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Chef Chat, Part 1: Sylvia Casares of Sylvia's Enchilada Kitchen, On Her Home Economics Degree, and Going into the Restaurant Business as a Woman in Her 40's

Sylvia's Enchilada Kitchen 6401 Woodway Drive Tel: 713-334-7295 www.sylviasenchiladakitchen.com Earlier this year, Sylvia Casares, owner of Sylvia's Enchilada Kitchen, was shot in the stomach and air-lifted to the hospital. It's not an experience that anyone would be expected to recover from ea ... More >>

Rouxpour: Gumbo and Bros

Despite rowdy crowds and inconsistent cooking, Cajun joint shows real promise.

Houston-Bred Attorney Marc G. Rosenthal Wants His Federal Racketeering Trial Moved Here. Let the Circus Begin.

A Houston-bred attorney from a prominent local family wants to come home for the biggest day of his life: his upcoming 13-count federal racketeering trial. If the feds grant his change of venue request from Brownsville to Houston, Marc G. Rosenthal will bring one of the juiciest legal scandals in Te ... More >>

Upcoming Throwdowns, Who's Hungry?

Chefs in Houston love each other, right? Let's test that theory and pit them against each other. Coming up in the next few weeks are two throwdowns fit for true foodies. And trust me when I say, you won't want to miss either of them. Kiss My Grits: A Gulf Coast Throwdown First up on Thursday, Apr ... More >>

The Changing Cost of Bread Service

Complimentary bread service in restaurants was once as ubiquitous as free chips and salsa at any Tex-Mex spot. And it's still seen in a majority of restaurants, from fast food (free breadsticks at Fazoli's) to high end (a beautiful basket of gratis bread at Triniti). But as former New York Times fo ... More >>

Chef Chat, Part 2: Frédéric Perrier of Aura Restaurant

Photo by Matthew DresdenChef/Owner Frédéric Perrier, in the kitchen of Aura Restaurant​In part one of our Chef Chat, we discussed how Chef Perrier came to Houston and his vision for Aura. Today we'll talk about working in the suburbs and his other venture, Hoggs n' Chicks. EOW: Talk about t ... More >>

McKenzie's BBQ Delivers Great Taste at a Great Price

Jason Bargas​Monday morning found me in Conroe helping out a friend, which meant that I was outside of my comfort zone of Inner Loop luncheries. My web search sorcery pointed me to McKenzie's Barbeque. The McKenzie family birthed the restaurant in Huntsville in 1992, with the Frazier Road lo ... More >>

Hungry Eyes

There isn't much to salivate over at the Men's Club.

Chicken and Religion at the House of Blues

​When the House of Blues rolled out their World Famous Gospel Brunch buffet shortly after they opened in downtown Houston, I was eager to try it. Then I heard about massive lines and long food waits, and I was scared off. But when I got the opportunity to go this past weekend, I figured the hy ... More >>

The Heights of Comfort

Eating at Zelko Bistro is like coming home.

A Heated Competition at Chefs Under Fire

Chef David Grossman judges one of the competitor's dishes.​Last night's Chefs Under Fire event proved that some of the city's most talented chefs aren't cooking in the hottest restaurants in town...or even in a restaurant at all. Five area chefs competed in the Houston regionals of the annual ... More >>

Troubles (and Lawsuits) Keep Coming for Bailey's American Grille in Seabrook

Bailey's American Grille: As far as we know, the banana-pudding recipe is not under litigation.​After news broke last week that Brad Bailey, a Nassau Bay councilman in addition to the owner of Bailey's American Grille in Seabrook, had suddenly closed his popular restaurant and banquet hall, Ba ... More >>

Brunch at Stella Sola

Photos by Katharine ShilcuttStella Sola's version of "toad in a hole"​My poached egg split open at the touch of a fork, drenching the brioche beneath it with a thick, bright splash of yolk. It instantly brightened my dark Sunday morning. Eating brunch at Stella Sola isn't the cheapest thing y ... More >>

Local Vendor Spotlight

Houston Dairymaids.​For every Houston restaurant still using Sysco biscuits, there's a local vendor who's gnashing his teeth, ready to jump in if given the chance. Yes, the "little guy" local trade has grown steadily and profitably over the past few years as more and more chefs and patrons wan ... More >>

