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Here, Eat This

A beginner's guide to Korean cuisine.

Here, Eat This: A Beginner's Guide to Korean Cuisine

To say that Koreans like beef is an understatement. To say that Koreans love their beef as much as Texans do is getting closer. South Koreans eat about 20 pounds of beef per person year, and although that number is much lower than the average U.S. consumption of 60 pounds per person, it's a number t ... More >>

Kimchi Ramen and a Flaming Hot Cheeto Roll at Miso Yummy: Ramen Purists Beware

While half the city was gorging themselves on ramen at Goro & Gun this weekend, I lucked upon a less crowded spot to slurp noodles: the front patio of Inversion Coffee House, where brand-new food truck Miso Yummy was parked only a few feet away. (Full disclosure: I ended up eating ramen at Goro & Gu ... More >>

Health Department Round Up: Pho, Cheesesteaks, Seoul-Searching and More

Last week's entry was so long that we had to leave off a couple places. (And for the record: No, we're not actually offended by the name "House of Guys.") Starting with those two: Pho Binh Trailer (10928 Beamer) avoided a citation but earned seven violations, including potentially hazardous food not ... More >>

Pho to Ramen, Bulgogi to Bo 7 Mon

The top 10 restaurants in Chinatown.

Top 10 Restaurants in Chinatown

"You're going to do a top 10 Chinatown list, aren't you?" a reader implored last week on Twitter. Of course -- Chinatown is my favorite neighborhood for dining and exploration in the entire city. For every old favorite you visit, you're guaranteed to find at least two new restaurants to fall in love ... More >>

Witchcraft, Underdogs and Blacksmiths: November 2012 in Openings & Closings

On my way home a few nights ago, I noticed that a hunch I'd had was true: Bibas Brooklyn Express had closed after only six short months in business on Main Street. I'd noticed the lights off for a few days, and a new spread of brown paper in the windows meant only one thing. B4-U-Eat reports that th ... More >>

Centuries of Too Muchness

Your past lives probably didn't love Cloud Atlas, either.

Lady Gaga Bringing "Born This Way Ball" to Houston In January

Pop empress Lady Gaga will make her first Houston stop in almost two years when her "Born This Way Ball" tour visits Toyota Center January 31, Live Nation announced this morning. A pre-sale for tickets is underway right now on LittleMonsters.com. Tomorrow, cardholders with the tour's principal spon ... More >>

Drawn by Drunken Seven-Year-Olds

The five ugliest beer labels in Texas.

Brown's Pricey Vacay

Helena Brown Stayed At Luxury Hotels On Publicly-Funded Trip To Asia

Marking yet another strange turn involving City Council Member Helena Brown's recent trip to Asia, Brown stayed at a series of luxury hotels in Beijing and Seoul, charging the city more than $2,000 in six days of lodging expenses, according to her expense report. A Brown spokesman wrote in e-mail to ... More >>

City Councilwoman Helena Brown Asks Korean Businessmen For Money For Trip To Seoul

In an attempted violation of city law, and in yet another puzzling move by embattled City Council member Helena Brown, the District A representative solicited money from local Korean businessmen late last month for a trip she took this week to Seoul -- though she had already paid for it with public ... More >>

FOUND Magazine's 10th Anniversary Tour

Pie-magination: 5 Improbable Pizza Pies

Considered from a local, regional, national and international perspective, the world is home to a great variety of pizzas. From authentic to fusion to deep dish to Sicilian-thin, the term "pizza" covers all manner of sins. I think that we owe it to ourselves, as a pizza-obsessed nation, to do bett ... More >>

Korean Dog Soup

When I lived in Seoul, I ate a number of strange things. Squirming octopus tentacles, pizzas with sweet potatoes and mustard, oxtails in a milky broth, and steamed silkworm larvae, to name a few. There is one thing, though, that I could never-- would never, for any means-- partake in: 보신탕; ... More >>

We Love Food

Our 100 favorite dishes in Houston.

