A Dozen Galveston Oysters from 12 Different Reefs
On Saturday April 2, Tommy’s Restaurant and Oyster Bar in Clear Lake held a tasting of a dozen different Galveston oysters by appellation. All of the oysters were provided by …
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 …
Texas Whelks, Escargot-style
In the cookbook published years ago by Antoine’s restaurant of New Orleans, the author claims that when the dish known as Oysters Rockefeller was first invented, the French chef was …
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 …
The Velveeta Underground (Apologies to Lou Reed)
Anthony Bourdain made some snarky comments about the cheesiness of Tex-Mex while speaking in Houston last year. Strange that Bourdain is comfortable condemning our home food while he flies around …
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. …
Why Pay More for Oysters with Names?
Seeing Gulf oysters sold by place names has long been a dream of mine. So the oyster panel discussion and the tasting at Gaido’s we did at the Foodways Texas …
Do You Recognize This Place?
They sold boneless point brisket from “Heavy Beef,” but that’s all I know about the Open Air Bar-B-Q. (I read that on the sign.) I suspect it was somewhere near …
Bycatch of the Day: Texas Whelks
At the Foodways Texas Gulf symposium P.J. Stoops spoke at a bycatch panel. He explained that somebody is interested in eating nearly everything caught in a fishing boat. For lunch, …
The New Gulf Oyster Bar
At the time of the Civil War, oysters from Pepper Grove Reef in East Galveston Bay were very popular in oyster bars. So were the oysters from Lady’s Pass and …