I don't know what you do when you're depressed. Me? I head for Goode Company Bar-B-Que (5109 Kirby Drive, 522-2530). Have you noticed how happy... More >>
El Pueblito's food more than makes up for its color scheme
By Eric Lawlor,
April 23, 1998
There are few good cartoons in the New Yorker anymore, but I did enjoy one that ran last month. A man and a woman are standing at the door of... More >>
Movin' On Up on the South Side
Thai food fans take note: One of Houston's best-kept secrets has moved uptown. Well, sort of. Kanomwan is still... More >>
Prego's (2520 Amherst, 529-2420) always manages to intimidate me. The place is so earnest, it puts me in mind of Lenin's Tomb. A friend claims... More >>
A Beignet by Any Other Name
Coffee Call has a new name. Starting immediately, both its locations (the original in the Lamar River Oaks Center... More >>
The trifle I gorged on as a child was a monstrous thing, including among its list of ingredients a jelly roll, slivered almonds, peach slices,... More >>
The Zydeco Louisiana Diner doesn't stand on ceremony
By Eric Lawlor,
March 19, 1998
There are now two Zydeco diners -- one on Pease, the other on Travis -- and, as far as I'm concerned, that's not nearly enough. In a perfect... More >>
Of all the major food groups, which two are the most important? Meat and Guinness, of course. So rejoice, all ye who fret about your health.... More >>
Moo shu may sound like a dairy product. Actually, it's something altogether more delectable: a thin Chinese pancake -- known in some quarters as... More >>
I've been feeling philosophical of late. And I don't mean the God thing. Stuff like that I leave to lesser minds. My concerns go deeper. Like,... More >>
Don't you love those paintings in the Empire Cafe? They're satirizing something. But what? Rubens's odalisques? Pornography? The female form?... More >>
We're a skeptical lot, we Lawlors. Consider our coat of arms: a crossed knife and fork on a silver field and, below, the motto "Eater Beware."... More >>
King of Kings
A King Cake, as you ought to know by now, is one of those buttery, neon-frosted concoctions that announces the approach of Mardi... More >>
I approached Armando's sick with dread. Who hasn't heard the stories? Possessing all the warmth of a nest of tigers, it didn't suffer strangers,... More >>
Raw Competition
Conventional economic wisdom has it that when two businesses compete, both firms' products and prices improve as the companies... More >>
Chef Tim Keating overcomes the curse of hotel food
By Paul Galvani,
November 20, 1997
When I travel, I never eat in the hotel: It's an unfortunately reliable rule of thumb that memorable meals are rarely found at a place with a... More >>
Go ahead: Dance in the restaurant. At Fajita Flats, nobody will mind.
By Kathy Biehl,
November 13, 1997
Miss Manners would shudder at what passes for acceptable behavior at Fajita Flats. A low-level party rumble underpins both locations of this... More >>
At Post Oak and Westheimer, Mark Miller meets Wally World
By Margaret L. Briggs,
October 30, 1997
You'd think the Canyon Cafe would have everything in the world going for it: location, Southwestern decor, location, Southwestern cuisine and... More >>
At Miss Saigon, restaurateur Doan Huynh gets everything right
By Margaret L. Briggs,
October 09, 1997
The Miss Saigon Cafe is unexpectedly fetching. The cool, modern decor -- terra-cotta walls, a smooth concrete floor and a striking mural of a... More >>
Wrap a Lot
If you've been perusing such culinary journals as Restaurant Business, then you already know that the people who spend their lives... More >>
With his eponymous new cafe, Mark Cox sheds his Tony's past
By Meredith L. Patterson,
September 04, 1997
Sometimes a reputation, even a good one, can be as much bane as boon. According to at least one close associate, that was on chef Mark Cox's mind... More >>
At the Triple A, the food lives up to the rating in the name
By John Eudy,
July 24, 1997
Before there was a 610 loop, the Triple A Restaurant anchored a corner of the near north side. From its inception, the Triple A has stayed the... More >>
Take a virtual tour of Bellissimo in this week's slideshow.
You know that tired old bumblebee metaphor people trot out when they're trying to describe something that shouldn't work but does?… More >>
Here, Eat This
Vietnamese cuisine has become one of Houston's favorite over the past few decades — coinciding with the large influx of Vietnamese immigrants that began following the Vietnam War… More >>
Take a trip through Witchcraft's rock 'n' roll-inspired dining room and check out its wall-mounted sculpture made of vintage speakers.
If you're expecting a review full of puns on Witchcraft Tavern… More >>
It's been more than a century since the first Tex-Mex restaurant opened in Houston. George Caldwell brought The Original Mexican Restaurant to our city in 1907, influenced — most agree… More >>
See the intricate steps involved in creating a Napoletana-style pie at Pizaro's in this week's slideshow.
If you don't believe that there's any artistry in food, take a trip out west… More >>
TOP 10
Since a first date is often the initial and most important impression you'll make, you want that impression to be memorable. But how do you achieve "memorable" without also… More >>
Getting Your Ital-Mex Fusion Fix at Bellissimo
The Pho-ndamentals
Getting Crafty at Witchcraft Tavern
Todo con Queso
Pizza Ballet at Pizaro's
Hot to Trot
