Paul Galvani

Where’s the Great Espresso?

A Short History of Shrimp Grits

Shrimp grits started out as a seasonal fisherman’s dish of shrimp cooked in bacon grease served over creamy grits in the Low Country where they were also known as “breakfast shrimp.” The simple seafood breakfast became an iconic Southern dish after Craig Claiborne wrote about it in the New Yor ... More >>

How I Learned to Love Piss Pie

Steak and kidney pie is a fine old British dish that I have eaten twice in the line of duty over the last year. On both occasions, I found the urine scent of the kidneys disgusting. For some reason I find it difficult to swallow an organ meat that smells like a public restroom. Normally, I am an of ... More >>

Grimaldi's Pizzeria Now Open in Sugarland

The long awaited Grimaldi's coal oven pizza location in Sugarland's First Colony mall has finally opened. Grimaldi's original location in Brooklyn's trendy DUMBO (down under the Manhattan Bridge overpass) neighborhood is legendary for its coal oven crust and fresh mozzarella cheese topping. The Br ... More >>

Dish

The long awaited Grimaldi's coal oven pizza location in Sugarland's First Colony mall has finally opened. Grimaldi's original location in Brooklyn's trendy DUMBO (down under the Manhattan Bridge overpass) neighborhood is legendary for its coal oven crust and fresh mozzarella cheese topping. The Br ... More >>

Letters

The long awaited Grimaldi's coal oven pizza location in Sugarland's First Colony mall has finally opened. Grimaldi's original location in Brooklyn's trendy DUMBO (down under the Manhattan Bridge overpass) neighborhood is legendary for its coal oven crust and fresh mozzarella cheese topping. The Br ... More >>

Letters

The long awaited Grimaldi's coal oven pizza location in Sugarland's First Colony mall has finally opened. Grimaldi's original location in Brooklyn's trendy DUMBO (down under the Manhattan Bridge overpass) neighborhood is legendary for its coal oven crust and fresh mozzarella cheese topping. The Br ... More >>

Letters

The long awaited Grimaldi's coal oven pizza location in Sugarland's First Colony mall has finally opened. Grimaldi's original location in Brooklyn's trendy DUMBO (down under the Manhattan Bridge overpass) neighborhood is legendary for its coal oven crust and fresh mozzarella cheese topping. The Br ... More >>

Letters

The long awaited Grimaldi's coal oven pizza location in Sugarland's First Colony mall has finally opened. Grimaldi's original location in Brooklyn's trendy DUMBO (down under the Manhattan Bridge overpass) neighborhood is legendary for its coal oven crust and fresh mozzarella cheese topping. The Br ... More >>

This Week In Deliciousness

Photo by J.C. ReidThe pecans are held together with a sickeningly sweet cream made from sugar and nightmares.Welcome back to Eating Our Words' weekly round-up, where we try to put the week in some kind of perspective for you, before you go out on the weekend and obliterate it all. Monday was Memori ... More >>

Better Than Candy at Catalan Food and Wine

Photo by J.C. ReidThe pecans are held together with a sickeningly sweet cream made from sugar and nightmares.Welcome back to Eating Our Words' weekly round-up, where we try to put the week in some kind of perspective for you, before you go out on the weekend and obliterate it all. Monday was Memori ... More >>

Sultan's Mediterranean Grill

Photo by J.C. ReidThe pecans are held together with a sickeningly sweet cream made from sugar and nightmares.Welcome back to Eating Our Words' weekly round-up, where we try to put the week in some kind of perspective for you, before you go out on the weekend and obliterate it all. Monday was Memori ... More >>

Feast Is Bloody Brilliant

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Mooyah Burgers and Fries and La Torretta Del Lago

Photo by J.C. ReidThe pecans are held together with a sickeningly sweet cream made from sugar and nightmares.Welcome back to Eating Our Words' weekly round-up, where we try to put the week in some kind of perspective for you, before you go out on the weekend and obliterate it all. Monday was Memori ... More >>

