Maui

Mellow Mushroom's Kaleidoscope Pies

The pizza is worth the wait and the craft beer is not bad either.

Uncommonly Keen

The 10 best restaurants in the Upper Kirby district.

Witchcraft, Underdogs and Blacksmiths: November 2012 in Openings & Closings

On my way home a few nights ago, I noticed that a hunch I'd had was true: Bibas Brooklyn Express had closed after only six short months in business on Main Street. I'd noticed the lights off for a few days, and a new spread of brown paper in the windows meant only one thing. B4-U-Eat reports that th ... More >>

How to Make Beer Ice Cream

It's tough to make a case for drinking thick, heavy porters and stouts during the sweltering summer months. So here's a better idea: Make ice cream with them. Beer ice cream is nothing new; restaurants have been serving Guinness ice cream for years. Sweet, creamy beers like porters and stouts actua ... More >>

Real Men

Lukas Nelson and his drummer Anthony LoGerfo talk friendship, music and life on the road.

The 2012 Katy Perry Fantasy Relationship Draft: Which Rappers & Rockers Should She Date Next?

​The pop and tabloid world was rocked last Friday as we got word that Russell Brand was divorcing his wife of 14 months, Katy Perry, smack in the middle of the holiday season. The pair spent Christmas apart, with Perry cavorting in Maui in a bikini - yes, there are boob shoots - and Brand repo ... More >>

Your Biggest Fan: When Rockers Get Stalkers

cinemafestival/shutterstock.com​This past week a statement by pop institution Madonna helped put away one of her newest stalkers, Polish citizen Grzegorz Matlok, who broke into Madge's London home and the residence of her ex-hubby Guy Ritchie. Madonna submitted the statement to Southwark Crown ... More >>

Chef Chat Part 2, Cunninghame West of Valentino Restaurant

Chef Cunninghame West in the kitchen​Yesterday, Chef Cunninghame West told us about some of his adventures in Maui and Santa Barbara after he graduated high school. You can read about it here. Today, we talk about how he came to be at Valentino. EOW: After Santa Barbara, I understand you sp ... More >>

Chef Chat, Part 1: Cunninghame West of Valentino Restaurant Remembers When He Was Homeless, But Had a Porsche

Photo Courtesy of Michelle LeBlancCunninghame West, Executive Chef at Valentino Restaurant​Earlier this year at the Italian Expo, Cunninghame West, Executive Chef at Valentino Restaurant in the Hotel Derek, won the fan vote for most entertaining. Alongside Owner and Executive Chef Luciano Pel ... More >>

Chef Chat, Part 1: Hicham Nafaa of Majorca Bistro & Tapas

Photo by Mandy OaklanderHicham Nafaa, owner/chef of Majorca Bistro & Tapas​The walls of Majorca Bistro & Tapas are deep red, accented with hand-painted bullfighting frescoes. Soft flamenco music pulses through the low-lit dining room. Majorca is Midtown's brand-new tapas restaurant, and from t ... More >>

Hula Mama's: Paradise in a Double Wide

Brittanie SheyKeep your eyes on the hands.​The writer at Eater who declared last week that tiki is dead might want to get out of New York for a while. This weekend in Ft. Lauderdale, tikiphiles will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of The Hukilau at the historic Mai Kai (also celebrating it ... More >>

Brew Blog: Maui Brewing Co. Coconut Porter

Just as good as a Hawaiian vacation. Right?​My sisters in law are in Maui this week. They're vegetarians. And teetotalers. And afraid of foods with weird names. I have no doubt they're doing it wrong. They wanted us to go with them, but I didn't have $10,000 to spend on a tropical vacation. ... More >>

Christie Laverne Hawkins: Bryan Woman Demands Dealer Upgrades On Stolen Truck

Photo courtesy Brazos County SOChristie Hawkins, not to be messed with​Christie Laverne Hawkins might not be the brightest thief in College Station, but never let it be said that she suffers from a lack of nerve.Police in Aggieland says the 35-year-old Bryan resident not only stole a pick-up truck ... More >>

PETA Searches for Sexy Vegetarians, Finds Two Living in Houston

Photos courtesy of PETA​Now that the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is over, those fun-filled folks at PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) have turned their attention to promoting sex, vitality and good muscle fiber among humans who do not eat meat. As part of PETA's national ... More >>

PETA Searches for Sexy Vegetarians, Finds Two Living in Houston

Photos courtesy of PETA​Now that the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is over, those fun-filled folks at PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) have turned their attention to promoting sex, vitality and good muscle fiber among humans who do not eat meat. As part of PETA's national ... More >>

Our New Favorite Blogger Is Also Her Own Favorite Blogger

​To say that rsvp713.com "fashion columnist" Leslie Tyler-Fink is arrogant, thoughtless and elitist is probably being too kind. A recent ellipses-filled "Glam Life" column is filled with air-headed socialite idiocies that sound like dialogue written for Zsa Zsa Gabor's character on Green Acres.Exa ... More >>

Selecting The Proper Valentine's Day Soundtrack

A Fine Romance

Local Guitarist's Wife Dies in Hawaii Swimming Accident

Tragedy has struck a long-standing member of Houston's musical community. Elizabeth Danheim, 43-year old wife of Eric Danheim, died Jan.30 while swimming in Hawaii. The HollistersEric Danheim, who also worked under the alias Eddie Lee Dale, has been a fixture on the Houston roots-music scene ... More >>

Get Lit: Pot Culture: The A-Z Guide to Stoner Language and Life, by Shirley Halperin & Steve Bloom

Wabs and Gabachos on Leprecanos

Tasty Tacos

Kona Grill

Scenes from a Picnic

Willie, Dylan, Kinky and the Ghost of Bob Willis descends on Fort Worth. Wack is there too.

Wet Kisses

Riding Giants gushes over the legends of "big wave" surfing

Don't Just Watch

Get involved at "Participate"

Various Artists

Music from Coffee and Cigarettes (Milan)

Fantastic Fusion

Mantra's Mike Potowski seems to delight in turning culture clashes into culinary fashion statements

Living in Harmony

Global Groove's Wednesday-night jam puts the hump back in hump day

Rose, By Any Other Name

Jim Rose got a makeover, but he still has fans rolling in the aisles

Asian In-fusion

East meets West

The Talking Penis

Basic Instinct author crawls up Bill Clinton's pants and hangs on tight

Hawaiian at Heart

One Texas hula school proves to skeptical islanders that dancers do sometimes wear socks

Drowning in Marinara

The last thing downtown needs is another mediocre Italian eatery like Brothers Petronella

Beat the Heat!

1996 Summer Guide

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