausage. At Feast, the remarkable restaurant in the creaky old wooden house on Westheimer where... More >>

• Sangria and Sliders at Open City

  published November 13, 2008

  The lamb sliders were the best thing I sampled on my first visit to Open City, the curious nightclub/restaurant on Bagby in Midtown. The... More >>

• Busy Beaver's

  published November 6, 2008

  The fork-tender pork carnitas at Beaver's came on a slice of Texas toast that floated on a pool of savory greens surrounded by bacon and... More >>

• Taco Cones and Tasmanian Devils at Amazon Grill

  published October 30, 2008

  The "Amacones" at Amazon Grill are tacos shaped like ice cream cones. Four corn tortillas are freshly fried into perfect cone shapes and... More >>

• Meat Lovers' Swordfight at Fuegovivo Churrascaria

  published October 23, 2008

  The server with the filet mignons wrapped in bacon was hovering nearby, and the guy with the lamb chops was on his way. But I was busy catching... More >>

• Flounder Fanmail for Jimmy Wilson's Seafood & Chop House

  published October 16, 2008

  My friend Jay Francis was holding the last five inches of crispy panfried flounder by the tail and munching on it like it was a lollipop. From... More >>

• Texas Wants Beer!

  published October 16, 2008

  Oktoberfest in Fredericksburg starts with a free glass of Shiner "Helles," a crisp, golden-colored Czech-style pilsner. When the gates to... More >>

• Texas Wants Beer: Change This Law!

  published October 16, 2008

  There's a Texas law that prohibits breweries from selling their beer in their gift shops. Bill Metzger, the publisher of Southwest Brewing... More >>

• Texas Wants Beer: Five Places to Drink Beer in Houston

  published October 16, 2008

  Scott Birdwell, the owner of DeFalco Home Wine & Beer Supplies and longtime leader of the Houston beer-geek scene, names his five favorite... More >>

• Texas Wants Beer: My Ten Top Texas Beers

  published October 16, 2008

  Here are my top-five year-round beers, in order: 1. St. Arnold Elissa If you love crisp, bitter, hoppy... More >>

• Muffuletta Burger at Hubcap Grill

  published October 9, 2008

  The new king of burger joints in downtown Houston sports a crown of shiny hubcaps. "Welcome to Hubcap Grill," reads a sign in the entranceway,... More >>

• Pork Ribs Taste Like Candy at Midway BBQ

  published October 2, 2008

  The little pork rib from Midway BBQ in Old Katy was falling-apart tender. I am guessing the pit boss painted the rack with a sweet barbecue... More >>

• Memories of Brennan's

  published September 25, 2008

  Turtle soup and gospel music are the co-stars in my fondest memory of Brennan's. It was a gorgeous sunny Sunday afternoon. We sat outside on a... More >>

• Steak Night: Under the Volcano

  published September 18, 2008

  Last week, in my review of Dharma Cafe, I wrote that it was my dharma to eat steak. This week, I further fulfilled my carnivorous destiny by... More >>

• Steak, Wine and Pie at Dharma Cafe

  published September 11, 2008

  Vibrant green threads of lime zest decorated the top of the exhilaratingly tart key lime pie at Dharma Cafe on Houston Avenue. The pie is... More >>

• Great Jellyfish at East Wall Chinese Restaurant

  published September 4, 2008

  We were planning to stay home and watch the Olympic gymnastics events on television, so I went out to pick up some thematically appropriate... More >>

• BBQ on TCJ: Pierson & Company Bar-B-Que

  published August 28, 2008

  When I asked about the barbecued pork at Pierson & Company, the new barbecue joint on T.C. Jester in Acres Homes near the ruins of... More >>

• Fava Favorites at Mint Café

  published August 21, 2008

  Fava beans, which have been cultivated in the Middle East since 6000 B.C., have become trendy lately. At a James Beard House dinner last year,... More >>

• Chicken Fried Steak and Banana Pudding at the Humble City Cafe

  published July 31, 2008

  The housemade banana pudding at the Humble City Cafe came in a cannonball-size schooner. The astonishingly large glass was lined with... More >>

• Falafels and Poor Boys at Zabak's Mediterranean Café

  published July 24, 2008

  The falafel sandwich at Zabak's is a mouthful of extremes. There's hot and cold, soft and crunchy, spicy and soothingly bland, with... More >>