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  • Dining

    January 19, 2012

    CFS and a Cigarette

    City Cafe, an old-school diner in South Houston, still turns out a stellar breakfast.

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2011

    Chiles and Chili: The Most Obvious Episode of Top Chef: Texas Yet

    Above is is how I imagine the initial planning meetings for Top Chef: Texas went. I'm also imagining future episodes where the contestants will be forced to shoot their own horses and grill them over a fire of cactus paddles. Let's go, Top Chef: Texas! DO THIS SHIT RIGHT. Until then, we'll have to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2011

    State Fair Fare: Checking Out the Competition in Minnesota

    foodanddrinkdigital.comBig Tex, State Fair mascot who turns 59 this year, wears a 75 gallon hat and size 70 boots.​As soon as you walk through the gates of a state fair, whatever "diet" you may be on becomes null and void. If you're watching your carbs, trying to stay away from fried foods or ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2011

    Bartender Chat: Lindsay Howard of Darkhorse Tavern

    Photo by Ginny BraudLindsay Howard: Mistress of the Bloody Mary​When you wake up on Sunday morning feeling less then stellar, all you need is a little hair of the dog...and maybe some actual dog hair too. As my mom says, "Just rub some dirt on it and get back in." Sunday afternoon we went over ... More >>

  • Film

    August 4, 2011

    The Change-Up

    Pissing Their Lives Away

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2011

    Food Fight: Spicy Peanuts

    ​The peanut occupies a strange and remarkable place in our national consciousness. It's not a true nut (it's a legume, like lentils and peas), but might as well be for purposes of food allergies and supermarket inventory. It's not American, but might as well be for purposes of popular culture, ... More >>

  • Dining

    February 10, 2011

    For Richer or Poorer

    The po-boys at Zimm's Little Deck come up short.

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2011

    Texas Monthly Names Three Houston Restaurants as Top Picks for 2011

    Who runs Texas? Houston restaurants!​Texas Monthly's food editor Patricia Sharpe recognized three Houston restaurants in the latest edition of the magazine, in which she named Haven, Branch Water Tavern and Stella Sola as restaurants to watch out for in 2011. Austin gained recognition for Uch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2011

    Austin's Hilah Cooking!

    Isn't it funny what you can discover when you're dicking around on YouTube? For example, we came across a clip of a blond-haired, Lisa Kudrow-looking woman ranting about how her roommate has been stealing her ketchup from their refrigerator. This is particularly hilarious not only because it appe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2011

    Great Gumbo and Even Better Boudin Balls at MerCheri's

    Photos by Katharine ShilcuttReplacement boudin balls have finally been located and acquired.​In my review of BRC Gastropub last October, I chastised the restaurant for serving tough little nuggets that they dared call boudin balls, and suggested the kitchen staff take a trip to the Fifth Ward ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2010

    Top 5 Kwanzaa Dishes

    soulchristmas​Kwanzaa was established in 1966 as an alternative to Christmas, Hanukkah and other winter holidays of the season. The festival was founded on seven principles designed to strengthen the African-American community and is celebrated from December 26 to January 1, with the Karamu f ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 2, 2010

    Gourmet Guys

    The milkshakes may come with bacon and the burgers with foie gras, but there's no pretension here.

  • Dining

    August 5, 2010

    Baffled by Brennan's

    A revived Houston institution proves inconsistent.

  • Dining

    July 8, 2010

    Simple Plan

    Chef Randy Evans's idea for a "seasonal kitchen" at Haven mostly succeeds.

  • Dining

    May 20, 2010

    True to the 'Trose

    Colorful eatery Canopy is becoming a neighborhood fixture.

  • Dining

    May 6, 2010

    Too Beaucoup

    An unassuming bar and grill turns out some damn good Cajun food.

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes: #100

    ​Over the course of the next few months, I'm counting down 100 of my favorite Houston dishes. I chose some because they are such quintessential Houston creations, others because of their cultural or historical significance and others just because they are so damn tasty. # 100. Green chile ch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2010

    Mexican Avocado and Egg Salad

    ​"Guacamole bobe" was the name of this item on the appetizer menu at Rustika CafĂ© on the Southwest Freeway at Buffalo Speedway. The description listed the ingredients as avocado, caramelized onions and hard-boiled eggs. It came with tortilla chips, and it tasted fabulous. What a great idea fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2010

    Krabby Patty Sandwich

    ​On the way to Baton Rouge, I hit Lake Charles around noon and decided to take a break. The crab cake burger at Mazen's Seafood on Prien Lake Road made a decent lunch. The crab cake was a nice blend of crabmeat and seasoned breading served with lettuce, red onion, and cherry tomatoes on toaste ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 1, 2010

    Top 5 Best Bloody Marys to Ring in the New Year

    Let's be honest. You don't feel so hot after last night's New Year's Eve celebration. When you downed your last champagne cocktail at two a.m., the world was your oyster. This morning, the thought of oysters makes you nauseous. Never fear. We will help you find that spicy cure-all to help you ring ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2009

