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Ethiopia

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2012

    Top 5 Places to Carbo-Load in Houston

    Houston marathon runners, you've trained long and hard (I hope) in preparation for running 26.2 miles this coming Sunday. Now, it's time to eat. A lot. Although carbo-loading has its critics, many aspiring endurance athletes still swear by the practice. Sure, you can eat your weight in bagels and w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    6 Musicians and Their Charities

    ​The main knock on celebrity charity is that it's essentially a brand-building tool -- good for image and not much else. The tax savings don't hurt, either. But not all charitable connections are about image-burnishing and tax savings. (God, we sure hope not.) The number-crunchers at Forbes lo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2011

    How The Simpsons Makes Foodies Look Like Smug, Elitist Schmucks

    There must be a kitchen sink that we can get to do a cameo too, guys...​I didn't want to watch the latest episode of The Simpsons, the one in which Marge inexplicably becomes a food blogger. Yes, the foodie backlash has officially begun. I haven't wanted to watch an episode of The Simpsons in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2011

    Forlorn Hope: "Blink" & You Won't Miss Modern-Rock T-Storm

    Each Wednesday, Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing upon them all the fame and grandeur such a lofty title implies. Know a band or artist that isn't awful? Email their particulars to sheaserrano@gmail.com. Forlorn Hope on Facebook​ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    Punk Rock's 10 Most Potent Women

    David EnsmingerExene Cervenka at Cactus Music​Women are the resilient backbone of punk, providing creative DNA for the movement since the "zero hour," including Houston's own MyDolls and members of AK-47 and Bevatron, among others. Up 'n' comers like Vivian Pikkles keep the faith as Zipperneck ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    Top 5 Local Food Products

    Liz (perspicacious.org)City Hall Farmers Market​The local and sustainable food movement is not a new one, but for the last few years the interest here in Houston has grown as more and more chefs and restaurants have really begun to prominently feature and use local foods. The term "local" is s ... More >>

  • Music

    April 14, 2011

    Soul Patrol

    Several Houston DJs are discovering it's a Mod, Mod, Mod, Mod world.

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2010

    Comment of the Day: The Doc and the Gazelle

    ​Today Geri Maria Harris reported on the Twiga Terrace Restaurant in the zoo's new African Forest. And Doc Ricky had some ideas he thinks would work better than Twiga's veggie burgers and three-cheese sandwiches: Nice to have an African theme, but why doesn't it extend to the food? Perfect t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2010

    An Ethiopian Breakfast at Sheba Cafe

    Photos by Troy Fields​Whether you've grown tired of typical breakfast and brunch places, whether you're on the hunt for something exotic and new or whether you are simply interested in seeing traditional breakfast foods in a far different setting, breakfast at Sheba Cafe will suit you to a T. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2010

    Texan Concepts of Ethnic Food: Breaking It Down, Venn Diagram-Style

    Pictured: a stereotypical Texan, according to The Simpsons.​Have you ever traveled abroad and met people who -- upon learning you're from Texas -- ask if you own any horses? Own any cattle? Own a ranch? Ask where your boots and buckle are? Stereotypes abound far and wide, from my dear ex-moth ... More >>

  • Dining

    September 30, 2010

    Planet Houston

    The world's great cuisines converge here.

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2010

    Sampler Plate: This Week In Food Blogs

    Each week, we put together a sampler plate of the most interesting links from both local and national food blogs. Know a blog we should be paying particular attention to? Leave the address in the comments section below. Chili Bob's Houston Eats: There's a new Ethiopian restaurant in town...finally. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2010

    The 5 Most Comforting Funeral Foods

    Photo by chotdaHard-boiled eggs are traditionally eaten after Jewish funerals, at the Seudat Havra'ah.​My sweet aunt passed away last week, with the funeral held this past Monday at my childhood church. Like at every proper Texas funeral, there was a spread of food laid out afterward that woul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2010

    Spotlight On: Meade

    ​When you hear the words "golden delicious," think mead (not apples!), the drink of choice for various peoples throughout the ages, including ancient Greeks, twelfth-century Slavs, and modern-day Ethiopians. Loosely defined as any beverage made from honey, water and fermented yeast, mead is ce ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2010

    iFest: Of Drew Brees and Discount Perfume

    Photo by Jason Wolter​Every year since 1971, iFest has grown. And every year, it becomes less and less distinguishable from any other festival in Houston, for better or for worse. This year's iFest spans two weekends and roughly ten city blocks around City Hall. It's filled with more sights, s ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 25, 2010

    Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series: John Banville and Abraham Verghese

    The Irish novelist gets beyond The Sea, and the doctor/memoirist looks home

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2009

    Hand Making Coffee at Home

    ​With the holidays coming up and family and friends coming home and visiting, it's time to pull out your old coffee maker. Or is it? There are some great ways to coffee by hand-brewing it with different devices. The apparatus you choose can alter the way even a single-origin coffee can taste. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2009

    The Best Café in Texas

    ​Yes, we mean the best. Brown Coffee Company off West King's Highway, San Antonio, Texas is the complete coffee experience. Part roasting facility, part training center, and part slow bar, this is a learning environment like no other in the Lone Star State. Head roaster (and head barista) Aaro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2009

