Alison Cook's HTown
Alison Cook's HTown

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17
Sep
Naan-chos? At the Ismaili Center's Tapestry, they pop.

Naan-chos? At the Ismaili Center's Tapestry, they pop.

We couldn't stop smiling as we plowed through our comical-sounding order of chicken naan-chos. An airy
6 min read
14
Sep
A fancy bánh bôt chiên at J.A.M.

A fancy bánh bôt chiên at J.A.M.

Bánh bôt chiên is usually a humble pleasure. The comforting Vietnamese flat omelet, bearing crisped and stretchy rice or turnip
3 min read
10
Sep
"It's just pizza"

"It's just pizza"

So wrote a commenter in response to my recent pizza rant, and what he clearly thought was misguided praise for
5 min read
02
Sep
A pizza rant

A pizza rant

So I finally got my Margherita pizza at Angie's, the new spot from chef Angelo Emiliani, and it
3 min read
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
4 min read
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'
4 min read
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.
3 min read
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
4 min read
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
5 min read
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,
4 min read