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May 15, 2012
Latin Bites: Peppers and Pisco in Perfect Harmony
Latin Bites has come a long way. First a catering business, then to its miniature space in the Warehouse District on Nance and now to its greatly expanded location on Woodway. The new venue is open, airy and bright. You can saddle up to the pisco bar -- the only one in Houston -- or to the cebiche ... More >>
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April 27, 2012
iFest: Top 5 Argentine-American Musicians
The Houston International Festival enters its second weekend tomorrow, with featured musical acts WAR, Joe Louis Walker, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Texas Tornados, Del Castillo, Steel Pulse and lots more. Although iFest's performers come from all over the world, all around the main stages will be the sig ... More >>
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April 26, 2012
More Than 40 Food Vendors Will Feed Your Face at iFest
I love iFest so much, I typically go on both weekends of the festival each year. This time around, I'll be missing the second weekend of the International Festival in favor of appearing in a bright blue bridesmaid's dress at a mansion in Las Vegas (HOLLA), but you lucky people will still be able to ... More >>
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April 20, 2012
This Week in Deliciousness
Welcome back to the weekly roundup, where yours truly is currently racing against an incoming hellstorm-raingasm, and hoping to get this thing completed before the bottom falls out. Will I succeed? The only way to know is to read on. We started the week off right with sushi, sushi, sushi, sushi. Do ... More >>
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April 19, 2012
The 2012 Houston International Festival - Chevron Argentina Living Museum
Welcome back to the weekly roundup, where yours truly is currently racing against an incoming hellstorm-raingasm, and hoping to get this thing completed before the bottom falls out. Will I succeed? The only way to know is to read on. We started the week off right with sushi, sushi, sushi, sushi. Do ... More >>
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April 17, 2012
Eat Like an Argentine at These 5 Houston Restaurants
The International Festival (iFest) is upon us once again. And this year, the multi-weekend festival has chosen Argentina as its spotlighted country. That means that much of the music, art and -- most importantly -- food that will be showcased will be Argentinean. And for meat-loving Texans, that's a ... More >>
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April 16, 2012
Wine of the Week: An Under-$10 Malbec from (Yup, You Guessed It) Argentina
When my wife Tracie P and I pulled the synthetic cork out of a bottle of Terrazas de los Andes Altos del Plata Malbec on Saturday evening at a family function, we joked that we could write the tasting note without even sampling the contents: "Bright jammy fruit, with an intense blueberry note, aggre ... More >>
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March 29, 2012
Simple Sides: Delicious Herbed Quinoa
Up until about a month ago, I had never tried quinoa. I was like, "What the hell is it? How do you pronounce it? Is it a grain? Is it...like...pasta? What do you put on it? Why is there so much in my brother's pantry?" So many questions. The bro had recently come back from a little stint in Peru ... More >>
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February 28, 2012
iFest 2012 Heavy On Latin Rock, Funk, South Americans
The Houston International Festival officially announced its 2012 lineup this morning. The music is heavy on Latin-flavored rock, reggae and funk, with Texas well-represented as always and an exceedingly rare Houston appearance by Seun Kuti, son of Afrobeat giant Fela, and his group Egypt 80. Among ... More >>
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January 27, 2012
Chef Chat, Part 3: Roberto Castre of Latin Bites Cafe - New Cebiches and More
Photos by Mai PhamCebiche de conchas (scallops), a new item from the Cebiche Bar at Latin Bites CafeChef Roberto Castre of Latin Bites Cafe knows what it means to work hard. The last two days, he shared the details of how he worked up the ranks after graduating from culinary school in Peru, a ... More >>
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January 19, 2012
Waste Land
Photos by Mai PhamCebiche de conchas (scallops), a new item from the Cebiche Bar at Latin Bites CafeChef Roberto Castre of Latin Bites Cafe knows what it means to work hard. The last two days, he shared the details of how he worked up the ranks after graduating from culinary school in Peru, a ... More >>
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December 16, 2011
Bartender Chat: Stephen Caronna Of Piola
The first time I went to Piola, I thought "damn, this place is bright." It had been a crappy, rainy Monday. I was hungry and in a nasty mood, but the place actually cheered me up. It was happy hour, and I ended up getting pretty happy. I ordered a few French 75s for $5 each and the Rio de Jan ... More >>
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December 12, 2011
Wine of the Week: An Argentine Chardonnay that Surprised Me
Photo by Jeremy Parzen.Argentina isn't what I generally reach for when I go wine shopping, but I was pleasantly surprised when my Spec's salesperson turned me on to this Patagonia Chardonnay.Most of the wine that comes from South America tends to be made in the California style: big flavor, b ... More >>
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September 1, 2011
Houston Brazilian Festival: Discover Brazil
Photo by Jeremy Parzen.Argentina isn't what I generally reach for when I go wine shopping, but I was pleasantly surprised when my Spec's salesperson turned me on to this Patagonia Chardonnay.Most of the wine that comes from South America tends to be made in the California style: big flavor, b ... More >>
Dining
August 11, 2011
Dinner with Friends
Try a topsy-turvy Brazilian burger.