Top 5: Food Streets

Photo by Kevin ShalinLai Lai Dumpling House​When it comes to food, all streets are not created equal. These are the five best in Houston. 5. Airline I really wanted to put Airline higher on the list, but truth is, it just edged out Montrose to land in the top five. Granted, this street is ... More >>

Food Fight: Battle Mango Ice Cream Bar

Melona, left. La Paletera, right. ​Summer is here, and what better way to celebrate than ... What's that? It's still winter? And the first day of spring is a month away? Look, all I know is that last weekend the sprinklers were on in the children's playground, the Heights was lousy with ice ... More >>

Openings and Closings

Poetry, Phoenicia-style.​Of the two hotly anticipated projects from the Tcholakian family that have been in the works, the smaller of the two has finally opened in west Houston: Phoenicia Coffee House and Deli (12151 Westheimer), in the same center as the giant Phoenicia market. The downtown i ... More >>

Get Your Yogurt, 39 Cents an Ounce

Strawberry cheesecake yogurt, complete with "graham cracker crust"​I'm a huge fan of the tart, almost acidic yogurt served up by the likes of Pinkberry and its numerous imitators. There's something terribly refreshing about eating a cold, puckery frozen yogurt on a hot summer day: no sticky, s ... More >>

This Week in Deliciousness

BBQ pit rustlin', eh? Here in Texas, that there's a hangin' offense.​Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where we're currently trying to engineer a type of sausage that looks like, tastes like, and has the consistency of soy. Ha ha, wouldn't that be crazy? Nobody says ... More >>

A Soul-Warming Meal at Seoul House

Oustanding haemul dolsot at Seoul Kitchen.​"What's your favorite thing here?" I asked the young, blithesome girl who was waiting on us at Seoul House. Without hestitation, she quickly pointed to a ruddy-colored picture of haemul dolsot on the small menu. "This is the best. It's the only thing ... 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. The Mighty Rib: It's always refreshing to see new food blogs in town, and I lik ... More >>

World Cup: Get in the Spirit

zota​If you couldn't care less about the World Cup, that's fine, because basically the ENTIRE REST OF THE WORLD is excited, and we'll make up for your lack of enthusiasm. But should you be looking to get into the World Cup spirit, here's a brief list of Houston restaurants where you can enjoy ... More >>

"Bright" Stars

The MFAH hosts a masterfully curated show of works by 12 Korean artists.

The Top 10 Places to Eat on Long Point

There's more to Long Point than just taco trucks...​As more development and activity pushes consumers north of the Katy Freeway -- such as the giant new shopping center and mega H-E-B at Bunker Hill, the push from MetroNational to create a "Memorial City"-branded area around Gessner, the etern ... More >>

Night and Day

Sangsoo depicts wanderlust in Paris

He Said She Said: Our 10 Favorite Fictional Bands

​ It's a sad state of affairs when a parody band ends up being funnier/better/more entertaining that the original (we're lookin' at you, The Beatles). She Said started thinking of this list last week after making one in a million lifetime references to the fake band Blues Hammer from the movie Gho ... More >>

Once You've Worked With Marvin Zindler, A Career In Animation Makes Sense

Okay, here's a picture of the Marc Adler, the creator of the new animated movie Delgo ...And here's a picture of Delgo. Is it just us or does anybody else see a resemblance? We'll get back to that. Adler stopped by the Houston Press offices and spoke with Hair Balls about his new baby, Delgo, an ani ... More >>

The Busiest New Airline Route Is In Houston

The Black Keys Doggy-Paddle from Akron to Stardom

Rubber City Roots

Korean Cinema Now (and Then)

Driving with My Wife’s Lover/ Aneeui aeineul mannada kicks off a film festival of restored classics and new hits

Planet B-Boy

Director Benson Lee takes viewers on a mission to find the best breakdancers in the world

A Modest Proposal: Train the Homeless to Be Better at Being Homeless

Joyce Yang

The Society for the Performing Arts presents a piano prodigy in her Houston recital debut

Mom's Hand Restaurant

Inside the Komart store on Gessner, you'll find Korean food like Mom used to make

The Host

Korean box-office monster emerges from the Han River to slime us stateside

Windows of the Seoul

Getting to know South Korea through music videos

Canine Cuisine

Pound-for-hound, some of the best doggone dishes around

The Halo Challenge

Master Chief, a weapons-toting super-enhanced human, is the only being who can save the earth. A video gamer from Texas is the world champion at helping him do just that — thousands of times over.

Putting on Airs

Modern dance master Paul Taylor brings a program of classics old and new to Jones Hall

Best Strip Club

Caligula XXI

Best Bulgogi

Seoul Garden Restaurant

Asian In-fusion

East meets West

Best Korean Restaurant

Seoul Garden

Insecurity Complex

FotoFest 2000 tries to cover up its deficiencies with sheer volume

Letters

World Peace and Barbecue

Texans and Koreans can unify behind Woo Mi Gwan's ribs