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May 2, 2012
Who Grills the Best Steak? Killen and Caswell Duke it Out in the Walmart Choice Steak Challenge
What better way to spend a sunny spring afternoon than to participate in a pop-up celebrity chef challenge at your local Walmart parking lot, where the main ingredient is steak? Last Tuesday, shoppers at the Walmart Supercenter # 1409 (10750 Westview Drive) had a lucky surprise when they pulled in ... More >>
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April 20, 2012
"Reply All" & the Five Other Dumbest/Most Annoying Things People Do with E-Mail
Hard to believe, but the very first electronic messages were around 50 years ago. It wasn't the sophisticated, snail mail-replacing juggernaut most of us use every day, but it existed. As it has grown, communication has shifted and things none of us ever dreamed were necessary -- emoticons, for exam ... More >>
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March 29, 2012
Laundry for Foodies: The Dining Room Meets the Laundry Room
Fun fact: I'm kind of a mess. I want to be one of those together people who always looks pressed and polished, but most days I'm somewhere on the spectrum between "slightly rumpled" and "totally disheveled." My unparalleled ability to get food on myself has only been increased by my food-writer habi ... More >>
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March 15, 2012
When Are Food Knock-offs Distasteful?
If your Girl Scout Cookie of choice is the Samoa, then you might be happy to know that these goodies are NOT only available through green-uniformed girl children and for $3-4 a pop. Keebler offers a nearly identical version called "Coconut Dreams," which are available year-round and often on sale ( ... More >>
News
January 26, 2012
Tea Party Princess
Victoria Jackson went from the big leagues of comedy to the rabid right of modern politics.
Blogs
January 12, 2012
Heavy Fuel: How to Drink Like a Rock Star
If you want to be a real rock star, you can go ahead and forget about those Red Bull and vodkas you're so fond of. Legit rockers are fueled by bigger, harder and flat-out weirder doses of alcohol than the mere mortals hitting on the bartender at your local watering hole. Sure, a few of our musical ... More >>
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January 12, 2012
How To: Drink Like a Rock Star
Sure, most rock stars are probably happy with any bottle that happens to be within reach. Some rock stars, however, prefer to refine and perfect their booze intake, settling on a signature cocktail that suits their outsized personalities and consequence-free lifestyles. Rocks Off salutes these exc ... More >>
Dining
January 5, 2012
The Hits of 2011
Our favorite new Houston restaurants.
Blogs
December 29, 2011
On the Rocks: Cocktails Named After Musicians for New Year's Eve
Have a G.G. Allin and bring in the New Year indecently!Everything is more exciting, sometimes even redeeming, when it has a cool name: Sexual acts, alcoholic beverages, movies, albums, etc. OK, maybe just sexual acts and drinks. Since there are thousands of sites that have the former covere ... More >>
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December 28, 2011
The 10 Best New Restaurants of 2011
The challenge in choosing 10 of the best restaurants to open in Houston each year is a daunting one: Many of the restaurants I think are "the best" have little to nothing to do with each other, making for a list that falls all over the map when it comes to price, cuisine and location. Then again, t ... More >>
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December 13, 2011
Five Years Later: Food Trends That Fizzled Out
I'm still waiting for Mupcakes to catch on.It's that time of year again: No, not the time when society's ever-emphasized consumerism is rammed even more forcefully down our gullets, disguised in festive Christmas trimmings and manipulative Coca-Cola commercials. It's the time of year when eve ... More >>
Dining
December 8, 2011
Gran Success
The infused tequilas and modern Tex-Mex at this neighborhood hangout are bien bueno.
