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Monterrey

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    Mole Like Monterrey at El Gallo de Jalisco

    "I feel like I'm in a time warp," my friend Linda said after a few minutes contemplation over our plate of chicken mole at El Gallo de Jalisco. "I feel like I'm a kid again and I'm back at my grandmother's house in Monterrey eating her mole." The sensation was so strong, she immediately began regali ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 19, 2012

    Galveston Restaurant Week

    "I feel like I'm in a time warp," my friend Linda said after a few minutes contemplation over our plate of chicken mole at El Gallo de Jalisco. "I feel like I'm a kid again and I'm back at my grandmother's house in Monterrey eating her mole." The sensation was so strong, she immediately began regali ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2011

    Garden Fresh: Red Bell Peppers

    ​The only plants left in my warm-weather garden are peppers: Anaheim chiles and bell peppers. The Anaheims are fiercely hot, an effect of the drought, and the green bells are just the opposite. In fact, green peppers are mildly bitter and boring, good mostly for salads, color, and grilled for ... More >>

  • News

    May 26, 2011

    The Day After

    Our readers' worst hangovers

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    Wine Time: Rainbow Lodge

    Nancy KerschenMissing from this photo of Rainbow Lodge's spectacular grounds: you, your friends, wine and meatballs.​Looking for an inexpensive happy hour alternative tonight? The Rainbow Lodge is holding its monthly "Sip and Stroll" wine event on the patio from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., featuring f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    Chicken BLT at Natachee's Supper 'n' Punch

    Joanna O'LearyChicken BLT at Natachee's​Katharine Shilcutt was right: Natachee's is getting better and better. I was initially iffy about going back in light of my mediocre burger experience but returned several times after reading her cafe review. I tried some dishes I had before and found ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2011

    Last Night: Go Tejano Day At RodeoHouston

    Photos by Marco TorresLa Leyenda​Go Tejano Day feat. La Leyenda, La Arrolladora Banda El Limon, Mariachi Invitational Finalists Reliant Stadium March 13, 2011 Tejano is dead, at least at RodeoHouston. Gone are the days of Selena, La Mafia, and David Lee Garza, who are now replaced with conju ... More >>

  • Dining

    February 17, 2011

    At Home at Julio

    Monterrey expats flock to Tacos del Julio.

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2010

    Spinach and Artichoke Dip at The Black Labrador

    ​When it comes to restaurant appetizers, spinach and artichoke dip is as standard as they come, probably right up there with Buffalo wings and cheddar cheese quesadillas. But preparation and presentation still vary significantly from place to place. Although The Black Labrador doesn't have t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2010

    Reporting from the Southern Foodways Alliance Symposium: Cultures Converging on the Houston Restaurant Scene

    Robb WalshHamburguesa estilo Monterrey.​The Southern Foodways Alliance "Global South" symposium last weekend explored Southern culture and tradition beyond geographic boundaries. After Chingo Bling spoke about worlds colliding in Mexican American hop-hop, former Houston Press writer Robb Walsh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    The Chicken Burrito from Tacos Del Julio

    ​Burritos and I have an interesting relationship. On occasion, I don't mind stopping by the nearest Freebirds World Burrito and grabbing a carnitas with corn salsa and barbecue sauce. Or in an uber-pinch, the breakfast burrito at McDonald's will do (even though I'll probably feel guilty later) ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2010

    Hurricane Alex: Mega 101.1 Helps Victims Of The Forgotten Storm

    Photos by Paula BeltránSending food to the victims​Remember Hurricane Alex? Not very many people do. While most Houstonians geared up for a weekend of fireworks, barbeque and possibly too much time with family, many also spent this past Fourth of July weekend waiting to hear whether the homes of ... More >>

  • Dining

    June 17, 2010

    Sugarcane's Scarlet Letter

    Photos by Paula BeltránSending food to the victims​Remember Hurricane Alex? Not very many people do. While most Houstonians geared up for a weekend of fireworks, barbeque and possibly too much time with family, many also spent this past Fourth of July weekend waiting to hear whether the homes of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2010

    Stirred and Shaken: Sugarcane's Scarlet Letter

    Photo by Troy Fields​I took my friend Lee for a cocktail at Sugarcane (1919 Washington Avenue, 713-864-9463) to treat him special in honor of his imminent departure for a summer in Mexico. Normally that situation would call for a well drink and a "see you in September." But he's going to Monte ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2010

    Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes: #67 Al Pastor Quesadillas at Tierra Caliente Meat Market on Shepherd

    ​Over the course of the next few months, I'm counting down 100 of my favorite Houston dishes. I chose some because they are such quintessential Houston creations, others for their cultural or historical significance, and others because they are just so damn tasty. Share your own nominations in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2010

    Rocks Off's Rodeo Concert Guide: Norteño Knights Grupo Pesado

    Date: March 14 Name: Pesado AKA: Grupo Pesado Genre: Norteño Best Known Song(s): "Eso Me Gusta," "Gracias por Tu Amor,"" Llegó el Amor" Key Demographic: Monterrey represent! Previous HLSR Appearances: 2007 Houston Connections, If Any: Beats the hell out of us. Their damn Web page is in Spanish, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2010

    Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes: #97

    ​Over the course of the next few months, I'm counting down 100 of my favorite Houston dishes. I chose some because they are such quintessential Houston creations, others for their cultural or historical significance, and others because they are just so damn tasty. Share your own nominations in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2010

    Machacado con Huevos

    ​The Northern Mexican dish, machacado con huevos, is one of my favorite breakfasts. Chacho's Tacos on Westheimer serves it on a taco, and it makes an awesome breakfast. "Machacado" mean "shredded" in Spanish. The name refers to the fact that the traditional carne seca (dried beef) of Monterrey ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    Last Call For Art: Photos From Around The World; Daniel Johnston

    ​Wendy Watriss, artistic director for FotoFest, sums up the "International Discoveries II" exhibit nicely: "It forces our attention on the single image, an object or a single moment in life," she says. "Against the currents of instant replay and digital animations, "International Dis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2009

    Taco Truck Gourmet: Pan de Elote LaLa

    ​I stopped by the "LALA" Pan de Elote trailer on Telephone Road between Hobby Airport and Beltway 8 on Sunday morning and bought some hot cornbread from Gilberto. He said that this kind of cornbread was very popular in Monterrey where he came from. The round loaf was hot off the griddle. It wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2009

    Inquiring Minds: Mexican Global Groovers and World Travelers Plastilina Mosh

    ​Plastilina Mosh has a new CD out, All U Need Is Mosh, on Nacional Records, and brings its international sound to Houston Thursday for a free concert with Venezuela's Los Amigos Invisibles. That's right, it's free - all it costs is a very worthwhile trip outside the Loop. Rocks Off hasn't picked u ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2009

    Artist of the Week: Electro-Proggers The Live Lights Assure Us the "Sky Will Fall"

    Each Wednesday, Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing upon them all the fame and grandeur such a lofty title implies. Know a band or artist that isn't awful? Email their particulars to introducingliston@gmail.com.Photos by Elias Ibanez​ S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2009

    In the Little Stalls Behind Canino's: Huauzontle

    Photo by Robb Walsh​Maybe I am spending too much time hanging around at Canino's trying to score. This time, I went home with a bag full or huauzontle [wah-ZONT-lay], a Mexican weed that tastes like broccoli. Some food writers have mistaken it for sorghum, which was imported to the New World f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2009

    Lone Star Culinary: You'll Think You Died and Went to Spice Heaven

    Photos by Robb WalshVisit the new Lone Star Culinary/Flores Spice Company store behind El Bolillo on Airline across the street from Canino's, but go when you have some time for shopping. I was so overwhelmed to see all the stuff I needed in one place that I didn't even buy anything. The bulk spice ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2009

    Feliz Cinco: It's Taco Porn!

    It's a little-known fact that if you're good all year, the Cinco de Mayo fairy will come to your house in the afternoon while you're indulging in a siesta and leave behind a present for this most feliz of holidays.  This year, that present is a slideshow of taco porn.  Photo by Kath ... More >>

  • Culture

    April 23, 2009

    Mexican Moors?

