Martha Stewart

Pop Culture on Speed…or, "I Love The New Millennium"

Kyle Janek Gets A Job

Shiny, Happy People

Patricia Hernandez paints sympathetically flawed figures that look like someone you might know

Best Galleria Alternative

Highland Village

Just A Simple Wedding For 50 At Minute Maid Park

Highland Village

Old Boys at Play

Gay society steps out at the Houston Club

Food for Thought

Gay society steps out at the Houston Club

Funk Flashback

Gay society steps out at the Houston Club

Night & Day

August 27 - September 2, 1998

Night & Day

June 24 - 30, 1999

Hurricane Rachael Ray

Here she comes to save the day

Rock and Roll Autobiographies

Stars' tell-all stories

Now Dirtier than Ever

Stars' tell-all stories

Letters

Stars' tell-all stories

Chop Sticklers

Veterans of regular etiquette still can get forked over on ethnic foods

O Little Town of West Texas

Lee Friedlander goes to homes for the holidays

Ghostly Glamour

Get freaky like the stars at the Haunted Hollywood Party

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Get freaky like the stars at the Haunted Hollywood Party

Getting Carnal

Sexcapades come to Conroe ISD

The Rogers Sisters

Purely Evil (Troubleman Unlimited)

The Anti-Marthas

Two Austin cooks defy the queen of domesticity

Bet on Black

If there's a sure crowd-pleaser this summer, it's the fast-paced spectacle that is MIIB

The Scavengers

Scott Calhoun and Jeanne Lorenz are making art from what's around them: porn and tchotchkes

No Laughing Matter

Cheerleader proves that gay "recovery" therapy is still too controversial a subject for comedy

Keep Off the Grass

Felder Rushing lectures at the Harris County Agriculture Extension Center

Trying Hard to Be Good

Felder Rushing lectures at the Harris County Agriculture Extension Center

Sampler Plate: This Week In Food Blogs

Each Friday, we'll put together a sampler plate of the most interesting links from both local and national food blogs. Know a blog that we should be paying close attention to? Leave the address in the comments section below. Great Food Houston: Ruthie compares and contrasts the "free and reduced lu ... More >>

Give Something Better Than a Fruitcake This Year

Etsy, the online marketplace where the artsy-crafty types among us can sell their handcrafted and homemade gifts to the world, is good for gifts other than just jewelry or throw pillows. Their "edible" section is stocked full of yummy goodies -- and now includes baked goods, too. So don't fret if yo ... More >>

Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes

​For our annual Houston Press Holiday potluck lunch, I decided to invent a new dish called "Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes." I baked the sweet potatoes, and scooped them out of the skins just like you do when you're making twice baked potatoes. But instead of sour cream and all that, I cooked chop ... More >>

So Alive: Rocks Off Goes To Pole-Dancing Class

​The things we at Rocks Off won't do for work. Craig Hlavaty has gone undercover as a guido for a look into the Washington Avenue scene. Chris Gray trolls Craiglist for the most... interesting... entries. And we, as the token Rocks Off lady, are the one who gets to go to the pole-dan ... More >>

Upcoming Events

You could also stay inside and make Martha Stewart-inspired berry cakes, but that isn't nearly as fun.​With a three-day weekend ahead, you can make the most of it (rain or shine) by heading to one of the patriotic parties hosted by some of the city's best restaurants. Branch Water Tavern is h ... More >>

Food Fight: Battle Éclair

Photos by Ruthie JohnsonThierry André Tellier Café's version on the left, French Riviera Bakery's on the right. ​Someone once said that an éclair is "a cake long in shape, but short in duration," and with him I have to agree. I have always loved this treat, with its pillowy pastry and smoot ... More >>

Herbs: Grow Your Own, Man

Apartmenttherapy.comEven Martha Stewart would be jealous of this little display.​September is a great time of year to start a windowsill herb garden. Not only are these plants attractive and aromatic, you'll be able to add fresh-picked flavor to your meals all winter long. After the jump, eig ... More >>

Fresh Fruit Juices at Aladdin Mediterranean

​Fresh juices at Aladdin​Like many Houstonians, I have long enjoyed Aladdin's quality, reasonably priced Middle Eastern fare as their well generous BYOB policy.  It's a good thing, as Martha Stewart would say, to gobble down falafel and hummus with your own bottle of cheap pinot or a six-pa ... More >>

Queen Bee

Upper Kirby's got a brand-new bag.

