Shellfish

Ina Garten's Barefoot Contessa Frozen Dinners for Two

I find Ina Garten to be downright fascinating. Before she was a Food Network personality, she owned a specialty food shop in the veddy-posh Westhampton, N.Y.; before that, she worked for the OMB (Office of Management and Budget) on nuclear energy analysis. She and her husband, Jeffrey, have no child ... More >>

Upcoming Events: A Five-Year Feast at Feast

It won't be much longer before Lower Westheimer restaurant Feast closes for good. But first, it's celebrating its five-year anniversary to really drive the point home that goddammit we're going to miss the place. Its upcoming 5th Birthday Celebration dinner will take place on Tuesday, April 23 at 6 ... More >>

So Delicious, a Caveman Could Eat It

Paleo-friendly restaurant menus abound in Houston.

Can One Woman Eat a 24-Inch Shrimp Po-Boy?

Some people spent their Valentine's Day dining amid white tablecloths or indulging in a quiet, romantic meal at home. Still others spent it as any other Thursday evening. I spent mine watching one of my best friends come face to face with two feet of bread, fried shrimp and hot sauce. "I've been tr ... More >>

10 Fun Food Festivals Coming Up This Spring

News of Houston's first big barbecue festival was announced yesterday, and fans have already begun buying up tickets to the appropriately-named Houston Barbecue Festival. Scheduled to take place on March 24, the festival has already booked such popular local smokers as Pizzitola's Bar-B-Cue, CorkScr ... More >>

10 Oyster Dishes To Try in Houston: No. 2, Cajun Oyster Stuffing at Yapa Kitchen

You know what I love about SeptembeR, OctobeR, NovembeR and DecembeR? It's oyster season! During these months, oysters are at their peak. For the next few weeks, I'll be sampling the most memorable and tasty oyster dishes in Houston. No. 2: Cajun Oyster Stuffing at Yapa Kitchen While turkey is the ... More >>

10 Oyster Dishes to Try in Houston: No. 4, Oysters 1/2 Shelled at Liberty Kitchen & Oyster Bar

You know what I love about SeptembeR, OctobeR, NovembeR and DecembeR? It's oyster season! During these months, oysters are at their peak. For the next few weeks, I'll be sampling the most memorable and tasty oyster dishes in Houston. No. 4, Oysters 1/2 Shelled at Liberty Kitchen & Oyster Bar Some ... More >>

10 Oyster Dishes To Try in Houston: No. 5, Oysters Victoria at The Queen Vic Pub & Kitchen

You know what I love about SeptembeR, OctobeR, NovembeR and DecembeR? It's oyster season! During these months, oysters are at their peak. For the next few weeks, I'll be sampling the most memorable and tasty oyster dishes in Houston. No. 5, Oysters Victoria at The Queen Vic Pub & Kitchen As a sta ... More >>

10 Oyster Dishes to Try in Houston: No. 8, Oyster Stew at Danton's Seafood Kitchen

You know what I love about SeptembeR, OctobeR, NovembeR and DecembeR? It's oyster season! During these months, oysters are at their peak. For the next few weeks, I'll be sampling the most memorable and tasty oyster dishes in Houston. No. 8, Oyster Stew at Danton's Seafood Kitchen "Hurrah," I sho ... More >>

Double Happiness at Banana Leaf

A new location, right across from the old one, serves up new and old favorites. And yes, you might still have to wait.

The Rest of the Best: Houston's Top 10 Crawfish Joints

For the next 20 weeks, we'll be rounding up the runners-up to our 2011 Best of Houston® winners. In many categories, picking each year's winner is no easy task. We'll be spotlighting 20 of those categories, in which the winner had hefty competition from other Houston bars and restaurants. Along wi ... More >>

Romance Under-the-Sea Five-Course Valentine's Dinner

What's Cooking This Week?

Photo by thebittenword.com​Last week's Hanukkah-inspired menu was insanely delicious. We even had a few friends over one night for some Hanukkah-inspired drinking games; Dreidel has never been so fun. Since I'm going home for the New Year soon, this week I'll be trying to use up what's left in ... More >>

The Modular: Blowing Up Boundaries with Big Bones and Burgers

Photo by Chuck Cook PhotographyIt's just another night at The Modular​Some of the best food to be had in Houston is happening in a small kitchen at Grand Prize, and a trailer in front of Liberty Station. The Modular (as reported on previously by Minh Truong and Mai Pham) is the brainchild o ... More >>

Say Yes to Protein at Samba Grille

Photos by Paul SedilloSamba Grille Pork Belly​I was recently invited to a media tasting at Samba Grille to sample its South American steakhouse cuisine. I wasn't sure how I would fare -- I'm more of a seafood gal than a meat-eater--but between the exquisite food and the entertaining, informati ... More >>

On the Menu: Crab Cakes at Cyclone Anaya's

​Of all the places one might have expected Houston nomadic chef Jason Gould to end up, Cyclone Anaya's might have been one of the last. When I think of the Midtown location of the slightly upscale Mexican restaurant, my first thoughts have always been of Tex-Mex dishes that are a little too ex ... More >>

Where Are We Eating?