    More likely than you think

  • Culture

    March 5, 2009

    Pinche Bumblebee man

    More likely than you think

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2009

    Hamburguesa Estilo Monterrey

    What exactly is a hamburguesa estilo Monterrey? I visited the Hamburguesas Del Rio location at Avenida Constitucion 1121 Pte. Centro in Monterrey, Mexico to seek the definitive answer to that question. I had long assumed that the term described a specific Mexican-style set of garnishes, namely the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2008

    Caja China: The Cuban Pig Roaster

    What exactly is a hamburguesa estilo Monterrey? I visited the Hamburguesas Del Rio location at Avenida Constitucion 1121 Pte. Centro in Monterrey, Mexico to seek the definitive answer to that question. I had long assumed that the term described a specific Mexican-style set of garnishes, namely the ... More >>

  • Dining

    August 21, 2008

    La Tapa Tapa Restaurant & Lounge

    What exactly is a hamburguesa estilo Monterrey? I visited the Hamburguesas Del Rio location at Avenida Constitucion 1121 Pte. Centro in Monterrey, Mexico to seek the definitive answer to that question. I had long assumed that the term described a specific Mexican-style set of garnishes, namely the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2008

    Scenes from a Farmers’ Market in Monterrey, Mexico

    What exactly is a hamburguesa estilo Monterrey? I visited the Hamburguesas Del Rio location at Avenida Constitucion 1121 Pte. Centro in Monterrey, Mexico to seek the definitive answer to that question. I had long assumed that the term described a specific Mexican-style set of garnishes, namely the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2008

    The Carniceria Connoisseur: Late-Night Chicharrones at La Michoacana Meat Market # 10

    What exactly is a hamburguesa estilo Monterrey? I visited the Hamburguesas Del Rio location at Avenida Constitucion 1121 Pte. Centro in Monterrey, Mexico to seek the definitive answer to that question. I had long assumed that the term described a specific Mexican-style set of garnishes, namely the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2008

    "Mexican Madonna" at South Beach Tonight

    What exactly is a hamburguesa estilo Monterrey? I visited the Hamburguesas Del Rio location at Avenida Constitucion 1121 Pte. Centro in Monterrey, Mexico to seek the definitive answer to that question. I had long assumed that the term described a specific Mexican-style set of garnishes, namely the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2007

    The Carnicería Connoisseur in Monterrey, the Paris of Mexican Meat Markets

    What exactly is a hamburguesa estilo Monterrey? I visited the Hamburguesas Del Rio location at Avenida Constitucion 1121 Pte. Centro in Monterrey, Mexico to seek the definitive answer to that question. I had long assumed that the term described a specific Mexican-style set of garnishes, namely the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2007

    Robb Walsh Visits the First Taco Bell in Monterrey

    What exactly is a hamburguesa estilo Monterrey? I visited the Hamburguesas Del Rio location at Avenida Constitucion 1121 Pte. Centro in Monterrey, Mexico to seek the definitive answer to that question. I had long assumed that the term described a specific Mexican-style set of garnishes, namely the ... More >>

  • Dining

    October 18, 2007

    Gerardo's Drive-in Grocery

    Some of the best Mexican food in the city is sold by the pound at this little corner store

  • Dining

    March 15, 2007

    Las Fabulosas Taco Trucks

    To sample the best tacos in the city, you have to order in Spanglish and eat standing up in the parking lot

  • Dining

    March 15, 2007

    Las Fabulosas Taco Trucks...Delicioso!

    Our Top Picks

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2007

    Nice Asados

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    January 22, 2007

    Nice Asados

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  • Dining

    November 30, 2006

    Chipinque Cuisine

    You can't go wrong with margaritas and crab quesadillas at Santos The Taste of Mexico

  • Music

    November 2, 2006

    Getting the V from E.O.D.

    Talking truth with rappers Indecent and Arch

  • Dining

    September 21, 2006

    Top Tacos

    Mexican "tacos de trompo" are getting hard to find because the Health Department says they're illegal

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2006

    School Bus Chicken

    Mexican "tacos de trompo" are getting hard to find because the Health Department says they're illegal

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2006

    School Bus Chicken

    Mexican "tacos de trompo" are getting hard to find because the Health Department says they're illegal

  • News

    April 15, 2004

    Flight of Angels

    How immigration law screwed up what looked like a good marriage

  • Music

    December 28, 2000

    Grady Lee

    Texas Sunset (Spotted Dog)

  • News

    November 27, 1997

    East End Transit

    Why have bus lines to Mexico bloomed all across the East End? Maybe because it's a family affair.

  • News

    December 14, 1995

    Getting the Lead Out

    A Mexican folk remedy stymies attempts to cleanse Houston of a heavy metal

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