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April 1, 2013
Win 2 VIP Tickets to See Ryan Hildebrand of Trinti Battle Kevin Naderi at the Iron Fork Competition
The second competitor in our Iron Fork competition has been announced, and we've pulled out all the stops: Ryan Hildebrand, executive chef and owner of Triniti, will be going head to head with defending champion Kevin Naderi of Roost to see which chef can make the best two dishes with a secret ingre ... More >>
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March 14, 2013
Chef Chat, Part 2: Jeff Axline of Brooklyn Athletic Club, On "Americana" Style Food, His Menu, and How the Houston and Austin Food Scenes Compare
This is Part 2 of a three part Chef Chat series. You can read Part 1 here and Part 3 in this same space Friday. EOW: Tell me about Brooklyn Athletic Club. JA: This was originally Shepard's idea. He's had the idea for a long time, but it was hard to come to fruition without having a property tha ... More >>
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March 12, 2013
Houston Dominates Food & Wine's Best New Chef List
Each year, Food & Wine recognizes the nation's great up-and-coming chefs with The People's Best New Chef -- a contest which allows readers to vote on the 10 best new chefs from 10 regions around the country. This is the first year that Food & Wine has employed a Gulf Coast regional category -- excit ... More >>
Dining
February 7, 2013
Eat, Play, Love
Houston's 10 most romantic restaurants.
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December 12, 2012
Dallas Beer Scene: The Common Table Owner Corey Pond Gives Us an Insider's Look at What's Brewing in DFW
It's been quite the year for craft beer in Texas. One of the biggest stories, however, is news that hasn't quite made its way down to Houston. Dallas is currently experiencing a boom in breweries that's as big as, if not bigger than, the expansions Houston and Austin have seen in past years. (See "T ... More >>
Dining
November 1, 2012
Chef Endures Cancer, Loss of Sense of Taste
A stroke, a brain tumor and the loss of his sense of taste haven't kept Chef David Guerrero out of the kitchen.
Dining
October 18, 2012
The Rest of the Best
Houston's top 10 sushi restaurants.
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October 10, 2012
Does Over-Serving at Restaurants Go Under-Investigated?
A few weeks ago, I endured a rather unpleasant dinner at The Rouxpour -- the subject of this week's cafe review -- which had nothing to do with the food itself and everything to do with two very drunk patrons. After being harassed by the two men throughout the evening, I finally retrieved a manager ... More >>
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October 2, 2012
Top 10 Restaurants in Montrose
It's been a while since we tackled neighborhood lists on Eating Our Words, yet posts such as "Top 10 Restaurants in the Heights" continue to be perennial favorites with our readers each month. The last time we compiled a Top 10 Restaurants in Montrose list was well over two years ago, at which time ... More >>
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September 14, 2012
Street Foods of India at Kiran's: The Perfect Launch for the Houston Metro Cooking Show and the Curry Digest Video Series
If you're like most Houstonians, you haven't, in the past week, been swept off your feet and transported to India and back in a matter of hours, experiencing the joy of Indian street foods, upbeat music, age-old traditions, and exotic beverages in between. But to my own and a diverse group of food w ... More >>
Dining
September 6, 2012
Uchi Takes Houston
Both high-end and accessible, Uchi moves into Montrose and changes the game.
