Hunan

Chef Chat, Part 2: Hoi Fung of Fung's Kitchen, On the Evolution of Chop Suey, Where He Takes Visiting Chefs for a Good Steak, and Serving Fresh Peking Duck at Banquets

This is part two of a three-part Chef Chat series. You can read Part 1 here and Part 3 in this same space Friday. EOW: You came you Houston in 1982, but you didn't open your first restaurant until 1990. How come? HF: Because I worked in the Golden China restaurant in the Sharpstown area. EOW: Tel ... More >>

Happy Family Togetherness at Hunan Village: Not So Happy

​Not too long ago, I revisited a restaurant that had been a family favorite for years, yet had fallen out of the rotation for a while. It turned out well, and earned the place a slot back in the mental restaurant file. In a similar spirit, I took the family to Hunan Village for dinner last wee ... More >>

Unexpected Treat

Blueberry croissant bread pudding at Cafe Chino

Openings and Closings: 2009 Edition

​The year gone by marked some very exciting restaurant openings (such as Haven, Branchwater Tavern, Yelapa Playa Mexicana and Stella Sola) and some equally important closings (such as Cafe Annie, Bedford, Las Alamedas and Felix Mexican Restaurant). To close out the yea ... More >>

A Cafe Bites Nibble

In the space that housed Café Le Jadeite on West Gray emerges a new restaurant, Café Ginger (1952 West Gray, 713-528-4288). Jack Tsai is the manager. "I used to work for Toro Japanese restaurant before coming here," says Tsai. "Toni Sha is the owner. He was one of the partners in Le Jadeite as wel ... More >>

$7 at New Hunan Restaurant in Missouri City

Where: New Hunan, 2345 FM 1092 (Murphy Road), Missouri City, 281-499-3061 What $7 gets you: An assortment of mainstream Chinese dishes with more than half offered in the spicy hot Szechuan style. We had one dish that stepped over into the under-$13 range, but it wasn't any better than the lunch sp ... More >>

Hunan Restaurant Gives Birth to Gigi's Asian Bistro and Dumpling House

Nashville Star

The voice that wooed George Clooney comes to town

Vodka Venue

Red Star serves up a Russian theme with its martinis

Pro-Choice

Just because you don't eat meat, that doesn't mean you don't want options -- and Tien Ren's got them

The Way We Were

After nearly 20 years in Houston, Dong Ting slides into mediocrity

Six Flags over China

Qin Dynasty puts a Disney spin on Chinese cuisine

Best Chinese Restaurant

Hunan's

East Meets Best

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

Hot Plate

Taking No Chances

Cafe Chino plays it safe

Scenes from a Sting

How not to have a midlife crisis

(Con)fusion Cuisine

Despite the company it keeps, Paradise Restaurant offers elegant food

Roll with It

Mings Cafe is a reminder of why America first fell in love with Chinese cooking

Back to Wok

A pair of Asian pioneers return to blaze new (if familiar) paths

Greed on Trial

Did Teresa Rodriguez and her well-heeled investors deserve one another?

Shanghai Surprise

The flavors of China's Lower Yangtze flow into Houston

Neo China ... or Not

Hong Kong Calling

The Imperial Palace serves Houston's classiest dim sum -- and then some

Chopsticks at the Ready

The modest Chinese Cafe knows how to produce a feast worth losing your poise over

New Year's Restoration

How salvation beats dazzle, and other mysteries of the restaurant trade