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Greece

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2012

    Go Strained or Go Home - Top 5 Uses for Greek Yogurt

    Non-fat Greek yogurt should be in your life. I don't know how else to put it. Since it's strained to remove excess whey, it has a thicker, almost creamier consistency than its non-strained counterparts. And in some cases (make sure to check your labels), it can contain twice as much protein. It can ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 22, 2012

    Greek Week: 300

    Non-fat Greek yogurt should be in your life. I don't know how else to put it. Since it's strained to remove excess whey, it has a thicker, almost creamier consistency than its non-strained counterparts. And in some cases (make sure to check your labels), it can contain twice as much protein. It can ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    Five Great Middle Finger Moments In Music History

    Monday morning, the Internet was awash in consternation and jpegs after M.I.A. flashed her middle finger during Madonna's Super Bowl halftime performance Sunday, meaning Janet Jackson is finally off the hook after all these years. To be honest, Rocks Off watched the entire halftime show and must hav ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    Friday Night: Alabama Shakes at Continental Club

    Alabama Shakes doesn't like the "retro soul" label that often is attached to their brand of music. But, if their raucous set at Continental Club on Friday night is any indication, they should embrace it because they certainly owned it. "Y'all gon' be alright," singer Brittany Howard told the packed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2011

    Wine of the Week: The Aegean Sea in a Glass

    The first time I tasted Thalassitis by the Gaia winery (Santorini, Greece), it was poured for me by the "best sommelier in the world 2008," Aldo Sohm, at Le Bernardin in New York City in 2010. Aldo paired the wine with raw sea urchin: The "saltiness" and intense acidity of this wine, he noted, was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2011

    Ten Tunnels Of Texas: Some Pretty, Some Odd, Some Bat-Infested

    Love tunnels not included​A while back we presented a dozen of the most beautiful bridges in Texas, a state most people don't normally associate with bridges. They associate it even less with tunnels. Texas isn't exactly a mountainous state, and wherever there's a big outcropping there's gene ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    For Vancouver: The Top 10 Sports Riots

    twitpic/Chris WaltsNot bad, Vancouver, but you got some work to do​Oh, behave, Vancouver. Last night, a number of poor sports, distraught by the Canucks' loss to the Boston Bruins in game seven of the Stanley Cup Finals, went all kung fu on the British Columbia city. By past standards, Van ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2011

    Food Fight: Box Lunch

    Matthew DresdenLe Mistral's box lunch, with grilled chicken panini and cream of tomato soup. Perhaps the best deal in Houston.​If you google the phrase "box lunch history," virtually all the results are for lunch boxes and the fascinating history thereof. (Check out the Smithsonian's photo op ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 26, 2011

    “Ancient Ukraine — Golden Treasures and Lost Civilizations”

    Matthew DresdenLe Mistral's box lunch, with grilled chicken panini and cream of tomato soup. Perhaps the best deal in Houston.​If you google the phrase "box lunch history," virtually all the results are for lunch boxes and the fascinating history thereof. (Check out the Smithsonian's photo op ... More >>

  • Music

    May 5, 2011

    Blessed

    Anderson Fair alumna Lucinda Williams returns to Houston.

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    Houston's Best Patios: The 10 Best to Catch Up with Friends

    Photo by GroovehouseBehind the front doors at Baba Yega is one of Houston's grande dame patios.​​​​With patio weather season in full swing, Houstonians are absolutely spoiled for places to enjoy the day outside. And sometimes all you know is that you're in the mood for a patio, but can't ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2011

    Niko Niko's on Market Square Is the Next Chapter In a Restaurant's Long, Storied History

    Photos by Troy FieldsNiko Niko's already draws a healthy lunchtime crowd.​Back in 2001, Wendy Grossman wrote "Elbow Greece," a feature for the Houston Press on the long and fascinating history of what was -- at that time -- already a stalwart Houston favorite: Niko Niko's. Eleni Fetokakis run ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2011

    25 Famous Bands' Less Famous Previous Names

    ​As promised, here are the answers to Rocks Off's "Original Band Name" quiz from Tuesday. John St. Lee, if you'd care to email us, we'll see what we can do about getting you a prize. Do you like Devo? 1. Chicago: At about 25 or 6 to 4, the Windy City jazz-rockers realized The Big Thing sucked ... More >>

  • Culture

    January 6, 2011

    Capsule Art Reviews: "Dynasty and Divinity," "James Drake: A Thousand Tongues Burn and Sing," "Tony Smith: Drawings"

