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  • Blogs

    March 21, 2012

    Top 5 Foreign McDonald's Menu Items I Wish Were Available in the U.S.

    One of the things I like best about traveling abroad is the opportunity to try new foods. McDonald's isn't the first restaurant I go to after clearing border patrol, but I confess I do always at least peek at (and sometimes sample) the weird, wonderful world of foreign fast food. Here are five McDo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    100 Creatives 2012: Viswa Subbaraman

    When Viswa Subbaraman was an undergraduate at Duke University, he had no idea where he would end up. He had played trombone and violin, but music as a career to him did not seem like an option. He had come from a family of doctors and was planning on becoming one himself -- that was, until his sopho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2011

    The Rest of the Best: Houston's Top 10 Hot Dogs

    Photo by Jeff VogtYou can even get sauerkraut on your $1.50 Costco dog!​For the next 20 weeks, we'll be rounding up the runners-up to our 2011 Best of Houston® winners. In many categories, picking each year's winner is no easy task. We'll be spotlighting 20 of those categories, in which the w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    Odd Pair: Wine and Soup

    Photos by Jeremy Parzen.​Whether we're making Tuscan ribollita, Mexican tortilla soup, or French soupe à l'oignon, wine is always a key ingredient at our house (where there's always a spare cup of wine in the kitchen). And while the sugar is the main component of the wine that adds flavor to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2011

    Wine of the Week: Biodynamic Lees-Aged Grüner Veltliner

    Although Nicolas Joly is widely hailed as the father of biodynamic grape-growing and winemaking in Europe today; the Nikolaihof estate in the Wachau region of Austria is generally considered to be the first biodynamic winery in the world. (The pan-agricultural biodynamic movement was founded by Aust ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2011

    Bartender Chat: Piran Esfahani of Zimm's Martini & Wine Bar

    ​Piran Esfahani came to Houston from Vienna, Austria to study business and graduated from St. Thomas University. Shortly thereafter, he left Houston for Roatan, Honduras (it's not ugly...) to sell beachfront real estate. Now he's back masterfully crafting martinis at Zimm's Martini & Wine Bar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    Brew Blog: Indian Wells Lobotomy Bock

    What's in a name? That which we call a Bock / By any other name would taste as malty.​The other night, I attended a business dinner held at the downtown outpost of the House of Blues. The meal was mediocre, but that wasn't really the point. This was a meet-and-eat event designed to smooth ove ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    More Local Music News Than Memorial Day Furniture Sales

    What would your Friday be without Magnolia City Mixtape? Pretty bleak, if you're trying to keep up on all the local music here in Houston. Thankfully, we're here to make that last day of the work week just a bit better. Propain launched his music video for the Departure track, "Say I Won't." Dire ... More >>

  • Culture

    May 5, 2011

    Sublime Strauss

    HGO's Ariadne, an opera about opera, is both serious and funny.

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2011

    The Chicago Dog at Sonic: A Passable Imitation

    Photos by Katharine Shilcutt​Understanding that the mere headline alone may cause cringes and howls among Chicago dog connoisseurs, I'm going to come swiftly to the point on this one: The Chicago-style hot dog that Sonic is currently serving for $1.99 is not even in the same league as a true V ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2011

    Wild Moccasins Ready For Whataburger-Free Euro Tour

    Molly Joon​Saturday night, newly minted New West signees Wild Moccasins play their last show in the States until April, as they prepare to embark on their first European tour. Sharing the Fitzgerald's bill are Young Mammals and Wicked Poseur. The Moccasins' maiden Old World trek is an extensi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2010

    Brew Blog: Victoria Beer Comes to Houston

    Shira GoldingIs the king holding an ice cream cone? ​Last week a buddy of ours who lived in Mexico for a while (and did a fair amount of drinking there) excitedly spotted a billboard for Victoria beer, which he demanded we immediately try to find.

  • Music

    December 2, 2010

    German Shepherd

    Johnny Falstaff is a honky-tonk translator.

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    Last Night: The Black Angels And Black Mountain At Warehouse Live

    Photos by Marc BrubakerSee more photos from Wednesday's fever dream in our slideshow.​The Black Angels, Black Mountain Warehouse Live November 17, 2010 Some music is so evocative and overwhelming it can cause you to flash back to before you were even born. Not all of it - when a Mozart sympho ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 4, 2010

    Carlos

    Photos by Marc BrubakerSee more photos from Wednesday's fever dream in our slideshow.​The Black Angels, Black Mountain Warehouse Live November 17, 2010 Some music is so evocative and overwhelming it can cause you to flash back to before you were even born. Not all of it - when a Mozart sympho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2010

    Wine of the Week: Austrian Pepper Grüner Veltliner

    Sébastien Barillot ​Austria is known for imports. Take, for example, ex-bodybuilder-now-governor-of-California Arnold Schwarzenegger, and now, trendy-up-and-comer (or perhaps used-to-be-trendy-but-now-standard) Grüner Veltliner. This white wine is Austria's much tastier answer to the Pinot G ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2010

