Houston (Texas)

Burger King Offers Delivery In Houston. Not in Dallas. Screw You, King of Burgers.

If you're gonna do drug or booze stuff this weekend, do it in Houston, where Burger King is now offering burger delivery. Houstonites can order a Delivery Deal that's 10 cheeseburgers and 20 chicken nuggets. Delivery hours are 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. every day. And that's great. For Houston. But, wh ... More >>

Ji Kang of Samar on What He Learned After Restaurant Ownership and Eating Live Octopus

The first thing you probably should know about chef Ji Kang is that once he ate squiggling octopus tentacles in Korea. That's hard-core dedication to local cuisine, even though he swears he'll never try it again. Kang, who is the executive chef at Samar, began his culinary career before he even kn ... More >>

Hancock Brings the Beat Back

30 Essential Texas Restaurants to Visit Before You Die

A Reader's Christmas Wish for the Dallas Dining Scene

Every once in a while someone mistakes Scott for a food expert and risks ruining dinner by trusting him to answer to a burning question. Got a question about food or restaurants? Send it via Twitter @scottreitz, email or in the comments. An email I received last week has me in a Christmas funk. A r ... More >>

One Woman's Uncomfortable Tribute to A&M Quarterback Johnny Football

Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, aka "Johnny Football," is a 19-year-old phenom on the verge of winning a Heisman, who has managed to revitalize the A&M brand. Aggie superfan Lisa Vasquez Roper of Houston is really into that, and decided to do her own special cover of chaste 1962 hit "Johnny An ... More >>

Trae Tha Truth, Z-Ro, Snow Tha Product

Sunday, November 25, at House of Blues

Everclear's Art Alexakis: "I Can't Believe I Am Going to Be in a Red State on Election Day"

At 50, Everclear's Art Alexakis has just about seen it all. The guy has beat a drug addiction, formed a band, and was even elected a delegate at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. Oh, he's also toured Iraq and Guantanamo Bay. Maybe he really has seen it all. Speaking from a tour stop in New Je ... More >>

Rock-a-Tron 5000

Saturday, September 29, at the Wherehouse

Congratulations, Dallas. Travel & Leisure Says You're the Dirtiest City in Texas

Quantifying a the cleanliness of an entire city seems like it would pose a challenge. Do you count the number of discarded Taco Bell cups? Analyze shower head sales? Perform a census of head lice? There are countless factored to be considered if you are to get a solid grasp of how tidy a city is. S ... More >>

The 100 Best Texas Songs: The Complete List

100. Tripping Daisy, "Sonic Bloom" Before this album, the band had a grunge-pop affectation, but this song, from 1998's Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb, was more heartfelt than anything they'd done before. - Daniel Hopkins 99. Pleasant Grove, "The Plaque at 16ft" Bret Egner wrote "The Plaque at 16ft, ... More >>

Beer Can Drinkage on the Rise, So is Beer Can Art. Let's Enjoy a Little of Both.

Bloomberg reported earlier this week that canned beer sales are up, partially thanks to all you hipsters and your PBR habit. The exact quote, which reads a bit like a schoolmarm talking about farting: "Hipsters, a subculture of urban, young adults whose tastes run toward independent music and film ... More >>

Preview: Linus Pauling Quartet at LaGrange

Saturday, June 23, at LaGrange

Preview: Homegrown Festival at Main Street Garden Park

Saturday, May 26, at Main Street Garden Park

Ballast Point Comes To Dallas, Plus News on Three Upcoming Beer Celebrations

​Lots of big beer news happening since I last wrote a post. Sorry for the time away. It's not you, it's me. So rather than inundate you with a bunch of short posts, here are a few quick sips of local beer news and upcoming events. First off, San Diego's Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits has fi ... More >>

No, I Won't Cut My Steak and Tell You if It's Cooked Right. That's Your Kitchen's Job.

There's a trend I've noticed Dallas dining establishments that I think is growing and am certain should come to a stop. If you're a frequent steak eater, you'll know what I'm talking about. You order a rich, red California cabernet and a massive rib-eye steak -- not some tiny baby tenderloin; I'm t ... More >>

Whole Foods Market to Close Local Bakehouse and Ship from Houston Instead

Whole Foods Market​Whole Foods Market announced recently that it will close its Dallas bakehouse, located on University near Central, which for the past 12 years has produced breads and pastries for its eight area stores, as well as Little Rock, Tulsa and Oklahoma City. After the spring closur ... More >>

Brett Shipp Visits the Houston HQ of Company That Got DISD's $40-Mil Tech Contract. Um ...

On August we told you that the Dallas Independent School District had been hit with a $40-million breach of contract lawsuit filed by a technology vendor with whom the trustees had agreed to do business till, out of nowhere, district officials just decided to go with someone else. In May trustees aw ... More >>

Indian Jewelry, Prince Rama, Darktown Strutters, New Fumes

Friday, November 18, at Rubber Gloves

Time For Another John Wiley Price Rally. This One, With Politicians and a Bounce House.

