Vacations

An Ordinary Family

Take a Staycation at Portugallia

Last year, my favorite Houston restaurant in which to take a staycation -- you know, pretending you're out of town on some food adventure when in fact you've really got $20 in the bank once the meal is over -- was Cafe Mawal. At this little converted house near the Galleria, it always feels like be ... More >>

Wine of the Week: A Delicious Portuguese Quaffer

​This weekend found us at Canyon Lake where Tracie P's family (they're from Orange) takes their summer vacation every year. The menu at the lake varies very little and the fare is invariably lip-smackingly delicious. This year my favs were Tracie P's King Ranch Chicken and my mother-in-law Mrs ... More >>

My Five Favorite Amusement Park Foods

sorrellsenterprises.comDippinDots.​This summer I'm heading back to the east coast. My "To Visit" list includes small-town diners, Civil War battlegrounds, and amusement parks. Knoebels Grove, Hershey Park, Six Flags: these were the beloved family vacation destinations of my youth. Even though ... More >>

The Black Lips

sorrellsenterprises.comDippinDots.​This summer I'm heading back to the east coast. My "To Visit" list includes small-town diners, Civil War battlegrounds, and amusement parks. Knoebels Grove, Hershey Park, Six Flags: these were the beloved family vacation destinations of my youth. Even though ... More >>

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

sorrellsenterprises.comDippinDots.​This summer I'm heading back to the east coast. My "To Visit" list includes small-town diners, Civil War battlegrounds, and amusement parks. Knoebels Grove, Hershey Park, Six Flags: these were the beloved family vacation destinations of my youth. Even though ... More >>

I Wanna Be Your Dog (Or Cat): Back To School Edition

School's only been in session for two days, yet some teachers are already piling on the homework. This isn't a huge deal for home-schooled kids, who pretty just much have to memorize which animals God created on which day, but it can be a real pain in the neck for those in public school.The dogs in ... More >>

Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap

The longest running show in London livens up Houston’s summer

Texas Traveler: Artesian Springs

Photos by Brittanie Shey​The first thing you need to know about Artesian Springs Resort is that there is nothing resort-like about it. Nestled way in the middle of bumblefuck Egypt, ten minutes from the closest concrete road, and just a few miles west of the Louisiana border, the privately-own ... More >>

Restaurant Bill Padding: How Often Does It Happen?

Photo by kake pugh​I recently had an expensive dinner at an established, well-known French restaurant in Houston. There were just two of us, and we ordered sparingly: one glass of wine each, one appetizer, two entrees and one dessert. The food and service were worth it, so I didn't blink when ... More >>

Mindy McCready's Regrets, In Chart Form

Country singer Mindy McCready has confessed to Inside Edition that her years-long adulterous affair with Roger Clemens “is not something I’m proud of.” He treated me like a princess," she said. “We never had a meeting in secret. We went on vacations together. We went to Palm Springs. We ... More >>

Mindy McCready's Regrets, In Chart Form

Country singer Mindy McCready has confessed to Inside Edition that her years-long adulterous affair with Roger Clemens “is not something I’m proud of.” He treated me like a princess," she said. “We never had a meeting in secret. We went on vacations together. We went to Palm Springs. We ... More >>

Fans of the Sea Duck Race

Rubber Ducky, you’re No. 1!

“Suddenly One Summer”

Trifecta of art

Russian American Kids Circus

Playing hooky never looked so fun

The Riff Tiffs

Local rockers leaving Houston behind for college

That's Intensive

Local rockers leaving Houston behind for college

Wish You Were Here

Greetings from Gitmo

Best Local Girl Made Good

Greetings from Gitmo

Best Weekend Getaway

Hangar Hotel

Les Savy Fav, with 764-HERO and Swearing at Motorists

Thursday, May 2

Best Middle Eastern Grocery

Droubi's

Character Assassination

Playwright savagely lampoons America's appetite for destruction in Betty's Summer Vacation

Time Lines

Buyers are the real prize in vacation-share pitches

Garbage In, Garbage Out

A former employee calls into question BFI's freshly scrubbed image