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Clash of the Caterers

Was it one too many chicken empanadas? It's Jackson vs. Jerry in the battle of the high-society foodmeisters.

Press Picks

Was it one too many chicken empanadas? It's Jackson vs. Jerry in the battle of the high-society foodmeisters.

Houston's Own Artisanal Gelato

Marcelo Kreindel, owner of Trentino Gelato The dulce de leche gelato was masterful: velvety smooth with that familiar thick sweetness, but not overwhelmingly so.  Some dulce de leche treats take on an overpowering, sickly sweet caramel flavor, but not this gelato.  Th ... More >>

Touring Little Persia

Houston's best undiscovered cuisine unfolds along the Hillcroft strip

The Queen of Tarts

Houston's best undiscovered cuisine unfolds along the Hillcroft strip

Decco Cafe

Houston's best undiscovered cuisine unfolds along the Hillcroft strip

Chef Chat, Part 1: Kiran Verma of Kiran's

Photo by Matthew DresdenChef Kiran Verma in the kitchen.​Chef Kiran Verma, of the eponymous fine-dining Indian restaurant in River Oaks (okay, River Oaks adjacent), took a circuitous route to her profession. At age 18, she left her native Delhi and moved to Houston with her husband. After a s ... More >>