Subject: Turkey

• Q&A: Loreena McKennitt

  October 6, 2007

• Coming Up: Turkeys of the Year

  November 15, 2007

• Letters

  September 11, 2003

• Capsule Reviews

  A picture of our opinions on local exhibitions

  September 9, 2004

• Happy Thanksgiving: "Turkey in the Straw," Donald Duck and Some Messed-Up Minstrel Shit

  Surely the same as thousands - millions? - of other American children, this 1935 Walt Disney cartoon was Rocks Off's first exposure to the spirited American folk melody "Turkey in the Straw." And probably to Donald Duck, making one of his first onscreen appearances ever - note the elongated bill and ample ass acreage. (He was that feisty from the jump, apparently.) Hats off to whoever integrated Donald's piccolo "Turkey" into Rossini's William Tell Overture so well, too.Curious, Rocks Off did

  November 27, 2008

• Happy Thanksgiving: A Totally Different Kind of Turkey

  This is Ajda Pekkan, who, although she looks more like Suzanne Somers, is sort of like the Cher of Turkey. This song is called "Bambaska Biri" - the words may not be familiar, but Rocks Off thinks you might just recognize the tune. - Chris Gray

  November 27, 2008

• Greek 101

  Robb Walsh wrote about Ekko's this week in the Press. A couple of days ago, someone asked me whether "gyros" was singular or plural and I thought I'd share this with you so that you can dazzle the Greek guy behind the counter the next time you're out and about. Like many words that come from foreign sources, singular and plural forms of the word get confused when they are used here in the States. "Kolache" and "tamale" come to mind, as the singulars are actually kolach and tamal and the plur

  January 9, 2009

• Letters

  March 5, 1998

• You're Not from Texas

  April 16, 1998

• Food Fight at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

  Photo by Margaret Downing Click here for plenty more photos of fried goodness. The food was carefully laid out on each judge's plate. First up, a beef burrito taco. We had palate cleansers (pickles, crackers and green grapes) and water at the ready. Cameras were clicking and video was running. A microphone was on each of the three round judging tables. It was picture perfect. The wind picked up, blowing napkins and judging slips all over the place.It also airlifted the plate of the judge

  March 5, 2009

• Food Fight at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

  Photo by Margaret Downing Click here for plenty more photos of fried goodness. The food was carefully laid out on each judge's plate. First up, a beef burrito taco. We had palate cleansers (pickles, crackers and green grapes) and water at the ready. Cameras were clicking and video was running. A microphone was on each of the three round judging tables. It was picture perfect. The wind picked up, blowing napkins and judging slips all over the place.It also airlifted the plate of the judge

  March 5, 2009

• News of the Weird

  December 31, 1998

• News of the Weird

  April 22, 1999

• Hot Plate

  September 2, 1999

• Sultan's Mediterranean Grill

  January 22, 2009

• The United Nations of Food at Phoenicia Specialty Foods

  December 25, 2008

• Turkeys of the Year

  DA Chuck Rosenthal flies off with top honors

  November 27, 2008

• Judas Priest's Screaming Seer Rob Halford

  Master of Metal

  August 21, 2008

• Turquoise Grill Brick Oven Bistro

  January 3, 2008

• Turkeys Talk Back

  December 6, 2007

• Balkan Grill & Market

  Try the hearty soups and stews at this fancy new Bosnian restaurant, or just hang out and drink Turkish-style coffee

  December 6, 2007

• Turkeys of the Year: Honor Roll

  Shelley Sekula-Gibbs, Tom DeLay, Janet Jackson and Tom DeLay again

  November 22, 2007

• 2007 Turkeys of the Year

  Priscilla Slade is the biggest gobbler of them all

  November 22, 2007

• Loreena McKennitt

  October 4, 2007

• Posterizing EA

  NBA 2K7 towers over the competition.

  December 21, 2006

• Snap to It

  Comeback kids, rhymin' Limeys and songs about partying defined Hip-Hop Nation in 2006

  December 14, 2006

• Great Kebab

  Istanbul Grill

  August 31, 2006

• Turkeys of the Year

  Just stuff 'em

  November 24, 2005

• Pluck Off

  That's not the sky falling, just Disney's Chicken Little

  November 3, 2005

• Gravity Games

  Future racing stars gun it at the Greater Houston Soapbox Derby

  June 2, 2005

• Talking Turkey

  Time again to honor the best in Houston

  November 25, 2004

• Global Exploring

  Check your "Latitude" at the door for the CAMH's new show

  September 2, 2004

• Beyond Borders

  Multiculti works take over the CAMH

  July 15, 2004

• Ancient Eggplant

  Ephesus Grill may be a new restaurant, but its cuisine is from way back in the day

  December 18, 2003

• Mars on Earth

  Beat the rovers to Mars at the Space Center's new exhibit

  November 27, 2003

• Turkeys of the Year

  The worst flock-ups of 2003, starting with Big Tom himself

  November 27, 2003

• Reverberations

  A stunning video exhibit goes far beyond the Iranian culture it uses as its base

  October 30, 2003

• Plastic Man

  A Bush doll gives us a peek at the president's boxers

  October 16, 2003

• Best Turkish Restaurant

  Empire Turkish Grill

  September 25, 2003

• War Is Not Hell

  The Chron's embedded reporter is far from the action

  April 10, 2003

• Gut Reactions

  Plus: Catcher in the Wry, The Brown Brown Vote, Super-Kid Cynics

  January 16, 2003

• Not That Turkey

  Where have all the Turkish restaurants been? Hiding in plain sight as "Mediterranean" cafes.

  December 19, 2002

• Oil Yourself Up

  Speaking off the toque: Frixos Hrisinis

  February 22, 2001

• Pointed Love

  A knife thrower and a suicidal woman try their hand at romance in Girl on the Bridge

  September 28, 2000

• Turkish Delight

  June 10, 1999

• Dish

  December 26, 1996

• The Houston Press 1993 Menu from Hell

  December 30, 1993

• Scott H. Biram Is "Still Drunk, Still Crazy, Still Blue"

  Attention Houston musicians: you too can have your MP3s posted - if we think they're decent enough - by sending them here. Bloodshot Records Austin gutbucket blues maven Scott H. Biram has long been a favorite of Rocks Off, both personally and musically. The dude's songs go down like a shot of Turkey and a drag off a Marlboro Red, and he helps wash away your own demons by letting his own loose. Biram's latest album, Something's Wrong/Lost Forever (Bloodshot), comes out next week and sees the ma

  May 13, 2009

• Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series: Joseph O'Neill and Marilynne Robinson

  September 17, 2009

• 19th Annual Turkish Festival

  October 8, 2009