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August 11, 2011
The Brazilian Burger: Bedlam on a Bun
Photo by Troy FieldsPotato sticks, corn and peas are vital ingredients in any X-Tudo burger.In this week's cafe review, we spotlight Friends Pizzeria, a little Brazilian restaurant that -- despite its name -- specializes in Brazilian burgers and hot dogs just as much as it does in pizza. And ... More >>
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August 4, 2011
The Caipirinha: Straight Outta Rio
When he texts from Brazil, my brother Robert usually mentions the caipirinha he is enjoying at the moment. I didn't know if it was actually a great cocktail, or just one of those "Ha ha, I'm on the beach at Ipanema and you're not!" sort of things. I was wary; my research indicated cachaça- ... More >>
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May 12, 2011
Peru Gets Back Stolen Artifact Seized At Bush Intercontinental
Nabbed in Houston.A book from the 1700s that a traveler tried to smuggle through Bush Intercontinental has been formally returned to the country of Peru, federal officials said today. The manuscript had been stolen from the Recoleta Library in Arequipa, Peru, they said. A man with a record ... More >>
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March 10, 2011
Patrick Regan and Ximena del Pilar Echeverry Arias: Husband-Wife Team Arrested for Running Guns from Houston to Colombia
Dad, get me out of this oneA Houston-area couple has been charged with smuggling arms to Colombia, and a whole lot of weaponry was seized. Federal agents arrested Patrick Regan, 40, and his wife Ximena del Pilar Echeverry Aria, 25, who was a Colombian native, on Tuesday, prosecutors announce ... More >>
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March 9, 2011
Join Team Chile, Help Fight AIDS
The hip-hop world is a less than sensible place - lots of times, you're even required to clarify when bad means bad and when bad means good - so once a week we're going to get with a rapper and ask them to explain things. Something you always wanted to ask a rapper? Email introducingliston@gmail.com ... More >>
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March 1, 2011
Wine of the Week: Intipalka 2009 Ica Valley Tannat
It wasn't so much the origin of this wine that interested me- it's the last of three samples from Peru reviewed for Wine of the Week. But the varietal, Tannat, is something that I've never tried before on its own. Tannat is a red grape that was originally grown in the Madiran appellation in ... More >>
Music
February 17, 2011
Los Amigos Invisibles
It wasn't so much the origin of this wine that interested me- it's the last of three samples from Peru reviewed for Wine of the Week. But the varietal, Tannat, is something that I've never tried before on its own. Tannat is a red grape that was originally grown in the Madiran appellation in ... More >>
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January 27, 2011
Tango Buenos Aires: The Fire and Passion of Tango
It wasn't so much the origin of this wine that interested me- it's the last of three samples from Peru reviewed for Wine of the Week. But the varietal, Tannat, is something that I've never tried before on its own. Tannat is a red grape that was originally grown in the Madiran appellation in ... More >>
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December 14, 2010
Wine of the Week: Colonia Las Liebres 2008 Bonarda
One way to drown the sorrows of a horrible Monday Night Football game featuring the disappointing Texans, is to open up a sample bottle of Bonarda direct from Argentina, and pretend that I'm no longer in Houston, but in the cellar of a mysterious and romantic winery down South America way. O ... More >>
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November 5, 2010
Os Mutantes: The Best Band You've Probably Never Heard Of
Pink Floit via FlickrOs Mutantes were one of the most influential rock groups to emerge during the late '60s in Brazil. The band - initially a trio with Rita Lee, Arnaldo Baptista and his brother Sergio Dias) fell under the graces of the founders of the Tropicalismo movement, Brazil's respons ... More >>
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October 18, 2010
Wine of the Week: Frontera Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot Blend 2009
In honor of the previously-trapped miners in Chile, I found this cheap magnum of Chilean wine. It seemed the appropriate wine to toast their newfound freedom. Unlike the massive rescue efforts, this wine wasn't incredibly complex. But like the Chilean miners, it had plenty of surprising chara ... More >>
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October 13, 2010
A Taste of Peru at Spec's and Charivari
pierre pouliquinAlpaca sez, "Try Peruvian wine!"Perhaps it's because we've never been there, but images of alpacas, Pisco and Machu Picchu account for much of our knowledge of Peru. We're hoping that changes this month with a grand showing of Peruvian products and samplings at Spec's Smith St ... More >>
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October 1, 2010
Wine of the Week: Casa Silva 2009 Reserva Sauvignon Blanc
RobW_Goodness gracious, this is a ballsy Sauvignon Blanc from the Colchagua Valley in Chile. It doesn't look like much in the glass, timidly light and unassuming in color and viscosity; barely discernable from ever-so-slightly yellow-green tinted water. However, the nose is incredibly strong, ... More >>
