NYT on El Real
Restaurant Report: El Real Tex Mex in Houston By CHERYL LU-LIEN TAN Published newyorktimes.com: September 2, 2011 In the darkness of the Montrose neighborhood of Houston, the blaring neon Art …
Peach Sauce "No Minors"
Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla with brandied Texas peaches is an amazingly tasty combination. Looks like it is going to be the house dessert at my place for quite a while. …
More on Foodways Texas BBQ Summer Camp
From Foodways Texas: This Houston Chronicle story by Greg Morago about our 1st Annual Barbecue Summer Camp brings back tasty memories. Stay tuned for details on our 2nd Annual Barbecue …
Chingo Bling in the New York Times
UNITED TASTES Rapping About Tamales and Deportation Photo by Axel Koester for The New York Times Chingo Bling enjoys a taco dinner before performing at the Key Club in West …
Trashfish To Go: Total Catch Market
If you haven’t visited P.J. Stoops at his “Total Catch Market” yet, this Saturday (April 2) will be an excellent day to stop by. Stoops sells unusual fish that are …
Aw Shucks, Ya'll
Garden & Gun Magazine The Southerner’s Guide to Oysters Whether you’re baking them, frying them, or eating them raw, there is nothing better than the sweet briny goodness of a …
Hungry? Wanna Get Some Tex-Mex?
We couldn’t figure out what to put on the bathroom doors instead of Men and Women. Hombres and Mujeres sounds a little formal. So we called our buddy Chingo Bling. …
Felix Chairs Restored
When Felix Mexican Restaurant moved out of their home on Westheimer, El Real bought some of the fixtures and furnishings from owner Felix Jr. to preserve the memory of the …
Foodways Texas: Fort Worth
Jonathan Savell demonstrates the whisky drinking rituals of the early cowboys at Nick Nickelson’s chuckwagon during the Foodways Texas Charreada on Sunday. The event was a sellout with over 300 …
Aw Shucks!
Many thanks to Greg Morago for the excellent article “Just Shuck It” in this Sunday’s Houston Chronicle on the subject of branding oysters by place names. And thanks to Brett …