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Fast Food Nation

A Fast Food Intervention

How do you know when you've eaten too many Big Macs? When your bank calls you on it.

01/03/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

Chinatown

Crazy for Chinese Seafood

Bellaire Chinatown's seafood madness continues at Hai Cang.

01/03/2014 By Robb Walsh

A Dog's World

Houston Hot Dogs in Flux

As the Coney fades, a bunch of new dogs are competing to replace it.

01/02/2014 By Robb Walsh

Chinatown

Hair of the Dog Ice Cream

From Crown Royal to Bailey's Irish Cream, you can get a cocktail in a waffle cone at Frozen Cafe.

01/02/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

Dem Cooked Ersters

It’s OK to Cook Oysters

Where to find best cooked oyster dishes around

12/31/2013 By Robb Walsh

On the Table

Pearls of the Oyster World

Oystermen have rediscovered the Gulf’s variety—and are providing half-shell oysters that rival the selections found anywhere in the world.

12/31/2013 By Robb Walsh

Wine Pairings

The Broad Spectrum of Gulf Oyster Wine Pairings

Gulf oysters are different from their Atlantic counterparts. Why shouldn’t our wine pairings be, too?

12/31/2013 By Jeremy Parzen

Stand a Round

A Field Guide to English and Irish Pub Beers

A good British beer will always have its place.

12/31/2013 By Katharine Shilcutt

10 Best Pubs

Houston’s Best Pub Breakfasts

These traditional English breakfasts will have you full till teatime.

12/31/2013 By Robb Walsh

Hearth & Haven

Houston’s 10 Coziest Pubs

Where will you hunker down this winter?

12/31/2013 By Robb Walsh and Katharine Shilcutt

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Lay Off!

The Complicated History of the Frito Pie

New Mexicans think it was invented in Santa Fe; Texans, in San Antonio. When Anthony Bourdain calls it “warm crap in a bag,” who should be insulted?

12/31/2013 By Robb Walsh

For Auld Lang Syne

Canning and Cake Baking: What Are Your New Year's Food Resolutions?

We asked our readers their New Year's resolutions when it comes to food, drink, and dining.

12/31/2013 By Katharine Shilcutt

Outside the Bowl

Our 5 Favorite Vietnamese Noodle Soups That Aren't Pho

Broaden your noodle horizons with some of these Vietnamese classics.

12/31/2013 By Robb Walsh

2013 Top 5 List

Not Your Typical Tacos

They're not "gourmet," they're just good.

12/30/2013 By Katharine Shilcutt

2013 Top 5 List

Winner Winner: Chicken Dinner

The year that fried chicken went upscale

12/30/2013 By Robb Walsh

Chinatown

Taiwan Meets Sichuan at Formosa Bistro

Milkfish soup to mapo tofu—Formosa Bistro has it all.

12/27/2013 By Katharine Shilcutt

Lunch Spots

How Not to Serve Oysters on the Half Shell

Burying oysters in ice ruins the briny flavor.

12/27/2013 By Robb Walsh

Kitchen Equipment

Molcajetes, Molinos, and Tortilla Presses

Airline Drive is the place to shop for Latino cookware.

12/26/2013 By Robb Walsh

Sausage Stories

Get Your Goetta at The Hay Merchant

The Cincinnati sausage can now be found in Houston.

12/26/2013 By Katharine Shilcutt

Deluxe Dining

Triniti Celebrates Two Years with a Tempting Feast

Chef Ryan Hildebrand and team are serving an 8-course anniversary dinner to remember.

12/20/2013 By Katharine Shilcutt

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