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September 20, 2010
Ingredient of the Week: Mayacopa Beans
What is it? So we've already covered heirloom tomatoes, right? Well, apparently there are such things as heirloom beans, and the Mayacopa variety is one of them. For one little legume, there are certainly many spellings and names - Mayacoba, Maya Copa, yellow beans, Mayocoba, Mayo Coba, C ... More >>
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August 26, 2010
Wine of the Week: Navarro Correas Coleccion Privada Malbec
I like the tango, I love chimichurri, and beef is my buddy, so it's only natural that a Malbec from Argentina is also high on my favorites list. It's no secret that I've never met a Malbec that I didn't like, and this gift from a friend is no exception. The Navarro Correas is nicely balanced, ... More >>
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August 23, 2010
8 Foods You Didn't Know Are Radioactive
"Tonight, find out why you could be putting your whole family at risk by serving foods high in radioactivity. That's right, radioactivity. Find out more about this shocking, potentially lethal news here on KEOW tonight at 10 o'clock." Let's just go ahead and beat the 10 o'clock news to the p ... More >>
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July 28, 2010
Chile Pancho Hot Sauces
On the way back from a recent trip to Mexico, I wandered into the duty-free area. In the sea of merchandise was a small island of nothing but hot sauces, sitting quietly behind a tower of buy one, get one free tequila. Normally, I choose the El Yucateco habanero hot sauces - both the red and ... More >>
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May 27, 2010
Recipe: Ceviche Mixto
Nowadays, there are hundreds of variations of ceviche, even in Peru itself, where ceviche bars are incredibly popular. Despite all the new fusion foods available, this version, my Abuelita's, is still a favorite. Abuelita, who is from Callo, Peru, learned how to make ceviche from her mother, ... More >>
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May 13, 2010
Bobby Heugel's Weekly Cocktail: The Pisco Sour
Peruvians and Chileans drink pisco sours like Texans drink margaritas. For decades, Peru and Chile have viciously fought over the origins of pisco, a grape-based spirit similar to grappa, and the equally famous cocktail the pisco sour. Arguing so fiercely over spirits and cocktails may sound ... More >>
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April 29, 2010
Latin Wave: New Films from Latin America
Filmmakers from south of the border show off their latest works
Dining
April 8, 2010
Pocket Change
Ham and cheese empanadas at Argentina Cafe
Blogs
March 31, 2010
Coffee Review: Has Bean's Farmer Direct Bolivia Machacamarca
The UK coffee crowd has been gaining momentum for quite some time now, and we were lucky enough to get to sample this gem from Has Bean, a coffee-roasting and home-brewing supply company out of Stafford, UK.
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February 10, 2010
Recipe: Chimichurri
This recipe for chimichurri, the traditional Central and South American condiment and marinade, is simple and really easy to make, so there is no excuse to use the stuff from the jar. In Peru, as well as other countries, chimichurri is served with churrasco steak, which is one of Abuelita's ... More >>
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February 4, 2010
Venezuelan Street Food - Catered
We were recently fortunate enough to sample some homemade Venezuelan empanadas that were muy deliciosos. Made by Rosalba Verde, a native of Venezuela, the flaky pastry dough came in several versions -- stuffed full of chorizo and potato, ground beef, or chicken breast mixed with green olives, ... More >>
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January 14, 2010
Miss Coco Peru Takes on Texas Tour
Award-winning actor/director/drag queen Clinton Leupp tackles the Lone Star state
Culture
October 1, 2009
Capsule Art Reviews: BIG LECTRIC FAN TO KEEP ME COOL WHILE I SLEEP," "Carlos Runcie-Tanaka: Fragmento," "Second Seating"
Award-winning actor/director/drag queen Clinton Leupp tackles the Lone Star state
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January 22, 2009
Call of the Wild Lecture
Web exclusive!
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September 25, 2008
History and Memory
Margarita de la Vega Hurtado looks at Augusto Pinochet's political coup in Chile
Dining
May 1, 2008
Fuegovivo and Saga Food & Wine
Margarita de la Vega Hurtado looks at Augusto Pinochet's political coup in Chile
Calendar
March 27, 2008
“Apertura Colombia”
Colombian photographers tell graphic stories at the Station Museum of Contemporary Art
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November 1, 2007
Nelson Pereira dos Santos Film Series
Rice Media Center presents a retrospective of the Brazilian filmmaker’s work
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July 27, 2006
That's Intensive
Rice Media Center presents a retrospective of the Brazilian filmmaker’s work
Dining
November 6, 2003
My Pork Belly Future
Mi Pueblito is a restaurant for Colombians who miss home, but gringos will still enjoy its fare -- especially the chewy pork bits
Dining
July 4, 2002
Gooooaaaal!
Emporio Brazilian Café scores with home cooking
Dining
January 17, 2002
Anatomy of a Promotion
Chile peppers, propane burners and poor public relations add up to a smoke screen at Chuy's
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