    ​As promised, here are the answers to Rocks Off's "Original Band Name" quiz from Tuesday. John St. Lee, if you'd care to email us, we'll see what we can do about getting you a prize. Do you like Devo? 1. Chicago: At about 25 or 6 to 4, the Windy City jazz-rockers realized The Big Thing sucked ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 30, 2010

    Capsule Art Reviews: "Anthony Thompson Shumate: Cocky," "Dynasty and Divinity"

    ​As promised, here are the answers to Rocks Off's "Original Band Name" quiz from Tuesday. John St. Lee, if you'd care to email us, we'll see what we can do about getting you a prize. Do you like Devo? 1. Chicago: At about 25 or 6 to 4, the Windy City jazz-rockers realized The Big Thing sucked ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 23, 2010

    Capsule Art Reviews: "Anthony Thompson Shumate: Cocky," "Dynasty and Divinity," "Eduardo Gil: Extra"

    ​As promised, here are the answers to Rocks Off's "Original Band Name" quiz from Tuesday. John St. Lee, if you'd care to email us, we'll see what we can do about getting you a prize. Do you like Devo? 1. Chicago: At about 25 or 6 to 4, the Windy City jazz-rockers realized The Big Thing sucked ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2010

    iLL LiaD: Greek Tragedy Is Gangsta

    The hip-hop world is a less than sensible place - lots of times, you're even required to clarify when bad means bad and when bad means good - so once a week we're going to get with a rapper and ask them to explain things. Have something you always wanted to ask a rapper? Email it to sheaserrano@gmai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    Chances Bar Closing After Saturday Night

    "Thanks for the mammaries" Craig Hlavaty​Montrose nightlife staple Chances is shutting down this weekend, according to owner Nick Vastakis. Vatakis' family has owned the space since it was Charlie's Coffee Shop in the '70s, but his family is moving out of bar management and into property deve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    Chances Closing This Saturday; To Become "High-End Restaurant" With a "Superstar Chef"

    Craig Hlavaty​Eating Our Words is always happy to welcome new restaurants to town -- especially in our own neighborhood -- but at the expense of the city's few live music venues (see: Numbers) and now its only lesbian bar? Montrose nightlife staple Chances is shutting down this weekend, accor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2010

    $5 Awesome: Murry Attaway's In Thrall

    Rocks Off has picked up some CDs over the years at prices so low we think that it would've been less insulting to the artists if we had stolen them. Some of these have become our favorite albums, and in this column we'll tell you what they are and why! ​Back in the days when Rocks Off's main ... More >>

  • Culture

    October 14, 2010

    Capsule Art Reviews: "35 Years: Anniversary Exhibition," "Dante Marioni: Recent Glass Works," "Libby Black: If Nothing Else Matters," "Richard Misrach: After Katrina," "St. Boniface's Last Days"

    Rocks Off has picked up some CDs over the years at prices so low we think that it would've been less insulting to the artists if we had stolen them. Some of these have become our favorite albums, and in this column we'll tell you what they are and why! ​Back in the days when Rocks Off's main ... More >>

  • Culture

    September 30, 2010

    Capsule Art Reviews: "35 Years: Anniversary Exhibition," "Dante Marioni: Recent Glass Works," "Joe Mancuso: Trace," "Richard Serra: Weight and Level"

    Rocks Off has picked up some CDs over the years at prices so low we think that it would've been less insulting to the artists if we had stolen them. Some of these have become our favorite albums, and in this column we'll tell you what they are and why! ​Back in the days when Rocks Off's main ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 9, 2010

    Arianna Huffington

    The Lady of the Left brings her newest book to Houston

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2010

    Dimitri Fetokakis on the New Niko Niko's in Market Square

    ​When I met Dimitri Fetokakis on the patio of his Montrose Greek-American cafe on Labor Day morning he was calm, cool, and as bright as one of the sunny side-up eggs that come nestled in the pitas on his new breakfast menu. He didn't seem at all like a restauranteur on the brink of opening da ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2010

    Chef Chat, Part 1: Craig Mallinson of The Red Lion

    ​Eating Our Words recently caught up with Yorkshire native Craig Mallinson, owner of the Red Lion Pub. He talked about why he opened the Red Lion and gave us a brief history of pubs. EOW: So what made you want to open an English pub in Houston? Mallinson: Well, before moving to Houston, I ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2010

    Give Me No Man's Land: 5 Songs For The Fallen

    ​Today is Memorial Day, and Rocks Off would like to honor our brave and beloved dead as we honor everything - through music. At no time in American history have there not been men and women in life-threatening danger trying to protect us, whether it was a declared war or not. This is a sacrifice w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2010

    Hazy Shade Of Winter: Are The Vancouver Olympians Listening To These Songs?

