Taiwan

SXSW Releases First Batch of 2013 Performers

Here go hell come, SXSW has just released the first batch of names for the 2013 festival. I know, only a week after Fun Fun Fun Fest and a month since ACL. Did you see the FPSF blog from earlier today? Yeah, time is moving too fast. The big names on the list so far include the Zombies, Alt-J, Akro ... More >>

City CM Helena Brown Never Visited Any South Korean Airlines On Publicly-Funded Trip To Asia

Houston City Council Member Helena Brown issued a press release Wednesday touting her recent trip to Asia, which she funded with $11,000 in public money, as a "successful business trip" -- but it's become clear her journey to Asia was anything but, and, in fact, completely different than the city's ... More >>

Jeremy Lin vs. Yao Ming: The Breakdown

NBA executives are beaming these days with the Tim Tebow-like mania for the Knicks' Jeremy Lin, a Harvard grad whose family comes from Taiwan. Not only is Lin getting hysteria in the States, but he is reawakening visions of opening the lucrative Chinese and Asian market back to the NBA, dreams whic ... More >>

MFAH Film Spotlight on World Cinema: Taiwan

Chef Chat, Part 1: Mark Gabriel Medina of Kata Robata

Photo by Mai PhamChef de Cuisine Mark Gabriel Medina of Kata Robata​When 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 >>

Going Vegan in Houston: Where to Get Your Grub

Earlier this week, we featured some stunning vegan donuts from local vegan and gluten-free baker Jodycakes. Even in a carnivorous city like Houston, eating vegan can be done -- and done surprisingly well. Jodycakes isn't the only vegan baker in town; Sinfull Bakery's vegan cookies and other sweet t ... More >>

Yummy Stinky

The fermented tofu at this Taiwanese spot is not for the faint of heart.

Openings & Closings: July 2011

Chef Raj Dixit takes over at The Inn.​Another busy week in the city where good things happen in threes: Three coffee shops are opening soon, three chefs have moved into new positions, and three restaurants are fast on their way to opening (or reopening, in one case). And bad things happen in t ... More >>

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Chef Chat, Part 1: Happy and Mike Tsai of Pepper Tree Veggie Cuisine

Photo by Mandy OaklanderHappy and Mike Tsai helm Pepper Tree.​Like so many delicious Texas institutions, Pepper Tree Veggie Cuisine is tucked in a cozy little strip mall. But inside, it's a zenned out vegan refuge. We caught up with Happy Tsai, the owner of Pepper Tree, over a glass of de-chl ... More >>

Dining Deals in Houston

Our deal of the day is even better than this. ​Times are tight, and we're all looking for ways to pinch a penny here and there. But the current recession has led to the meteoric rise in online coupon sites, offering fantastic savings of up to 90 percent on everything from clothing to Caribbean ... More >>

JayyJust: More Than Your Ordinary Mandarin-Rapping Femcee

Each Wednesday, Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing upon them all the fame and grandeur such a lofty title implies. Know a band or artist that isn't awful? Email their particulars to sheaserrano@gmail.com. ​Judgmental as it might s ... More >>

"Enchanting Taiwan"

The island nation reveals its culture in this photography exhibit

5 Places Seniors Like to Eat

Erika RayBarbecue Inn's famous fried chicken. ​When you find yourself in one of these establishments to partake of some tasty vittles (because don't seniors call food "vittles"?), look around and we'll bet the median age is older than 60. If you enjoy the geriatric crowd as we do, check out so ... More >>

Vegan Surprise

Loving Hut's food is tasty — you'll never guess where it came from.

Movies Houstonians Love (Meals on Reels): Babette's Feast

Charles Clark's favorite movie just might be the granddaddy of the "food film" genre

"Drawn from Taiwan"

Curator Sebastian Forray gathers together Flickr artists

Umai Japanese Restaurant

Yao Restaurant and Bar

Steam Punks: Baristas Throw Down at Houston's First Latte Art Competition

Photos by Katharine ShilcuttSilence Huang points out good and bad characteristics on a calibration cup of latte.​Judging a latte art competition is deceptively difficult, as we found out on Friday night. Silence Huang, one of our fellow judges and a master barista from Taiwan, drew careful diagram ... More >>

Star Snow Ice and Teriyaki Part 1: Savory

​Star Snow Ice (the Teriyaki is silent) on Bellaire and Beltway 8 is a popular destination of Taiwanese nationals living in Houston, and for good reason. Walking into this place feels like walking into Taipei, with Asian businessmen standing in line next to private school students and young ad ... More >>

Upcoming Events

​Tonight at Coffee Groundz, a grand coffee competition will be taking place unlike anything the city has ever seen. Baristas from Houston, from Texas and from several neighboring states will compete in the H-Town Latte Art Throwdown to create the most original and elaborate latte ar ... More >>

Asian Film Festival: The World

Three Chinese filmmakers present an Eastern travelogue

The Reconquista and Mexican States

Last Call for Art: Cabaret, Houston Center for Photography, Enchanting Taiwan

Photograph by David M. AllenIf you catch Theater Under the Star's Cabaret on its last weekend, and we suggest you do, here's a tip: Don't sing along with the performers. (Hair Balls was treated to a performance of "Willkommen" by a fellow audience member during our visit on opening night.) But even ... More >>

Hit Hermann

In time for summer, the park's had a facelift.

“Vulnerable Ecologies”

Susan Stockwell uses our furless friends to make art

“Nation of Splendor: Taiwan, the Republic of China”

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Eat Drink Man Woman

My Table magazine hosts Foodie Flick Night

Astros Sign New Closer

Formosa Plant Keeps On Polluting

Taiwanese New Wave Cinema Movement

A City of Sadness opens a three-film series by Hou Hsiao-hsien

Hurricane Relief

Houston doesn't roll over for Ike

A Review of Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed The World

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Late, Late Show

DJ Leon puts his spin on Saturday night with Sounderground

Chop Sticklers

Veterans of regular etiquette still can get forked over on ethnic foods

Best Noodles

Lucky Pot

Chuck E.-nese Cuisine

Taiko

Taiwan's Tapioca Attack

Bubble tea goes mainstream

Feeling Lucky?

Score big at the Lucky Pot noodle shop

Hot Plate

May's Ice Cream

News of the Weird

News of the Weird

Allah My Children

Thank Heaven and Iran for a solid kids film

Dark Summer Day

Short and Punky

Sad Pygmy just wants to make more noise

Eat Drink, Go To Sleep

Hard Labor

The employees of Allied Fibers came to America looking for work and freedom. They found work.

The Battle for Lavaca Bay

Diane Wilson asked only that her home bay be allowed to live. She says she was told no. So she went to war.