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United Kingdom

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    Pizza Hut Appeases Disgruntled Fans with Limited Release of Cheesy Bites Pizza

    "Just. Can't." So went fellow EOW blogger Christina Uticone's response to my post about the exclusive release of Hot Dog Stuffed Crust Pizza in the UK, Pizza Hut's latest creation. She wasn't alone, either. But apparently, according to a press contact at Pizza Hut, "American pizza fans are furiou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2012

    Robin Gibb Of The Bee Gees Falls Into Coma

    Robin Gibb, one-third of fraternal British/Australian '70s disco-pop superstars the Bee Gees, fell into a coma Friday night in a private London hospital, according to wire services. Reuters reports that Gibb, 62, is surrounded by his family. He was hospitalized for pneumonia earlier this earlier t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    Top 5 British Food Traditions To Embrace Now

    As mentioned in an earlier post, I recently returned from London, where I was celebrating the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens and stuffing my gob with vittles. Houston stole my heart with its diverse food scene, but London, despite being bloody expensive, still has a certain something, or, rather ... More >>

  • Music

    April 7, 2011

    The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

    As mentioned in an earlier post, I recently returned from London, where I was celebrating the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens and stuffing my gob with vittles. Houston stole my heart with its diverse food scene, but London, despite being bloody expensive, still has a certain something, or, rather ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2011

    Like the Obamas Wanted to Go to Your Stupid Royal Wedding Anyway

    The invite the Obamas -- and you -- didn't receive​Despite having cast off the shackles of the British monarchy over 230 years ago, our great nation has yet to free itself of the embarrassingly colonial obsession with all matters concerning the Royal Family. A cursory scan of Google News yest ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    Comment of the Day: Those Crazy Brits

    ​The things you can learn from reading the comments section on EOW. Joanna O'Leary wrote about five fascinating nursery rhyme foods, and commenter Trisch chimed in with the weirdest tidbit we've seen all day: On a recent transpacific flight, I watched a show where blackbird pie was on the men ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2011

    The Five Worst Canned Foods You Can Easily Find In America

    Ha! Spotted Dick is NOTHING compared to the other items on this list.​It's easy to go to a foreign market and find items that seem strange and offensive to an American palate. Wandering through a Korean market, someone might offer you steamed silkworm pupae. In a South American market, you mig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2010

    Study Finds Women Think About Food Almost as Often as Men Think About Sex

    blogs.dallasobserver.com​On Monday The Daily Mail reported on a recent study of 5,000 men and women conducted by UK based Shape Smart that found that while men are thinking about sex (36 percent fantasize every half hour), women are focused on food--nearly a quarter of female participants repo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2010

    Top 5 Fine Food Arts

    Japanese Bento Box "Mona Lisa"​Art created from food has a uniquely universal appeal and a certain whimsy that you don't always find with other media. But food artists are often dismissed as "novelty," despite the powerful reach of their work and the fact that it's often crafted out of some of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2010

    Grum's "Through The Night" Is One Rad Buddy-Cop Bromance

    Every day Rocks Off trolls the tubes of you in search of videos to share. If you have something that you think deserves to be video of the day, send a link to jef_rouner at yahoo dot com. ​Your daily VJ has been using the phrase "homoerotic undertones" since the fourth grade, and we have the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    Cartoon Band To Play Toyota Center

    My my, we're busy today. Rocks Off this sent this into the Twitterverse earlier, but for all you non-tweeters, Gorillaz, the UK hip-hop/electronica/rock band composed of Murdoc Niccals, 2D, Noodle and Russel Hobbs - the cartoon avatars of Blur's Damon Albarn and his pal Jamie Hewlett - are pencile ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2010

    Recipe: A Different Scone

    ​I am constantly disappointed with the scones I get in coffee shops and bakeries. Scones in England are a thing of beauty: soft and sweet, creamy yet flaky, dense yet fluffy. Most of the scones I've tasted in America seem to be made from some sort of bastardized biscuit recipe that probably t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2010

    Spotlight On: The Mangosteen

    ​A couple months ago, I ventured out to 99 Ranch Market and saw some fresh mangosteens parked in the middle of the fruit section. Although I was curious about how they tasted, I was put off by the price ($8.99/pound) and the fact that they looked pretty tired in comparison to the surrounding a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2010

    World Cup 2010: These Teams Will Make It Out Of The Group Stage. Guaranteed

    Now THAT was a USA World Cup squad​The 2010 edition of the FIFA World Cup is finally here. Thirty-two teams made it to the big dance to see just who is the best in the world. Realistically though, only a handful of teams have a shot of winning the cup. It's all going to come down to matchups ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2010

    Chef Chat, Part 1: Craig Mallinson of The Red Lion

    ​Eating Our Words recently caught up with Yorkshire native Craig Mallinson, owner of the Red Lion Pub. He talked about why he opened the Red Lion and gave us a brief history of pubs. EOW: So what made you want to open an English pub in Houston? Mallinson: Well, before moving to Houston, I ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2010

    World Cup: Is It Worth It, Rooting For The Americans?

