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April 25, 2012
Happy Malaria Day! A Feverish Playlist
Tuesday night, as blooming flowers filled the Spring air with a heady fragrance, Rocks Off hung a wreath made of empty insect repellant cans on our door, and gently tucked our young daughter in with mosquito netting in order to ensure Santa Carrier wouldn't visit her with his magic bag of plague. ... More >>
Blogs
March 14, 2012
Banh Cuon Like They Make it in Hanoi
When I think of classic Vietnamese dishes, they are usually quite simple. There are the noodle soups such as pho, there are the rice vermicelli dishes, such as bun thit nuong, and there are rice plates like com tam bi cha thit nuong. Another dish that I grew up eating and loving is banh cuon, what I ... More >>
Blogs
January 30, 2012
Google Auto-Complete Answers: Why Are My Pants...
All good questions.Randomly typing the start to questions into Google launches a whole host of weirdness that changes depending upon the searches people type into the search engine giant. Not only are they often interesting, but down right strange? I've been sampling this phenomenon lately a ... More >>
Blogs
January 25, 2012
The Rise of Single-Dish Restaurants in America
Like it or leave it, restaurants specializing in macaroni and cheese -- that ultimate "white people comfort food," as my baffled brown friends call it -- are becoming increasingly popular across the United States. From Connecticut's J.B. Mack, which bills itself as "America's 1st Macaroni and Cheese ... More >>
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November 24, 2011
Anal Exceus, Shi'tia Alford: More of the Best Names We've Found In Harris County Records
Every now and then, Hair Balls reports the oddest, funniest, and most puzzling names we come across in Harris County official records -- usually but not always the crime reports. As always, a couple of disclaimers are in order. Not all, indeed not necessarily any, of these people were convicted of ... More >>
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November 16, 2011
Chef Chat, Part 1: Mark Gabriel Medina of Kata Robata
Photo by Mai PhamChef de Cuisine Mark Gabriel Medina of Kata RobataWhen I asked Mark Gabriel "Gabe" Medina, the current Chef de Cuisine at Kata Robata, if he would be willing to do a chef chat with me, the 29-year-old, soft-spoken chef, who's been flying under the radar since he assumed his c ... More >>
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September 20, 2011
Green Berets' 50th Birthday: Five Best Pop-Culture Moments
One hundred men we'll test today, but only three win the Green Beret.The Green Berets, at least the unit everyone thinks of when they think of the Green Berets, are 50 years old tomorrow. President Kennedy, on one of his romantic James Bond flights of fancy, approved activating the U.S. Army' ... More >>
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July 5, 2011
The 11 Sexiest, Coolest-Looking Cold War Jets
The F-106: The delta wing in all its gloryJet aircraft, particularly the fighters, represent a Freudian's play date. Long, slender, blisteringly fast, spewing bullets out the tip and, until recently, powered as much by testosterone as by kerosene (the main ingredient in jet fuel -- what a dis ... More >>
Film
May 26, 2011
Bros Roofie'ing Bros
The Hangover Part II: Didn't we already see this movie?