Blogs
November 9, 2011
Get Lit: Everything is an Afterthought: The Life and Writings of Paul Nelson by Kevin Avery
Everything is an Afterthought: The Life and Writings of Paul Nelson by Kevin Avery 584 pp., $29.99, Fantagraphics Books It was a scene like out of the hardboiled detective novels that Paul Nelson loved so much when police broke into his New York apartment in 2006. What they found was a dark ... More >>
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September 13, 2011
George Strait's Top 20 Songs Of All Time: Nos. 5-1
As Rocks Off dives into the top slots of our favorite George Strait songs from his 30-year career - see Nos. 20-16, 15-11 and 10-6 - we are waiting anxiously to see if King George was able to knock Lil' Wayne's Tha Carter IV from atop the Billboard 200. A top seat for the brand-new Here For a ... More >>
Blogs
August 16, 2011
I'd Like To Teach the World To Sing: 5 Songs About Coca-Cola
It's hot outside, folks. We're starting to think the Aztecs were onto something, and if we could find a virgin and a sharp knife we might see if a little human sacrifice would appease the hateful sun god. Until then, we'll have to settle for staying indoors and drinking many tall glasses of f ... More >>
Blogs
August 1, 2011
Coke: United States vs. Mexico
Cane sugar has been gaining on HFCS lately. Dr Pepper admitted that high-fructose corn syrup is a shoddy sweetener when it turned Lawyer Pepper on its Dublin, Texas bottler. And tonic makers have created a new market from the knowledge that gin mixes with corn syrup like gin goes with police ... More >>
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July 11, 2011
The Slurpees Are Back in Town
It's just an ICEE with a silly (okay, sillier) name!Guess who just got back today? (I love Thin Lizzy; sue me.) Slurpees, that's who. While there hasn't been a 7-Eleven in the Houston city limits since the late '80s, fans of its famous Slurpee still exist. Although it's just a cleverly mar ... More >>
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July 6, 2011
Top 5 Musician Novelists
Ted Barron/New West RecordsSteve Earle: What's up, Doc?Despite what our paychecks and sometimes even our diplomas say, the perception persists that music journalists are not "real" journalists. Similarly, no matter how literate their lyrics, some folks think musicians could not possibly put p ... More >>
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June 29, 2011
Dr Pepper Sues Itself, Sort Of
Photo by Amit GuptaDublin Dr Pepper: the highly-coveted Dr Pepper version of Mexican Coca-Cola.In the long history of entities suing themselves -- Wells Fargo in 2009, the government of Thailand in 2006 -- none have been as disheartening to Texans as the latest news that Dr Pepper Snapple (DP ... More >>
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May 31, 2011
My Five Favorite Virgin Cocktails
mhaithacaShirley Temple. For the record, I am not pregnant. But a startling proportion of my friends are heading into their second and third trimesters this summer and therefore are unable to join me in multiple rounds of margaritas. Rather than drink alone, I have decided to explore the wor ... More >>
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May 31, 2011
Top Five Clint Eastwood Soundtracks
pasoroblesfilmfestival.comDr. John, Clint Eastwood and producer/director Bruce Ricker in a publicity photo for "Piano Blues," Eastwood's installment of PBS' 2003 series The Blues.Today the one and only Clint Eastwood turns 81 years old, and he can still kick your ass. According to the Interne ... More >>
Blogs
May 20, 2011
Wanda Jackson Loves Jesus, Jack White & Adele
Rocks Off conducted an unusual interview this week. We say "interview," when perhaps a better word is "exchange." Recently we have been tinkering with the composition of our interviews, in the hopes of avoiding boilerplate questions like "Who are your influences?" in favor of something, we h ... More >>
Blogs
April 7, 2011
Idol Beat: I Do Not Like That will.i.am
Only nine hopefuls remain in this, the 10th season of American Idol (AKA the Greatest Talent Competition Since the Battle of the Bands at San Dimas High School). It's time to separare the wheat from the chaff, the post-adolescents from the mere adolescents, those who are "in it to win it" fro ... More >>
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April 5, 2011
30 Seconds With Ryan Key of Yellowcard
Photo by Adam ElmakiasRocks Off sat down with guitarist and vocalist for alternative punk rock sensation Yellowcard http://www.yellowcardrock.com, whose new video "Hang You Up" is the only reason we can think of to brave MTV these days, to see what we could learn about him in 30 seconds. Roc ... More >>
Blogs
April 1, 2011
Kosher Coke: The Real Real Thing
Often I pop into Belden's in Meyerland because it's a throwback supermarket with unique food items, and right now it has "Houston's Largest Selection Kosher for Passover." That matters because it's the short season for Kosher Coca-Cola. I'm not from Sugar Land, but I love sugar in my Coke. ... More >>
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March 31, 2011
KGOW'S KAPOW KAPOW
1560AM weaves pop culture, locker-room humor and irreverence into sports-talk radio.
