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Getting a Cold? Lemons, Ginger and Honey Can Help
December 31, 2012 in Eating Our Words
Photo by Food ThinkersLemon and honey combined with ginger and turmeric root make a terrific all-natural cough syrup.First things first: This will not cure your cold (or flu, or sore...
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The First Oysters of the Season at Danton's
December 31, 2012 in Eating Our Words
Photos by Katharine ShilcuttNot a bad meal for $5.50.While Gulf appellation oysters aren't here quite yet, I couldn't help myself from indulging in some fat Gulf beauties during last week's...
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5 Essential Foods for a Lucky, Healthy, Prosperous New Year, with Recipes
December 31, 2012 in Eating Our Words
All throughout the world, different cultures have their own way of celebrating and ushering in the New Year. (And, of course, not everyone celebrates the New Year on January 1.)...
Upcoming Events: Last-Minute New Year's Eve Plans and New Menus for the New Year
December 28, 2012 in Eating Our Words
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2012: The Year in Openings and Closings
December 28, 2012 in Eating Our Words
Here it is. The wooly mammoth of a post that we provide to you as a public service every year. All of 2012's openings and closings, listed by month, without...
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Openings & Closings: Surfing Cowboys and Plenty of Pizza
December 28, 2012 in Eating Our Words
Photo by Troy FieldsWipe out: That Pizza Place on Ella closes to make room for Surfing Cowboys.Last week's roundup was heavy on the closings, but not this week. Although there...
How Do You Define Triniti?
December 27, 2012 in Eating Our Words
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What Exactly Is Fresh About Furr's Fresh Buffet?
December 27, 2012 in Eating Our Words
Photos by Katharine ShilcuttDoesn't look so bad upon first glance, does it?This is not my week. First, I gave in to curiosity and tried a McRib after 32 years of pointedly...
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Houston's Best Gluten-Free Dining Options
December 27, 2012 in Eating Our Words
Photo by Katharine ShilcuttEthiopian food is perfect for a gluten-free diet.One of the more frequent questions I'm asked these days is where to find good gluten-free food. And when GF...
This Week in Food Blogs: Robb Walsh Road Trips and an Introverted Wine Meant for Greatness
December 26, 2012 in Eating Our Words
OKRA Charity Bar Opens for Good Tomorrow
December 25, 2012 in Eating Our Words
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I Ate My First McRib, and I Regret It
December 24, 2012 in Eating Our Words
Photos by Katharine ShilcuttTempting? Not terribly.I made it through 32 years without tasting a McRib. Over three decades spent tasting and eating all other manner of offensive foods -- yet...
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All 52 Restaurant Reviews of 2012, Broken Down and Mapped Out
December 24, 2012 in Eating Our Words
View 2012 Restaurant Reviews in a larger map. In 2012, I reviewed 50 restaurants. Jeremy Parzen and Mai Pham graciously stepped in when I went on vacation two weeks, filling in...
Upcoming Events: New Year's Dining Options Outside the Loop
December 21, 2012 in Eating Our Words
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UPDATED: Openings & Closings, Heavy on the "Closings"
December 21, 2012 in Eating Our Words
Photo by Katharine ShilcuttWhich long-time Tex-Mex joint shut its doors this week?Update: We erroneously reported that The Davenport had closed, which owner Duane Bradly was surprised to hear. "We're still...
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Outback Steakhouse's Gingerbread Martini and Los Tios' Ramos Gin Fizz: Two Perennial Cocktail Favorites
December 20, 2012 in Eating Our Words
Photo by Troy FieldsThe infamous gingerbread martini from Outback Steakhouse.Every year around the holidays, it happens. Like clockwork. For as long as I've worked for or at the Houston Press....
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The Cajun Stop: Calliope's Po-Boy Has a New Name, But the Same Great Cajun Food
December 20, 2012 in Eating Our Words
Photos by Katharine ShilcuttAfter shedding its former name -- Calliope's Po-Boy -- in the wake of a legal battle, the little Cajun restaurant in EaDo had been going by a...
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Look for Gulf Appellation Oysters After the New Year
December 20, 2012 in Eating Our Words
Photo by Katharine ShilcuttA Pepper Grove oyster on the half shell at Branch Water Tavern last year.Wondering where all the Gulf appellation oysters are this year, after the big to-do...
Small Plates the Right Way at 1252 Tapas
December 19, 2012 in Eating Our Words
This Week In Food Blogs: There's Someone Out There for Everyone, Maggie Rita's
December 19, 2012 in Eating Our Words
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Our 10 Favorite Affordable Luxuries: Treat Yourself This New Year
December 19, 2012 in Eating Our Words
Most of our readers will hopefully remember Robin Leach's signature sign-off at the end of each episode of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous during the show's decade-long run: "Champagne...
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Top 10 Restaurants in Spring Branch
December 18, 2012 in Eating Our Words
Photo by Katharine ShilcuttYou can get both tacos and hot dogs from the Tacos D.F. truck on Long Point -- one of many great trucks to sample in Spring Branch.Houstonians...
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UPDATED: The 10 Best New Houston Restaurants of 2012
December 18, 2012 in Eating Our Words
Photo by Mai PhamWhich restaurant is the new standardbearer for neighborhood restaurants in Houston?Note: An earlier version of this article accidentally listed Coppa Ristorante Italiano among the top 10 new...
A Christmas Tradition: Mom's Best Fudge
December 17, 2012 in Eating Our Words
Getting Reacquainted with Amazon Grill
December 17, 2012 in Eating Our Words
