Dorilocos at Tacos Mayra
Tacos Mayra on Beechnut is a particularly festive-looking taco truck parked just outside of Beltway 8 on the north side of the street. The extensive menu is hand-painted on the outside of the truck. The truck’s owner is the artist. I love the painting of the rabbit holding the fruit…
Financial Times Loves It Some Westbury
What’s the hottest neighborhood in Houston, according to the Financial Times, that international publication with the funny pinkish color?It’s Westbury.FT approvingly quotes an expert who says the neighborhood southwest of Meyerland is “one of the last areas near the Galleria and downtown where you could get the square footage and…
L.A. Ramen
On my trip to Southern California a couple of weeks ago, I sampled the ramen in Japantown. Our plane got into LAX around nine and by the time we got to the Grand Kyoto Hotel in downtown L.A., I was starved. The hotel restaurants were closed, but somebody recommended the…
5 Real-Life Rock-Star Stereotypes More, Well, Flaming Than Adam Lambert
We hate to be those people, but it’s true: stereotypes exist for a reason. Our theory is that stereotypes propagate themselves from the insecurities of people who believe they’re “supposed” to be some kind of archetype, whether it’s the toughest gangsta, the punkest punk rocker or the hick with the…
App Your Way Through The Big Easy
Every modern metropolis needs one. An urban playground within weekend driving distance, that is. Where what happens within the city limits stays within the city limits for all eternity. Well, except for the gift that keeps on giving. But it’s not a jaunt of any consequence if you don’t return…
When in Rome…
Our recent excursion to San Antonio inevitably ended with us having Mexican food, and our choice was Tito’s (955 S Alamo St). A family-owned San Antonio institution located in historic King William, Tito’s has been in the same family’s hands for three generations. A recent remodel of the establishment covered…
Aftermath: Puscifer at Jones Hall, the First Show We’ve Walked Out On In Years
Aftermath considers himself a reasonably tolerant sort of fellow – you pretty much have to be to do this job. And we know for a fact we have a sense of humor, and a pretty off-color sense of humor at that, because it’s gotten us in hot water more than…
Tiger Woods Incident Proves Five Truisms Are True
Tiger Woods’ little traffic accident this holiday weekend has gripped the nation like nothing since Balloon Boy. It’s also about as important as Balloon Boy.(This just in for those under-a-rock dwellers: Woods crashed his SUV into a fire hydrant and tree near his driveway at about 2:30 in the morning…
5 Places to Take Your Kids After Church
Whether your Sabbath involves pulpits and preachers or pigskin and Pearl, here are some ideas to maximize the family time, faith notwithstanding. The Black Labrador Take your baby to a pub…? Why the heck not, when the cheese soup at the Black Lab is absolutely the truth, the light, and…
Lightnin’ Hopkins Historical Marker One Step Closer To Reality
Over the weekend, our sister blog Rocks Off received some very encouraging news from Eric Davis, whose efforts to secure local blues legend Lightnin’ Hopkins a long-overdue historical marker we wrote about a couple of weeks back. Davis says his proposal was unanimously approved by the Harris County Historical Commission…
A Report from the Lee Powers Memorial: That’s Enough Death for A While, Everyone
Houston’s most fervent cyclists, skaters, musicians and artists converged on The Silo on Saturday afternoon to commemorate the life of fallen Free Press Houston staffer Lee Powers. The arty ruins in the warehouse district welcomed friends and family of Powers with enough space to reminisce and celebrate the late multi-media…
Odd Pair: Barbecue Beef Sandwiches & Malbec
Everyone knows that you usually pair red wine with beef. But what if that beef is brisket and it’s smothered in tangy barbecue sauce? The pairing gets a little more interesting. Wanting to get as far away from Thanksgiving leftovers as possible, we picked up Goode Company sliced beef sandwiches…
Game Time: Defining Texans Coach Gary Kubiak
“When a defining moment comes along, you define the moment… or the moment defines you.” — Roy McAvoyCertainly, I’m not asking Gary Kubiak to make like the source of the above quote and take multiple 3-wood shots over a water hazard to post a 12 on the last hole of…
Cold Sweats: Hot Foods for Cold Weather
