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The Fox Diner knows how to begin and end a meal. Now about that middle...

Hot Plate

The Fox Diner knows how to begin and end a meal. Now about that middle...

Punk Drunks

The Fox Diner knows how to begin and end a meal. Now about that middle...

Not in Kansas Anymore

The Fox Diner knows how to begin and end a meal. Now about that middle...

Dead Poet’s Slam

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The Highs and Low Country

Fox Diner is fabulous when it sticks to what it does best

Art Car Block Party

Get your motors revved up for tomorrow’s parade

Lucio's

Pork Chop Extraordinaire

Orange Crush

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Capsule Reviews

Our critics weigh in on local theater

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Best Public Art Project

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Boozin' Music

Everybody in the club gettin' tipsy at Helios

Catch of the Day

Annabelle's Diner says a neighbor keeps using the city to lay siege to the cafe

Moving Masterpieces

The Art Car Parade keeps on rollin'

Canadian Invasion

SXSW heaps sloppy seconds on Houston

Gen-X Gospel

Ecclesia beckons the young with a blend of Christianity and counterculture

Fire, Work with Me

Fun on the Fourth

Puppy Love

Annabelle's Diner

Fox Bids Adieu

Chef Tom Williams must give up his restaurant to save his health

Whata Lotta Falafel

Antone's Import Co.

True Grits

Speaking off the toque: Tom Williams

Best Steak Dinner for Two for 20 Bucks

PJ's Sports Bar

Cop Warmth Poaches Rocks Off's Artwork on New Cassette

"Jesus Sanchez"... sorry, Craig Hlavaty Rocks Off loves getting local tapes and vinyl in the mail here. That's not a cry for free shit or a sad call for pity. We just dig hearing new music off something other than an Apple product or a boring plastic round disc. That being said we just got in the ne ... More >>

Get Your Art Car Weekend On

Photo by Bryan Plocek It's the Art Car Weekend and there are lots of events to check out. Oh, and lots of folks to check them out with -- 250,000  people are expected to attend the various events over the next three days. There's a sneak peek at the new art cars, along with a few veteran ... More >>

"600 sq mi: Hidden"

Houstonist.com brings the background to the foreground

Happy Hour Scene - Boheme

​If you blink, you might miss Boheme. The coffee shop-by-day, cocktails-by-night hideaway is tucked away on Fairview between Morgan and Taft. On Thursday nights, Boheme gives you the perfect excuse to drink - Spacetaker's Cultured Cocktails Happy Hour. Each week from 5 to 10 p.m., a portion of ... More >>

Westheimer Block Party News and Notes

​This weekend's Westheimer Block Party is already going through some minor scheduling changes, just less than twenty-hours away from the time Bryan Jackson cracks open his first Modelo on Taft. Facebook and MySpace (yeah, we know) have been awash the past two days with changes to the lineup and se ... More >>

Aftermath: Peace, Love, Little Joe and Hooker Heels at Westheimer Block Party

Photos by Groovehouse​ We'll get the obligatory platitude out of the way first. If any of you didn't Day 1 of the one-and-only two-day edition of the Westheimer Block Party, then you missed an excellent day of music and community in Houston. As we walked between stages spanning the corner of Wes ... More >>

Eleven Days of Giftmas: Cowboy Boots

Photos by Brittanie Shey​Sick of corporate Christmas? Try shopping local. Hair Balls presents a 12-part series highlighting ideas for holiday gifts made and sold in Texas. Cowboy boots are a Texas tradition, and not that Hair Balls cares, but they're apparently a huge trend for this winter. Houst ... More >>

Carnegie Vanguard May Finally (And Happily) Move To A New Home

Photo by Margaret Downing​Houston ISD Superintendent Terry Grier says he loves working with "prickly parents" because they care about their children and want what's best for them.Perhaps that's why he and the HISD administrative team are finally on the brink of landing a new home for Carnagie Vang ... More >>

