Oysters as a Cure-All
Preacher Pappy won fourth place in the oyster decorating contest at Fulton Oysterfest in 2009. I suspect that this Preacher Pappy Oyster Brew wagon was this year’s entry in the …
A Hoppy Wallop!
Wow! I had my first taste of Hop Stoopid double IPA from Lagunitas Brewing Company the other day. This brew is packing a major hoppy wallop. I can’t remember drinking …
Homestyle Tex-Mex in Galveston
Chile relleno was the Wednesday special at Mi Abuelitas Homestyle Mexican Restaurant on 45th and Avenue O 1/2 in Galveston. It was served with beans and fideo for $7. Owner …
The CFS at the Beehive in Albany
The Beehive in Albany serves one of the state’s greatest chicken-fried steaks. The cook when I visited was named Amanda Pearson. She got her training in the Navy where she …
Texas Pulled Pork BBQ
The pulled pork sliders at Little Big’s aren’t causing Carolina pit bosses like Ed Mitchell to lie awake at night, but they are pretty good for Houston, Texas. Try one …
Chef Albert Roux Slumming in Conroe
I am still thinking about the soft-boiled quail eggs with asparagus tips tossed in hollandaise (or was it béarnaise?) that I had at Chez Roux in February. It was one …
Charbroiled Oysters at Drago's
While I was in New Orleans for the Louisiana Oyster Producers meeting, I joined Dr. John Supan on the annual oyster-eating tour he calls his “entourage.” We started with the …
More Serious Eats in Texas
New York food writer Ed Levine was in Houston over the last few days researching a new book that’s being written by the whole staff at his famous food blog …
Friday Frozen Marg
Happy hour starts at noon on Fridays and I am already thinking of the frozen margaritas at Spanish Village on Almeda. How do they make those things so slushy? The …