Click to embiggen your invitation​Speaking of a certain Dallas County commissioner ...The Dallas chapter of the National Black United Front, which is not to be confused with the People's Front of Judea, sends word of a daylong rally scheduled for August 20 at the Pan-African Connection Bookstore n ... More >>

Dallas PD Goes to Great Lengths to Defend Selling Its Biggest Helicopter For $1.4 Mil

​Back in mid-June we attempted to make an offer on a Bell 407 helicopter, which was being auctioned off by the city. But the bids piled up, and after 60 the $985,000 starting price climbed to $1,467,500, which was $1,467,500 out of our price range. And, besides, the Dallas Police Department, which ... More >>

Holy Crap: Does Perry Have a Prayer?

Dear, God, let's hope not.

Searching for the Soul of Austin

The neo city on the hills is a far cry from its cheap pot, cold beer and low-rent former ways.

Presenting! Burgers Across America: A Village Voice Collaborative

Katharine ShilcuttTouche, Houston Press.​So, the weather cleared up in time for Memorial Day. Which means you can do the whole Bobby Flay thing. Grill, we mean. You can grill. Not embarrass local chefs by out-cooking them at their own dish. You could do that though, if you wanted. Anyway, it' ... More >>

At Neimans Downtown Flagship Store, New Window Dressing for April's Dallas Art Fair

Photos by Patrick MichelsHouston artist Bill Davenport sets up shop in a Neiman Marcus window on Main Street Tuesday afternoon.With this year's Dallas Art Fair just a couple weeks away, downtown's Neiman Marcus flagship store is once again getting into the spirit -- which is why, just after noon Tue ... More >>

Noodle House Keeps It All in the Family -- And That's A Good Thing

The bounty of Noodle House.​After my first visit to Noodle House last fall, I knew I'd have to return with my parents, seeing as how they are big fans of the restaurant's sister eatery in Houston -- San Dong. A couple of weeks ago, I finally got that opportunity, but was joined only by my m ... More >>

Last Night: Leg Sweeper, B L A C K I E and Xry at Canton Co-Op

Leg Sweeper, B L A C K I E, XryCanton Co-OpJanuary 18, 2010Better than: seeing a show at a venue that actually makes me pay for beer.Josh RobertsonLeg Sweeper's Justin "Boots" Gomez crowd surfs during his band's final song of the night.​ Tuesdays sometimes seem like the neglected middle child day ... More >>

Once Back in the Pack, Dallas Now the Top Destination for "Young People" After Austin

​There was a piece in this morning's New York Times about how Austin's now the top destination for the young American, all right. So notes Brookings Institution demographer William Frey, who adds Dallas to the list of Top Five destinations for the highly coveted 25-to-34-year-old. Only a few years ... More >>

Homesick Restaurants: How Dallas Became a Dining Nowhereville.

Upon the Death of Irvin Kershner, a Look Back at Bobbie Wygant's Empire Strikes Back Review

Bobbie Wygant reviews The Empire Strikes Back from Atombomb.tv on Vimeo.I went to The Bobbie Wygant Archive first thing this morning hoping to find an interview with the now-late, great Leslie Nielsen; no such luck, sadly. At which point news broke that Irvin Kershner had died -- and right there, fr ... More >>

Way to Go, Frisco, You're the 14th-Safest City In the United States of America!

​We can look at CQ Press's just-released City Crime Rankings 2010-2011 two ways: from safest to most dangerous or vice-versa. But either way -- based upon the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports that include "the violent crimes of murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault and the property crimes of bu ... More >>

Making racist remarks even though you've made a Mexican friend? Still wrong.

We Highlighted (Almost) Every Mention of Dallas in State of Metropolitan America Report

​While Andrea was having an inexplicably good time at City Hall -- where, apparently, it's open bar during committee meetings now -- I was been reading the Brookings Institution's The State of Metropolitan America report released yesterday. It's been getting lot of attention, for the most part, be ... More >>

Radio Rumor: Gavin Returns to 105.3. Well, Sorta.

​Actually, it's not a rumor. It's fact. But it's not that Gavin. As in Gavin Spittle, the guy who served for years as fodder for Russ Martin's shenanigans before moving to Houston. No, this time the new face at 105.3 The Fan is Gavin Dawson. He apparently will arrive from Portland on March 29 ... More >>

Too Much of a Bad Thing: Internet Lures Kids into Porn Addiction

H To Tha D

Pile Of Secrets

Shapeshifter

Sawyer shows off at Holly Johnson

Bless Us, Oh Lard

Damn fajitas and health-conscious eaters. They're killing traditional Tex-Mex.

Tea, Totally

Dining Divine

Letters

The Icebox Revisited

Houston had one of its most shocking race murders 45 years ago. But exactly whose tragedy was it?

Maître Deals

Does tipping the maître d’ get you a better table?

Naughty Takeout

At restaurants, what isn't nailed down likely will be stolen

Hash Over

Hash Over

Going against typecasting

Don't call Carolyn Wonderland and the Imperial Monkeys a blues band

Hot Dish

Wide open town

Unlike Big D, Houston thrives on open government