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  • Blogs

    March 30, 2012

    Dining Out on Easter, a.k.a. Brunchapalooza

    It's a little bit breakfast, a little bit lunch, and it's socially acceptable to drink before noon in public. Yes, my friends: Brunch is a beautiful thing. And Easter Sunday is the mother of all brunch celebrations. When it comes to Easter in Houston these things we know for sure: Easter egg hunts ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2011

    Return to Backstreet Café

    A few years ago, I tried being vegan. Then, I swapped to a vegetarian diet, and finally, pescetarian. I found it extremely educational. (For example, I learned that I don't want to live the rest of my life without cheeseburgers.) It also sent me on a quest to find restaurants that could accommodate ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2011

    A Preview of Triniti Restaurant

    Photos by Mai PhamThe Triniti logo on the frosted glass door entrance​For the past year, Chef Ryan Hildebrand has been without a kitchen. But the former Executive Chef of Scott Tycer's Textile Restaurant has had a new project in the works. And though the road has been long one, he's finally re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Tasting Notes: This Week in Wine Blogs

    ​Eats Blog: Texas has a new top sommelier, and his name is Bill Elsey (right), winner of the "best sommelier in Texas" competition held each year at the Texas Sommelier Conference. The title was conferred late yesterday afternoon in Irving, Texas on the last day of the event, and the news spre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    Upcoming Events: Foodie Floats and a Month of Martinis

    Only $1 at Samba Grille.​Tonight, the Houston Museum of Natural Science continues with its summer Mixers & Elixers series, the last year that the museum will be sponsoring these Friday night mixers -- so enjoy them while you can. Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin will be playing in the Planetarium, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    Comment of the Day

    ​Katharine Shilcutt wrote about her top five food trends that should be exported from Houston, which led commenter Salynch to share a thought on another potential export: When I first heard about this question, the first thing that came to my mind was something much more broad - good food at ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 28, 2011

    Stellar Stella

    This spectacular restaurant is already a Heights institution.

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2011

    Arturo Boada Files Suit Against His Former Restaurant, Arturo's Uptown Italiano

    Gavel: Not a meat tenderizer.​Earlier this month, fans of Arturo's Uptown Italiano were surprised to find that Chef Arturo Boada himself was leaving the popular restaurant to start his own venture. And while he's busy redoing the old Bistro Don Camillo space for his new restaurant -- Arturo Bo ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 30, 2010

    New Year's Eve at Pete and Shorty’s Kitchen and Tap

    Gavel: Not a meat tenderizer.​Earlier this month, fans of Arturo's Uptown Italiano were surprised to find that Chef Arturo Boada himself was leaving the popular restaurant to start his own venture. And while he's busy redoing the old Bistro Don Camillo space for his new restaurant -- Arturo Bo ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 30, 2010

    New Year's Eve at Brenner’s Steakhouse

    Gavel: Not a meat tenderizer.​Earlier this month, fans of Arturo's Uptown Italiano were surprised to find that Chef Arturo Boada himself was leaving the popular restaurant to start his own venture. And while he's busy redoing the old Bistro Don Camillo space for his new restaurant -- Arturo Bo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2010

    Chef Chat, Part 1: Seth Siegel-Gardner of Kata Robata

    ​Shortly after naming Kata Robata (3600 Kirby Dr, 713-526-8858) Houston's best new restaurant, we learned that they were getting a new chef: Seth Siegel-Gardner, a native Houstonian. EOW had the chance to speak with Siegel-Gardner in early December, just as he was rolling out his new menu. S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2010

    Ma Po's Bean Curd at Classic Kitchen

    ​ It's no secret that the Taiwanese restaurant Classic Kitchen is a wonderful place for a Chinese-style breakfast, with a wide variety of buns, dumplings, pancakes, and snacky items, many of which, in China, are only available from street vendors and storefront takeaways. (Note that the breakf ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2010

    Steal of a Deal at Café Moustache

    ​The recent transformation of SoVino into Café Moustache (507 Westheimer, 713-524-1000) over the summer left the now-French restaurant with a bit of an identity crisis and the lack of a regular lunch crowd. With downtown crammed with easy, cheap lunch options and the Galleria equally as ful ... More >>

  • Dining

    July 15, 2010

    Bistro Catron

    ​The recent transformation of SoVino into Café Moustache (507 Westheimer, 713-524-1000) over the summer left the now-French restaurant with a bit of an identity crisis and the lack of a regular lunch crowd. With downtown crammed with easy, cheap lunch options and the Galleria equally as ful ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2010

    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. The Mighty Rib: It's always refreshing to see new food blogs in town, and I lik ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 6, 2010

    Mother’s Day Brunch at Tokyo One

    Taste the goodness of Japan at this celebration for mom

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    What's Going On In The Champagne Room?

