Functional Foods

High on Fire

Where Are We Drinking?

This is no ordinary smoothie: This is a super-charged, good-for-you shake that happens to taste like white chocolate...despite being made mostly of veggies. Chalk it up to creamy avocado in combination with almond milk and agave nectar (plus a few other green superfoods), and you've got a healthy be ... More >>

Trying the Pitaya

​The dragonfruit, or pitaya, is known for its great health benefits, and it's touted on the side of juice bottles and energy drinks for its vitamin, fiber and mineral-rich context. Bolder distributors even state that the fruit has been used to treat everything from diabetes to asthma. Really.

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​The dragonfruit, or pitaya, is known for its great health benefits, and it's touted on the side of juice bottles and energy drinks for its vitamin, fiber and mineral-rich context. Bolder distributors even state that the fruit has been used to treat everything from diabetes to asthma. Really.

50 Cent: Polite, Soft-Spoken, Can F You Up

Welcome back to Five Spot. Every Friday, we'll examine a recent bit of music news and, albeit sometimes awkwardly, tie it to a bit of Houston rap. We'll incorporate the number five in there somewhere. Send tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. Lionel Deluy/ Interscope Records​50 Cent is one of th ... More >>

What the Oughts Brought: Top 10 Innovations and Trends

Photo by Marco VeringaMolecular gastronomy, one of ten major innovations and trends of the last decade.​What funny food trends have marked the last decade? And what innovations do we hope carry us into the middle ages of the millennium? Here are a few things that have kept our tongues wagging. ... More >>

Perky Jerky: A Caffeinated Snack

​I got a couple packages of Perky Jerky in the mail from somebody trying to promote the stuff. It tastes like your average ordinary beef jerky, but it sure makes your coffee more potent -- that's because the stuff contains caffeine. Sounds like road trip food to me. The enormous success of Re ... More >>

The "Taco Man" Truck at Bubbles

The egg and chorizo breakfast taco comes with a free roasted jalapeño and your choice of red and green homemade salsas at the taco truck parked behind Bubbles Carwash at Westheimer and Bering. The business is called the "Taco Man" and its run by two brothers from San Luis Potosi. The truck is one ... More >>

Houston Likes Its Caffeine Cold And Bubbly

Houston, you love your caffeine, but only when it comes cold and bubbly.The second annual Caffeinated Cities survey came out today; it's conducted by something called HealthSaver and looks at caffeine use across the country.The Most Caffeinated City in America? Tampa. (Huh?) Followed by Seattle (tha ... More >>

Fried Rice: Craig Kinsey's take on Vitiman Water drink recipes

Houston, you love your caffeine, but only when it comes cold and bubbly.The second annual Caffeinated Cities survey came out today; it's conducted by something called HealthSaver and looks at caffeine use across the country.The Most Caffeinated City in America? Tampa. (Huh?) Followed by Seattle (tha ... More >>

Rocket Fuel: Not Just for Adults

Houston, you love your caffeine, but only when it comes cold and bubbly.The second annual Caffeinated Cities survey came out today; it's conducted by something called HealthSaver and looks at caffeine use across the country.The Most Caffeinated City in America? Tampa. (Huh?) Followed by Seattle (tha ... More >>

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