India

Festival of Contemporary Films from India

Throne of Death

3rd Annual Indian Film Festival of Houston

Five Famous Indian and Pakistani Houstonians

India and Pakistan are 64 years old this week.​Dust off your South Asian flags, because this week we celebrate India's (August 15) and Pakistan's (August 14) Independence Days. Sixty-four years ago, India freed itself from the Brits and split itself into two countries. Luckily many crossed the ... More >>

Barsana Dham Ashram, Once Home to Wanted Felon Guru Prakashanand Saraswati, Changes Name and Appoints a New Leader -- Another Accused Rapist

Out with one groping guru; in with another.​Prakashanand Saraswati, the 82-year-old Austin-based guru who fled the country once he was found guilty of more than 20 counts of sexual indecency with his female followers, is still on the run. U.S. Marshals think he's hiding out in Mexico, trying t ... More >>

Party of One

travis(ty)​In a few weeks, I'm going to Spain by my lonesome. I've traveled solo before in Northern Ireland and India, but it's been a few years since I've spent a substantial amount of time touring, reading, and eating alone. In light of my upcoming trip, I've started thinking about dining ... More >>

Brew Blog: Flying Dog Brewery's Raging Bitch Belgian Style IPA

​I was first introduced to Flying Dog Brewery's Raging Bitch Belgian Style IPA at Petrol Station. The bartender had been talking up a bunch of double IPAs, but changed gears slightly when I mentioned that I'm not the biggest hop-hound in the world. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate a good India ... More >>

Lard Prik at Thai Village

​I am one of those annoying white people who order the triple-star hot dishes at restaurants and then request that the chef make them mild. When I lived in India, I developed a high tolerance for spice ("Look ma, no raita!"), but six years later I am a giant pussy when it comes to heat. And ... More >>

A Talk by Shubhra Ramineni, Author of Entice with Spice

​Shubhra Ramineni was born in India and moved here as a small child. In Houston, her mother made Indian food with local ingredients. Shubhra went on to college and graduate school and is now a busy young professional and new mom. But she still wanted to cook uncomplicated Indian food in her ho ... More >>

Asian Film Festival

Rice Media Center offers films from South Korea, Japan and India

Learning Is Fun and Intoxicating: "Beer 101" at Anvil Bar & Refuge

The place settings were almost too pretty to disturb. ​Kevin Floyd is a huge beer nerd. In fact, you could say the co-owner of Anvil Bar & Refuge is the Lord of the Beer Nerds. Okay, that may be stretching it just a tad, but Floyd is the biggest beer nerd we've encountered, which made the "Bee ... More >>

Health Dept. Roundup

​There's something to be said for shooting straight. Label your restaurant with the name of a country, and it takes the guesswork out of things for twitchy white people unsure whether they're ready to gamble on fare that could range from South Asian to Middle Eastern to African. Of course, mee ... More >>

Weird Recipes from The Memphis Cookbook

​In preparation for an upcoming visit to my hometown, I decided to crack open The Memphis Cookbook -- yes, that's really the name -- published by The Junior League of Memphis (naturally) in 1952 and "updated" in 1980. Reading this cookbook was both horrifying and hilarious. We discovered some ... More >>

The Blue Mug

See the show India has been raving about for years

World's Hottest Weapon, or Delicious Spice?

​ On a recent trip to London, we stumbled upon naga jolokia powder at one of Borough Market's spice tents. We first talked about naga jolokia, or the ghost pepper, a few weeks ago when a story came out about the Indian military using it in a type of tear-gas hand grenade. Intrigued by someth ... More >>

Bobbindoctrin's 6th Annual Puppet Festival

Local collective puts together more performances than you could shake a fist at

Brew Blog: Brother Thelonious Belgian Style Abbey Ale

​This week's adventure into a random beer (Brother Thelonious Belgian Style Abbey Ale from North Coast Brewing Co. in Fort Bragg, Calif.) has one key justification. This past Sunday, December 13, was the day in 1789 on which the Austrian Netherlands declared independence as Belgium, starting ... More >>

