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This Week in Houston Food Events: It's Independence Day!

By Alexandra Doyle
Jun 29, 2015

Wednesday, July 1 Sundown at The Grove has Beer and Bites Every Wednesday between now and September 9, you can find beer flights from various craft breweries and custom cuisine to pair with the brews at The Grove. Brewmasters will be there to mingle with you, and DJ Sun will...
National Growler Day: Go Get Your Fill

By Joshua Justice
Dec 17, 2012

Created in 2010 by Beermapping.com, National Growler Day celebrates those handy refillable jugs we in the craft beer world have come to love so much. Because nothing quite matches the taste of a beer fresh off the draft, growlers have become a popular way to take the taste of fresh...
All-Day Fundraiser Today at Liberty Kitchen for Injured Bartender David Brown

By Katharine Shilcutt
Oct 26, 2012

On Thursday, September 13, Liberty Kitchen bartender David Brown was riding his bicycle -- his main means of transportation -- down a busy stretch of Studemont that crosses White Oak Bayou when he lost his balance and plummeted 40 feet over the railing into the bayou below. Luckily for Brown,...
10 Oyster Dishes to Try in Houston: No. 7, Fried Oysters & Deviled Eggs at BRC Gastropub

By Joanna O'Leary
Oct 18, 2012

You know what I love about SeptembeR, OctobeR, NovembeR and DecembeR? It's oyster season! During these months, oysters are at their peak. For the next few weeks, I'll be sampling the most memorable and tasty oyster dishes in Houston. No. 8, Fried Oysters & Deviled Eggs at BRC Gastropub BRC...
Celebrate International Bacon Day Tomorrow With Houston's 8 Craziest Bacon Dishes

By Brooke Viggiano
Aug 31, 2012

Tomorrow is International Bacon Day. In honor of everyone's favorite fatty strip of pig, we're bringing you some of Houston's Most Outrageous Bacon Dishes. Country-Fried Bacon: BRC Gastropub's Deviled Eggs w/ Country-Fried Bacon. Leave it up to a Big Red Cock to take a piece of humble bacon, chicken-fry it...
10 Lobster Dishes to Try in Houston: No. 1, Poached Lobster De/ReConstructed at BRC Gastropub

By Joanna O'Leary
Aug 27, 2012

One of the many things that intrigue me about the Victorian era was how the general overabundance of shellfish meant foods like lobster were more fare for the hoi polloi than the aristocratic minority. This year, a bumper crop in the Northeast has once again made lobster cheaper for the...
This Week in Food Blogs: Hop Heads and the Siren Call of Duck Poutine

By Katharine Shilcutt
Aug 8, 2012

CultureMap: Each month, Ruthie Johnson Miller compiles a handy list of the 10 hottest restaurants in the city for CultureMap. Whether they be newly opened or just newly interesting, these are the 10 places she suggests checking out in August. Arbitrary Criticism: New chef Chandler Rothbard must already be working...
Upcoming Events: Cheap Cheesecake and Free Tequila; What Could Be Better?

By Katharine Shilcutt
Jul 13, 2012

Hopefully, you're already celebrating National French Fries Day today. But hang on -- we've got two more good ones coming up. What better place to celebrate National Cheesecake Day is there than The Cheesecake Factory itself? The restaurant is known for having more than 30 different flavors of cheesecake, all...
Upcoming Events: Take Your Pick of Avocado, Snails and Beer

By Katharine Shilcutt
May 4, 2012

Fed up with Cinco de Mayo? Just want to do something different from the rest of the crowd this weekend? Then head out to the 6th annual Polish Festival this weekend. The two-day festival will take place at Our Lady of Czestochowa Church (1731 Blalock Drive) from 10 a.m. to...
Test-Drive Five Gourmet Burgers During Tillamook Burger Week April 28-May 5

By Mai Pham
Apr 25, 2012

The Tillamook Cheese Loaf Love Tour starts this Saturday in Houston, and it's gonna be a juicy one. For one week, five local restaurants will offer gourmet Tillamook-inspired burgers that sound so irresistible, you might be tempted to try them all. 1. At BRC Gastropub, Chef Lance Fegen has created...
Angry Birds

The Big Red Cock offers a funny name but serious bar business.