    Photo by geishaboy500​Cha isn't quite "officially" open yet, but that hasn't prevented the new champagne bar from experiencing its share of issues already. A shakeup from top to bottom (the fallout from which you can read about in some rather dismal reviews on Yelp) has resulted in the upscale ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2010

    Thai Bistro's Basil Inferno

    ​ Thai Bistro and their expansion to West Houston is the subject of this week's Café review. I tried the popular "Basil Inferno" entrée at the original location in the shopping center at Southwest Freeway just west of Buffalo Speedway last week. The dish can be ordered with shrimp, chicken o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2010

    Wine of the Week: Antonio Gianola of Catalan

    ​Antonio Gianola is no stranger to the Houston wine scene. In fact, you've probably read multiple articles on him and his restaurant, Catalan. So, how did this former medical biller and coder become the talk of the town? One glass of wine at a time. "I was good at medical billing and coding, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2010

    Yelapa's Almuerzo Expresso

    ​The braised lamb taco is one of the best choices on the quick lunch menu at Yelapa Playa Mexicana on Richmond, the subject of this week's Café review. The "Express Lunch" offers three courses for $12.95. It starts with your choice of a garden salad with mango and chile vinaigrette or a pile ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2010

    Top 9 Houston Restaurant Closings of the Decade

    Photo by emmiegrnThe Pig Stand, one of Houston's lost restaurants. Read about nine more of the most important restaurant closings of the decade below.​1. Maxim's Maxim's closed in January 2001. It was possibly the most influential restaurant in Houston's culinary history. It was the only upsca ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 31, 2009

    Buh-Bye 2009

    Where to celebrate the dawn of a new year: Our guide to the best events in town.

  • Culture

    December 24, 2009

    Buh-Bye 2009

    Where to celebrate the dawn of a new year: Our guide to the best events in town.

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2009

    Eating Out on Thanksgiving Day? What's Open

    ​Not everyone in the city celebrates Thanksgiving, and that should come as no surprise given our increasingly diverse tapestry of residents (something for which Eating Our Words is thankful). And not everyone who celebrates Thanksgiving does so with a big family dinner at home. For these folk ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2009

    Houston Breakfasts vs. Austin Breakfasts

    Photo by Robb Walsh​This plate of huevos rancheros with bacon and homemade flour tortillas set me back $2.29 at Taqueria Jesus Maria in South Houston. You can breakfast equally well at dozens of other taquerias all over town -- Kiko's on Fulton and Pancho Villa's on Wilcrest both charge $2.99. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    Upcoming Events

    Photo by Katharine Shilcutt Pimm's Cup, on the menu at the Reef-Anvil cocktail pairing dinnerRecession diners, get those forks at the ready. Yelp Eats! is here. The online review site -- perhaps best known for local restaurant reviews -- has started its very own Restaurant Week called Yelp E ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2009

    Room At The Inn

    Photo by Katharine Shilcutt Canapes with house-made chevre and garden herbsAs the fourth course of the meal was set in front of me, I marveled at its elegant construction but was more struck by a far subtler thing: Every ingredient in the dish had been plucked fresh from the organic garden o ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 19, 2009

    Downtown Attraction The Grove

    A destination restaurant that only sometimes gets it right.

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2008

    Helping Out Those Hurt in Brennan’s Fire

    A destination restaurant that only sometimes gets it right.

  • Dining

    September 11, 2008

    Variety Abounds at Cafe 121 Chinese Restaurant

    A destination restaurant that only sometimes gets it right.

  • Music

    June 5, 2008

    Denny's Adopts Rock Bands

    The diner chain now serves up a little rock on the side

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2008

    Going Big in the Bay Area with Cullen's Upscale American Grill

    The diner chain now serves up a little rock on the side

  • Culture

    December 27, 2007

    All about Eve

    Our guide to the city's best New Year's parties

  • Dining

    December 27, 2007

    Thai Café

    One of the oldest Thai restaurants in town is also one of the most consistent

  • Culture

    December 20, 2007

    All about Eve

    Our guide to Houston's best New Year's parties

  • Dining

    July 12, 2007

    Nirvana Indian Restaurant

    Brit expats looking for a "phal" need search no farther than Nirvana

  • Dining

    March 29, 2007

    Nino's

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

  • Dining

    September 28, 2006

    Catch the Wave

    Lance Fegen's "New American Surfer Bistro" is like, epic, dude!

  • Dining

    June 22, 2006

    Into Thin Aries

    One of Houston's top restaurants does a disappearing act

  • Year End

    December 29, 2005

    New Year's Eve Guide 2005

    Where to tuck it in -- or let it all hang out

  • Dining

    February 6, 2003

    Dining by Demographic

    Fleming's Prime Steakhouse serves up excellent renditions of the nation's most average food and wine preferences

  • Dining

    November 7, 2002

    Forbidden City Food

    Sometimes when a Chinese waiter says "not for you," he's right

  • Dining

    March 21, 2002

    Better By Design

    Seven months and $3 million later, the eatery at the Four Seasons emerges even better than before

  • Dining

    April 12, 2001

    Still Your Father's Tony's

    When Tony's gets rid of its outdated attitudes, we'll have some reason to go back

  • Dining

    August 17, 2000

    Swimming in Pasta

    New Italian eateries spring up

  • Dining

    November 4, 1999

    Dish

    Local Restaurant News

  • Dining

    February 18, 1999

    Four-Star Fun

    Tony Ruppe serves serious food and wine. So why are his patrons laughing?

  • Dining

    October 8, 1998

    Winning Combinations

    Fusion cuisine? A bad idea. Except at Dacapo's.

  • Dining

    August 7, 1997

    Grade A

    At the University of Houston, Barron's makes college food like you've never seen

  • Dining

    May 8, 1997

    Rich Stuff

    Regine's may not be light on the pocketbook, but it's lovely on the tongue

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