Subject: Monica Pope

• Get Lit: The New InterCourses: an aphrodisiac cookbook

  April 25, 2008

• Ten Jinxed Houston Restaurant Locations

  July 1, 2008

• Slow Food in San Francisco

  September 3, 2008

• Chefs Pitch In for Brennan’s Fire Victims

  October 16, 2008

• Fundraiser for the Koonce Family

  October 22, 2008

• Paris, Texas

  May 5, 1994

• Letters

  June 16, 1994

• Taste of Texas

  May 18, 1995

• A Foray into Locally Grown, Grass-Fed Beef

  The freight train that is the slow / local / sustainable / organic / community-supported food revolution continues to barrel ahead into the consciousness of Houston food lovers.A recent visit to several of Houston's farmer's markets found them bustling with vendors and customers alike with an outstanding selection of produce, dairy and meats.Additionally, prominent Houston chefs are starting to find their "local food" religion by offering daily or weekly menus based on locally-sourced ingredien

  January 26, 2009

• Bar Food

  July 4, 1996

• Hogg Heaven?

  September 12, 1996

• Free Cooking Classes: Monica Pope is Plum Crazy

  And I mean that in the best possible way, of course.  In addition to creating one of the more popular farmers markets in town, Monica Pope -- head chef at locavore paradise t'afia -- is now offering free cooking classes every Saturday morning at the restaurant, located at 3701 Travis in Midtown. Green Plum Cooking School is hosted by Chef Pope at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday mornings and features a new class every week, as you learn to make dishes with the local food and produce a

  February 20, 2009

• Culinary Schadenfreude Comes to Houston

  A victim of misfortune scha·den·freu·de [shahd-n-froi-duh]-nounsatisfaction or pleasure derived from the misfortune of others I'm going to get to the point of this post right now: My life as a food lover is better because the economy is in a recession. There I said it. And before you label me as some kind of foodie recession profiteer, I can assure you I'm actually trying to do the right thing. Let me explain. Across the country restaurants are struggling. New York City is especially hard

  February 20, 2009

• When Nature Calls

  May 13, 1999

• Houston's Best Recipe for Success

  Chef Monica Pope at MacGregor Elementary School. Photos by Carlos Meltzer There's alot of talk these days about problems and solutions. The economy, the environment, healthcare, education. But as we all know there appears to be a lot more problems than there are solutions. And alot more talk than there is action. Fortunately, there's an organization in Houston that is providing real solutions to a growing health problem: childhood obesity.

  March 23, 2009

• View From the Kitchen

  September 9, 1999

• The Food Chain

  July 13, 2000

• “Cooking Where Your Food Lives: How to Use Local and Seasonal Ingredients”

  December 18, 2008

• T'AFIA'S BLO-JITO

  August 21, 2008

• BEAVER'S ALL THE KING'S HORSES

  February 14, 2008

• Hot Plate

  Schlotzky's Marketplace

  July 15, 1999

• Potlikker Film Festival

  Eat it, drink it, see it

  July 19, 2007

• There's No Place Like Home

  Especially when you're eating at Montrose Diner, where the food's subpar and the wait's long

  May 5, 2005

• Pope: The Garden Gourmet

  Monica Pope

  May 5, 2005

• Thai High

  Do you want your dinner "bong-hit hot" or "acid-flashback hot"?

  March 17, 2005

• Mixing It Up

  March 10, 2005

• Best New Restaurant

  September 23, 2004

• Best Farmers' Market

  September 23, 2004

• Best Light Rail Station

  September 23, 2004

• Right on the Market

  Monica Pope gives Midtown some European flair

  June 17, 2004

• Monica Hits Midtown

  Pope's new restaurant is flat-out brilliant

  March 11, 2004

• Bordering on Bennigan's

  Is Morgan's on Montrose just an unfortunate chain reaction?

  September 11, 2003

• The In-Tycer

  National honors go to the chef at Aries

  July 10, 2003

• Bye-Bye, Bistrot?

  Monica Pope contemplates her future on Montrose -- and in Houston

  March 6, 2003

• Teachings of the Pope

  Learning to love Boulevard Bistrot

  February 13, 2003

• High-Tech Spectacle

  Jennifer Steinkamp and Sharon Engelstein bring back the big and bold.