    The left-back spot is the Americans' Achilles heel​So the FIFA World Cup is only days away, and you have no idea what to make of Team USA's chances. Sure, they teased us a little last summer with their second-place finish at the Confederations Cup, beating then 1 ranked Spain, then having Brazil o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2010

    Texas Traveler Tries Curling

    Photos by Brittanie Shey​Sometimes it's a bad idea to watch the Olympic Games in a bar. When someone shouts over the broadcast of the biathlon "Hey, I could do that," you might not want to challenge them, especially since this is Texas and that bar patron probably already has one half of the s ... More >>

  • Culture

    November 26, 2009

    SPECIAL LONG-LETTER EDITION

    Photos by Brittanie Shey​Sometimes it's a bad idea to watch the Olympic Games in a bar. When someone shouts over the broadcast of the biathlon "Hey, I could do that," you might not want to challenge them, especially since this is Texas and that bar patron probably already has one half of the s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2009

    In Honor Of David Beckham's Houston Debut, 10 Of His Not-So-Great Moments

    ​On Sunday, October 18, the Los Angeles Galaxy make their annual trip to the Bayou City to take on the Dynamo. Finally joining the traveling circus that is the Galaxy is English International David Beckham.Beckham is a world-wide icon; he is to soccer what Michael Jordan was to basketball. He's kn ... More >>

  • Music

    September 24, 2009

    Exterminated

    Houston's grindcore provocateurs (and HPMA nemises) Insect Warfare reunite for a brief U.K. tour.

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2009

    St. Patrick's Day Special: The Undertones' "Teenage Kicks"

    Fun Fact: Undertones lead singer Feargal Sharkey is now the director of UK Music, which lobbies the British Government on behalf of the UK's commercial music industry.

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2009

    St. Patrick's Day Special: Flogging Molly, "Fuck You I'm Drunk"

    Fun Fact: Before he found Irish-punk religion in L.A., Flogging Molly frontman Dave King sang in front of ex-Motorhead and UFO members in '80s UK hair-metal also-rans Fastway.

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2009

    "Knitta, Please" Lives On And Goes International

    It's been three years since we first wrote about Knitta, the Montrose artistes who were pioneering the art of guerrilla knitting.Since then the phenomenon has spread worldwide, according to today's UK Telegraph."Knitters turn to graffiti artists with 'yarnbombing'" is the headline.You'll have to ima ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2009

    Robb's Oyster Book

    My new book Sex, Death & Oysters: A Half Shell Lover's World Tour was released January 1 and is now selling on Amazon. I'll make the rounds of Houston bookstores this week signing as many copies as I can find. It was a 2004 cover story by the same name in the Houston Press that got the ball rollin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 26, 2008

    Today Is A Holiday, Dammit

    Boxing Day - the day after Christmas -- is on most of our calendars, usually with the caveat that it has something to do with Canada. If Americans ever stop to think of it all, most of us grow up thinking it is related to the sweet science.It doesn't. Instead, it's a holiday with its origins in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2008

    The Specials and the Heyday of Houston Ska

    There was a time, but a decade ago, when there were roving groups of "rude boys" running the Houston streets. They wore things like creepers, wingtips, high-water slacks and pork-pie hats. They "skanked" in moshpits and drank Red Stripes. They co-existed with the punks and the non-racist skins ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 23, 2008

    The Bermondsey Joyriders

    UK punk threesome is the real McCoy

  • Blogs

    September 25, 2008

    Tonight: Back Door Slam at Warehouse Live

    UK punk threesome is the real McCoy

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2008

    Oh Yeah -- It's 9/11

    UK punk threesome is the real McCoy

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2008

    It's Vacation (And Work) In Uganda For A Houstonian

    UK punk threesome is the real McCoy

  • Calendar

    May 22, 2008

    Best of Ottawa International Animation Festival

    UK punk threesome is the real McCoy

  • Film

    September 6, 2007

    This Is England

    Shane Meadows lovingly re-creates his Thatcher-era England youth, but loses perspective

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2007

    (White) Girl Power

    Shane Meadows lovingly re-creates his Thatcher-era England youth, but loses perspective

  • Calendar

    July 12, 2007

    Side Show

    We are Siamese, if you please

  • Music

    May 10, 2007

    Kings of Leon

    With a No. 1 album in the UK, the Kings of Leon are all but exiled from Main Street, USA

  • Music

    November 23, 2006

    Sovereign Ruler

    Is the U.S. Ready for the S-O-V?

  • Music

    June 15, 2006

    Are They the New Beatles?

    Nope. But the Arctic Monkeys might be the next Who

  • Calendar

    April 6, 2006

    All Your Bass

    Nope. But the Arctic Monkeys might be the next Who

  • Music

    December 8, 2005

    Diaspora Jammin'

    The best underground black music from the United States, Brazil, the UK, the Caribbean and Africa

  • Music

    June 16, 2005

    Maxïmo Park

    A Certain Trigger

  • Music

    December 23, 2004

    Marrying the Mainstream

    White men learned to dance, and the emoting was as thick as the eyeliner on the year's best pop-rock records

  • Year End

    December 23, 2004

    Marrying the Mainstream

    White men learned to dance, and the emoting was as thick as the eyeliner on the year's best pop-rock records

  • Music

    October 7, 2004

    Follow Your Snows

    The Final Straw breaks the camel's back of Snow Patrol's obscurity

  • Music

    September 30, 2004

    The Prodigy

    Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned (Maverick/XL)

  • Music

    May 20, 2004

    A Fable

    The Streets take on rap with a British accent and deliver a modern morality play

  • Music

    June 12, 2003

    Lilys, with Of Normandy, Need New Body and One Version Aversion

    June 13

  • Dining

    January 23, 2003

    Goat Doughnuts Go Global

    The Hot Breads franchise serves unique pastries to a worldwide audience

  • Music

    September 21, 2000

    Important Imports

    The U.K.'s Travis is big in Europe really

  • Culture

    September 16, 1999

    Slaughterhouse Five

    The Gut Girls

  • Music

    February 6, 1997

    Souls Shaken, Minds Stirred

    Kula Shaker's got what you need -- or so they say

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