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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 >>
Blogs
July 18, 2011
Top 5 Musician Twitter Quitters
Most of us would be happy to have 1,000 Twitter followers. A million is pretty much unattainable, even for some big enchiladas. Yet we see celebs erasing their Twitter pages as if it isn't the best thing since some 5'3" guy in Iowa took a knife to a loaf of bread. What's driving the Twitter ... More >>
Blogs
July 12, 2011
Comment of the Day
Eating Our Words has some damn fine commenters, who bring honest and often insightful comments to our blog posts. In short, you guys rule, but your rule-age makes it difficult to pick a comment every day and today was no exception, but one rose above the others for obvious reasons. Katharine ... More >>
Blogs
July 1, 2011
This Week in Deliciousness
Photo by Mike Overall*sigh* Let the hoarding commence.Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where we're going to launch a class-action lawsuit against Diet Dr Pepper for not tasting more like real Dr Pepper. We'll probably be defeated in court by the Dr Pepper lawyers p ... More >>
Blogs
June 6, 2011
Tiny Cars and Expensive Wine at the 3rd Annual Italian Expo
Photos by Christopher Patronella, Jr.Wine: a guarantee of a good time.The 3rd annual Italian Expo was held this past weekend at the George R. Brown Convention Center, directly next to one of the gun shows that seems to rotate throughout Houston every other weekend. Walking up to the conventio ... More >>
Blogs
May 6, 2011
This Week in Deliciousness
"Raw" veal isn't actually raw; it cooks in its own tears!Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where this week we've had a difficult time convincing people that a) Goat Cheese & Dill Kettle Chips existed, and b) they were really, really good. Discontinued, alas. I guess ... More >>
Blogs
April 13, 2011
Feasting Fun at Menu of Menus
Photos by Apollo StackwellAs I was leaving Spring Street last night, I noticed a line winding around the ruddy brick building for Menu of Menus. Even at 8:30 p.m., people were still clamoring to get in. And why not? Inside was a treasure trove of treats from more than 30 restaurants and -- fo ... More >>
Blogs
April 8, 2011
This Week in Deliciousness
"The customers love 'em! I tell ya, these hot cakes are sellin' like... like, uh... hm." Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where we've already built a small chickenwire pen in the backyard in which to imprison the many chocolate bunnies we'll be handing out and cons ... More >>
Blogs
March 24, 2011
NCAA Sweet Sixteen Central
What the hell happened to Leslie Visser?It's generally accepted that the first two full days of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament provide the greatest two-day watching/gambling/drinking/eating experience annually, for obvious reasons: 1. Whether by illness, approved vacation, or planned s ... More >>
News
January 27, 2011
MasterMinds 2011
Foodways Texas is among our three winning arts groups.
Dining
January 27, 2011
Another Time
Rosenberg soda fountain offers nostalgia to diners.
Blogs
January 12, 2011
Zilla Street Eats
In the past, when occasional Eating Our Words blogger Jason Kerr wasn't dishing up fine French cuisine at Café Rabelais, he was hanging out with his BFF Anthony Bourdain at Jones Hall. Well, now he has a new way to keep himself occupied at night - running a food truck. The mobile cuisine g ... More >>
Blogs
December 28, 2010
A Weekly Tip from Your Friendly Server
After declining a New Year's Eve party invitation due to conflicts with my work schedule, I was asked if I was in the medical field, to which I replied, "I administer a lot of wine to the public, so yes, in a way, it's like anesthesiology." I work in a high-volume restaurant and wine bar, and ... More >>
Blogs
December 8, 2010
Top Five Stoner Snacks
I bet this was an overlooked classic. Just look at that font, for God's sake.I've never been much of a pot smoker. In fact, I've only been high twice in my life, and both were thoroughly miserable experiences. Maybe the shit I tried is just too powerful for someone who never smokes, or maybe ... More >>
News
December 2, 2010
One Last Hit of K-2
Fake weed's final freewheeling days
Blogs
November 9, 2010
The Strip House: Steak and Glenlivet Scotch
Smoked Scottish salmon paired with endive, dill vinaigrette and a large potato chip.Our invitation to sit in on a special Scotch & Steak dinner at the Strip House in downtown Houston the other night was memorable for the food, our table companions and the dedication of the diners to march the ... More >>
Blogs
November 5, 2010
The Full-on McRib
No, a "full-on McRib" is not a euphemism for some new sexual position, but a description of my experience with the highly processed sandwich that makes an annual appearance on the McDonald's menu -- and all the high-fat, high-salt, high-sugar things that go along with it. Thanks to some inspi ... More >>
Blogs
October 21, 2010
RIP, Bob Guccione: Five Texan Penthouse Pets, In Your Honor
Teagan Presley, a Texan Penthouse PetHair Balls is wearing sackcloth and ashes today in memory of Penthouse founder Bob Guccione, who shuffled off to the Great Stiffie in the Sky Wednesday at age 79.Maybe our sense of loss comes from the fact that we're old enough to remember ye ol ... More >>
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October 20, 2010
The 10 Do's and Don't's of Texas Food
Photos by Katharine ShilcuttOne of my hobbies is taking jingoistic photos of our state flag. God bless Texas!After seeing the dialogue back and forth on Lennie Ambrose's post about sweet tea and its availability in Texas, my colleagues and I began discussing our own caveats about eating in Te ... More >>
Blogs
October 15, 2010
A Twist on Tailgating
There's no denying that Texas stands out from the rest of the 50 states in size, shape and personality. We're an inherently proud and individualistic people. I often demonstrated this during a time when I worked with a group of people from more than 22 countries. In a simplistic way of catego ... More >>
Blogs
October 13, 2010
Fried Brownie = Delicious?