Dining
August 9, 2012
Keep Cool and Caffeinated
Houston's ten best iced coffee crinks
Blogs
August 1, 2012
Monica Pope on the Transformation of t'afia, Hope for Houston and Being Pretty Darn Cool
The current photo on t'afia's Web site, which is being updated every day with new imagery which relates to Pope's plans. You've heard of burning your boats. But what about burning your apron? It's this striking visual that is currently greeting visitors to the Web site for t'afia, chef Monica Pope' ... More >>
Dining
June 21, 2012
Where the Chefs Eat
Grant Gordon, Matt Marcus and Kevin Naderi
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June 14, 2012
Eating Up San Antonio: La Gloria, The Monterey and The Esquire
Until this past Tuesday, I didn't realize how easy a day trip to San Antonio could be. Thanks to the recently raised speed limit on I-10, you can speed to the Alamo in three easy hours (or less, if you set your cruise control just above the new 75-mile-per-hour speed limit...not that I'm advocating ... More >>
Blogs
May 18, 2012
Chef Chat, Part 3: Ronnie Killen, from the White House to the James Beard House and Beyond
Ronnie Killen Killen's Steakhouse 2804 South Main St., Pearland 281-485-0844 www.killenssteakhouse.com This is the third of a three-part chef chat series. Click here to read part one and two. Chef Killen has done a lot to change the dining scene in Pearland, having first transformed himself, and i ... More >>
Blogs
January 17, 2012
The Burger Guys Downtown and Uchi Houston Announce Opening Dates
"Proud to say, you asked and you shall receive," said Jake Mazzu, owner of The Burger Guys, this morning on Twitter. "The Burger Guys downtown opening Feb. 1st." A new downtown location of the popular burger joint was just one of two exciting announcements today sure to get Houston's food lovers bu ... More >>
Blogs
November 7, 2011
Saving the Arches: Uchi's Daryl Kunik on Renovating the Old Felix Restaurant
Rendering courtesy of UchiAlthough it's still just drywall now, Uchi will look like this very soon.Uchi, the new sushi restaurant opening soon at Westheimer and Montrose, is finally taking shape. The famous arched windows of its predecessor -- the much beloved Felix Mexican Restaurant -- have ... More >>
Dining
August 11, 2011
The Fish That Got Away
The Gulf of Mexico produces some of the world's most delicious seafood, but we're not processing it for sushi. What gives?
Blogs
July 21, 2011
Bootsie's Heritage Cafe to Close, Leaving Tomball for Houston
The boys are back in town...In a move that should surprise absolutely no one, given chef Randy Rucker's notoriously short attention span, Bootsie's Cafe is closing at the end of the month. Rucker and company are packing up their chef's knives and moving back inside the Loop, according to a pr ... More >>
Blogs
July 6, 2011
Chef Chat, Part 1: Tommy Birdwell of TQLA
Photo by Matthew DresdenChef Tommy Birdwell, in front of TQLAHouston native Tommy Birdwell, the co-owner/executive chef at TQLA, may hold the record for having worked at more restaurants than any other chef in Houston: 37, at last count. Then again, his career began at age ten. A graduate of ... More >>
Dining
April 28, 2011
Stellar Stella
This spectacular restaurant is already a Heights institution.
Blogs
April 21, 2011
Chef de Cuisine Justin Basye Departing Stella Sola
Photo by FabioBasye is leaving Stella Sola to further sharpen his skills.It's a day for kitchen shakeups across Houston. First came the news from the Houston Chronicle that Michael Kramer is ending his partnership with The Tasting Room. And now, Justin Basye has also announced that he's leav ... More >>
Blogs
August 26, 2010
Anthony Bourdain: "There Has Never Been a Better Time to Eat in America"
Anthony Bourdain is a man who requires little introduction. The author of Kitchen Confidential -- the book published almost exactly 10 years ago, which catapulted him to fame -- and host of popular TV shows like A Cook's Tour and No Reservations, Bourdain is the prototypical bad-boy chef, Marco Pier ... More >>
Blogs
June 24, 2010
Houston's Hottest Chefs: Bryan Caswell
Whether you think he is actually hot or not, there are few chefs (heck, people!) who elicit a passionate response like Bryan Caswell. Love him or hate him, the Reef, Little Big's and Stella Sola boss was a Food & Wine Magazine's "Best New Chef" and has even walked a red carpet with food papar ... More >>
Blogs
May 18, 2010
Five Reasons Houston Is Letting The Best Restaurant In Town Die
Liver and onions over mashed potatoes: The ultimate comfort food.One of Houston's most critically acclaimed restaurants, Feast, is moving to New Orleans. They aren't abandoning Houston quite yet, but in a recent interview with CultureMap, chef and co-owner Richard Knight hinted that our city ... More >>
Dining
April 9, 2009
Island Grinds
Two new Hawaiian fast-food joints are bringing down-home Asian fusion to Houston.
Dining
June 16, 2005
Swinging Sardinians
At Arcodoro, you’ll find stunning seafood dishes and a classy late-night singles scene
Dining
March 21, 2002
Better By Design
Seven months and $3 million later, the eatery at the Four Seasons emerges even better than before

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