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    April 26, 2012

    Date Night at Dolce Vita Pizzeria & Enoteca

    When it comes time for date night, I want two things, and two things only: good food and flowing wine...Wait, and my fiancé, I guess. Okay, three things and three things only... Back home, our usual date night took place at one of the hole-in-the-wall Italian joints that are everywhere in NYC. So ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 12, 2011

    Take It Outside

    Our picks for the best patios in Houston.

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2011

    Houston's Best Patios: The 10 Best to Pretend You're On Vacation

    Photo by Taylor LaShaeEl Pueblito, home of Houston's best cabanas.​With patio weather season in full swing, Houstonians are absolutely spoiled for places to enjoy the day outside. And sometimes all you know is that you're in the mood for a patio, but can't figure out where to go. So how do you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2011

    European Travel Tips For First-Time Bands

    ​Local favorites the Wild Moccasins embark on a six-week European tour this weekend. Rocks Off knows how daunting international travel can be, especially when you're on a multi-country blitzkrieg that exposes you to numerous languages and many differing cultural mores in a relatively short per ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    Twenty Ways to Please Your Lover on Valentine's Day

    ​*17 - Alden Hotel (February 14) Chef Sam Beier has created a lust-worthy Valentine's Day menu featuring Sunchoke Veloute, Roasted Lobster Salad, Shrimp-Crusted Flounder, Cane Sugar Cured Duck Breast, Petite Filet with Favas and Lobster Ravioli, and Caramelized Halibut, among others. The mea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    Fruitcake and 4 Other Foods with a Bad Reputation

    jeleneDiscouraged by its bad reputation: the fruitcake. ​How does a food item get a bad reputation? Does it cut class to smoke with trans-fats in the parking lot? Sleep around with carbohydrates? Often it's an association with a particular era in history or social class that gets a food placed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2010

    Chef Chat, Part 3: Catherine Duwez of the Broken Spoke Cafe

    ​This week Catherine Duwez of The Broken Spoke Cafe (1809 Washington Avenue) sat down for a chat with Eating Our Words and let us sample some of her favorite dishes. It was non-negotiable that we try the mussels. The curried version, with its golden hue, was not only a visual treat - it taste ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2010

    Chef Chat, Part 1: Catherine Duwez of The Broken Spoke Cafe

    ​Eating Our Words ventured out to Belgian café The Broken Spoke (1809 Washington Avenue) to speak with owner/chef Catherine Duwez, formerly of Café Montrose. In addition to satisfying our stomachs with a plethora of delicious dishes, she also enlightened us on the differences between Belgian ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2010

    Houston Slammed By European Travel Blog: We're Boooorrring

    But...but...there's the Kemah Boardwalk!!​Among world cities, in which category does Houston rank second only to Brussels, the capital of the European Union? Tedium, at least according to the European Union-funded wiki blog OpenTravel. According to "Chili," an English-language challenged scr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2010

    This Week in Deliciousness

    Ceviche is always best when served on a salt puck.​Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where there can never be enough varieties of the Newton. We're working on a Boston Cream Pie Newton that should be ready before the end of the year, assuming we can get our taste tes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2010

    Hot Hungarian Gyulai Kolbasz

    ​An Eastern European friend gave me some Gyulai salami recently. My kids won't eat it, and neither will my dog. But I love the stuff. It is the hottest salami I have ever encountered. The one I tried is made by Bende Meats, a company just outside of Chicago that specializes in Hungarian produc ... More >>

  • Film

    December 17, 2009

    Agnès from O to 80

    A filmmaker's life, as a beautiful waking dream.

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2009

    Chocolat du Monde in Rice Village

    Photo by J.C. Reid​When it comes to chocolate, there's the good stuff, and then there's the really good stuff. Once you get past mass-market chocolate like Hershey's, the next step up is Godiva and Ghirardelli, which are both certainly good-quality and widely available in Houston. But the rea ... More >>

  • Culture

    September 3, 2009

    Close Call at Mackey Gallery

    Apama Mackey soldiers on.