    Rocks Off has Olympics on the brain. After hearing the theme from Chariots of Fire at the Houston Symphony and watching the bizarro Opening Ceremonies featuring Nelly Furtado, Bryan Adams and Sarah McLachlan, all we want to do when we get home from a long hard day is watch men in Vera Wang one-piec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2009

    Aftermath: Brave Combo at Discovery Green

    Photos by Allen Hill It would be interesting to find out how many weddings have taken place at Discovery Green since it opened last year, but it's hard to imagine that any of them could have been any livelier than Brave Combo's free concert there Thursday evening. In its second season, DG's free con ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 25, 2008

    The United Nations of Food at Phoenicia Specialty Foods

    Photos by Allen Hill It would be interesting to find out how many weddings have taken place at Discovery Green since it opened last year, but it's hard to imagine that any of them could have been any livelier than Brave Combo's free concert there Thursday evening. In its second season, DG's free con ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2008

    Five of the Wackiest Saints in History

    Photos by Allen Hill It would be interesting to find out how many weddings have taken place at Discovery Green since it opened last year, but it's hard to imagine that any of them could have been any livelier than Brave Combo's free concert there Thursday evening. In its second season, DG's free con ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2008

    Laurie Anderson: "The World Has Turned Itself Inside Out in the Last Few Weeks"

    Photos by Allen Hill It would be interesting to find out how many weddings have taken place at Discovery Green since it opened last year, but it's hard to imagine that any of them could have been any livelier than Brave Combo's free concert there Thursday evening. In its second season, DG's free con ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 4, 2008

    The Knights of the Quest

    The MFAH’s third annual Italian Film Retrospective mixes Greece, France and the Holy Shroud

  • Calendar

    June 8, 2006

    (Man) Love and War

    The MFAH’s third annual Italian Film Retrospective mixes Greece, France and the Holy Shroud

  • Calendar

    May 18, 2006

    Up to the Tiësto

    The MFAH’s third annual Italian Film Retrospective mixes Greece, France and the Holy Shroud

  • Dining

    June 16, 2005

    Swinging Sardinians

    At Arcodoro, you’ll find stunning seafood dishes and a classy late-night singles scene

  • Music

    December 2, 2004

    Rotation

    At Arcodoro, you’ll find stunning seafood dishes and a classy late-night singles scene

  • Film

    November 25, 2004

    Call Him Al

    An epic story turns human -- and fallible -- in Oliver Stone's Alexander

  • Calendar

    May 20, 2004

    How Hospitable

    An epic story turns human -- and fallible -- in Oliver Stone's Alexander

  • Culture

    March 11, 2004

    Odd Couplings

    "The Centaur's Smile" highlights those freaky ancient Greeks

  • Dining

    February 26, 2004

    Gastropub Crawl

    The Red Lion isn't just another fake British pub -- it's an authentically fake British pub

  • Calendar

    December 11, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    The Red Lion isn't just another fake British pub -- it's an authentically fake British pub

  • Calendar

    July 10, 2003

    Perfecto Night Out

    Paul Oakenfold takes the DJ booth at M Bar

  • Dining

    September 27, 2001

    When Worlds Collide

    Café Compliqe

  • News

    August 9, 2001

    Riding Out a Dot-com Downturn

    Nobody's getting paid. There are no investors left. The rent money is running out. But George Molho and company are hanging on, hoping that with a good product and just a little luck they'll strike it rich.

  • Music

    July 26, 2001

    Minibill

    Flaco Jimenez

  • Culture

    November 25, 1999

    Souvenir Hunting

    MFA's Old Master exhibit reflects our modern desire to treat art as collectibles

  • Music

    May 6, 1999

    Burning for Faust

    HGO's Mefistofele brings Hades to light

  • News

    October 15, 1998

    News of the Weird

    HGO's Mefistofele brings Hades to light

  • Film

    April 16, 1998

    One Little, Two Little, 40 Little Indies

    Worldfest-Houston offers movies you won't otherwise see

  • Film

    June 5, 1997

    War Story

    Worldfest-Houston offers movies you won't otherwise see

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