Gulf Coast

“Ike: Passages and Memories”

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Hot Plate

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Goode Comfort

In a changing world, Goode Company Seafood keeps on delivering

Soft and Crabby

Summer's the right time for many things -- but none better than soft-shell supping

Global Climate Change: In Search of the Science

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Holiday Open House at Moody Mansion

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Poison Pen Reading Series featuring Gulf Coast Magazine editors

Poison Girl’s monthly literary installment speeds things up

The Gulf Coast Film Festival Opener

Twenty-six films screen over a three-day celebration of independent movies

Festival of Lights/Polar Express in 4D

Talk About the Weather

Drummer Love

Bring the Noise

It's metal's turn to shine

"Waves" of Destruction

It's metal's turn to shine

Gulf Coast Jam

Blue-eyed soul legends the Boogie Kings, Jerry LaCroix and G.G. Shinn hit Port Arthur

Southern-Fried Asian to Go

Exploring Houston's "you buy, we fry" seafood joints

Asian Cajuns

At the Vietnamese-American-owned Cajun Corner, Louisiana mudbugs get a dose of special sauce

Blue Crab Standard Time

Take your time when eating Gulf blue crabs

Houston Indie Book Festival

Literary event showcases underground authors, publishers, bookstores and more

"Topiary Text Lead"

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Rachel Brady: Final Approach

It's the landing that's bumpy

Poison Pen Reading Series

The Gulf Coast Magazine editors offer some quick reads

December Artful Thursday: Starry Night - The Annual Ornament-Making Extravaganza

Deck the halls with your own fine-art inspired masterpieces

Houston's 10 Best Beach Homes

Photo courtesy of HAR.com​See that lovely view above? That's Galveston Bay, and it's looking better than ever this summer thanks to skyrocketing travel costs (have you tried to book an airline ticket lately?) and the massive oil spill that's decimating the rest of the Gulf coast. What's more, rea ... More >>

Top 10 Restaurants in River Oaks

It's not surprising that one of the most exclusive zip codes in the country has some pretty fantastic food -- but rest assured that the 'hood isn't all iced tea and crumpets. So excited were we about the ten below that we didn't find room for neighborhood icons like Avalon Diner, Andre's, and the Fr ... More >>

What Will Be Robb Walsh's No. 1 Dish in Houston?

​Since Robb Walsh first started his list of Houston's 100 Best Dishes in February with green chile chicken kebabs from Chatkhara Grill (pictured above), people have been buzzing about what the much-anticipated No. 1 dish will ultimately be. The long wait will be over tomorrow, when Walsh anno ... More >>

Happy Hour Scene: Tony Mandola's Gulf Coast Kitchen

Photo by Paul Knight​The Place: Tony Mandola's Gulf Coast Kitchen1962 West Gray St. 713-528-3474www.tonymandolas.comThe Hours: Monday through Friday 2-6 p.m.The Deals: Domestic bottles are $2, pints of Bud Light are $2.75, and pints of Ziegenbock are $3. House wines are $3.75 and select wines are ... More >>

Tourists, Tar Balls and Tort: Galveston and Deepwater Horizon

www.galveston.com​Before his visit to Texas President Obama hosted a cookout for family and friends on the South Lawn. On the menu: andouille sausage, crawfish and shrimp, all fresh from the Gulf Coast. He told press in a statement, "Americans can confidently and safely enjoy Gulf seafood once ... More >>

Health Dept. Roundup

​City health inspectors had a relatively easy time of it this week, but we'll still follow their footsteps to some of the poorer performers on Health Department Roundup. At Pho 102 (10815 Beechnut), an August 12 change-of-ownership inspection found insects were not prevented from entering th ... More >>

Great Taste of the Gulf

Take a bite...and another...and another

3rd Annual Bayou City Shrimp Festival

Eat, drink, dance...eat, drink, dance...hey, it's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it

Blues Christmas

Eat, drink, dance...eat, drink, dance...hey, it's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it

East Coast Oysters for $1 at The Oceanaire

theibug.comGrab the Crystal hot sauce! ​Displayed prominently on the web header for The Oceanaire is a quote from Leonard Beck (who?), "To eat an oyster is to kiss the ocean on the lips," another sensual metaphor for a mollusk long believed to be a powerful aphrodisiac. The connection betwee ... More >>

Invasivorism Hits Texas: Eating the Snails That Eat Our Oysters

A man in Lyon, France, eats a snail raw out of its shell. Even raw, the natural presentation of the snails is beautiful. The tiny snails don't look like much, their spiraling shells in varying shades of chocolate and taupe hiding a sluggish little creature inside. But these snails -- called tingles ... More >>

Upcoming Events

​Whether you have baking skills, crafting skills or just helping skills, you're invited to come out to Anvil Bar & Refuge on Monday, February 7 from 5 to 8 p.m. to help assemble Valentine's Day care packages for our troops serving abroad. Although there will be plenty of baked treats on hand t ... More >>

