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Sep
Enchilada Chronicles: the Tejas classics at Molina's Cantina

Enchilada Chronicles: the Tejas classics at Molina's Cantina

Nostalgia is a helluva drug. I rediscovered that uncomfortable truth when I set out to revisit the Enchiladas de Tejas
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19
Sep
Bryan Caswell's Latuli is his Eras Tour, evolved for 2025.

Bryan Caswell's Latuli is his Eras Tour, evolved for 2025.

Pizza pescatore wasn't part of the plan. At a Latuli dinner recently, my companion and I had settled
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29
Aug
Burger Friday: Winnie's in Midtown

Burger Friday: Winnie's in Midtown

At Winnie's, the Louisiana-inflected sandwich shop in Midtown, I've found a new favorite burger that hits
4 min read
24
Aug
Is this the world's best easy breakfast?

Is this the world's best easy breakfast?

In my world as presently constituted, it is. "Presently constituted" means I just made a power run through
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22
Aug
Iced mufawaar and honeycomb bread are hits at Qamaria

Iced mufawaar and honeycomb bread are hits at Qamaria

It was 90 degrees when I stepped into the strip-center parking lot at Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co. on Wednesday. Heat
4 min read
14
Aug
I fell down the fake food rabbit hole

I fell down the fake food rabbit hole

It all started with Japan's recent heat wave. As the temperatures soared, the artificial food models common in
3 min read
12
Aug
I'm all about the shrimp at the new Yiayia's.

I'm all about the shrimp at the new Yiayia's.

Well, almost. The fish are fabulous, too, at the Pappas family's promising revival of their late Greek restaurant,
4 min read
28
Jul
Houston's best falafel is at a bar in Clear Lake

Houston's best falafel is at a bar in Clear Lake

If you are one of those folks always in pursuit of superior versions of falafel, those magical deep-fried orbs of
4 min read
25
Jul
My first machete

My first machete

It had been nagging at me that I had never tried a machete, the sprawling, scythe-shaped quesadilla that became a
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29
Jun
How I learned to love the little grey shrimp of Belgium

How I learned to love the little grey shrimp of Belgium

In Texas, we cut our teeth on big Gulf shrimp—as in Gulf of Mexico, if you please— that cook
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