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  • Dining

    January 19, 2012

    Meat Market

    You'll probably be paying more for your rib eyes and Whoppers thanks to the great Texas drought of 2011.

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2011

    Respect The Bird: 10 Steps to Perfect Turkey

    It may not be cold in Houston, but I know most Houstonians have got turkey on the brain. It also means the grocery stores are jammed packed and the Butterball 800 tip-line is getting more calls than most phone sex operators. But you won't have to waste your minutes calling Butterball, if you follow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Comment of the Day

    ​Today Katharine Shilcutt wrote about Dr Pepper sort of suing itself - that is, parent company Dr Pepper Snapple suing the Dublin Dr Pepper plant for allegedly violating the terms of its franchise agreement. Which led commenter Stuart Reb Donald to present his theory about what's going on: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    Food Fight: Sweet Potato Pie

    Photos by Matthew DresdenA slice of sweet potato pie from House of Pies​A sweet potato is not a yam, and a yam is not a sweet potato. Except when a sweet potato is called a yam, which is not because that sweet potato is an actual yam, but because it is a variety with softer flesh, like an actu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    The Texas Kobe Beef Burger at Branch Water Tavern

    ​What's in a gourmet burger? At Branch Water Tavern, it starts with the size of the patty. "Everyone does an eight-ounce burger," explained Branch Water Tavern's Executive Chef David Grossman, "so I thought, let's make it nine ounces." Ground in-house, topped with cheese, bacon, red onions, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    Underground Footage From a Texas Dairy Farm (Not for the Weak of Stomach)

    Undercover footage from a dairy farm southwest of Amarillo shows workers crushing sick and injured calves' skulls with pickaxes and hammers, and tossing dying calves on a pile of dead ones in the back of a truck -- acts that one animal welfare group says violates state cruelty laws. Gathered by ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2011

    UTMB Forced to Give PETA Documents on Animal Experiments

    UTMB must hand over more than 1,000 pages, AG says.​Attorney General Greg Abbott has ruled that the UT Medical Branch in Galveston must turn over documents sought by PETA regarding experiments done on animals. A PETA whistleblower alleged in January that animals were used in painful and dead ... More >>

  • 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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2011

    Steak and a BJ Day: The Male Valentine's Day

    ​Although one of America's newest holidays does not yet have its own Wikipedia page, it does have two separate Web sites as well as an entry on Urban Dictionary. And that's good enough for us. For the uninitiated, Steak and a BJ Day is the "creation" of Tom Birdsey, a radio talk show host ou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2010

    Reporting from the Southern Foodways Alliance Symposium: Thacker Mountain Radio Show, Mississippi Masala, and a Talk by Robb Walsh

    Robb Walsh, right. ​The 13th Annual Southern Foodways Alliance Symposium officially kicks off today, but the fun got started Thursday night with the Thacker Mountain Radio show and some dinner offerings in line with the "Global South" theme, including Mississippi Masala by Suvir Saran. Thack ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2010

    Even Gawker Commenters Can't Snark About Feral Hogs

    Not to be snarked about​You may not be aware of it, because it came as yet another announcement in an increasingly silly race for Agriculture Commissioner, but October is "Get the Hog Outta Texas" month.It's all about killing off as many dangerous feral hogs as possible, says incumbent Todd Staple ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2010

    "McDonald's Fat Menu Will Kill You" Ads May Be Coming To Houston

    The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, who presumably spent years trying to come up with the most boring "eat your spinach" name ever, may be targeting Houston with its latest attack ad.That ad, which has run in Washington, DC, features a fat guy on a gurney in the morgue with a death gr ... More >>

  • Dining

    August 19, 2010

    The Barbed Rose

    The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, who presumably spent years trying to come up with the most boring "eat your spinach" name ever, may be targeting Houston with its latest attack ad.That ad, which has run in Washington, DC, features a fat guy on a gurney in the morgue with a death gr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    TRUly Good Booze

    ​Although I have been eating organic for many years, the idea of drinking organic had not really permeated my brain until maybe a year ago. Even then, finding organic spirits was somewhat of a hassle, especially if I wanted something that was actually drinkable and affordable. After visiting w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes #2: Fajitas at the Original Ninfa's on Navigation

    ​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 for their cultural or historical significance, and others because they are just so damn tasty. Share your own nominations in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2010

    Feds Fine Texas Over Food Stamps; Legal Aid Groups Say "We Told You So"

    Accepted...if you can get approved​The federal government has levied a fine of almost $4 million against Texas for mishandling its food stamp program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the state made too many errors over the past two fiscal years.Those mistakes include both underpaying ... More >>

  • News

    April 15, 2010

    Down on the Farm

    The Humane Society and big agriculture slug it out over animal rights.

