You may not know it, but today is National Pie Day (at least according to the folks at the American Pie Council, which, by the way...sweet gig!). It's the 23rd anniversary of the venerated holiday, which was created -- appropriately, if rather disgustingly, enough -- to commemorate Crisco's 75th anniversary. Yes, we are a country that celebrates lard.
The American Pie Council suggests that you bake pies for all your friends and family today in hopes of "starting a tr
Bill OliveSilver Jews (and some very grateful fans) at Walter's on Washington, September 18, 2008​Rocks Off originally meant to post this on Friday, but one thing led to another and if memory serves, on September 14, 2008, we were still without power, living out of an ice chest and wondering what the hell just happened. So were a lot of people, not least the entire Houston music community, many of whom seemed equally shell-shocked and relieved at the first two post-Ike show Rocks Off attended,
Katz Coffee Company just bought a new "Transit" van and outfitted it with flashing safety lights and a wacky paint job. They call this high-profile delivery vehicle "the coffee ambulance." Katz custom-roasts proprietary blends for some of Houston's top restaurants, including t'afia, benjy's and Empire Coffee. Its mellow, medium-dark espresso blend, which I discovered while reviewing Giacomo's, is one of my favorite espressos.
I saw the coffee ambulance when I stopped by Katz's roasting
