GOOD BEANS TRAVEL

Antidote spreads: Hip coffee shop is getting a second Montrose location

By Caroline Gallay

Jul 16th, 2010 at 11:14 AM

The Height's Antidote Coffee plans to open a second location in Montrose nearer to the owners' other establishment, hipster/artsy/indie haven, Poison Girl. Antidote's John ...


A GOOD REASON TO DRINK

Anvil owns the night(cap): Bon Appetit gives the Houston hotspot national recognition

By Sarah Rufca

Jul 15th, 2010 at 7:27 PM

There may be nothing new under the sun, but when the moon is out there's a new kind of bar sweeping America. And for the newest big ...


FOODIE NEWS

The Chocolate Bar sweetens up the Food Network

By Sarah Rufca

Jul 15th, 2010 at 4:18 PM

Chocoholics, beware: The Food Network has a new show that could lure you off the wagon. And the most famous Houston chocolate emporium — The Chocolate Bar — is making ...


ICONIC LESBIAN LOUNGE UP FOR SALE

Another Montrose bar in danger of shuttering: Don't take Chances

By Steven Thomson

Jul 15th, 2010 at 11:10 AM

First the loss of Lilith Fair — now Chances? Houston may soon lose its most iconic lesbian lounge: Shrouded in palms at Westheimer and Waugh, the 13,767 square-foot ...


FIRST TASTE

Ooh la la! Cafe Moustache adds some French flavor to Montrose with Bastille Day grand opening

By Sarah Rufca

Jul 14th, 2010 at 6:33 PM

Though the exterior of the former So Vino has been updated with chic blue and white fabric awnings reminiscent of sails, the interiors of the new Cafe Moustache ...


HOT MESS ALERT

Five reasons to day drink now that the World Cup is over

By Sarah Rufca

Jul 13th, 2010 at 9:08 AM

Global sporting events are not only for sports fans — they're a boon to those looking forward to a rowdy bar scene at 7:00 a.m. Whether ...


FOODIE NEWS

More Zimm for Montrose, and French bocce too: Zimm's Little Deck coming soon

By Sarah Rufca

Jul 12th, 2010 at 4:56 PM

Montrose could be a quite different neighborhood today without the investment of Steve Zimmerman 40 years ago and the creation of neighborhood grande dame La Colombe d'Or ...


FRIED FISH AT THE TURNING BASIN

East of downtown, a whole new world awaits the intrepid urban explorer

By Shelby Hodge

Jul 12th, 2010 at 4:08 PM

Touring the East End on Sunday morning for an urban design project that my husband is involved in, I was dreaming of a "tacos al carbon" lunch at ...


TRENDSETTERS LOOK ELSEWHERE

The Social shutters its patio, leaves prime Washington Avenue real estate open

By Caroline Gallay

Jul 9th, 2010 at 11:07 AM

The Social, the trendy patio bar on the corner of Washington Avenue and Yale Street, has closed. The reasons behind the sudden closure are unclear, but some sources ...


FOODIE NEWS

Gelato Blu remains open (contrary to rumors), doubling up at Magnolia

By Sarah Rufca

Jul 9th, 2010 at 10:57 AM

Home to some of the best gelato in town, Gelato Blu has earned raves for its sweet treats and authentic Italian espresso drinks. So it seemed surprising when ...


FOODIE NEWS

The Pop-up restaurant? The trend hits Houston with the Just August Project

By Sarah Rufca

Jul 8th, 2010 at 5:19 PM

Restaurants with four walls and a lease are so 2009. Look at the popularity of supper clubs by Randy Rucker and LJ Wiley and the rise of the ...


FOODIE NEWS

The monster's ball is over: Ray's Franks/Hung Burgers closed

By Sarah Rufca

Jul 7th, 2010 at 10:42 AM

Good-bye, scissor sticks. Ray's Franks, we hardly knew you. It was only as far back as 2009 that Ray's Franks opened in a quiet corner of ...


FOOD FOR THOUGHT

How about a lunner date? When neither lunch nor dinner will do, Houston's the spot for you

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By Marene Gustin - July 13th, 2010

I first fell in love with Sunday brunch when I lived in Austin and the Four Seasons on the shore of Lady Bird Lake had an opera brunch. The open ...

VEGGING OUT

Ridiculous fad diets begone: Vegan protein is here to save the day

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By Joel Luks - July 13th, 2010

Why are we obsessed with protein? Is it a function of fad diets?  Our misguided compulsion with labeled diet foods is just a snapshot of our long history of conflicting ...

By Steven Thomson - July 12th, 2010

The perks of being a media personality are endless: Unobserved use of the CultureMap jet, creepy e-mails from waiters, unbridled access to CultureMap promo hand sanitizer bottles. But I think ...

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A food photo blitz: Latin Women's Initiative on the flashy road to two-language cookbook success

By Shelby Hodge - July 7th, 2010

The hustle and bustle in Mary Tere Perusquia's kitchen had been churning for almost 10 days as internationally renowned food photographer Ignacio Urquiza toiled away photographing what seemed like ...

By Marene Gustin - July 6th, 2010

A lot of national foodie folks were predicting an end to the pig in 2010, saying the meek lamb would inherit the earth. Or at least the trendy, food part ...

By Joel Luks - July 3rd, 2010

I will celebrate just about anything. I don't need an excuse, although if prompted, I can easily come up with one.  As a cultural mutt, I enjoy nothing more ...


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