Alison Cook's HTown
Alison Cook's HTown

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26
Aug
A pretty perfect brunch

A pretty perfect brunch

Brunch gets a bad rap, which makes me sad, especially in the wake of my pretty perfect brunch experience at
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20
Aug
So a snob walks into Perry's Baybrook

So a snob walks into Perry's Baybrook

On a red-hot Sunday afternoon at 4 30 pm, I presented myself to the host desk of Perry'
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17
Aug
The taste of disappointment

The taste of disappointment

"This salad is hideously sweet," I groused to my friends over an April dinner at Osteria di Mercato.
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13
Aug
Burger Friday: Rosewater

Burger Friday: Rosewater

I ate a backwards supper this week when I had business down in the Bay Area. First, I stopped in
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06
Aug
My new favorite pizza

My new favorite pizza

My friends are going to get sick of hearing about the Black Gold pie at Angie's Pizza, the
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30
Jun
Why you need a fig tree

Why you need a fig tree

You have a fig tree in your Houston backyard, right? Right????? If not, make plans to plant one this fall,
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28
Apr
A sandwich saved me from myself

A sandwich saved me from myself

Perhaps you have noticed that I quit writing here a couple of months back. The state of the world just
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02
Feb
Is there such a thing as too many Danish pastries?

Is there such a thing as too many Danish pastries?

Why, no, there is not. At least when you're eating them in Copenhagen, as I discovered in December
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01
Feb
A food writer's sermon

A food writer's sermon

The longest January I remember is over. At last. Even safe in my East End nest, I feel pummeled and
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24
Dec
My Scandi-noir Christmas

My Scandi-noir Christmas

You should have seen my tourist-rube face as I stood in Kongens Nytorv for the first time a few
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