FIRST TASTE

Let there be light: Samba Grille injects hope into post-Angelika Bayou Place with South American swagger

By Sarah Rufca

Sep 2nd, 2010 at 7:46 AM

By opening day, Bayou Place's new Samba Grille was already nearly an old haunt to many well-connected foodies. Between the well-connected quartet of managing partners Estella Erdman ...


FOODIE NEWS

The top 5 sweet potato fries in Houston

By Sarah Rufca

Sep 1st, 2010 at 4:49 PM

We all thought fries were pretty much the best thing ever — until someone brilliant ran out of russets one day and sliced up some sweet potatoes instead. Crunchy ...


WHERE ELSE BUT THE TEXAS STATE FAIR

First heart attack wins? Deep fried beer challenged by fried frozen margarita

By Caroline Gallay

Sep 1st, 2010 at 1:04 PM

The deep-frying competition at the Texas State Fair is fierce — they've got fried snickers, fried frito pie and even fried butter.  It was the fried butter (that ...


FOODIE NEWS

Houston Restaurant Week Diary: Mockingbird Bistro's appetizers underwhelm & the perfect meal stays elusive

By Sarah Rufca

Aug 31st, 2010 at 10:52 AM

Editor's note: During the now month-long extravaganza that Houston Restaurant Week has become, CultureMap's resident foodie — associate editor Sarah Rufca — is writing a diary of her ...


THIS WEEK IN HATING

Restaurants that refuse to split a check only tax their customers

By Sarah Rufca

Aug 30th, 2010 at 10:11 PM

I try my best, I do, to be a low-key diner. I don't make many substitutions, I've never asked for dressing on the side, and when ...


FOODIE NEWS

Bon Appetit puts one Houston hamburger spot in its U.S. Top 10

By Sarah Rufca

Aug 30th, 2010 at 10:52 AM

When it comes to burger raptures, Houstonians tend to favor the hole in the wall joints — Lankford Grocery & Market, Christian's Tailgate, Sparkle's Hamburger Spot. But when ...


FOODIE NEWS

Sushi Raku's new Nobu-trained chef shows off his menu changes

By Sarah Rufca

Aug 30th, 2010 at 9:59 AM

Usually when someone offers us lunch, it's a well-packed, pre-made box affair. (Not that we love it any less, mind you.) So the CultureMap office was pleasantly ...


FOODIE NEWS

Houston Chef's Table: Tony Mandola finds breakfast magic at Sunrise Taquitos

By Sarah Rufca

Aug 29th, 2010 at 1:56 PM

No one knows Houston restaurants better than the people who run them, own them, and work in the kitchens. In this continuing series, CultureMap is asking our favorite ...


SIP AND SHOOT

The Fairview to bring block parties, film and Fusion to Montrose

By Caroline Gallay

Aug 26th, 2010 at 3:18 PM

Steve Scalice wants his neighbs to know that it's still him behind the The Fairview (and behind the bar) at the old Dean's Credit Clothing location ...


FOODIE NEWS

Can Bryan Caswell win Iron Chef? Analyzing the Houston wonder's competition

By Sarah Rufca

Aug 25th, 2010 at 4:24 PM

You'd think with three successful restaurants under his belt and one more in the works, Bryan Caswell would have enough to do. But now he's adding ...


SIP AND SHOOT

Dean's Credit Clothing folds and a new artsy bar moves into its place in Montrose

By Caroline Gallay

Aug 25th, 2010 at 3:39 PM

A new bar called The Fairview is opening up at 315, well, Fairview — in place of Dean's Credit Clothing, which closed. We've seen neither hide nor ...


FOODIE NEWS

Sweet success: Dessert Gallery's Sara Brook is a Nightline finalist

By Sarah Rufca

Aug 24th, 2010 at 11:46 AM

When we put out a call for Houstonians to nominate their favorite chefs for Nightline's national People's Platelist contest, readers apparently responded. Out of 1,000 ...


By Joseph Campana - September 2, 2010
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Crossing over to the other side: Big D offers a feast for your art eyes and foodie stomach

If Big “D” is for Dallas, then the little “a” that comes next is definitely for the “arts.” Or so it seemed on a quick weekend getaway to Houston’s ...

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

A doggy dilemma for Houston: Restaurant pet ordinances create confusion, Annise Parker wonders if there's a better way

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By Marene Gustin - August 31st, 2010

A lamb lollipop is, and isn’t, what you think. At Hotel ZaZa’s Monarch it is simply a perfectly cooked little lamp chop on a frenched bone. They come ...

VEGGING OUT

Houston Food Bank focuses on fresh produce, filling Texas kids' hunger gap

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By Joel Luks - August 27th, 2010

Everyone knows what it’s like to feel hungry — temporarily. Whether the result of a packed schedule, poor planning, unexpected incidents or complicated daily routines, most have experienced the aftermath ...

By Marene Gustin - August 24th, 2010

Had lunch recently at Caffe Bello with longtime pals Jenny Olin and Dayna Steele (yep, that Dayna Steele). Chef Michael Dei Maggi came out, probably to see what table was ...

By Joel Luks - August 19th, 2010

We love to live in blissful ignorance and I have to remind myself that for some, this is the preferred modus operandi. Truth, in general, can be so overwhelming and ...

By Marene Gustin - August 17th, 2010

I’ve been thinking a lot about chile peppers lately, two in particular. One, has its own local festival, the other, well, we’ll get to that little devil in ...


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