  October 18, 2001

• Best Bathroom

  Boulevard Bistrot

  September 20, 2001

• Today's Horoscope

  You'll meet a creative Aries who will shake up your traditional ideas

  December 7, 2000

• Get In Line

  Bruce Molzan's Ruggles Cafe Bakery makes meals worth standing around for

  May 4, 2000

• 43 Skiddoo

  Monica Pope's bargain bistro needs more seasoning

  April 6, 2000

• View From the Kitchen

  Table Talk. Or: Why I love working with artists

  July 29, 1999

• Diner's Notebook

  Restaurant Stew

  May 25, 1995

• A Delicious Recipe for Success

  Photos by Katharine ShilcuttGracie Cavnar and Monica PopeIt was a gorgeous summer night in the gardens of a stately West University mansion, and Monica Pope was serving a most unlikely dish to the well-to-do types at the table: scrapple. A dozen enraptured guests had their first taste of the dish - a luscious but decidedly down-home mishmash of a hush puppy, grease and pork trimmings - which is nearly impossible to find unless you make it yourself at home. With the scrapple happily consumed, the

  May 20, 2009

• The Battle Rages On: Fried Chicken Throwdown at Beaver's

  Photos by Katharine ShilcuttRonnie Killen's skillet fried chickenSome had come for the spectacle of it all: 17 different fried chicken dishes, 9 enormous casseroles filled with various macaroni and cheeses, salads and side dishes and desserts enough to feed Alexander's own army. Some had come to observe the madness. And some came, bloodthirsty and ravenous to win, for the pure competition. The Fried Chicken Throwdown at Beaver's Ice House Monday night satisfied all parties: People shoved enough

  June 10, 2009

• Upcoming Events

  ​Although it's facing stiff competition from Southern Star lately, Saint Arnold is still our favorite hometown brewery. And this weekend's Foam Raiser at the Orange Show (Saturday, October 24, from 7 to 10 p.m.) is one of many reasons why. The ticket sales for the 2nd annual Foam Raiser go to support the Orange Show, which puts on the yearly Art Car Parade in addition to funding many other Houston folk art projects. Tickets are $25 at the door ($20 in advance), and festivities w

  October 23, 2009

• Chef Chat: Monica Pope of t'afia

  Photo by Griff Smith​Arguably the most admired chef in Houston and probably the most lauded in the past decade, the ubiquitous Monica Pope runs t'afia restaurant (3701 Travis Street), hosts the Midtown Farmers Market every Saturday morning, presides at Beaver's, and teaches weekly classes at the Green Plum Cooking School. As this interview shows, locavore messiah Monica Pope is a chef on fire. Where did you first come across the term "t'afia?" I saw it in a Michel Bras cookbook. It's an

  October 26, 2009

• A Vegan Dinner at a Meatatarium

  Photos by Katharine ShilcuttAppetizers: sweet potato chips and truffled carrots, radishes and turnips​Vegans may take our cheese (and milk and meat and butter and even honey), but they may never take...our truffles. This seemed to be the rallying cry on Monday night at Beaver's Ice House as seven of Houston's most intrepid chefs embarked upon an ambitious 12-course meal (full menu here) made entirely of vegan ingredients. It can be difficult for even the most creative chef to suddenly be

  October 27, 2009

• Hop On Board: Houston Culinary Tours Embarking Soon

  Photos by Katharine Shilcutt​Have you ever wanted to cruise around with one of your favorite chefs, picking their brains as you hit his favorite hole-in-the-wall restaurants in the city? Your chance to do just that is coming soon. Whole Foods Market and the Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau have put together an intimate series of Houston Culinary Tours, featuring some of the city's best -- and perhaps least well-known -- restaurants. And guiding these tours? Monica Pope of t'afi

  October 30, 2009

• This Week In Deliciousness

  MEATSPLOSION!​ Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where we've finally secured the patent on sourdough incense. This week started off with a bang, when Greenway Barista slammed the Luling City Market on Richmond, which is actually unaffiliated with the actual market in Luling City. We're allowed to do that, just steal a name and pass ourselves off as affiliated to those who don't know better? Well in that case, stay tuned for a blog name change from "Eating Our Wor

  October 30, 2009

• Upcoming Events

  This weekend, get outside and enjoy this beautiful weather while it lasts. The Slow Food Picnic Dinner at Discovery Green is just one way to do that. Monica Pope and Andrea Lazar of t'afia are putting on the at 6 p.m. It will feature locally grown and caught food prepared by local chefs like Randy Evans from Haven, Kiran Verma from Kiran's and Joe Bentely of Raven Grill. The 10-course menu is only $45, but you must purchase your tickets soon! Starting tonight at 7 p.m., the Houston Peruvian

  November 13, 2009