Grand Marnier

Valentine's Day Dining

Houston restaurants have special deals to help you take your sweetie out to dinner.

Our 10 Favorite Affordable Luxuries: Treat Yourself This New Year

Most of our readers will hopefully remember Robin Leach's signature sign-off at the end of each episode of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous during the show's decade-long run: "Champagne wishes and caviar dreams." As far as sign-offs go, the phrase is no Walter Cronkite's "...and that's the way it ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes 2012: No. 4, Tuna and Bottarga at Tony's

This year leading up to our annual Best of Houston® issue, we're counting down our 100 favorite dishes in Houston. This list comprises our favorite dishes from the last year, dishes that are essential to Houston's cultural landscape and/or dishes that any visitor (or resident) should try at least o ... More >>

How to Make the Perfect Margarita for Cinco de Mayo, Diagram-Style

Illustration credit: tabletinfographics.com You don't need Triple Sec or fancy ingredients to make a good, basic margarita. That's exactly what a good margarita is, after all: basic. If you decided not to brave the Cinco de Mayo crowds this year, just follow the simple diagram above to make the per ... More >>

Valentine's Day Dining 2012

Ed. note: We are running this again after publishing it a week ago, for all you last-minute lovers. It isn't hard to figure out why dining and chocolate candy play such a prominent role in Valentine's Day celebrations. Eating is, by nature, extremely sensual. Few activities are capable of pleasura ... More >>

We Love Food

Our 100 favorite dishes in Houston.

Heavy Fuel: How to Drink Like a Rock Star

If you want to be a real rock star, you can go ahead and forget about those Red Bull and vodkas you're so fond of. Legit rockers are fueled by bigger, harder and flat-out weirder doses of alcohol than the mere mortals hitting on the bartender at your local watering hole. Sure, a few of our musical ... More >>

How To: Drink Like a Rock Star

Sure, most rock stars are probably happy with any bottle that happens to be within reach. Some rock stars, however, prefer to refine and perfect their booze intake, settling on a signature cocktail that suits their outsized personalities and consequence-free lifestyles. Rocks Off salutes these exc ... More >>

On the Rocks: Cocktails Named After Musicians for New Year's Eve

Have a G.G. Allin and bring in the New Year indecently!​Everything is more exciting, sometimes even redeeming, when it has a cool name: Sexual acts, alcoholic beverages, movies, albums, etc. OK, maybe just sexual acts and drinks. Since there are thousands of sites that have the former covere ... More >>

The Enchilada Empress

Sylvia Casares keeps the crowds happy with her Tex-Mex classics.

Chocolate Extravaganza Class with Ruben Ortega

​Though Central Market's Chocolate Festival is technically over, sweet memories lived on last week as My Table's Pastry Chef of the Year, Ruben Ortega, taught a packed classroom the ins and outs of cooking with chocolate. Ruben has worked at several Houston restaurant institutions, including ... More >>

From Australia with Love: Aussie Foods Featured at Rice Epicurean

​Right now, Houstonians can get a taste of Australian cuisine without having to fly halfway across the world. Rice Epicurean is offering many enticing Australian made products at local stores. In addition to the excellent Pensfold Shiraz selection, there are also lovely citrus-infused olive ... More >>

Bluefinger

Catastrophic Theatre stages a rock opera redemption.

Chuy's Summer Cocktails

​My tried-and-true formula for a successful Chuy's experience usually goes something like this: Texas Martini Chips Creamy Jalapeño Dressing Steak Burrito = Bliss. When I deviate from this formula, I go for "Chuychanga" or chile rellenos instead of the burrito. But the Texas Martini al ... More >>

Fatbutter.com

​Despite what you may think, this is not a website warning you about butter. You know about the fat, calories, and clotted arteries. No, this is the website for La Vista Restaurant. And it's very accurate. Our dining companions had been raving about the dinner they had at the La Vista at 126 ... More >>

Thanksgiving Recipe: Cranberry Yogurt Ice Cream

This isn't cranberry yogurt ice cream. But this is how we imagine it should be served.​Whenever I buy fresh cranberries to make cranberry sauce, I end up with too many of them. They aren't cheap, and they usually go to waste in my refrigerator. If you have ever popped a fresh cranberry in yo ... More >>

Bacon Bourbon: The Next Big Thing?

Photos by Katharine ShilcuttThe winning cocktail​​If the results of Monday night's Manhattan Experience contest are anything to go by, the answer is yes. It appears -- for now, at least -- that bacon hasn't entirely jumped the shark. The winning entry in the Woodford Reserve Manhattan ... More >>

French Haute Cuisine on the Banks of Lake Conroe: La Torretta Del Lago Resort & Spa

Photos by Margaret Downing This past weekend, a mixture of media and local Conroe dignitaries gathered at La Torretta Del Lago Resort & Spa for a cocktail party celebrating the opening of the very upscale Chez Roux, designed to be the best restaurant on the property. Guests got to walk through the ... More >>

THE HARP'S LIQUID COCAINE

CAFÉ RED ONION'S EL DON MARGARITA

THE BIG TOP'S '57 CHEVY WITH HAWAIIAN PLATES

Avery's Bayside Café

Divine Vin

Cavatore Italian Restaurant's

Cavatore's Coffee

TONY'S MEXICAN RESTAURANT

TOP SHELF MARGARITA

¡Viva la Margarita!

The drink that changed the way we eat

DJ Chicken George

Monday, May 29, at The Flat, 1701 Commonwealth, 713-521-FLAT

Margarita on the Rocks

JR.'S

A New Tony's Order

A Houston mainstay becomes a destination for culinary thrill-seekers

The Celtics

Great Big Sea crashes into Fitzgerald's

Multimedia Marathon

Downtown Stomp Around kicks off the visual arts season

Le Fracas Français

Boycott is the only bad taste at Chez Nous

Blunt Force

BMC plays ragga jungle at NoDo's Underground Lounge

Up All Night

Clayton's Liquid Cocaine

Tang with Bang

Solero's Sinful Sangria

Soviet Secrets

Stoli Grill's "KGB"

Stirred and Shaken

Saba's lemongrass margarita

Booze in a Blender

El Meson's Orange Margarita

East Meets Best

Scott Chen opened Houston's top Chinese restaurant. Now he wants to run Houston's top restaurant. Period.

Nacho OrdinaryTex-Mex

El Palacio offers dishes from Mexico, by way of the Continent

Dish

Capital Idea

Is one more palace of red meat one too many? If it's the Capital Grille, the answer is no.

Mixed Thrill

Kactus Cafe doesn't know what it wants to be -- other than good

Seriously French