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Erika Ray

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    April 13, 2009

    Nachos at the Juice Box

    While some fuss has been made over the new food at Minute Maid Park this year -- Aramark is now offering items such as "healthy" salads, fish tacos, various vegetarian items and a rather unappealing-sounding "tumbled Texas chicken" -- it's the classics that people will continue to turn to at ba ... More >>

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    May 11, 2009

    Snackshot: Muffaletta Burger

    This week's Snackshot comes to us courtesy of Erika Ray and Hubcap Grill: From the photographer's description: "Now, Michael is from New Orleans and knows his muffalettas. He knows the difference between a great muffaletta burger, a mediocre muffaletta burger and a that's-for-people-who-don't-kn ... More >>

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    July 28, 2009

    Snackshot: Fresh Tomatoes at Froberg Farm

    This week's summery Snackshot comes to us courtesy of Erika Ray and Froberg Farm. From the photographer's description: "My friend Jon and I visited Froberg Farm in Alvin last weekend to pick up some goodies. It was so much fun and such a great Saturday-morning activity. I hope this is the first ... More >>

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    August 17, 2009

    Snackshot: Summer Salad

    This week's Snackshot comes to us courtesy of Erika Ray: From the photographer's description: "Peach tomato salad."

  • News

    October 29, 2009

    Dives and DIY Shepherd's Pie

    Our readers weigh in.

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2009

    Food Fight: Battle Po-Boy

    Photo by Erika Ray We have a friend -- a born-and-raised Cajun who's as passionate about her food as she is about her Motherland itself -- who claims that it's impossible to get an authentic po-boy here in Houston. It has nothing to do with the seafood or the fixings or even the people crea ... More >>

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    April 7, 2010

    Top 10 Restaurants in the Galleria Area

    Photo by Erika RayStocking up on salsas at Chacho's.​The Galleria has more than 26 million visitors per year. While a significant amount of those people are tourists -- what wouldn't we give to visit a city just to shop there! -- many are Houstonians who gravitate toward the Uptown Park area o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2010

    5 Places Seniors Like to Eat

    Erika RayBarbecue Inn's famous fried chicken. ​When you find yourself in one of these establishments to partake of some tasty vittles (because don't seniors call food "vittles"?), look around and we'll bet the median age is older than 60. If you enjoy the geriatric crowd as we do, check out so ... More >>

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    August 20, 2010

    Top 10 Old-Timey Burgers in Houston

    Photo by Erika RayCheeseburger at Sparkle Burger​Sometimes, you don't want a burger covered with crushed Cheetos or peanut butter. Sometimes you don't want a burger served under flocked wallpaper that you had to wait 25 minutes to be seated for. Sometimes you don't want a burger that's served ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2010

    Celebrating National Taco Day at Laredo Taqueria

    Photo by Erika Ray​Monday, I celebrated National Taco Day (yeah, I didn't really know that was a "thing" until late in the day) by tucking in at Laredo Taqueria (915 Snover, off Washington Avenue) with three fat tacos and a glass of sweet jamaica. Laredo Taqueria is one of those last holdouts ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2010

    Where Are We Drinking?

    I agree with today's photographer, Erika Ray, that all ice served in soft drinks should be crushed. And that should be a valuable key to figuring out where we're enjoying the Coke you see below. Does the setting (and the ice) look familiar to you? ​Leave your best guess for where we're drinki ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    The 10 Best Drive-Thrus

    Photo by Mr. KimberlyNot this kind of drive-thru, but - hey - we're still proud of our Beverage Barns.​Sometimes it's just too damn hot to cook at home. And sometimes -- as in these days of record heat and few cloudbursts -- it's even too hot to want to brave a parking lot and sit in a possibl ... More >>

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    June 27, 2011

    Top Five "Non-Bro" Sports Bars

    thesegoto11.wordpress.comUpturned collar, one of the classic indicators you might be a bro​From the response I got to the question "What is your favorite 'non-dude / non-bro' or 'douchebag-free' place to watch sports in Houston?" on Facebook, it would seem that a sans-bro sports bar is somethi ... More >>

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