Inside My Table #50 | Contents
ExcerptOn the coverAllison Merriweather describes herself as “a dreamer and a visionary.” Her instantly recognizable style—naïve, yet informed, always telling a story—has won her wide-spread acclaim among collectors. She used to live in Pearland, but relocated with her family to Maryland, earlier this year. To view more of her work, visit www.merriweatherart.com. |
32 REHASHED: KING OF MEAT SAUCES
Bologna is the capital of Emilia-Romagna, both politically and gastronomically, and it is the home of the ragù that we call Bolognese sauce. Like so much comfort food, the recipe is imprecise. However, it is characterized by a mix of meats, plenty of vegetables, not too much tomato sauce. Here are three versions.
Recipes by Frank Crapitto, John Marion Carrabba and Carlo Molinaro
Chef portraits by Kim Coffman
36 FAMOUS FOOD COUPLES
Some foods just seem destined to go together: peanut butter and jelly, peaches and cream, spaghetti and meatballs. This is our tribute to some of the food world’s best matches.
By Paula Murphy. Design by Shelby Creative.
38 COVER STORY: ASK MY TABLE
Your dining-out questions arrive by fax, phone, mail and email, and we love it! Back in Issue #20 (August-September 1997), we left no truffle unturned in seeking answers to 50 of your most frequently asked, most entertaining and most difficult queries. Here’s a selection from the current crop of readers’ questions that we’ve been tossing around the office.
By the My Table contributors
72 JUST DESSERTS: IN DEFENSE OF VEGETARIANS
In Texas, where cows are most sacred slowly cooked over a well-fired pit, vegetarians are suspect. A pasty-faced mama’s boy, wracked and addled by food allergies, gets more sympathy. Vegetarians are about as welcome among foodies as Pentecostals at a keg party. Our correspondent offers another point of view.
By Laura Elder
10 TABLE TALK
12 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
14 HOUSTON BITES BACK
Includes Letters to the Editor, Tasting the Town, Noteworthy Openings & Closings, Man About Town, At Table with Annie Cater, Of Ice and Men, Recommended Reading & more
28 THE ANONS GO THEIR SEPARATE WAYS
44 WINE & SPIRITS
Bar Exam: A Guide to Houston Wine Bars
46 SALUD!
A toast to Marian Baldy
50 GREAT CULINARY MOMENTS
Let Them Eat Pasta!
56 INDEX TO OUR FIRST 50 ISSUES
58 LISTINGS
Tableside Preparations
60 RESTAURANT REVIEWS
Cafe Chiasso
El Tiempo Cantina
Qin Dynasty
61 ADVERTISER DIRECTORY
68 THE EATER’S DIGEST
Restaurant reports from our correspondents in San Antonio, Austin and Dallas
