Phaedra Cook

Houston is great, but sometimes being surrounded by concrete day after day gets tiresome. One antidote is to drive out of the flatlands and see some of the beautiful scenery just outside the city. Lakes, huge nature preserves, beaches and hills ar...

Walking into Stoked Tacos & Tequila feels like stumbling onto a film set — the set of one of those ’80s beach movies in which neon-pink, yellow and blue clothing from Ocean Pacific was considered fashionable. A pink and white Volkswagen bus is...

Having brunch with friends and family is a great way to celebrate a week well spent. With the specially-priced four-pack of tickets for "The Morning After, A Houston Press Brunch Event," it's easy (and economical) to bring along three favorite peo...

Last week, we published an article that revealed that in only five years, 60 percent of our picks for the best new restaurants of 2011 had already closed. That’s a depressing statistic. A reader asked, “Why not write an article about the successfu...

Dear Readers: This note is to inform you that as of September 2, I will no longer be food editor for the Houston Press. I realize this news is probably surprising and disappointing. For that, I am sorry. It has been my joy and privilege to serve y...