Heineken

Miss Pop Rocks’s Tips for Going Green

Happy Birthday, America!

Fat City

Vegetarian soul food? Naturally Yours serves up "buffalo things" and smothered steaklet

The Durian Dare

At sumptuous Ba Ky, the beer's on ice, the durian is stinky, and the food is great

The Man Behind Mad Max

Vernon Maxwell has made a reputation by going crazy. Now he says he wants to go straight. Really?

Shaggy Dog

The insipid Austin Powers is a total waste

Short Order Thai at Thai Lily Café

The insipid Austin Powers is a total waste

Gwen Stefani and Lady Sovereign

Lady and The Vamp

Psychedelic Peppercorns

Try a spice at Sichuan Cuisine that's been banned in the States since 1968

Last Night at the Alamo

A Grammy party at a local theater turns into quiz night down at the local pub

Best Middle Eastern Restaurant

A Grammy party at a local theater turns into quiz night down at the local pub

Stinky Food

The fermented tofu at Taiwanese Cuisine makes even our fearless food critic gag

Woodlands Wonders

Meet Paris Green -- the newest entry in the next big thing from Houston sweepstakes

Bordering on Bennigan's

Is Morgan's on Montrose just an unfortunate chain reaction?

Dark Riders

The good, the bad and the ugly rock-star performance contracts

Don't Try This Anywhere

If Steve-O comes at you with a staple gun, run!

Double Your Pleasure

Mark your calendars for next year -- the Cole twins' New Year's bash is going public

New Digs, Old Tricks

The Riviera Grill has moved downtown, but it doesn't know how to make an urban statement

Wet Nighthawks Cry Foul

They're deluge-ional, say accused Fitz's and South Beach proprietors

Porn to Sell

Product placement comes to adult videos...hey, watch where you put that thing!

Openings and Closings

This week features not only restaurant closings and openings, but reopenings as well. The first of those, as expected, was Cafe Le Jadeite (1952 West Gray), which reopened this past Monday. Despite the fact that the name and decor have remained the same, the owners and the menu have changed. B4 ... More >>

High-Fiving T-Pain, Wondering Why We Can't Quit Plies' "Plenty Money"

[Note: Thursday night T-Pain, Wale and DJ MOS performed a private concert at downtown nightclub Venue. Our man Shea Serrano was on the red carpet and inside.] Photos by Larami Culbertson"Is it true what they say about the size of a man's chain?"​ 9:17 p.m.: Yo, the PR camp from Heineken, that comp ... More >>

Ask A Rapper: Grammy-Winning Electro-Songbird T-Pain

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 introducinglisto ... More >>

Game Time: The Dysfunctional Macs

​I'm sure if all of you have heard, but Tracy McGrady has set a target date to return from microfracture surgery, and that date is November 18. What he's going to do once he comes back or whether he's even ready to come back are secondary issues, because chances are if you heard this news when it ... More >>

Game Time: Five Jobs The Rockets Can Give Tracy McGrady

​I'm all about people earning their money. From an accountant punching up debits and credits to a custodian cleaning the bathroom stalls to a CEO of a Fortune 500 corporation, every position in any company has an intrinsic financial value to it and as soon as the return on the investment in that ... More >>

T-Mac, We Hardly Knew Ye

Rockets legend Tracy McGrady will be traded to another team, ending the season-long spat between star and management."Rockets legend"? Too much? Not when you think of all the championships, clutch playoff victories and daring drives to the basket to lift his teammates that McGrady has provided. In h ... More >>

THE BIG TOP'S SCORPION SHOT

Rockets legend Tracy McGrady will be traded to another team, ending the season-long spat between star and management."Rockets legend"? Too much? Not when you think of all the championships, clutch playoff victories and daring drives to the basket to lift his teammates that McGrady has provided. In h ... More >>

The Bar at River Oaks Theatre

​We recently caught a showing of Crazy Heart at River Oaks Theatre on West Gray. You know what we love about this theater? You can buy a beer here, and we don't mean in a paper cup - you can purchase a beer like you would in a bar, Heineken for $5 to enjoy with a decent bag of popcorn. And the ... More >>

Whatever's Good

Shanghai Chinese Restaurant's enormous menu has something for everyone.

No Shoes, No Problem

The Listening Room at NiaMoves might be the best live music venue you've never heard of.

Pho on Fannin

Kim Tai is the perfect place to drink a couple of cold beers and chow down on Vietnamese diner food.

Five Easy Steps To Beer Pairing Nirvana

SamuelAdams.comAnd you thought only wine could be paired with food.​No, we're not talking about the way the subtle notes of ice-cold rocky mountain air in that Coors Light accentuate the cool ranch flavor in Doritos, not here at least. The knowledge that different varieties of beer compliment ... More >>

One Live Humpback Whale: Local Fantasy Tour Riders

​Everyone probably knows that top-selling bands like Van Halen routinely demand everything short of the moon and stars for their tour contract and rider, but specifically No Brown M&Ms. Some bands have a schedule for required nourishment, or in Rush's case, for booze. The "Weekly Booze Schedul ... More >>

For Biz Markie's Birthday: YouTube Covers of "Just a Friend"

When it comes to one-hit wonders, Biz Markie certainly ranks up there. His horribly off-key, ubiquitous, feel good song "Just a Friend" propelled the hip hop artist into the pop culture stratosphere and helped us all to understand that singing, literally, isn't everything. Needless to say, it was ... More >>

It Takes Tuwo

Suya Hut serves a slice — er, ball — of West Africa in Houston.

Comment of the Day

​Today Joanna O'Leary shared her top five movie quotes about food, and EOW Nation chimed in with more. Commenter FattyFatBastard had lots of them, and he didn't attribute: Just one little mint, monsieur? They are wafer-thin. Heineken? F*** that sh**! Pabst Blue Ribbon! I will not eat oy ... More >>

Blue Velvet25th Anniversary Screening

​Today Joanna O'Leary shared her top five movie quotes about food, and EOW Nation chimed in with more. Commenter FattyFatBastard had lots of them, and he didn't attribute: Just one little mint, monsieur? They are wafer-thin. Heineken? F*** that sh**! Pabst Blue Ribbon! I will not eat oy ... More >>

Upcoming Events: Tequila at TQLA and Multi-Course Mystery Dinners

Photo by Troy FieldsWhen a place has an agave plant at its entrance, you know what to expect at the bar.​If you've been looking for the right opportunity to try TQLA -- which just won our rather specific, yet no less applicable, award for Best Revival of a Genre -- here's the opportunity you'v ... More >>

MFAH Film Premieres: 2011 British Arrows

Photo by Troy FieldsWhen a place has an agave plant at its entrance, you know what to expect at the bar.​If you've been looking for the right opportunity to try TQLA -- which just won our rather specific, yet no less applicable, award for Best Revival of a Genre -- here's the opportunity you'v ... More >>

Bartender Chat: Curtis Cunningham of Onion Creek

​This week we went over to the Heights to visit neighborhood coffee joint, eatery and bar Onion Creek, one of our favorite spots to perch on a picnic table in the sun and enjoy a good, dark brew, whether it's coffee or beer. Since they're open from 7 a.m. till late, it's good for breakfast, lu ... More >>

The 10 Dumbest Meat-Related Crimes

Not everyone's picky about how their meat is served: raw, in a Walmart, both...​Last week, we brought you a short compendium of the dumbest fast food-related crimes, eventually reaching the conclusion that McDonald's Chicken Nuggets make people do crazy, crazy things. (Don't tell me that corre ... More >>