Houston Food Bank A Step Closer To Its New, Gigantic Digs

Movin' on up, to the east side​Hey, Houston -- you are about to be home to the largest food bank in the nation!!Congratulations?On the one hand, it's great that the Houston Food Bank will take over the old Sysco Foods warehouse on the Loop and have plenty of room. On the other hand, it'd be even b ... More >>

Food Fight: Battle Supper Club

Photo by GroovehouseDessert at a Reality Dinner / Click here for a slideshow​Other cities have had them for years, but -- as with many concepts -- Houston is a bit behind the curve. We're talking about chef-driven, intimate, fiercely modern, multi-course dinners that allow a culinary wild man ... More >>

Chef Chat: Kay Soodjai of Khun Kay Thai Café

​Kay Soodjai and her sister-in-law Supatra Yooto opened the Golden Room in Montrose 27 years ago. Last year they replaced the venerable Golden Room with Khun (Madame) Kay Thai Café (1209 Montrose), with a fast-casual concept and less expensive meals. Supatra, who describes herself as more of ... More >>

For BARC, A Change (Agent) Is Gonna Come

Photo by bf_photos BARC has inked a six-month contract with Houston consultant Gerry Fusco to address physical, financial and operational procedures at the troubled animal-control facility. Houston Health and Human Services spokeswoman Kathy Barton told Hair Balls that Fusco will be ... More >>

Gators and Gumbo

Enjoy the Tex-Cajun cooking at Al-T's — just don't ask too many questions about it.

The Recruit

Places all over Houston want Trevor Falk and pitch the wonders of community life. He is 24 and has Down syndrome, which makes him a hot commodity for private group homes.

Puppy Love at Saint Dane's Bar & Grille

Sweet Temptation in the Heights

Sysco Slapped for Bait and Switch with Florida Fish

Sysco Slapped for Bait and Switch with Florida Fish

Poor Boys, Ethiopian Tacos and Dynamo Fans

Brasserie Max and Julie

We love to see classic French food in Houston, but we complain bitterly if it isn't just like what we had in Paris

Shucks. We Were Planning on Having Burnt Pork Roast for Dinner.

Eat That, New York!

Eat That, New York!

Letters to the Editor

Thai Seas

Merlion in Seabrook has the best Thai seafood this side of Phuket

There's No Place Like Home

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

Cooked Book

The real chefs' surprise is who made it -- or didn't -- into Culinary Capital

Wild or Mild

Houston's most elusive taco truck serves up hot goat grease

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Bogotá's Best Birds

Don't cook tonight! The first of a three-part series on summer takeout

Upscale Hospital Food

The Med Center’s Trevísio may be frequented by surgeons, but that doesn’t mean the food is cutting-edge.

Buyers' Remorse

The Cohns say their builder ripped them off with a poorly built home that became infested with mold. They've joined other Texas homeowners who want a lemon law passed just for houses.

Dharma and John

Dharma Cafe has atmosphere to spare and a lot of good home cooking, but you might want to pass on the pizza

French for Beginners

Le Mistral offers culture in a suburban strip shopping mall

The Bambi Syndrome

Texas is overrun with native whitetails, so why do restaurants have to buy their venison from game farms?

Fish Fraud

Passing off cheap fish for expensive red snapper is against the law. But no one enforces the regulations. So Texas restaurants are free to rip you off.

Salad Daze

A chef and a produce grower get into a pissing match over ten pounds of greens

On the Waterfront

Lunch with Rory Miggins

Sempers Fugit

Sempers is dead; long live Al Diwan

Mama Ninfa and her Comeback Kids

Ninfa Laurenzo's children return to the kitchen

Roll with It

Mings Cafe is a reminder of why America first fell in love with Chinese cooking

Poor Boy Riches

At Original New Orleans Po-Boys, the treasures are Southern-fried

A Pizza Puzzle

If it pulls the pieces together, The Strand Brewery could have a powerful pie

Food Fight

The Landrys came to Houston with good food and good ideas. But a good family squabble let Tilman Fertitta step in and carve himself an empire.