Taco Cones and Tasmanian Devils at Amazon Grill

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Manolo's Cuban Café

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Drag Queens and Sports Bars

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Blind Drunk

The palates of our staffers don't discriminate by price

Vocational Students, Truck Drivers and Grateful Artists

The palates of our staffers don't discriminate by price

Fast Food at the French House

This restaurant's sandwiches are surprisingly good, if you stick with the baguettes and croissants

Andrea Ristorante Italiano and Corleone Bar and Grill

This restaurant's sandwiches are surprisingly good, if you stick with the baguettes and croissants

Bells & Whistles Café and Railroad Restaurant

This restaurant's sandwiches are surprisingly good, if you stick with the baguettes and croissants

Tiny Boxwood's Cafe, Voice at Hotel Icon and Cafe Zol

This restaurant's sandwiches are surprisingly good, if you stick with the baguettes and croissants

The Cookie Jar and Be-Wiched, Thyme Table Cafe

This restaurant's sandwiches are surprisingly good, if you stick with the baguettes and croissants

Hunan Restaurant Gives Birth to Gigi's Asian Bistro and Dumpling House

This restaurant's sandwiches are surprisingly good, if you stick with the baguettes and croissants

Nidda Thai's Chu Chee Eggplant

This restaurant's sandwiches are surprisingly good, if you stick with the baguettes and croissants

Prego

Luscious Lasagna

T-Beaux

Sunny Oysters

Tampico Seafood & Cocina Mexicana

Hide and Seek

Mak Chin

A Spot of Cheesecake?

Lucio's

Pork Chop Extraordinaire

Nino's

Nino's turns 30, and Houstonians want gelato with their Italian birthday cake

Eccentric Italian

You can't go wrong with the specials at this odd little joint downtown

Paella Paydirt

A Spanish tapas restaurant with nice rice

Take Me Home

A Spanish tapas restaurant with nice rice

Spotted Cock

A Spanish tapas restaurant with nice rice

Jekyll & Hydesky

Two trips to steak house Smith & Wollensky yield wildly different results

Jammin' Jellyfish

Cuttle up to some tasty fish at this heavenly Vietnamese hideaway

Letters

Cuttle up to some tasty fish at this heavenly Vietnamese hideaway

Gem on Jones

Get to A Taste of Portugal before Tony Vallone tells everybody about it

Six Flags over China

Qin Dynasty puts a Disney spin on Chinese cuisine

Big Meal on Campus

Back in school, Eric's teases those poor UH students with its enticing menu and hotel-like prices

This Week In Deliciousness

Photo by Robb WalshI can't write this column on an empty stomach. It's difficult to maintain your trademark acerbic wit when all you can think is, "I would literally murder somebody for that hamburger / pizza / pastry / whatever insane but incredible dish from Feast we've featured this week." ... More >>

Shade at Canopy

The dish of Claire Smith's newest restaurant

Desperately Seeking Sandwiches

With Givral's temporarily out of commission, Houstonians scramble to get their banh mi thit fix

Snap Kitchen

With Givral's temporarily out of commission, Houstonians scramble to get their banh mi thit fix

Barcadia

With Givral's temporarily out of commission, Houstonians scramble to get their banh mi thit fix

TQLA

With Givral's temporarily out of commission, Houstonians scramble to get their banh mi thit fix

Openings & Closings

​Another quiet week around the city, as even B4-U-Eat had only two restaurant closures to report and not a single, solitary opening aside from the long-awaited grand re-opening of Mai's on April 9. Have you been back yet? The two closures reported by B4-U-Eat were Pete & Shorty's Kitchen & Ta ... More >>

Sampler Plate: This Week in Food Blogs

Each week, we put together a sampler plate of the most interesting links from both local and national food blogs. Know a blog we should be paying particular attention to? Leave the address in the comments section below. Weapons Grade: Justin implores restaurants, bars and alcohol purveyors across t ... More >>