Mud And Dreams At Summerfest: A Personal Reflection

Jen Dulisse​ Due to a previous commitment to my Houston 48 Hour Film Project team, I missed Summerfest on Saturday, so it was with eager anticipation that I got into my car and started on the trip from my home in Friendswood to Eleanor Tinsley Park. And that was how I found myself thinking "I hope ... More >>

Last Night: B L A C K I E, Summer Blondes, The Tontons And Somosuno At Mango's

Photos by Marc BrubakerSomosuno​B L A C K I E, Summer Blondes, The Tontons, Somosuno Mango's July 29, 2010 Aftermath had an inkling that we'd wind up at Mango's on Thursday as soon as we heard about the so-called "surprise show." For one, our love of music perpetually drags us out of our home ... More >>

Gravitas

Get in Our Belly

Sinfully Good Treats from Sinfull Bakery

​Ever since my run-in with some miserable gluten-free (GF) pancakes a while back, I've been wary of GF food in general. But wary doesn't mean I don't keep trying the stuff in hopes of finding some magical GF cookie that doesn't taste like a Frisbee. There are certainly plenty of excellent GF ... More >>

Vintage Cocktails: Tiki Drinks

Brittanie SheyBig Bamboo, served in vintage tall glasses.​Say "tiki drink" to someone unfamiliar with the cocktail style, and they'll often imagine a frozen daiquiri with an umbrella served at some bar where Jimmy Buffett is on repeat and all the patrons wear Tommy Bahama. But the truth is th ... More >>

Openings & Closings: The Chock Full o'Nuts Edition

Yeah, I don't understand this either.​Remember last week, when we blithely reported that it had been such a wonderful week of good news? Prepare yourself for a mixed bag this week -- and it's a big bag -- starting with the ugly stuff. After Caffe Bello's abrupt closure, there were rumors that ... More >>

First Look at Don Julio's

Credit where it's due: The margaritas are very good.​As often as I feel exhilarated with the state of the food scene in Houston, I feel exasperated just as frequently. Such is life in our city, and you take the good with the bad. And such is life at Don Julio's, the suburban import Tex-Mex re ... More >>

This Week in Deliciousness

"Mother, are you certain these are Merlot? I detect nary a note of plum nor berry yet my palate does sense slightly more tannin than usual. Oh, Mother, it seems you've handed me a cluster of Cabernet Sauvignon yet again, you affable amateur!"​Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating O ... More >>

Keep on Truckin': Taqueria El Palomo

Taqueria El Palomo​With food trucks being all the rage these days, one can easily forget that they -- specifically, taco trucks -- have been around for a long time. Back in 2007, Robb Walsh even named his Top 10 Taco Trucks in Houston. These taquerias on wheels don't have fancy fusion food, an ... More >>

Freeway View

The scenery ain't much, but Azul Lounge is a bubbling little Southside R&B cauldron.

Health Department Roundup

We thought too long about the inconsistencies in the Health Department's punitive measures, and look what happened to us. ​Some bigger names caught a little heat this week, and one smaller name caught some ridiculous, Phoenix-in-August heat. We hope the owner of the smaller place in question w ... More >>

Festival Alert: The Montrose Winter Social Set For December 3

​The music festival family in Houston just gained another with the Montrose Winter Social, coming December 3 to AvantGarden, Sole Purpose, Numbers, and Mango's, all at the corner of Westheimer and Taft. Shiny Toy Guns are set as the national headliner for this inaugural event. The California ... More >>

Montrose Winter Social: Festival of Sound Checks

Photos by Barry Sigman​For more pics from the inaugural Montrose Winter Social, check out our slideshow. The years spent organizing and attending a number of live music events have taught us several valuable lessons: 1) the line-up will inevitably change the second after being finalized and s ... More >>

Gravitas Closes Unexpectedly Over the Weekend

Photo by Troy FieldsBeef burgundy at Gravitas, from Robb Walsh's 2005 review of the restaurant.​The building at 807 Taft once housed the original Antone's Famous Po' Boys & Deli. By 2005, it had closed and reopened as Gravitas, owned by talented chef-turned-restaurateur Scott Tycer and manned ... More >>