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• 100 Favorite Houston Dishes 2016, No. 100: Chicken Fried Steak at Hickory Hollow

  Monday, February 29, 2016 at 6:30 a.m.

  To me, the one true Hickory Hollow will always be the location at 8038 Fallbrook in northwest Houston. There are a few reasons for this. The first is that the Heights location didn’t impress me with the food the first time I went. The second is that the Fallbrook location...

• We Have a Winner! Who Guessed the Most Best 10 Dishes in Houston?

  Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at 7 a.m.

  Last week, we challenged readers to try and guess what my picks would be for the 10 Best Dishes In Houston. Shockingly, one reader guessed FOUR of them—and came real close with the others. Our winning reader is Jim Ayres! In his email, Jim said, “My response started out as...

• The 10 Best Dishes in Houston 2015 (UPDATED)

  Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at 6 a.m.

  Over the course of 2015, I’ve been counting down my 100 Favorite Dishes in Houston on the Houston Press website. Along the way, readers have frequently asked two questions: “How did you come up with your list?” and “Did you come up with them all at the same time, or...

• 100 Favorite Houston Dishes 2015, No. 11: Black Pepper Spaghetti at Coltivare

  Monday, December 28, 2015 at 9 a.m.

  Phaedra Cook is eating her way through Houston and counting down her 100 favorite dishes of 2015. It's a collection of personal favorites that is also indicative of Houston dining. It's a scene where a vast range of dishes coexist: highbrow and lowbrow; local and international; cheap and expensive; modern...

• 100 Favorite Houston Dishes 2015, No. 12: Blue Crab Soup at Caracol

  Sunday, December 27, 2015 at 3 p.m.

  Phaedra Cook is eating her way through Houston and counting down her 100 favorite dishes of 2015. It's a collection of personal favorites that is also indicative of Houston dining. It's a scene where a vast range of dishes coexist: highbrow and lowbrow; local and international; cheap and expensive; modern...

• 100 Favorite Houston Dishes 2015, No. 13: Machi Cure at Uchi

  Sunday, December 27, 2015 at 2 p.m.

  Phaedra Cook is eating her way through Houston and counting down her 100 favorite dishes of 2015. It's a collection of personal favorites that is also indicative of Houston dining. It's a scene where a vast range of dishes coexist: highbrow and lowbrow; local and international; cheap and expensive; modern...