Marketing Gulf Oysters by Place Names
The Totten Inlet Virginica on the left comes from Washington State. It is marketed exclusively by Taylor Shellfish under strict quality controls and sells at oyster bars for around three …
Leibman's Bunnies
Leibman’s on Memorial between Kirkwood and Dairy-Ashford has Houston’s best chocolate bunny selection–if you’re in the market. You can find bunnies from Godiva and other fancy chocolate-makers as well as …
How Many Crawfish Can You Eat?
Nick’s Sports Bar on Wilcrest near Briar Forest is doing an all-u-can-eat crawfish special today. I ran into their crawfish supplier in the parking lot unloading sacks of mudbugs. He …
Robb Walsh Departs the Houston Press
As of today, I am no longer employed at the Houston Press. June 1st would have been my ten year anniversary as a staff restaurant reviewer and food feature writer …
Remembrances of Q Past
I received this e-mail letter from a satisified customer today. I have to say I was touched. I hope my kids remember me this fondly. Smoking Turkey in the Rain …
It's a Barbacoa Weekend
Barbacoa means barbecue in Mexican Spanish. In Mexico City you find seasoned lamb sealed in maguey leaves cooked in the coals of a fire. In Texas, cow heads became the …
The Wild Duck Gumbo Variations
I made my first wild duck gumbo a couple of years ago after going duck hunting with my brothers. Four of us shot eleven ducks near Aransas Pass on our …
Foodways Texas (FTX)
Watch for more information about this Texas foodways group in the making.
Top Food Books of 2009: Sex, Death & Oysters
In their year end round-up, Sex, Death & Oysters was named one of the top food books of 2009 by the Eat Me Daily blog Best Food Adventure Sex, Death, …
Wild Duck Gumbo from Scratch
Here’s Part One of my recipe for Wild Duck Gumbo: First shoot yourself some ducks.