    City of Coffee: Green Beans

    ​As noted in our recent City of Coffee feature, coffee tastes best when it's made from fresh-roasted beans. Some coffee fanatics take that concept to the extreme and roast their own coffee beans at home. (Hot air popcorn machines are very popular for this purpose.) Several of these home roaste ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2009

    Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony

    Photo by Robb Walsh​When I heard that Tuscany Coffee barista David Buehrer had never attended an Ethiopian coffee ceremony, I invited him to meet me at Blue Nile Ethiopian restaurant on Richmond. We were seated in backless stools at a traditional low, round table in the back of the restauran ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 30, 2009

    UniverSoul Circus

    Web exclusive!

  • Calendar

    April 16, 2009

    The 38th Annual Houston International Festival

    Go to Ireland and back again, without leaving downtown Houston

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2009

    When It Comes To Fossils, Only Houston Says "I Love Lucy"

    When Lucy came to Houston's Museum of Natural Science, she was a smash hit. Over 200,000 people came to see the 3.2 million year-old bones of the humanoid ape that (or is it who?) might have been an ancestor to each and every one of us.The 2007 exhibit was such a triumph that it was held over for f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2008

    Five of the Wackiest Saints in History

    When Lucy came to Houston's Museum of Natural Science, she was a smash hit. Over 200,000 people came to see the 3.2 million year-old bones of the humanoid ape that (or is it who?) might have been an ancestor to each and every one of us.The 2007 exhibit was such a triumph that it was held over for f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2008

    Ivory Smugglers Get Nabbed

    When Lucy came to Houston's Museum of Natural Science, she was a smash hit. Over 200,000 people came to see the 3.2 million year-old bones of the humanoid ape that (or is it who?) might have been an ancestor to each and every one of us.The 2007 exhibit was such a triumph that it was held over for f ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 24, 2008

    Fabulous Fridays

    iFest hosts a series of free lunchtime concerts

  • Music

    April 24, 2008

    Sgt. Pepper at Discovery Green

    iFest hosts a series of free lunchtime concerts

  • Music

    April 17, 2008

    The Houston International Festival Is Upon Us

    iFest hosts a series of free lunchtime concerts

  • Music

    March 6, 2008

    Indie Rock Rediscovers the Motherland

    Kinky Afro

  • Dining

    November 29, 2007

    Blue Nile

    Kinky Afro

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2007

    Jay Francis, Food Explorer: Ethiopian Chili Tacos at Nazareth Cafe on Chimney Rock

    Kinky Afro

  • Calendar

    October 25, 2007

    Skeleton and Spirits

    The Museum of Natural Science takes Lucy to her first Halloween party

  • Calendar

    August 30, 2007

    “Lucy’s Legacy: The Hidden Treasures of Ethiopia”

    HMNS hosts world premiere of landmark African exhibit

  • Film

    March 22, 2007

    Shooter

    Who better to save America than an armed Mark Wahlberg? Seriously

  • News

    November 18, 2004

    Bones of Contention

    Scientists fear that Lucy might be a crack exhibit for Houston

  • Best of Houston

    September 23, 2004

    Best Place to Buy Coffee Beans

    Scientists fear that Lucy might be a crack exhibit for Houston

  • Dining

    July 1, 2004

    African Hideaway

    Addisaba has an air of foreign intrigue — and awesome kifto and yedoro wot

  • Dining

    October 2, 2003

    Frankincense and Popcorn

    Coffee and conversation at Blue Nile

  • Music

    July 31, 2003

    Invisible Man

    Kenna doesn't care if you see him. He just wants you to hear him.

  • Film

    March 6, 2003

    SEAL Appeal

    Antoine Fuqua and Bruce Willis lend nobility to brutes

  • News

    April 18, 2002

    Lost & Found

    One year ago, the Lost Boys of Sudan came to Houston in search of America, a future, safety and an education simple things that got somewhat complicated in the translation

  • Culture

    August 24, 2000

    Everyday Art

    Mundane objects make for "Out of the Ordinary" works

  • Culture

    May 4, 2000

    Aida Who?

    HGO's production of Nabucco may make you forget about Verdi's other historical opera

  • Dining

    April 22, 1999

    Wot More Could You Ask?

    At Awash, eating with your hands is a civilized pleasure

  • Dining

    June 11, 1998

    Sports Injera

    The Queen of Sheba mixes Ethiopia with ESPN

  • Dining

    June 12, 1997

    Dish

    The Queen of Sheba mixes Ethiopia with ESPN

  • News

    March 30, 1995

    Dipping in the Money Pool

    An old-world tradition helps immigrants build a new life in Houston

  • Music

    August 11, 1994

    Rotation

    An old-world tradition helps immigrants build a new life in Houston

  • Dining

    July 7, 1994

    The Raw and the Cooked

    An old-world tradition helps immigrants build a new life in Houston

  • Calendar

    April 21, 1994

    Press Picks

    An old-world tradition helps immigrants build a new life in Houston

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