Brunch at Zelko Bistro: Shrimp and Grits

​It took me a while to get to Zelko Bistro. I'd heard the good reports, read the good reviews, and thought about it many times. Unfortunately, the combination of a rather popular restaurant that doesn't take reservations and a tight, babysitter-dictated schedule conspires against places like Z ... More >>

The Gumbo at Gilhooley's

​Forget about chili -- I can't think of a more hotly debated dish (in this part of the world, at least) than gumbo. Restaurant gumbo is totally different from homemade gumbo, and homemade gumbo is totally different all along the Gulf Coast stretch of I-10. Some like okra in their gumbo (who ar ... More >>

Go, Tomato

Top Gun determinate.​February 15 gets its own heart sticker on my Hello Kitty calendar -- it means I've rolled past Valentine's, and frost days are likely behind us in Houston. Now I can hazard the other thing I'm a fool for: growing tomatoes. Tomatoes are native to mountain streams of the Pe ... More >>

Top 10 Louisiana Bands Of All Time

​Pardon the geographical pun, but besides Texas, our neighbor to the east may be the most musical state in these United States. And in terms of per capita, Louisiana, which ranks 25th in population to Texas' second, is probably second to none. Outside Nashville's Grand Ole Opry, the program m ... More >>

“Chicome-Xochtli’s Children”

​Pardon the geographical pun, but besides Texas, our neighbor to the east may be the most musical state in these United States. And in terms of per capita, Louisiana, which ranks 25th in population to Texas' second, is probably second to none. Outside Nashville's Grand Ole Opry, the program m ... More >>

Chef Chat, Part 1: Danton Nix of Danton's Gulf Coast Seafood Kitchen

​In late 2007, after more than 20 years in the restaurant industry, self-taught chef Danton Nix (along with his longtime friend and business partner Kyle Teas) opened Danton's Gulf Coast Seafood Kitchen. Mere months before the economic crisis, it was, in Nix's words, "the perfect time not to open ... More >>

Chef Chat, Part 2: Danton Nix of Danton's Gulf Coast Seafood Kitchen

​ Yesterday, we spoke with Danton's Gulf Coast Seafood Kitchen executive chef Danton Nix about his menu and the good and bad of customers having favorite dishes. Today we talk oysters, Groupon and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. EOW: What do you think about the move to give appellations to Galve ... More >>

Hurricane Season 2011: The Predictions

Hurricane Ike's track from all the way out in the Atlantic to the Texas coast.​Hurricane season is upon us. Just like Christmas, but with high winds and death from above instead of toys and egg nog, it creeps up on us quicker than we expect and, before we know it, we're knee deep in a disaster ... More >>

2011 AIA SandCastle Competition

Hurricane Ike's track from all the way out in the Atlantic to the Texas coast.​Hurricane season is upon us. Just like Christmas, but with high winds and death from above instead of toys and egg nog, it creeps up on us quicker than we expect and, before we know it, we're knee deep in a disaster ... More >>

Gulf Coast Reads: On the Same Page with Chitra Divakaruni

Hurricane Ike's track from all the way out in the Atlantic to the Texas coast.​Hurricane season is upon us. Just like Christmas, but with high winds and death from above instead of toys and egg nog, it creeps up on us quicker than we expect and, before we know it, we're knee deep in a disaster ... More >>

First Look at The Bird & The Bear

Fried green tomatoes and bacon on brioche...these are a few of my favorite things.​The corner restaurant on the end of a River Oaks strip mall at 2810 Westheimer has been a lot of things. It's been Rickshaw, it's been Fins, it was even temporarily home to Tony Mandola's Gulf Coast Kitchen whil ... More >>

62nd Annual Holiday Parade Presented by H-E-B

Fried green tomatoes and bacon on brioche...these are a few of my favorite things.​The corner restaurant on the end of a River Oaks strip mall at 2810 Westheimer has been a lot of things. It's been Rickshaw, it's been Fins, it was even temporarily home to Tony Mandola's Gulf Coast Kitchen whil ... More >>

The 10 Best New Restaurants of 2011

Houston is the birthplace of Third Coast rap. Let's own Third Coast cuisine, too.​The challenge in choosing 10 of the best restaurants to open in Houston each year is a daunting one: Many of the restaurants I think are "the best" have little to nothing to do with each other, making for a list ... More >>

The Hits of 2011

Our favorite new Houston restaurants.

In Midst of Komen Ruckus, Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast Has Rare Leadership Change

Melaney Linton: New head of Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast​Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast is not only one of the largest regional centers in the U.S., but it has been remarkably stable in its leadership. Peter J. Durkin has led the organization for 27 often-tumultuous years. And now, in the mi ... More >>