Pictured: Anger, dismay, frustration and disappointment.I'm sort of irritated with Whataburger right now. The burger chain is currently responsible for the utter destruction of two truths I always held to be inalienably irrefutable: No. 1, that anything from Whataburger can be counted on to ... More >>
Blogs
October 1, 2010
College Football and NFL: This Weekend's Best Bets
The Dr Pepper commercial can't be far behindNow that The Office has turned into a big, directionless mess, the title for Most Watchable Thing on Thursday night television (with apologies to It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia and The League) is the two-minute "Dr. Lou" segments that run at halftime ... More >>
Blogs
October 1, 2010
ACL: What Could Possibly Be Worse Than Last Year's Mudbath?
Mark C. AustinCan't WAIT to go back!In exactly one week, Rocks Off will be broadcasting live from the Austin City Limits Music Festival in Austin's Zilker Park. This will be our fourth spin around the grounds since 2007, and every year we swear we won't fall in love with a bartender in the me ... More >>
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September 23, 2010
Catfish and Ribs at the Nickel
Robb Walsh gives these pits his seal of approval."That's no Southern Pride cooker," Robb Walsh said, gazing with admiration at the two barbecue pits that sit behind the Nickel Sandwich Grill (5601 Lyons, 713-674-8020), belching fragrant gray smoke into the air. "I know you hate Southern Prid ... More >>
Blogs
August 31, 2010
Burger Break at Padre Island Burger Company
The First Date burger at Padre Island Burger CompanyEating at a restaurant near the beach is like dining at a theme park. In either case, you get wrapped up in the atmosphere and the moment forgetting about what it is you're really eating and how much you're paying for it. Anyone ever ordere ... More >>
Blogs
July 21, 2010
Homer No Function Beer Well Without: Geeks Who Drink Present an All-Simpsons Pub Trivia Night
Homer Simpson and beer are virtually inseparable. Just take a look at some of his finer quotes on the malty beverage: There are endless pages of them. It's fitting therefore that the Geeks Who Drink host an annual Yellow Fever night, an all-Simpsons pub trivia challenge. On August 18 at Taps ... More >>
Blogs
July 15, 2010
Chef Chat, Part 2: John Brand of Las Canarias and Pesca on the River
We continue our meeting with Chef John Brand from San Antonio, discussing how he makes his brisket, what his mama taught him, and how to spot a poser. EOW: You mentioned how you cook a brisket now is different than 10 years ago. Tell me how. Brand: Well, I now brine my brisket. Brining real ... More >>
Blogs
June 29, 2010
Purple Drank Goes Pro, Thanks To ESPN
ESPN's Outside the Lines, the Emmy Award-winning investigative series that examines topical issues off the playing field, aired a feature over the weekend on Houston's very own rap mascot - purple drank - the dangerous mix of prescription codeine cough syrup and any range of mixers from Sprit ... More >>
Blogs
June 15, 2010
A Cooler Coke: Ironbeer
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 lies ahead. I was prepared not to like Ironbeer from the start. I don't like the packaging. It looks too reminiscent of Dr Pepper and, therefore, like a knock ... More >>
Blogs
May 10, 2010
Chet Garner is Trippin'
There's a state you don't know out thereTexas is filled interesting, hidden treasures -- delicious food, historic locations, interesting people that don't toot their own horn. And Chet Garner is hell-bent on finding each and every one of them. A lawyer by training, Garner left the legal game behi ... More >>
Blogs
May 4, 2010
A Cooler Coke: Guaraná Antarctica
Each Tuesday and Thursday for the next five weeks, we'll be taking a look at alternatives to cokes for the sticky Houston summer that lays ahead. The first beverage we're examining in this series isn't exactly a hidden treasure. Guaraná Antarctica, produced in Brazil since 1921, is not only ... More >>
Blogs
May 3, 2010
Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes #50 Frito Pie at the Rio Verde Taco Truck on Longpoint
Over the course of the next few months, I'm counting down 100 of my favorite Houston dishes. I chose some because they are such quintessential Houston creations, others for their cultural or historical significance, and others because they are just so damn tasty. Share your own nominations in ... More >>
News
March 18, 2010
Blog Stars
Ten local sites that rock our world
Blogs
December 14, 2009
GT Garza: Doing Right by Tha Carter - But Not That Carter
In death comes life, so the saying goes. For 24-year-old Southwest Houston rapper GT Garza, the cliché emulates the birth of his career. Ask GT about who inspired him to first take the microphone and he won't spit out the usual suspects in Southern hip-hop. No, he'll talk about a young man named L ... More >>
