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Dining
February 16, 1995
Evolution of a Watering Hole
Backstreet Cafe outgrows its niche as a fair-weather favorite
Dining
February 25, 1999
It's a Grill!
Once again, Prego is reborn
Dining
December 20, 2007
Illegal Immigrants in the Restaurant Industry
Mexican immigrant Hugo Ortega went from washing dishes to owning Houston's best Mexican restaurant — now he has a few things to say about immigration
News
May 5, 2005
Hugo: The Humble Magician
Hugo Ortega
Dining
July 25, 2002
That Sneaky Tex-Mex Camel
Hugo Ortega talks about keeping his new restaurant honest
News
March 30, 2000
Nickel-and-Diming
Will downtown parking meters moonlight? Don't count on it.
Blogs
July 21, 2010
Gravitas Not Closing; The Twitter Rumor Mill Continues to Spin
The blue plate fried chicken at Gravitas.It started with a Twitter update from @jimbo126 this past Sunday, July 18: "Per waiter, Gravitas closing after today's bruch service. Sure felt like it - out of half the menu and no bread! Out of SALAD DRESSING." Before long, what was merely an out-of ... More >>
Blogs
July 23, 2010
Upcoming Events
When you're done voting in this year's Houston Press Music Awards, head over to the new and improved 2010 Houston Culinary Awards from My Table Magazine. You'll find a whole host of new categories in which to cast your vote in a section called Houston Foodie Star awards. The usual suspects li ... More >>
Dining
September 30, 2010
Planet Houston
The world's great cuisines converge here.
Blogs
November 22, 2010
What Are Houston Chefs Cooking This Thanksgiving?
Photo by Carbon NYCThanksgiving: A day to gather with your loved ones and give thanks? Or a day to display your culinary prowess to friends and family? Increasingly, the emphasis has been on the latter in the past few years, as people try to dress up the traditional Thanksgiving spread and im ... More >>
Blogs
April 5, 2011
Houston Restaurant and Bar Industry Rallies for One of Its Own
FacebookLinda Salinas, before shaving her mustache.Linda Salinas is a talented sommelier and bartender. She's worked at and with some of Houston's best bars and restaurants: Voice, Anvil, Branch Water Tavern, Bootsie's, Beaver's, 13 Celsius and Kata Robata. She is a fixture within the industr ... More >>
Blogs
October 3, 2011
My Table's 15th Annual Houston Culinary Awards
All of the evening's winners posed for a group portrait at the end of the night. For more photos, head over to our slideshow."This is a great city to work in," said Hugo Ortega as he accepted his award for Chef of the Year at last night's My Table's Houston Culinary Awards. "And this is truly ... More >>
Blogs
December 29, 2011
Return to Backstreet Café
Chuck Cook PhotographyA few years ago, I tried being vegan. Then, I swapped to a vegetarian diet, and finally, pescetarian. I found it extremely educational. (For example, I learned that I don't want to live the rest of my life without cheeseburgers.) It also sent me on a quest to find restau ... More >>