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The 10 Best Answers from Chef Mark Cox's AMA on Reddit

The chef/owner of Mark's American Cuisine took to Reddit yesterday to talk Tony's, tuna fish and tacos.

08/11/2015 By Katharine Shilcutt

Interview

The Wilfork: Two-Pronged and Barbecue-Friendly

Training camp is approaching, but the Texans’ new nose tackle looks forward to pursuing interests, shall we say, off the field.

08/04/2015 By Robb Walsh

Bayougraphy

The Art of Crime

Lois Gibson, Forensic Artist

08/04/2015 By Marianella Orlando

Ice House

August’s Perfect Party

Pat-Pat-Pat-Nope-Naw-Maybe-Maybe-Swoon edition

08/04/2015 By Catherine Matusow

Dept. of Inventions

Saving Children With—and From—Car Safety Seats

A Rice engineering team invents a system for saving infants left in hot cars, but will it make it to market?

08/04/2015 By Katharine Shilcutt

Newstonians

Escaped Converts: Marianella Orlando

Our occasional check-in with the flood of recent arrivals—poor, huddled and yearning to clog our freeways.

08/04/2015

Marriage Equality

For PopVows, Months of Wedding Preparations Pay Off

On a historic day, one Houston group made sure no couple would go without a wedding.

08/04/2015 By Catherine Matusow

Get Stuffed

The Dying Art of Taxidermy

It’s not only the animals that are endangered these days.

08/04/2015 By Trey Strange

Helping hands

Houston Enterprise Tackles the Refugee Problem You Don’t Know Exists: Floors

And they need your help!

07/10/2015 By Emma Hurt

Parks & Recreation

The Tide Turns on Buffalo Bayou

Houston’s Central Park passes its first test.

07/09/2015 By Catherine Matusow

Bayougraphy

How Not to Prepare For a Hurricane

Chris Hebert, Hurricane Expert

07/09/2015 By Jeff Balke

Ice House

July’s Perfect Party

Control Freak Edition

07/09/2015 By Catherine Matusow

Life Shavers

How to Quit Your Oil Job and Open a Sno-Cone Stand

Alexx and Rhonda Nanez, owners of Just Chill Out, on finding your own happiness, Houston-style

07/09/2015 Photography by Katharine Shilcutt

Put a lid on it

Making Their Mark

Haley and Cameron Cooper offer a twist on an untapped market.

07/08/2015 By Katherine Gunn

Pop-up Chefs

Celebrate Out of the Box: Glitter Karaoke

Experience a pop-up dinner at Glitter Karaoke and celebrate one of Houston's most talented underground chefs.

07/01/2015 By Megha Tejpal

The Works

MVPs: Tony Johnson, Star Server

An occasional series in which we spotlight the men and women who make dining out more than just a meal.

06/30/2015 By Kelly Schafler

Houston to Hollywood

Best Ladin Plans

Actor and Houston native Eric Ladin talks about his latest role in HBO's The Brink.

06/26/2015 By Nick Esquer

Wait Wait...No Seriously, Wait

An Interview with Legendary Anchorman Bill Kurtis

We talked to the NPR news quiz's announcer (and scorekeeper) ahead of tomorrow's show at Jones Hall.

06/24/2015 By Andrew Husband

As Seen on TV

Sylvia Casares Battles It Out on the Food Network

Houston's enchilada queen takes on Dallas's southeast Asian savant, Braden Wages, on Beat Bobby Flay.

06/23/2015 By Katharine Shilcutt

Between the Bread Lines

NPR's Peter Sagal Talks Sandwich Mondays and Banh Mi

In advance of the live taping of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! in Houston this week, host Peter Sagal dishes on every Houstonian's favorite water cooler topic—food.

06/23/2015 By Katharine Shilcutt

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