Memory Lane: My 1st Review for the Houston Press
I went to work for the Houston Press in June of 2000. The paper was in its heyday, thick with editorial pages and fat with classified advertising. Tim Carman was …
My Top 10 Irish Dishes: 2023
My Top 10 Irish Dishes: 2023 Maybe we are still recovering, but 2023 was a curiously quiet year, Gone is the over-the-top culinary exuberance of the pre-COVID era. The tasting …
2022: Some Summer!
The high point of the summer of 2022 was a trip to Scotland to watch the practice rounds of the British Open at St Andrews. We travelled by car ferry …
Burgerland TV
My friend George Motz, the author of Hamburger America, has a new TV show on the Travel Channel called Burgerland. On each episode of the show, George hits a new …
Barbecue Time Machine
At dawn on the morning of Sunday October 16, I drove into the parking lot of the Washington Lodge of the Sons of Hermann. As I described in an earlier …
Creolized Burger and Fries: The Banh Mi Burger
The banh mi burger is a very tasty emerging trend. Most of the banh mi burgers I have heard about are created by American restaurants and burger joints rather than …
Eat at Joe's
On the way to Minute Maid Park on Sunday, I stopped by to visit Joe Hernandez at his new place “Mr. Joe’s Deli” on Preston. The last time I saw …
In-N-Out Coming to Texas
Tornado Burger, the Houston burger joint that patterned itself after In-N-Out, may soon get some competition from the real thing. The Orange Country Register has confirmed that Southern California’s iconic …
National Spotlight on BBQ Burgers at Guy's
The barbecue burgers at Guy’s Meat Market on OST are remarkable. In a city of great burgers, they stand out because of the smoky flavor. To make them, half pound …
The Hamburger Kid
The “Hamburger Kid” is the proud owner of a new hamburger joint that moved into the Hubcap Grill’s short-lived second location on Main Street a little north of 610. Like …