Restaurant Review

Killen's TMX and Tamales Don Pepe Are Welcome Additions to a Packed Field

Más Tex-Mex, por favor.

06/25/2019 By Timothy Malcolm

A Poblano In A Pear Tree

Picos Presents a Tamale Wonderland

Would you try 13 different types of tamales for, uh, research?

12/20/2018 By Joanna O'Leary

Unwrap The Magic

Where to Get Tamales for the Holidays

Find out where to get these steaming hot bundles of joy.

12/13/2018 By Timothy Malcolm

Tamales!!!!

5 Things You Must Do This Weekend, Dec. 1–3

Including holiday lights, the rise of women, and plenty of tamales.

11/30/2017 By Morgan Kinney

Eternal Spring

Our Latest Obsession: El Quetzal Bakery

This bakery's hidden Guatemalan greasy spoon is better than it needs to be.

01/18/2017 By Alice Levitt

Ice House

How to Throw a Fun, Productive Tamale Party for the Holidays

What to prep, where to get it, and who to assign to masa-spreading duties.

11/21/2016 By Gwendolyn Zepeda

On The Table

How to Have the Most Houstonian Thanksgiving Ever

Without these three classic dishes, you can’t very well give thanks this holiday.

10/24/2016 By Alice Levitt

Insider’s Guide

Best of International Houston: Colombia

Colombian ballet, colorful fashion and, of course, cumbia

09/01/2015 By Marianella Orlando

Insider’s Guide

Best of International Houston: Guatemala

Tamales in banana leaves, empanadas and, of course, coffee

09/01/2015 By Nick Esquer

Meatless Monday

Sin Carne: Vegetarian Tamales at Brasil

It's the small things that make Brasil loom large in Montrose.

07/06/2015 By Katharine Shilcutt

Article

On the Tamale Trail in Mississippi

From Mexico to Mississippi, the tamale has become a Southern staple—whether you realize it or not.

03/14/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

Holiday Food

Divine Tamales: $9 a Dozen

This Catholic church has been selling holiday tamales for over 40 years.

10/10/2013 By Robb Walsh

Grand Tasting Event

¡Free Tamales!

Sneak preview of Handmade Tamales & More: Monday 2 to 6 p.m.

10/03/2013 By Robb Walsh