It's finally oyster season again, and we're celebrating with these delicious and juicy chargrilled oysters. But where did they come from? ​Leave your best guess in the comments section below.

Country Fried Oysters

The Barbed Rose tells you how to eat them.

NOAH'S ARK BAR AND GRILL'S OYSTER SHOOTER

Chef Chat, Part 3: John Brand of Las Canarias and Pesca on the River

​This week we chatted with Chef Brand and tasted a smattering of the dishes he helped develop for the Omni Hotel's Texas Triple Play menu. Because Chef Brand was visiting, he did not prepare the meal himself - it was prepared by Omni Houston's Café on the Green. We started with the crab cake ... More >>

Chef Chat, Part 3: Charles Clark of Ibiza

​After talking with Charles Clark of Ibiza for the past couple of days, today we continue, discussing how his signature dishes are based in his roots and how Ibiza patrons can make special requests. EOW: So what should a first-time Ibiza patron order? Clark: To truly showcase my roots, they ... More >>

Top 10 Restaurants in Galveston

​I don't know if it's the hot weather or the recent atrocity befalling the Gulf of Mexico or what, but lately I've found myself taking any and every excuse to make the trek down I-45 to visit our island neighbor to the south. Now, I'm not claiming to be a local who knows every great little und ... More >>

Mother’s Day Brunch at Tokyo One

Taste the goodness of Japan at this celebration for mom

Monument Inn: All You Can Eat Seafood

Photo by Robb Walsh​Elouise Adams Jones, the founder of Ouisie's Table restaurant, dropped me a note in the mail recently. She had just read the account of my admission into the 15 Dozen Club at the Acme Oyster House in New Orleans. Ouisie confessed that when she was 16 years old, she ate 12 d ... More >>

A Cafe Bites Nibble

Qidong Lin, who's from a small town in China, was first exposed to a moveable sushi bar during a visit to California. "I liked the concept very much," said Qidong. "It is relatively cheap and easy for customers to see what they're getting and how much they will pay." So he opened Sushi Choo Choo (12 ... More >>

Louisiana Creole Cafe

Creole Rabbit

The "Tex-La" food at Sabine River Cafe isn't innovative, but it sure is tasty.

Bike & Bugs II

Web exclusive!

Guadalajara Del Centro

Flounder Fanmail for Jimmy Wilson's Seafood & Chop House

Fish Frenzy at Tokyo One

Pile your plate with scads of sashimi at this new all-you-can-eat Japanese buffet

Tony's Mexican Restaurant & Cantina

Tony Establishment

Fish Gone Wild

Nacho ordinary nachos

Fish City Grill's half-shell treats

Aw, Shuck!

Fish a la Plancha

Great Gulf seafood in a mom-and-pop Mexican joint is a combination that's hard to beat

I Am the Walrus, Part 2

Oysters on the half shell aren't the only attraction at the old Magnolia

Special Spears

Post Oak Grill

The Art of Presentation

Ibiza

No Cracker Required

Zydeco Louisiana Diner

My Favorite Restaurant

If you like smoky, eccentric eateries, you'll love Segari's

Fried in the Heights

At Barbecue Inn, the 'cue is tasty, but the fried chicken rocks

Lafayette's Legacy

Denis' Seafood House outclasses the competition

Blue Highways

A trip to Surfside will land you a prize catch: The bait-camp delights of the Red Snapper Inn

Drowning in Marinara

The last thing downtown needs is another mediocre Italian eatery like Brothers Petronella

A Fine Kettle of Fish

Saltwater Grill's novel approach to seafood has Galvestonians moored to the place

Hot Plate

Breeze from the Northwest

Attention, Gulf Coast seafood fans: You're about to love a chain from Oregon

Massa's: The New Generation

Big Fun at Fung's

If it's crispy or aquatic, Fung's Kitchen makes it a delight