By Shea Serrano
Mar 28, 2012

Many cultures regard roosters as good luck, brilliant birds connected to the gods and the universe through any manner of meanings. The Greeks considered them solar emblems, reasoning that their morning crowing symbolized day's light conquering night's darkness. In Matthew 26:34, Jesus tells Peter "this very night, before the rooster...
Poutine and Other New Dishes at BRC Gastropub

By Joanna O'Leary
Nov 28, 2011

When BRC Gastropub first opened, I immediately became a fan of their juicy burgers, luscious roast oysters, and decadent daily macaroni and cheese specials. But after a series of visits, my passion for BRC cooled. It was, perhaps, the seven-month itch one experiences during a relationship with a once-thrilling restaurant...
Five "Dressed Up" Macaroni and Cheeses

By Joanna O'Leary
May 30, 2011

A few weeks ago I wrote about my Top Five Stellar (Plain) Mac and Cheeses. Now, as promised, I'm moving on to my favorite "dressed up" versions. You know, those gourmet, fancy-schmancy types that combine hand-cut pasta with double-cream cheeses and everything from caviar to peanut butter. Behold, my five...
BRC's New Menu

By Joanna O'Leary
May 16, 2011

Although I love its oysters and burgers, I got sick of BRC Gastropub about three months ago. (Yes, I acknowledge that some of you disliked this place sooner rather than later, but count me among those who enjoyed consistently good service and food.) It wasn't because BRC doesn't take reservations...
Openings & Closings

By Katharine Shilcutt
Apr 8, 2011

After last week's flurry of activity, the first week of April has been nicely quiet so far. Around the city, there were a few openings as reported by B4-U-Eat: Green Apple Cafe in Hitchcock; Mi Hacienda (not to be confused with the classic La Hacienda in Memorial); and the intriguingly...
Food Fight: Jersey Breakfast Sandwich

By Kristen Majewski
Mar 1, 2011

As a Jersey native, I consider the breakfast sandwich to be a sacred item. With magical hangover-healing powers, the traditional Jersey breakfast sandwich consists of pork roll -- Taylor Ham is the most well-known brand of the crispy, salty, delicious, life-altering pork roll -- fried egg and cheese between two...
Little Pappasito's: That Restaurant You Hate to Love

By Joanna O'Leary
Jan 25, 2011

I think everyone has at least one restaurant they don't always admit to enjoying. Mine is Little Pappasito's on Richmond and Kirby. Lately, my husband has become obsessed with Little Pappasito's, and he automatically proposes a visit whenever we're in the mood for Tex-Mex. It disturbs me how comfortable he...
Oysters on Oysters at BRC Gastropub

By Joanna O'Leary
Jan 19, 2011

Lately, I don't pass up an opportunity to have oysters. I love them plain, with their salty brininess, and dressed up, all covered in cheeses, cream, and breadcrumbs. As with soft-shell crabs, I dream of a restaurant that offers buckets of fried oysters accompanied by cups o' dipping sauce like...
Pie, Dirt and Pimento Cheese: Food Trends for 2011

By Katharine Shilcutt
Dec 28, 2010

Back in October, Nation's Restaurant News released their annual list of predicted food trends for 2011. Some items were already cresting the horizon here in Houston two months ago: high-end junk food, one-dish restaurants, fancy hot dogs. Others are still on the road, yet to reach the Bayou City, but...
Blue Cheese and Ham Macaroni & Cheese at BRC Gastropub

By Joanna O'Leary
Dec 7, 2010

I don't like the fries at BRC Gastropub: too much fry, not enough potato. But since I insist on a carbohydrate side with my burger and BRC doesn't offer onion rings, I tried the macaroni and cheese of the day. Advertised as "blue cheese and ham," the mac & cheese...
Openings & Closings

By Katharine Shilcutt
Nov 12, 2010

The biggest news of the week seems to be the revolving doors at some of Houston's more popular restaurants: BRC Gastropub, Caffe Bello and the Inn at Dos Brisas (which, okay, is up the road in Independence, but we still claim it as our own). There have been serious chef...
Sampler Plate: This Week in Food Blogs

By Katharine Shilcutt
Nov 10, 2010

Each week, we put together a sampler plate of the most interesting links from both local and national food blogs. Know a blog we should be paying particular attention to? Leave the address in the comments section below. 29-95: The Chron's Greg Morago, pulling double-duty over at 29-95, has the...

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