    Top 11 Houston Restaurant Openings of the Decade

    Since I started my job as restaurant critic of the Houston Press in May of 2000, I've had a chance to observe the Houston restaurant scene for just about the entire decade. Our fine dining scene has evolved in the last ten years, and so have our ethnic cuisines. Houston became the birthplace of some ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2009

    Food Fight: Battle Po-Boy

    Photo by Erika Ray We have a friend -- a born-and-raised Cajun who's as passionate about her food as she is about her Motherland itself -- who claims that it's impossible to get an authentic po-boy here in Houston. It has nothing to do with the seafood or the fixings or even the people crea ... More >>

  • Dining

    October 22, 2009

    Burgers and Hash

    Lola, a modern diner in the Heights is dishing up some top-notch Texas short-order cooking.

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2009

    Stuffed Tenderloin Cheeseburgers

    photos by Robb WalshHomemade Cheeseburgers Ready to Grill On the subject of cheeseburgers, James Beard wrote in American Cookery, "this means a piece of processed cheese atop a cooked hamburger patty and broiled just long enough to melt. It is not very good." Instead he offered his own recipe fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2009

    Beef and Barley Soup with Bovril

    Beef soup always tastes better with a dash of Bovril liquid beef bouillon added. So do beef stews and beef gravies. Legend has it that Bovril was invented because Napolean III needed to feed his army during the war with Prussia. So he ordered an enormous quantity of canned beef from a Scotsman named ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2008

    Shuck U: How to Open an Oyster

    Scrub the oyster under running water to remove any mud. Never submerge an oyster in water--it will expel all the delicious oyster liquor. The pointy end of an oyster is the bill. The rounded end is the hinge. To shuck the oyster, hold it down on a table or work surface using a towel to protect yo ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 20, 2008

    Mama Assumption's and Capone's Bar and Oven

    Scrub the oyster under running water to remove any mud. Never submerge an oyster in water--it will expel all the delicious oyster liquor. The pointy end of an oyster is the bill. The rounded end is the hinge. To shuck the oyster, hold it down on a table or work surface using a towel to protect yo ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 15, 2007

    Café Orleans Express

    This hard-to-find sandwich stand is a little slice of NOLA on the Katy Freeway

  • Dining

    August 16, 2007

    Monarch Restaurant

    Fit for a King (Almost)

  • Dining

    August 9, 2007

    TILA'S

    MICHELADA

  • Calendar

    September 15, 2005

    Surls's World

    A seminal local arts icon and teacher shows his work at Blaffer Gallery

  • Culture

    May 26, 2005

    Style Pile

    On the Razzle is a farcical grab bag

  • Dining

    February 5, 2004

    Raw Weather

    This winter's oyster season is the best in recent history

  • Dining

    July 3, 2003

    Summer Breakfast Strategy

    Waffling is one of the hot-weather defenses dished up at the venerable Frank's Grill

  • Music

    May 8, 2003

    Dark Riders

    The good, the bad and the ugly rock-star performance contracts

  • Dining

    October 31, 2002

    The Marrying Kind

    Cahill's Fire Engine Blazin' Bloody Mary

  • Dining

    May 16, 2002

    Midtown's New Attitude

    Blowfish has a brilliant chef with bad manners

  • Dining

    January 17, 2002
  • Dining

    November 8, 2001

    Odd Couple

    Despite naysayers, the Breakfast Klub makes the marriage of chicken and waffles work

  • Dining

    December 16, 1999

    Bacon, Lettuce, To-mah-toes

    Don't let the swanky ambience fool you; Terrace on the Main serves a mean BLT

  • Dining

    December 16, 1999

    True Grits

    Local Restaurant News

  • Dining

    October 28, 1999

    Shopping Mall Cajun

    Take away its deep fryer, and Boudreaux's is deep-sixed

  • Dining

    October 21, 1999

    What Tex-Mex?

    The fish is so good at Tampico, you'll ignore its other treats

  • Dining

    June 17, 1999

    Deja Barbecue

    Those vinyl booths, that paneling -- you know you've been here before

  • Dining

    December 17, 1998

    Those Boys from Brazil

    Forget your arteries. Surrender to the Samba Cafe.

  • Dining

    May 28, 1998

    Bliss at Bayou City

    The seafood-and-pasta joint doesn't put on airs. And doesn't need to.

  • Dining

    April 30, 1998

    Bad-News Bistro

    The seafood-and-pasta joint doesn't put on airs. And doesn't need to.

  • Dining

    March 19, 1998

    Cher Thing

    The Zydeco Louisiana Diner doesn't stand on ceremony

  • Dining

    December 5, 1996

    South of the Sabine

    The Sunset Tea Room gives way to some new ideas about old-fashioned food

  • Dining

    June 13, 1996

    Crawfish Tales

    Itz All Good comes close to living up to its name

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