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2010

    Another Dream Deferred For Kids: Clear Creek Ends Its Meat-Processing Classes

    ​Pause, reader, to spare a thought for the young boy or girl, growing up in the Clear Creek school district, who wants nothing more than to spend a life processing meat.For years, his school district has helped that hopeful flame grow from the merest spark to a fire that can light the world. But n ... More >>

  • Dining

    September 17, 2009

    Burger Chic

    The RDG Burger at RDG + Bar Annie

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2009

    Swine Flu FAQs: The Answers You Need...And The Answers You Deserve

    Unlike in 1918, when the flu really bitch-slapped humanity, leading medical experts have the ability to immediately update us with information on how to stay safe, and how to separate myth from fact. For example: By now, unless you're a vapid hotel-fortune heiress who answers the cell phone during s ... More >>

  • 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 >>

  • Dining

    January 1, 2009

    Over-the-Top Chophouse at Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse

    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

    December 16, 2008

    Squeeze Play: Texas Valley Lemons

    I always buy a sack of Valley lemons along with my red grapefruit on the way home from the Lower Rio Grande Valley during the citrus season. The not very tart lemons are wonderful to cook with. But I was never quite clear on the botanical details. "Valley lemons are a cross between a lemon and an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2008

    Whole Foods Recalls Ground Beef; Leaves Fancy Rhetoric Intact

    I always buy a sack of Valley lemons along with my red grapefruit on the way home from the Lower Rio Grande Valley during the citrus season. The not very tart lemons are wonderful to cook with. But I was never quite clear on the botanical details. "Valley lemons are a cross between a lemon and an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2008

    Whole Foods Recalls Ground Beef; Leaves Fancy Rhetoric Intact

    I always buy a sack of Valley lemons along with my red grapefruit on the way home from the Lower Rio Grande Valley during the citrus season. The not very tart lemons are wonderful to cook with. But I was never quite clear on the botanical details. "Valley lemons are a cross between a lemon and an ... More >>

  • Dining

    June 14, 2007

    Bob's Steak & Chop House

    If steak is a sin, then Bob is the devil

  • Dining

    December 7, 2006

    Jazz and Oysters

    The cocktail lounge at Tommy's is the perfect antidote for Norman Rockwell holidays

  • News

    December 7, 2006

    Shorthanded

    Foreign pickers aren't getting through the post-9/11 barricades to harvest U.S. crops

  • News

    April 13, 2006

    Horse Flesh

    Texas struggles with what to do with its overabundance of Equus caballus, while Europeans wait with open mouths

  • Dining

    March 16, 2006

    Where Carnitas Meet Foie Gras

    Cultures collide at Washington and Asbury, with wonderfully tasty results

  • News

    September 8, 2005

    Letters

    Cultures collide at Washington and Asbury, with wonderfully tasty results

  • Dining

    April 28, 2005

    Lucky Stars

    Test your love of Texas at Jim Goode's new cowboy saloon

  • News

    February 3, 2005

    The Fido Solution

    The ultimate answer to too many strays, cash-strapped budgets, animal shelter abuses and starving people

  • Dining

    December 16, 2004

    Risqué, Medium Rare

    Steak and tits -- how can you go wrong at the Strip House?

  • News

    December 2, 2004

    Letters

    Steak and tits -- how can you go wrong at the Strip House?

  • News

    November 4, 2004

    Eating It Up

    Are HISD and Aramark cooking the books to feast on federal breakfast subsidies?

  • Dining

    October 14, 2004

    Marvelous Meat

    Chez Nous

  • Best of Houston

    September 23, 2004

    Best Steak House

    Chez Nous

  • Dining

    September 9, 2004

    Boring by Design

    Spencer's: dull decor and surprisingly good food

  • Dining

    November 6, 2003

    Shooting Bambi's Mom

    A gourmet environmentalist shares his favorite venison recipes

  • Dining

    August 14, 2003

    History's at Steak

    A gourmet environmentalist shares his favorite venison recipes

  • Dining

    June 26, 2003

    Forgiving Fertitta

    Is Tilman's awesome new restaurant reason enough?

  • Dining

    February 6, 2003

    Dining by Demographic

    Fleming's Prime Steakhouse serves up excellent renditions of the nation's most average food and wine preferences

  • Dining

    June 20, 2002

    Hotter than Halal

    Islamic fusion restaurants are all the rage because of their organic meat -- and whole chiles

  • Dining

    November 22, 2001

    Pig in the City

    A foodie saint is tainted by fast food's evil empire

  • News

    May 17, 2001

    Air Sic

    In cargo holds or plane cabins, critters are taking more than flights of fancy

  • Dining

    September 21, 2000

    Strange Fruit

    People pay lots more for organic produce, but are they getting their money's worth?

  • Dining

    March 2, 2000

    Eenie, Meenie, Minie...

    With a menu boasting so many treats, decision-making can be difficult at Leibman's

  • News

    February 17, 2000

    Elephant Walk

    Montgomery County tries to ride herd on its exotic pets

  • News

    February 11, 1999

    When the Circus Comes To Town

    And the stars of the show end up dead

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