Blogs
May 2, 2011
Bin Laden Mission: Six Other Notable Raids; Three That Worked And Three That Didn't
You don't want Chuck Bronson coming after you.There are uncountable things that could have gone wrong in the raid that ended up with Osama Bin Laden dead; operations like this usually have the odds against them. The Bin Laden raid will join the ranks of historic missions, some famous because ... More >>
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April 29, 2011
This Week in Deliciousness
The one in the tiara will not be putting up with your crap today, thanks. Probably not tomorrow, either.Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where we've constructed a gigantic, hollow Peep with our leftover Easter Peeps and we're trying to come up with a way to lure Ni ... More >>
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April 13, 2011
Top 5: Worst Restaurant Parking Lots
Houston's got them. You know them. Here are the worst. 5. Yia Yia Mary's Greek Kitchen Maybe it's for a lack of intelligence, but I'm always in a complete state of confusion when I pull into this parking lot. In a 20-yard radius, you can park at a bank, a restaurant, a garage, various bu ... More >>
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April 6, 2011
Bangkok Soft-Shell Crabs at Nidda Thai Cuisine
Geri Maria Harris's recent post on Houston's Top 5 Thai Restaurants definitely included one of my favorites: Nidda. Geri named stir-fried eggplant and the Nidda Shrimp as standout dishes; to that list I would add the Bangkok Soft-Shell Crabs. I'm always seeking out my favorite crustacean ... More >>
Blogs
March 22, 2011
Ingredient of the Week: Tempeh
What is it? Due to my self-imposed hiatus on all things derived from animal products (for Lent), I'm in previously uncharted territory when it comes to cooking and eating. One fateful discovery making my journey much more enjoyable is tempeh, a fermented soybean cake that originated in Indo ... More >>
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March 3, 2011
â€œThe Whole World Was Watching: Civil Rights Era Photographs from Edmund Carpenter and Adelaide de Menilâ€
What is it? Due to my self-imposed hiatus on all things derived from animal products (for Lent), I'm in previously uncharted territory when it comes to cooking and eating. One fateful discovery making my journey much more enjoyable is tempeh, a fermented soybean cake that originated in Indo ... More >>
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February 24, 2011
Breakfast of Champorado-ions
On my last visit to Filipino restaurant/grocery store Wok n Roll (which is, itself, inside another grocery store -- the H-E-B at Bellaire and Highway 6), I picked up a few items to take home. One of those, a bright red pouch of champorado, has been languishing in my pantry ever since. Champo ... More >>
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February 22, 2011
Ingredient of the Week: Thai Eggplant
add1sunWhat is it? As you can see, they look like babies of the large, purple eggplants we're used to seeing in the grocery store. They're denser and firmer in texture than their larger, Western counterparts. The difference in texture and flavor led me to believe that these tiny eggplants w ... More >>
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December 28, 2010
Ingredient of the Week: Thai Red Rice
What is it? There are several varieties of red rice. This particular bag, as far as I can tell, is just a medium grain rice with a red bran on the outside instead of brown. It is nuttier, sweeter and a bit chewier than white rice and contains more nutrients and fiber because it still contai ... More >>
Blogs
November 4, 2010
The Wonton Soup at Vietnam
With temps falling, I've had soup on the brain lately. I recently headed over to Vietnam Restaurant (605 W. 19th Street) for some wonton soup. You'd be hard-pressed to find better in the city. The beauty is in the simplistic approach the good people at Vietnam take to soup preparation.
Blogs
October 11, 2010
Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band: Better With Franco-Prussian War?
It's a well-known fact that most band names are essentially gobbledygook, but here at Rocks Off, we're trying hard to decode Houston's oddest monikers in order to find a little meaning. Alli CurtisWhen Rocks Off was a small child we built a volcano as a History Fair project, and we promise i ... More >>
Culture
October 7, 2010
Capsule Stage Reviews: Chess, Driving Miss Daisy, Sleuth, The Waiting Room
It's a well-known fact that most band names are essentially gobbledygook, but here at Rocks Off, we're trying hard to decode Houston's oddest monikers in order to find a little meaning. Alli CurtisWhen Rocks Off was a small child we built a volcano as a History Fair project, and we promise i ... More >>
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October 1, 2010
Phuong Anh: New Houstonian Tells Of Her Time As Near-Slave
Photos by Paula BeltránPhuong Anh told a harrowing tale of survivalThe promise of a $300-per-month job was enough to convince Phuong Anh to sell her home in Vietnam and move to Jordan. Things didn't turn out like she expected. Earlier this week a tearful Anh told her story of resilience and s ... More >>
Blogs
August 10, 2010
Trying the Pitaya
The dragonfruit, or pitaya, is known for its great health benefits, and it's touted on the side of juice bottles and energy drinks for its vitamin, fiber and mineral-rich context. Bolder distributors even state that the fruit has been used to treat everything from diabetes to asthma. Really.
Blogs
July 5, 2010
Teala's Thai-Mexican Fusion: Cochinita Pibil
It's a little known fact that Teala's Mexican Restaurant and Bar on West Dallas actually serves a Thai-Mexican fusion menu. Thai and Mexican flavors have a lot in common -- they both use lime, cilantro and very hot peppers -- so the marriage of the two cuisines is a logical pairing.