Five Ways Robots Can Improve the World of Food

Look at that creepy efficiency.​Recently, Eating Our Words learned about a restaurant in China run entirely by robots. While we applaud the technological innovation necessary to create this bizarre and somewhat terrifying reality, we think the Chinese may have gone too far. We aren't worried a ... More >>

Chef Chat, Part 3: Joe Apa of Rudz

​After chatting at Rudyard's and sampling some food and beer (see the rest of our conversation here and here), chef Joe Apa and I took an impromptu road trip to Conroe's Southern Star Brewery. Immediately, we were in awe of this grass-roots operation. It's a total craft brewery. Tall fermentin ... More >>

Main Squeeze: Lemons and Limes

​"What color is a lime?" sounds like a dumb guy question, except that a ripe lime is yellow. Tahiti limes--the most common in markets--are sold unripe, because green ones taste better. Partly yellow limes are juicier, but very yellow limes take on a flowery taste. Key limes, on the other ha ... More >>

Sweet Independence: Patriotic Desserts for Your July 4th Bash

​They can take away our fireworks, but they can't take away our patriotic desserts. I scoured the Interwebs for a few sweet, flag-themed treats to add a spark to your dessert table this weekend. Stock up early on the basics, like red and white fruit: strawberries, blueberries, watermelon, ra ... More >>

We Want to Dine with These Five Dead Famous People

Consummate hostess: Dolley Madison.​5. Dolley Madison. Forget about Martha Stewart. As First Lady, Madison took the role of hostess to a whole new level, earning accolades for her brilliant dress, witty conversation, and terrific dinner menus. And she had moxie as well domestic graces: She off ... More >>

Top Five Under-Appreciated Fowl Meats

halfpint79Cornish hen.​All fowl should be fair game for eating, but many Americans, me included, seem fixated on chicken and turkey. Next time you're in the mood to eat some feathery friends, consider this list of under-appreciated fowl. Hunting down some of these birds will have to be a figu ... More >>

What's Cooking Next Week?

Brooke ViggianoMake a date-night steak​The short work week was wonderful, as were the meals. Next week's menu plan brings me a romantic date night, breakfast for dinner, and my all-time favorite vinaigrette. On the menu: Crispy Chicken Salad w/ Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette Zucchini & Squash ... More >>

Chef Chat Part 3, Cunninghame West of Valentino Restaurant Is No Food Snob

Photos by Mai PhamZucchini stuffed with cauliflower and shrimp over a three-tomato sauce​The last two days, Chef Cunninghame West has been entertaining us with stories about moving around the country looking for new jobs, hiding things in cane fields and sleeping outside by the ocean; see our ... More >>

Five Staples of the Soccer Mom Cabinet

Photo illustration by Monica Fuentes​Believe it or not, I can remember a time when "soccer mom" wasn't necessarily a pejorative term. My theory: certain real/desperate housewives' reality dramas and sitcoms have significantly reinforced the negative associations surrounding this figure. But f& ... More >>

A Cooler Coke: Hata Original Ramune Soda

Anything with opening instructions this detailed must be delicious!​Back in middle school, a bunch of my peers got deeply, dorkily involved in Japanese pop culture. Cartoons, toys, various scholastic accessories; if it was Japanese, it was cool. I never really got the appeal, finding many of t ... More >>

The X Factor Does Dallas (And Miami)

Fox​Audition round two of The X Factor is held in Miami and Dallas, and they tell a different story than Los Angeles. In my first recap, I was impressed with the consistently great talent The X Factor delivered, keeping the freak-show acts to a minimum. When the judges hit Miami, the dearth of ... More >>

Snoopcounters: Snoop Dogg Knows A Lot Of People

​This week, rapper Snoop Dogg turned 40 years old. Tha Doggfather actually seems ageless to us, and we don't mean his 1996 album. Like, we fully expect him to become the hip-hop Willie Nelson: Rapping into his late 70s, relentlessly touring, smoking people a fraction of his age out in tour bus ... More >>

The Ultimate Leftover Turkey Sandwiches

Photo by kthreadOne part turkey, three parts heaven.​Every year, by the time we're ready to sit down and enjoy the Thanksgiving meal, I've already done multiple completely necessary taste tests of nearly everything in the kitchen and I have left no room for the bird we've been slaving over for ... More >>

Holiday Classics: The Gingerbread Man

Photo by surlygirlGingerbread men celebrate Hanukkah too.​We'll be featuring some holiday cookie classics on Eating Our Words in honor of the season. And since I'll need something to bribe Santa with after a year of being a total bitch, I can promise you this: all of them will be equally delic ... More >>

Ingredient of the Week: Korean Seasoned Soy Bean Paste

Photo by John SuhBibigo's ssamjang: ready-to-eat​Last week, we brought you gochujang, a red pepper paste used in Korean cuisine. This week, we give you ssamjang, a Korean seasoned dipping paste that uses gochujang as an ingredient. What is it? Ssamjang is a thick and spicy dipping paste tha ... More >>