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Nuevos Huevos at La Guadalupana Bakery and Café You don't often see croissants and sandwiches on a Mexican breakfast menu, but both are available at the little bakery and cafe called La... More>>
Published: November 27, 2008
Feast Is Bloody Brilliant Black pudding is the British name for blood sausage. At Feast, the remarkable restaurant in the creaky old wooden house on Westheimer where Chez... More>>
Published: November 20, 2008
Sangria and Sliders at Open City The lamb sliders were the best thing I sampled on my first visit to Open City, the curious nightclub/restaurant on Bagby in Midtown. The... More>>
Published: November 13, 2008
Busy Beaver's The fork-tender pork carnitas at Beaver's came on a slice of Texas toast that floated on a pool of savory greens surrounded by bacon and bean... More>>
Published: November 06, 2008
Taco Cones and Tasmanian Devils at Amazon Grill The "Amacones" at Amazon Grill are tacos shaped like ice cream cones. Four corn tortillas are freshly fried into perfect cone shapes and then... More>>
Published: October 30, 2008
Meat Lovers' Swordfight at Fuegovivo Churrascaria The server with the filet mignons wrapped in bacon was hovering nearby, and the guy with the lamb chops was on his way. But I was busy catching... More>>
Published: October 23, 2008
Flounder Fanmail for Jimmy Wilson's Seafood & Chop House My friend Jay Francis was holding the last five inches of crispy panfried flounder by the tail and munching on it like it was a lollipop. From... More>>
Published: October 16, 2008
Muffuletta Burger at Hubcap Grill The new king of burger joints in downtown Houston sports a crown of shiny hubcaps. "Welcome to Hubcap Grill," reads a sign in the entranceway,... More>>
Published: October 09, 2008
Pork Ribs Taste Like Candy at Midway BBQ The little pork rib from Midway BBQ in Old Katy was falling-apart tender. I am guessing the pit boss painted the rack with a sweet barbecue sauce... More>>
Published: October 02, 2008
Memories of Brennan's Turtle soup and gospel music are the co-stars in my fondest memory of Brennan's. It was a gorgeous sunny Sunday afternoon. We sat outside on a... More>>
Published: September 25, 2008
Steak Night: Under the Volcano Last week, in my review of Dharma Cafe, I wrote that it was my dharma to eat steak. This week, I further fulfilled my carnivorous destiny by... More>>
Published: September 18, 2008
Steak, Wine and Pie at Dharma Cafe Vibrant green threads of lime zest decorated the top of the exhilaratingly tart key lime pie at Dharma Cafe on Houston Avenue. The pie is... More>>
Published: September 11, 2008
Great Jellyfish at East Wall Chinese Restaurant We were planning to stay home and watch the Olympic gymnastics events on television, so I went out to pick up some thematically appropriate... More>>
Published: September 04, 2008
BBQ on TCJ: Pierson & Company Bar-B-Que When I asked about the barbecued pork at Pierson & Company, the new barbecue joint on T.C. Jester in Acres Homes near the ruins of William's... More>>
Published: August 28, 2008
Fava Favorites at Mint Café Fava beans, which have been cultivated in the Middle East since 6000 B.C., have become trendy lately. At a James Beard House dinner last year,... More>>
Published: August 21, 2008
All That Glitters at Anita's Bar and Grille A new restaurant has opened up in the Montrose area called Anita's Bar and Grille — Anita being a well-known drag queen Anita Bump, who... More>>
Published: August 14, 2008
Crash Course at Ristorante Cavour Every meal at Ristorante Cavour begins with an amuse-gueule — literally, an "amusement for the throat," which not only prepares the... More>>
Published: August 07, 2008
Chicken Fried Steak and Banana Pudding at the Humble City Cafe The housemade banana pudding at the Humble City Cafe came in a cannonball-size schooner. The astonishingly large glass was lined with vanilla... More>>
Published: July 31, 2008
Falafels and Poor Boys at Zabak's Mediterranean Café The falafel sandwich at Zabak's is a mouthful of extremes. There's hot and cold, soft and crunchy, spicy and soothingly bland, with salty and... More>>
Published: July 24, 2008
Soul Mama Smackdown The cup of gumbo at Mama Assumption's is served in a pretty big bowl. I wonder what the bowl of gumbo looks like — I'm guessing it comes in... More>>
Published: July 17, 2008
Voice: Tastes Great, Less Filling The coolest stuff I've eaten at Voice, the new restaurant at the chic Hotel Icon, came from the bar menu. The "four little crab cakes in red... More>>
Published: July 10, 2008
Historic Huaraches in Stafford The "Huarache Macho" at Huarache Azteca Express in Stafford is my new favorite spin on the authentic Mexican breakfast. It's a bean-stuffed masa... More>>
Published: July 03, 2008
Extra Crispy at Russo's New York Coal-Fired Pizzeria "Was the crust black on the edges?" a fellow pizza geek asked me when I reported on my first experience at Russo's New York Coal-Fired... More>>
Published: June 26, 2008
Wild Wild Waller Burgers: The Hill Bar & Grill J's Special at The Hill Bar & Grill in Waller is a cheeseburger served on Texas toast. Swapping out a bun for two double-thick slices of toasted... More>>
Published: June 19, 2008
Madagascar Birthmarks at French Riviera Bakery The pâté de campagne sandwich at French Riviera Bakery on Chimney Rock comes thickly spread with coarse, country-style pork... More>>
Published: June 12, 2008
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