Blogs
March 31, 2011
Idol Beat: Mona Lisas And Mad Haleys
Hans Gruber: You are most troublesome, for a security guard. John McClane: Eeeh! Sorry Hans, wrong guess. Would you like to go for Double Jeopardy where the scores can really change? It's double jeopardy of a sort for the remaining 11 Idol hopefuls, because thanks to the judges' save of Cas ... More >>
Blogs
February 24, 2011
Idol Beat: I'm About To Have A Nervous Breakdown
My head really hurts...sorry, after last night's shenanigans, I couldn't help breaking out the Black Flag. Have you ever had one of those really bad nightmares, the kind that is so horrifying it wakes you up multiple times during the night? And even though your subconscious is trying to offe ... More >>
Blogs
February 7, 2011
Super Bowl XLV Commercials: The 5 Best And 5 Worst
Baby Darth Vader is soooooo cutesy-wootseyFrom Audi to Groupon, yesterday's Super Bowl Commercials ran the gamut. There was less blatant sexism than previous years, and a lot more CGI, and a few commercials sure to have people talking either due to their shock value or outright offensiveness. ... More >>
Dining
January 27, 2011
Another Time
Rosenberg soda fountain offers nostalgia to diners.
Blogs
January 26, 2011
Another Time Soda Fountain: Cheaper Than a Time Machine
Photos by Troy FieldsLet's face it: The main appeal of Another Time Soda Fountain -- the subject of this week's cafe review -- isn't really the food. Sure, the burgers and chili dogs are good. But people are coming here in droves for two things: the desserts and the drinks. As the name would ... More >>
Blogs
January 20, 2011
The United States of Soft Drinks
Full-size image below.In 1998, Nebraska set a precedent for all other U.S. states when it formally declared Kool-Aid to be the state soft drink. Sure, plenty of other states have state foods or state dishes, but a state soft drink? The popular children's beverage was developed in Hastings, N ... More >>
Blogs
November 18, 2010
Food Fight: Battle Gummi Bear
Not all gummi bears are created equal. Some people - including certain unnamed members of my family - do not seem to be aware of this, and blithely purchase generic gummi bears from supermarket bulk bins. While it's hard to get angry at someone who buys you candy, off-brand gummis have a cons ... More >>
Blogs
November 9, 2010
The Shady Tavern Ice House's Fourth Annual Chili Cook-Off Competition
Photos by Matthew DresdenServing up the winning recipe. What is the best way to prepare for an all-you-can-eat meal? There are two main schools of thought: eat as much as possible in the days before, to maximize the capacity of your stomach; or, eat as little as possible in the days before, t ... More >>
Blogs
October 29, 2010
Reporting from the Southern Foodways Alliance Symposium: "Taco Trucks and Crepes Trailers: Modern Texas Foodways"
Street food is picking up steam across the country, and Houston is no exception. During the Southern Foodways Alliance symposium last weekend, attendees were invited to view the exhibit "Taco Trucks and Crepes Trailers: Modern Texas Foodways" at the University of Mississippi's Gammill Gallery, runni ... More >>
Music
January 14, 2010
Looking for Trouble
Jemina Pearl breaks free of Be Your Own Pet on Break It Up.
Music
November 19, 2009
No Pun Intended
It's impossible not to play on words with Hearsay, downtown's newest bar.
Dining
September 18, 2008
COACHES PUB'S COLORADO BULLDOG
It's impossible not to play on words with Hearsay, downtown's newest bar.
Dining
June 5, 2008
Bootlegging Dr Pepper
The demand for sugar-sweetened Dublin Dr Pepper has never been higher — just ask the bootleggers
Dining
January 19, 2006
Colorado Bulldog
The Doghouse Tavern
Dining
August 8, 2002
How Do You Take It?
Our intrepid driving diner discovers the Bright & Early Coffee stand and why Houstonians like their brew weak
Dining
October 25, 2001
Stirred and Shaken
El Tiempo's Cuba Libre
Dining
September 27, 2001
Stirred and Shaken
Old Heidelberg's Special
Dining
September 13, 2001
Stirred and Shaken
The Rhythm Room's Texas Tea
Dining
April 26, 2001
Folk Art on Bread
Yes, we visited that Original New Orleans Po' Boy
Dining
November 9, 2000
Getting to the Soul of Houston
Lunch with: Steve Wertheimer

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