Leftovers are dwindling and we’re all disgusted by turkey, but that doesn’t necessarily mean we’re left with cravings for salad. Why not continue to bask in the warmth of comfort food another week? Below are a few savory meals you probably didn’t have last Thursday. Sylvia’s Enchilada Kitchen Enchilada Tours…
Avoid The Cyber Monday Crowds By Shopping At These Sites
Today is Cyber Monday, a special day drummed up by the National Retail Federation to trick people into thinking there’s some special reason people should shop online today, as opposed to yesterday. Or two weeks from now. The Federation’s idea was to drive people to www.CyberMonday.com, which features promotions from big-name…
Harris County Historical Commission Approves Lightnin’ Hopkins Marker
Over the weekend, Rocks Off received some very encouraging news from Eric Davis, whose efforts to secure local blues legend Lightnin’ Hopkins a long-overdue historical marker we wrote about a couple of weeks back. Davis says his proposal was unanimously approved by the Harris County Historical Commission and will now…
The New Kim Son Café Delivers
“We have taken the 50 most popular items from all our other restaurants and put them on the menu here,” the manager of Kim Son Café on Eldridge Parkway near Briar Forest told me. When I asked him how he thought this curious new concept was going to do so…
Vote Early Starts Today; Avoid The Christmas Rush
You know what you can do today that you couldn’t do last week? Vote in the runoff.Early voting in the blistering mayoral race between Annise Parker and Gene Locke began this morning and continues until December 8.If you don’t vote early, you’re going to have to head to the polls…
The Best Café in Texas
Yes, we mean the best. Brown Coffee Company off West King’s Highway, San Antonio, Texas is the complete coffee experience. Part roasting facility, part training center, and part slow bar, this is a learning environment like no other in the Lone Star State. Head roaster (and head barista) Aaron Blanco…
Turning the Screw: Hollywood F.L.O.S.S., Trae, Z-Ro, Sans Bayonet, Pimp C, Lil’ Wayne, Big Moe, 50, Lupe, DMX, Yung Chase, etc.
Welcome back to Turning the Screw, Rocks Off’s weekly rap post. It probably won’t rhyme, at least most of the time. E-mail tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. Thanks, homies. Single of the Week: “At The Top,” Hollywood F.L.O.S.S. Wire To Wire First, thank you to everyone that emailed us about The Diary…
Colts 35, Texans 27: At Least You Saw This One Coming
The most alarming aspect in the latest installment of Texans collapses wasn’t the game itself. Rather, what’s most frightening is just how customary this has become under the leadership of head coach Gary Kubiak.In this week’s edition, the lion’s share of blame goes to quarterback Matt Schaub and the offense,…
This Week In TV: Idol’s Coming, Whether You’re Ready or Not
My car’s in the shop, I can’t figure what season it is, and I don’t know what to do about the Indians in the lobby. This was Thanksgiving week in TV Land: • Glee is going bye-bye for a while. The last episode of the year will air on December…
Aftermath: Basses Loaded’s Second Last Show Ever at Mango’s
There are lots of awesome things about the beginning of the holiday season. Reconnecting with far-flung relatives, old friends coming home to visit their parents and intermittingly sneaking off with you to run up a bar tab in between family excursions, and ungodly amounts of stuffing foisted on you by…
Coogs Roll Over Rice And Get Ready For The C-USA Title Game
The Cougars had only one option on Saturday night. To advance to the C-USA title game, the Cougars had to defeat Rice. In 2008, the Cougars also had only option to take in order to advance to advance to the title game: beat Rice. The Cougars went on to suffer…
Where Are We Eating?
A burger and a basket of fries…or two. Can you identity where we’re eating this week from the burger cross-section below? Leave your best guess in the comments section…
Eyeballin’: Deep Purple: History, Hits and Highlights 1968-76
[Ed. Note: Throughout the holiday season, Rocks Off will be bringing you our picks for recent DVDs, CDs and other musical wares that might be just the ticket to help fill out that pesky shopping list. Enjoy.] Though they never achieved the popularity of Zeppelin or Sabbath, and are still…
Let It Glow, Let It Glow, Let It Glow
While we might be short — extremely short — on snow in Houston this holiday season, we had plenty to glow about on Saturday night at the George R. Brown Convention Center. Houston’s famous art cars were on display as the public had never seen them before at the first…