    A Cooler Coke: Almdudler

    ​Each Tuesday and Thursday for the next few weeks, we'll be taking a look at alternatives to cokes for the sticky Houston summer that lays ahead. Through the course of drinking various soft drinks and reporting back to you on them, I'll occasionally discover beverages like Vimto: something I ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 13, 2010

    Houston Symphony: Forces of Nature

    Listen to Mozart's and Beethoven's versions of the natural world

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2010

    Chef Chat, Part 1: Jalal Esmailkhanloo of Epicure Café

    ​Epicure Café has been in the same quaint spot on West Gray for 21 years. It's a little piece of Europe nestled between stylish boutiques and the River Oaks Theater, with a decadent pastry case and a unique wine list. You'll want to slow down and hang out here for awhile. That's exactly what ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2010

    For San Jacinto Day: Five Victories More Lopsided Than The Texas Army's

    ​I probably didn't need to remind you that today is the 174th anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto, where Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory over the forces of General Antonio López de Santa Anna. The battle brought an end to the bloody Texas Revolution, and made siestas unfashiona ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 8, 2010

    Block Party

    Block 7 Wine Company serves simple food with fresh, local ingredients.

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2009

    70 Years After A Nazi Invasion, Poland Gets Respect: The Five Best Movie Poles

    On September 1, 1939, German forces invaded Poland. Soviet troops joined the attack (in adherence to the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact) on September 16, and by the first of October, the country was entirely in enemy hands, and World War II was well underway.Poland and its people have had enough problems, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2009

    Obscure Wine Grapes: Piculit Neri

    Photo by Robb WalshPiculit Neri is an ancient grape varietal from Italy that was popular in Roman times but went out of favor. Progressive winemakers have recently revived the almost-forgotten grape, along with several others that were once popular in the Friuli Venezia-Giulia region, an area in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2008

    Christmas Eve Dining, Without the Duck Heads

    Want to take the family out for a nice meal tomorrow night so someone else can wash the dishes for a change?  Worn out from holiday shopping and don't want to cook dinner?  Or have the Bumpus hounds destroyed your turkey and you're looking for an alternative? Never fear!  There are p ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 2, 2008

    Mozart in Vienna

    Da Camera trots out the Mr. M masters for their opening night concert

  • Film

    August 28, 2008

    The Edge of Heaven Can Wait

    Storylines and cultures crash in this German/Turkish import — and isn't it arty?

  • Calendar

    May 1, 2008

    Asian/Pacific American Heritage Festival

    Sufi rocker Junoon brings his Santana-meets-Led Zeppelin sound to Miller Outdoor Theatre

  • Film

    March 6, 2008

    Blood Money: The Counterfeiters

    A morally ambiguous Holocaust tale of survival and collusion

  • Dining

    October 4, 2007

    Antica Osteria

    Rice Spaghetti

  • Music

    June 28, 2007

    The Police

    The Police perform Friday, June 29, at the Toyota Center, 1510 Polk St., 713-627-9622. Fiction Plane also performs.

  • Dining

    May 3, 2007

    Five Wines That'll Blow Your Mind

    The Vintage Mirrors the Year

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2007

    The Vintage Mirrors the Year

    The Vintage Mirrors the Year

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2007

    The Vintage Mirrors the Year

    The Vintage Mirrors the Year

  • Calendar

    June 22, 2006

    The House Is Alive...

    The Vintage Mirrors the Year

  • Calendar

    March 9, 2006

    Vienna Calling

    The Vintage Mirrors the Year

  • Calendar

    January 26, 2006

    Mo's Art

    The Vintage Mirrors the Year

  • Culture

    July 29, 2004

    Capsule Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Culture

    July 22, 2004

    Capsule Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003

    Best Pastry Shop

    Epicure Cafe

  • Calendar

    December 12, 2002

    The Most Extreme Sport of All

    Bike messengers converge in Houston for some extreme competition

  • Dining

    February 8, 2001

    For the Love of Sauerkraut

    Somehow a restaurant from the Black Forest finds its way to Midtown

  • Culture

    February 1, 2001

    Songs in the Key of Life

    Stages' latest production cuts to the essence of music, art and human nature

  • Dining

    January 25, 2001

    Take a Number

    Does the health department's grading system ensure safe restaurants? Or is it just fuzzy math?

  • Calendar

    December 16, 1999

    The Sound of a Washed-up Career

    Does the health department's grading system ensure safe restaurants? Or is it just fuzzy math?

  • Dining

    August 26, 1999

    Everything Old Is New Again

    Darby's flashes back to a gentler time

  • Calendar

    November 26, 1998

    Inheritors with a Will

    Darby's flashes back to a gentler time

  • Calendar

    November 5, 1998

    Cat Stats

    Darby's flashes back to a gentler time

  • Dining

    December 25, 1997

    Roll Out the Barrel

    Hackemack's is a barrel of fun

  • Film

    March 27, 1997

    Children on a Train

    Hackemack's is a barrel of fun

  • Music

    March 28, 1996

    Sound Check

    Hackemack's is a barrel of fun

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