Aw Shucks, Thanks for the Shout Out, Rayna!
At left, Mariano Martinez visits the world’s first margarita machine which he donated to the Smithsonian Institute. For the full story, read the account by Rayna Green, a curator in …
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Himalaya's Pakistani Fajitas
I was talking to Lori Moffat at Texas Highways Magazine about Houston’s wacky ethnic fusion dishes yesterday. I thought of Kaiser, the lovable head chef at Himalaya on Hillcroft. Kaiser …
Barney Greengrass: The Sturgeon King
I met up with Bryan Caswell, Houston’s celebrated seafood chef and the author of the Wholefish blog while we were both in New York. I got him to meet me …
¡Happy Cinco de Mayo!
The Bandito plate at the new El Toro location on Kirkwood and Westheimer features a fajita enchilda in salsa, a cheese enchilada and a ground beef enchilada in chili gravy, …
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 …
Thank You, Cowboys & Indians!
Praise for my new book The Tex-Mex Grill and Backyard Barbacoa Cookbook from the Cowboys & Indians C & I blog: Regardless, next time I’ll be prepared having just read …
Texas Lardo
Chef Ryan Pera at The Grove has a talent for charcuterie. Morgan Weber is a cutting-edge pig farmer. Talk about a match made in heaven. Pera is making salami and …
At Barbecue Inn, You Order Fried Chicken
“You know that’s gonna take 25 minutes,” the waitress will warn when you order fried chicken at the Barbecue Inn in North Houston. Just smile politely and tell her that’s …
If I Only Had A Brain
After I pulled out the snow pea bush, there was a little more room in the organic garden in my backyard. I planted some tiny okra and melon seedlings, but …
Headcheese Balls
You’ve heard of boudin balls, right? So how about some headcheese balls! Chef Justin Bayse is whipping these cheeky hush puppies up over at Stella Sola, the meat-lover’s restaurant in …