Blogs
November 13, 2009
Game Time: Road Trip Edition
At some point, there is an age you reach where climbing into an SUV with three of your buddies to drive a ridiculous distance to a backwater town to watch football, drink beer, fart, and pretend you're 22 again becomes old. I don't know what age that is, I just know I haven't reached it yet.Las ... More >>
Blogs
October 15, 2009
Top 5 Cheesiest Soft Drink Commercials
Coca-Cola Hilltop Commercial Thirty years ago, Coca-Cola imagined itself as the arbiter of world peace. Let's just buy the world a Coke and everything will be hunky-dory. Today, America is often despised as a "Coca-Cola" culture, and Coke itself is blamed for the skyrocketing rates of obesity and ... More >>
Blogs
October 9, 2009
This Week In Deliciousness
Hopia baboy is a lard-based Filipino pastry, not the name of the new Sigur Ros album.Welcome back to Eating Our Words' weekly round-up, where we separate the wheat from the chaff and then have Robb Walsh make us a bitchin' spiced blackberry chaffshake. We started off the week with some gou ... More >>
Blogs
June 12, 2009
This Week In Deliciousness
Katharine Shilcutt ate all this chicken and did not save any for you.Welcome back to the weekly Eating Our Words round-up, where the food is well-prepared, plentiful and, more often than not, weird as all hell. To start with, Robb Walsh introduced us to the concept of a Wal-Mart supermercado, ... More >>
Blogs
June 1, 2009
Turning The Screw: Jay'Ton, Bushwick, Nas, Akon, Dre, Diddy, DJ Hero, Grandmaster Flash, The Kanye, T.I., Three 6 Mafia, Bubba Sparxxx, and more
Welcome back to Turning the Screw, Rocks Off's weekly rap post. It probably won't rhyme, at least most of the time. E-mail tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. Thanks, homies. Single of the Week: "We Here," Jay'Ton feat. Trae and Yung Quis Wire To Wire: Nas is not a fan of Canada. Akon, who ... More >>
Blogs
April 17, 2009
Aftermath: Nickelback at Toyota Center
Photos by Craig HlavatyAftermath is of the mind that the best way to tackle something that is reviled or feared is to confront it head on. Like global terrorism, street gangs, or gingivitis, you must take it on at its source, even if doing so makes you feel insecure, vulnerable or wholly fooli ... More >>
Dining
December 25, 2008
818 BAR & LOUNGE'S VODKA TONIC
Photos by Craig HlavatyAftermath is of the mind that the best way to tackle something that is reviled or feared is to confront it head on. Like global terrorism, street gangs, or gingivitis, you must take it on at its source, even if doing so makes you feel insecure, vulnerable or wholly fooli ... More >>
Blogs
November 28, 2008
Five Spot: Axl Rose is Not Impressed by Dr Pepper's Fun and Games
Welcome back to Five Spot. Every week, we'll examine a recent bit of music news and list five reasons why it's either brilliant or dumb-assed. Send tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. Back in March, Dr Pepper (easily one of our favorite doctors, right behind J., Scholls and Dre) set forth a ... More >>
Blogs
October 31, 2008
A Howard Stern Wanna-Be, With A Somewhat Confused Dream
Welcome back to Five Spot. Every week, we'll examine a recent bit of music news and list five reasons why it's either brilliant or dumb-assed. Send tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. Back in March, Dr Pepper (easily one of our favorite doctors, right behind J., Scholls and Dre) set forth a ... More >>
Blogs
October 27, 2008
Free DP and Tacos for All!
Welcome back to Five Spot. Every week, we'll examine a recent bit of music news and list five reasons why it's either brilliant or dumb-assed. Send tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. Back in March, Dr Pepper (easily one of our favorite doctors, right behind J., Scholls and Dre) set forth a ... More >>
Blogs
September 6, 2008
Tonight: Tommy Hall Schedule at the Old Quarter in Galveston
Welcome back to Five Spot. Every week, we'll examine a recent bit of music news and list five reasons why it's either brilliant or dumb-assed. Send tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. Back in March, Dr Pepper (easily one of our favorite doctors, right behind J., Scholls and Dre) set forth a ... More >>
News
May 22, 2008
Truck Drivers Falter Under the Weight of High Fuel Prices
The rising price of diesel hits independent owner/operators the hardest
News
February 21, 2008
Live-Action Role-Players Get Boffed in Amtgard
Amid flailing swords and flying shields, these modern-day knights fight on
Blogs
January 7, 2008
$13 at Pollo Riko on Fondren
Amid flailing swords and flying shields, these modern-day knights fight on
Music
December 27, 2007
Musical lowlights of 2007
Shaken, Not Stirred
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August 14, 2007
$13 at Edwards Marq*e on the Katy Freeway
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