Scott Tycer

Militery Deserters and Tycer's Textile

Ten Jinxed Houston Restaurant Locations

Showdown at the IPA Corral

Jeff Balke The Good, the Bad and the Curry at Saint Arnold's One Pot ShowdownHouston's favorite brewery, Saint Arnold, held their sold-out Second Annual One Pot Showdown yesterday afternoon on the kind of overcast, slightly chilly day that was perfect chili (and gumbo and stew ... More >>

Molecular Madness at Max's Wine Dive

Photos by J.C. Reid Pretty. But is it pretty tasty? What if our relationship to food was not one of physical necessity? What if we consumed food not for corporeal nourishment but solely for pleasure and intellectual stimulation, much as a music lover consumes a symphony or as an art lover consu ... More >>

The Tastes of Textile

When it's on, there's no place in town like Scott Tycer's new restaurant.

Textile in the Heights

When it's on, there's no place in town like Scott Tycer's new restaurant.

Busy Beaver's

When it's on, there's no place in town like Scott Tycer's new restaurant.

Waiting for a Train

Saba Blue Water Cafe

Continental Error-lines

Scott Tycer tries to clear up the confusion over continental cuisine

Best Place for a First Date

Aries

A Simple Plan

Scott Tycer may have downshifted, but diners will still find themselves in the gastronomic fast lane at Pic.

Into Thin Aries

One of Houston's top restaurants does a disappearing act

Spy vs. Spy

Our restaurant critic gets busted at Gravitas, so we send in our counterintelligence team

Chefs Rule!

If you can't stand the sight of lopped-off digits and the smell of your own flesh burning, get out of the kitchen

Best Restaurant

If you can't stand the sight of lopped-off digits and the smell of your own flesh burning, get out of the kitchen

Best Chef

Scott Tycer

Bordering on Bennigan's

Is Morgan's on Montrose just an unfortunate chain reaction?

The In-Tycer

National honors go to the chef at Aries

Bye-Bye, Bistrot?

Monica Pope contemplates her future on Montrose -- and in Houston

Bread Head

Michael Zakowski's Krafts'men Bakery turns out hemp loaves and more

Allium Breath

Aries

Best Restaurant

Aries

Stirred and Shaken

Aries's Ernest Hemingway daiquiri

Salad Daze

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

Follow Friday for Houston Food Hounds

Photo courtesy of @bakerella In the world of Twitter -- the love-it-or-hate-it microblogging service -- Fridays are known as "Follow Friday," a day devoted to suggesting new or interesting users for your friends to follow. Depending on who you follow, your Twitter stream will be inundated on Friday ... More >>

Comings and Goings

​Because so little went on by way of restaurant openings or closings and so much went on by way of personnel changes at some of Houston's most high-profile restaurants, we're shifting focus this week. First up is the news that Robert Gadsby, the executive chef and co-owner of upscale Heights ... More >>

Jinxed Restaurant Locations of the Decade

​Is there really such a thing as a jinxed restaurant location? Some say it is just a myth. But we beg to differ. In July, Eating Our Words featured its first list of jinxed restaurant locations. We are happy to see that some of these restaurants have beaten the curse. Feast even made it into B ... More >>

Garlic Zeppole and Foie Gras Ice Cream: Challenging the Idea of Traditional Desserts

Photos by Katharine Shilcutt​We entered through the back door into the labyrinthine kitchen of Textile. It was our third time at Scott Tycer's restaurant (although the first in its kitchen) and we were glad to be back: The desserts were the best part of our first two visits, and we were eager ... More >>

The Top 10 Restaurants in the Heights

Sous vide pork at Textile.​Creating a top ten list for the Heights is an intimidating process. At a basic level, it's difficult to even define the Heights. And with so many great restaurants to choose from, we've had to leave out popular spots Teotihuacan, Vietnam Restaurant, and Onion Creek f ... More >>

Gravitas For Lunch; No Dinner Needed

Photos by Katharine ShilcuttVenison chili, made cuter merely by the tiny vessel in which it's served.​Gravitas seems to be doing its best to fly under the radar these days. With the high-profile departure of executive chef Jason Gould in August 2009, and owner Scott Tycer's recent decision to ... More >>

Slow Dough Bakery

​The dough might be slow, but this little bakery is bustling. You know all that really good bread you've been eating at places like Anvil and Branchwater Tavern? It has been coming from Slow Dough Bakery (1314 Roy Street, 713-568-5674).