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    One Of The Pilots Continental Is Suing Says He Saved One Of their Planes From Crashing

    ​Remember those Continental pilots who were fired and sued by their airline for allegedly arranging "sham" divorces in order to get their mitts on fat pensions a whole lot earlier than Continental's policy allows?Well, it turns out one of those former pilots was a bona-fide hero. Or at least that' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2009

    Moules Marinieres et Frites: Memories of Cafe Montrose

    Photos by Katharine ShilcuttCatherine Duwez rushed through the doors of Sophia nearly an hour late. She carried boxes and bags of food with her, and although she looked eminently stressed, she still glowed with the passion of a restaurant proprietress who has entered her domain. A round of ap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2009

    Departing From IAH: A Journey Back To World War II

    Photo courtesy 95thbg.orgClyde Gilmore flew 21 combat missions as a radio gunner in World War II. During one, his plane lost two engines over the target and crash-landed in Brussels. The army sent a B-24 to pick him up.   For Gilmore and other members of his 95th Bomb Group, time between missio ... More >>

  • News

    October 16, 2008

    John McCain's Neglected Veterans

    The candidate's fame is based on his POW status, but he has abandoned his fellow veterans time and time again

  • Culture

    June 5, 2008

    John Alexander, the Mediocre

    The MFAH showcases an artist of limited talents

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2008

    A Modest Proposal: Train the Homeless to Be Better at Being Homeless

    The MFAH showcases an artist of limited talents

  • Culture

    November 8, 2007

    "Pompeo Batoni: Prince of Painters in Eighteenth-Century Rome"

    Travel back in time with Pompeo Batoni's tourist portraits

  • Home Entertainment

    December 1, 2005

    Our top DVD picks for the week of November 29

    Travel back in time with Pompeo Batoni's tourist portraits

  • Dining

    September 22, 2005

    Un-French Frites

    Mussels and fries, monk beers and Belgian pride abound at Cafe Montrose

  • Music

    July 7, 2005

    The Golden Boy

    Producer-remixer Jake Childs wants to turn Houston's house scene upside down

  • News

    April 21, 2005

    Cellular Disruption

    So much for companionable silence

  • Dining

    March 3, 2005

    The Silver Tower Meets The Shining

    Liberté, égalité and fraternité in a log cabin on White Oak Bayou

  • Calendar

    April 8, 2004

    Salad Barre

    A buffet of dance troupes comes to town

  • Dining

    November 1, 2001

    Cafe sans Society

    Café Compliqé welcomes diners from every walk of life

  • News

    April 12, 2001

    What's in a Name?

    Paul Renoir once had it all. But after years of botched business deals, he has virtually nothing left of his inheritance save the one thing he can't lose: His lineage to the famous painter.

  • Dining

    June 17, 1999

    From Brussels with Love

    A charming new cafe sprouts in Montrose

  • News

    May 27, 1999

    News Hostage

    A charming new cafe sprouts in Montrose

  • Calendar

    April 8, 1999

    Night & Day

    April 8-14, 1999

  • Music

    January 14, 1999

    Blowing His Own Horn

    April 8-14, 1999

  • Music

    January 29, 1998

    Static

    April 8-14, 1999

  • Music

    October 23, 1997

    Static

    April 8-14, 1999

  • Music

    August 21, 1997

    Colonel Tom's Folly

    Twenty years after Elvis's death, a guide to his greatest movie "hits" and misses

  • Culture

    April 3, 1997

    S R O

    Twenty years after Elvis's death, a guide to his greatest movie "hits" and misses

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    April 11, 1996

    Press Picks

    Twenty years after Elvis's death, a guide to his greatest movie "hits" and misses

  • Music

    January 5, 1995

    Help Wanted

    Get those suggestions in now for the Press Music Awards

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    October 27, 1994

    Press Picks

    Get those suggestions in now for the Press Music Awards

  • News

    December 9, 1993

    Snow Job

    Why would the U.S. ship dozens of snowmobiles to the Caribbean?

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