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Organic Beer Month

April 30, 2012
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Organic Beer Month

One cannot but applaud the increased focus on local and sustainable produce, and it’s no wonder that some of the most voluble proponents of the cause are also the proprietors of some of the city’s most notable bars and restaurants. Another inroad into the bottom lines of massive agricultural conglomerates is the growing awareness...

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Oh Hai!

April 24, 2012
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Oh Hai!

With Duc Chuong II, I noted that in the two years I’ve worked in the area, there’s been quite a bit of turnover in the Hung Dong Market Center. (I’ll allow you exactly one “giggity” – but no more.) In the same period of time,...

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Houston’s Improbable History

April 11, 2012
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Spielberg Throwback

Watching the baseball game last night, I couldn’t help but be thankful that Steven Spielberg wasn’t in charge of Houston’s 50th anniversary throwback jerseys. Tweet

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Cócteles y Sueños

April 3, 2012
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Cócteles y Sueños

Coughlin’s law: Always eat from street vendors. Ok, that’s apocryphal. But it’s one of Jack’s laws. Skittles may have a lock on Taste the Rainbow, but if you really want to taste the United Colors of Benetton, there’s no better way to get at...

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El Nuevo Veracruzano – Tuxpan

March 27, 2012
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El Nuevo Veracruzano – Tuxpan

The days are long, they are repetitive, and they are 7 a week. Twelve of those 21 weekly meals are at the same place, the otherwise charming Hotelito del Rio whose open-air dining room serves up breakfast and lunch from a spartan kitchen just across the...

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