Subject: Paul Howell

• Tripping Down Tex-Mex Memory Lane

  July 3, 2008

• Texas Tailgating 2008

  November 6, 2008

• Tailgating: Breakfast Beer

  November 7, 2008

• Cotswold Unspun

  May 1, 1997

• Indian Borsch at Indika

  Photo by Paul Howell​Indika continues to establish its reputation as one of the most innovative Indian restaurants in the country. Its beet soup is one of the best bowls of vegetarian soup I've ever had. It looks like classic Russian borsch, but is made with coconut milk and garbanzo beans and comes with a spinach and cheese fritter on the side. The beets supply the bright red color and the rich, earthy flavor while the coconut milk gives the soup a silky texture and a tropical taste. The

  July 30, 2009

• Top 10 Ice Cream Experiences in Houston

  This week, Robb Walsh explores the vast world of Houston's ice cream parlors in the feature story, "The Scoop." In the course of writing his article, he ate more ice cream than Napoleon Bonaparte did at the Ziggy Pig in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (but didn't get a pin afterwards). He imparts the wisdom gleaned during his research below, as he shares his top ten ice cream experiences in Houston. Photos by Paul S. Howell​10. CreamWorx 8817 Hwy. 6, Missouri City 281-778-2732 CreamWorx

  August 12, 2009

• The Scoop

  August 13, 2009

• Easy Risotto: An Oxymoron?

  Photo by Robb Walsh​My friend Paul Howell makes risotto all the time. Pumpkin risotto and mushroom risotto are two of his favorites. I have always found the labor-intensive stirring and adding of liquid required for perfect risotto a little tedious. But Paul introduced me to the pressure cooker method. For my first attempt I tried a dark purple beet risotto. I doubted that the pressure cooker could produce the creamy consistency of a really great risotto, but I was pleasantly surprised.

  September 16, 2009