Jason Gould Tweaks the Menu at Cyclone Anaya's

Photos by Margaret DowningJason Gould​It wasn't exactly jumping the shark, but the idea of Chef Jason Gould (formerly of Aries and Gravitas) coming in to help out at Cyclone Anaya's Mexican kitchen (even with its "Fine Mex" offerings) was, in fact, a little surprising. As Gould, who received ... 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. Fork and Cork: Greg Morago reports on the rumors swirling around Textile lately ... More >>

Houston Needs a Brewpub

robtrentIf Salmon Arm, BC has one, why can't we? ​I've never believed in the "if-another-city-in-Texas-is-doing-it-why-doesn't-Houston" train of thought. Even though Houston has lacked a distinct identity at times, we aren't followers here. Like everyone else, I cringed when I read a recent na ... More >>

Dinner at Gravitas

​After many years of hearing about Scott Tycer's delicious eatery Gravitas, I finally made it in for dinner. With the recent boom of casual, but upscale eateries, Gravitas is not as talked about as it once was and thus I found it fairly empty on a late Wednesday evening. My dining companion an ... More >>

Textile Takes a Summer Vacation

Photo by Troy FieldsTextile's outstanding bacon tart with a poached quail egg on top was a favorite.​With the news that popular pastry chef Plinio Sandalio plans to move to Austin to work with David Bull, it didn't come as a huge surprise when I found out via text message late last night that ... More >>

Gravitas Not Closing; The Twitter Rumor Mill Continues to Spin

The blue plate fried chicken at Gravitas.​It started with a Twitter update from @jimbo126 this past Sunday, July 18: "Per waiter, Gravitas closing after today's bruch service. Sure felt like it - out of half the menu and no bread! Out of SALAD DRESSING." Before long, what was merely an out-of ... More >>

Openings & Closings

Jellies out for tasting at the new Kraftsmen Cafe in the Heights.​The biggest news of the week seems to be the revolving doors at some of Houston's more popular restaurants: BRC Gastropub, Caffe Bello and the Inn at Dos Brisas (which, okay, is up the road in Independence, but we still claim it ... More >>

First Look at Kraftsmen Cafe

Order at the broad front corner and eat on the patio or inside the cozy space.​From the board games in one corner to the giant, brightly hued chalk mural that decorates one wall to the "Effin' Good Sandwich" listed on the menu, the old Textile space at 611 West 22nd in the Heights is now nearl ... More >>

Sweet, Savory and Spirits: Ryan Hildebrand to Open Triniti Next Year

Hildebrand in his former kitchen at the now-closed Textile.​"It's a name that I've been kicking around ever since I wanted to do my own place: sweet, savory and spirits, having all three elements," said Ryan Hildebrand over the phone yesterday afternoon, shortly after announcing his plans to o ... More >>

R.I.P.: A Toast to the Restaurants We'll Miss the Most

Photo by Robb WalshAlas! No more salchi-burgers from Brisa Cocina Mexicana.​While toasts are usually reserved for happier events or for New Year's Eve, we thought it appropriate to toast the dearly departed restaurants which closed this past year, wishing those who had to close them future suc ... More >>

Food Fight: Battle Tuna Salad Sandwich

Kraftsmen on the left, Weslayan Cafe on the right. ​When it comes to tuna salad sandwiches, I'm with David Rosengarten: there is no better homemade sandwich. So simple - in its most basic form, comprising only canned tuna, mayonnaise, and bread - and so delicious. But there's also a dark side ... More >>

The Top 10 Cookbooks of 2011: Texas Edition

​This is neither a list of the all-time best cookbooks of the year, nor is it a list of the best Texan cookbooks of the year. It's a combination of both. Because odds are that if you're giving a cookbook as a gift this year, it's either going to be to a fellow Texan or because you're a Texan l ... More >>

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 >>

Gravitas Closes Unexpectedly Over the Weekend

Photo by Troy FieldsBeef burgundy at Gravitas, from Robb Walsh's 2005 review of the restaurant.​The building at 807 Taft once housed the original Antone's Famous Po' Boys & Deli. By 2005, it had closed and reopened as Gravitas, owned by talented chef-turned-restaurateur Scott Tycer and manned ... More >>