Texas Traveler: Sri Meenakshi Temple

Photos by Brittanie Shey​Texas Traveler has a friend who used to lived in a trailer in an empty field near Pearland. On their way to his house once he surprised her by driving her by the Sri Meenakshi Temple. Maybe you already know about this place and maybe you don't, but suffice it to say th ... More >>

Health Department Roundup: Chain Gang Edition

This week we round up chain restaurants cited for health code violations. First up: Houston's own Café Express (1422 W. Gray). Who can resist its cornichon/roasted garlic/olive/crouton/caper bar? Amidst the overcooked chicken breasts and watery pasta entrées, the Café's delicious oddments bar of ... More >>

Continental Airlines Manages To Piss Off India

Continental Airlines is having a tough stretch -- its CEO quit, its recently announced earnings are dismaying Wall Street (What do those two things have in common? Hmmm....), its laying off a bunch of workers, and now it's got the parliament of India all in an uproar.Indian politicians are shocked, ... More >>

Here's A Plan: Fewer People, More Work At The Chronicle

The Houston Chronicle is having problems, like most big-city dailies, but it might get a whole lot worse. One of the latest rumors sweeping the San Francisco Chronicle would have the deskies in Houston handling headline writing, copy editing and layout for their ailing sister paper by The Bay. The o ... More >>

Chaat House

The Houston Chronicle is having problems, like most big-city dailies, but it might get a whole lot worse. One of the latest rumors sweeping the San Francisco Chronicle would have the deskies in Houston handling headline writing, copy editing and layout for their ailing sister paper by The Bay. The o ... More >>

Your Curry Home Companions

The Houston Chronicle is having problems, like most big-city dailies, but it might get a whole lot worse. One of the latest rumors sweeping the San Francisco Chronicle would have the deskies in Houston handling headline writing, copy editing and layout for their ailing sister paper by The Bay. The o ... More >>

Civilization Revolution Offers a Fast Way to Build Up a Culture.

This version is a stripped, streamlined interpretation of past Civ games

Bombay Brasserie Opens New Location on West Loop

This version is a stripped, streamlined interpretation of past Civ games

Alma y Fuego (Soul and Fire)

Lucia y Valdemar Gitanerías Flamenco brings passion and expertise to the complicated Spanish music

2007 Music Year in Review

Lucia y Valdemar Gitanerías Flamenco brings passion and expertise to the complicated Spanish music

White Girls with Tattoos, Mexican Values

SPECIAL LONG-QUESTIONS EDITION

Articulate of Bangalore, India: Panchavaktram

Blind dancers will help lead you into a holy trance

THE BOONDOCKS

CHERRY BOMB

Make That Elephant a Guinness!

CHERRY BOMB

Montrose Vindaloo

Is Indika the best Indian restaurant in the United States?

The Short Goodbye

Is Indika the best Indian restaurant in the United States?

Capsule Reviews

Our critic weighs in on local theater

Pure Bliss

In more ways than one, Balaji Bhavan is Little India's hottest eatery

Twister Mixer

In more ways than one, Balaji Bhavan is Little India's hottest eatery

Keeping It Reel

The Ann Arbor Film Festival showcases edgy cinema

Same Old Song and Dance

Jane Austen goes Bollywood in Bride & Prejudice

Don't Faint

Jane Austen goes Bollywood in Bride & Prejudice

Goat Doughnuts Go Global

The Hot Breads franchise serves unique pastries to a worldwide audience

Sitars in Her Eyes

Anoushka Shankar is her father's little raga-muffin

Shtick and Move

Anoushka Shankar is her father's little raga-muffin

Reel Worlds

Houston mines international gold with the Pan-Cultural Film Festival

All in the Familia

Cantina Tres Caballos may be a Tex-Mex newcomer, but you know its Mama

Delhi-cious

Ashiana offers more than the same old dal

Curries and Quietude

A brasserie that's anything but brassy

Press Picks

A brasserie that's anything but brassy

Vikram's Kimberly Moment

A simple Bombay boy from Montrose is poised to cross another border

Letters

A simple Bombay boy from Montrose is poised to cross another border

Cult restaurateur

Mickey Kapoor brings "Nouvelle Indian" inside the Loop