Blogs
June 21, 2010
Spotlight On: The Mangosteen
A couple months ago, I ventured out to 99 Ranch Market and saw some fresh mangosteens parked in the middle of the fruit section. Although I was curious about how they tasted, I was put off by the price ($8.99/pound) and the fact that they looked pretty tired in comparison to the surrounding a ... More >>
Calendar
May 13, 2010
A Village Called Versailles
It takes a village - to kick big government in the ass
Blogs
May 4, 2010
Vietnamese Banana Cake
If Vietnam were to have a national fruit, it would probably be the banana. With so many different varieties available, there's a banana for practically every culinary need. The Vietnamese banana cake is similar to fruitcake in density and texture but is unlike fruitcake in that people love to ... More >>
Blogs
May 3, 2010
Star Snow Ice's Durian Tapioca Smoothie
Sure, the drink in this photo looks like a mild-mannered smoothie, but don't let its vanilla appearance fool you. This is a durian smoothie from Star Snow Ice (9889 Bellaire Blvd.), which is one of my favorite places for bubble tea. WARNING: This smoothie is not for the faint of heart. The ... More >>
Blogs
March 24, 2010
G.I. Blues: A Soldiers' Playlist
Today is the anniversary of one of the truly momentous occasions in popular music: On March 23, 1958, Elvis Presley reported for induction into the U.S. Army, thus opening up a thousand alternate timelines for musical historians to formulate "What if he hadn't?" scenarios. For the next few years, ... More >>
Blogs
March 1, 2010
Top 5 Chicken Soups to Fight Off the Winter Blues
Between the unforgivingly cold and dreary winter we have experienced this season and the plethora of respiratory infections it brings, soup is on our mind - chicken soup. Isn't it funny how we ignore this dish ten months out of the year, but relish it when we need a warming winter pick-me-up? ... More >>
Dining
December 24, 2009
Pot au Pho
This funky trailer in South Houston is worth the drive for Vietnamese breakfast.
Dining
September 24, 2009
Remarkable Rendang
Don't miss this Chinese restaurant on Bellaire near Highway 6 — just don't order the Chinese food.
Calendar
September 10, 2009
“Arts of Ancient Viet Nam: From River Plain to Open Sea”
2,000 years worth of Vietnamese culture is on display at MFAH
Dining
July 2, 2009
Tony Thai & Sushi Restaurant #2
2,000 years worth of Vietnamese culture is on display at MFAH
Calendar
April 9, 2009
Sordid Lives
Web exclusive!
Calendar
October 9, 2008
Stephen Hunter
The fifth Bob Lee Swagger novel shoves it all in there
Dining
June 7, 2007
Le Viet Restaurant & Bar
Sometimes Anglo-friendly Vietnamese food does taste better than the real thing
Dining
December 28, 2006
PESCE'S
LONG ISLAND ICED TEA
Calendar
April 6, 2006
Poly Siam
LONG ISLAND ICED TEA
Dining
November 3, 2005
Damn Fine Fish Heads
Keep an open mind: Malaysian food is full of surprises
Dining
September 1, 2005
Crab Shells and Stink Beans
The most authentic Thai restaurant in Space City is a wild Asian-food ride
Dining
March 17, 2005
Thai High
Do you want your dinner "bong-hit hot" or "acid-flashback hot"?
Dining
October 9, 2003
Man Eating Mermaid
Erawan Authentic Thai Cuisine
Dining
March 28, 2002
Thai Raid
In America, Thai dishes are being toned down. The Thai government wants to step in to stop it.
Dining
February 15, 2001
Where the Home Fires Really Burn
Vung Thai Cafe serves the food your mom would make -- if she were Thai
Dining
March 23, 2000
Bloody Good
Gold Ribbon serves up an expansive spread of Filipino dishes. Just don't ask what's in them.
Dining
October 17, 1996
Back to Wok
A pair of Asian pioneers return to blaze new (if familiar) paths
Dining
December 28, 1995
Going for the Gold
A pair of culinary outposts bring the taste of the Philippines to the Medical Center
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