Inside My Table #52 | Contents
ExcerptOn the coverOne of Mr. Anon’s last remaining friends, cover artist Bill White works in advertising. Formerly an art teacher in Miami and art director in Toronto, today he is a creative director in Houston. White enjoys “poking fun” where he can. “Chefs can be wonderfully pompous and ripe for satire,” he says. “I really enjoyed doing this cover, although I may have to disguise myself to get another meal in this town.” |
32 REHASHED: BAIT-SHACK CHIC
Winter may be an improbable time of year to solicit three recipes for cold seafood cocktails, but ceviche has recently become such a staple on Houston menus that everyone is eating and talking about the latest version. Some are the true raw and marinated ceviche, while others begin with lightly cooked seafood that is tossed together into a concoction about a million miles beyond the standard-issue shrimp cocktail. All are composed of tiny bits of tasty sea critters, just enough to lure you into wanting more.
Recipes by Joel St. John, Hugo Ortega and Seco Moran
Chef portraits by Kim Coffman
36 WHAT’S THAT?
You may know a tea cup from a tumbler, maybe even a gumbo spoon from a cream soup spoon. But how’s your knowledge of ice cream forks and marrow spoons? Avid collectors revel in countless quaint accouterments for the table, each with its own very specific use. Just for fun, My Table asked collectors Keitha and Mik Kushner to write a little quiz to test your knowledge of eating and drinking utensils.
Quiz by Mik and Keitha Kushner
38 COVER STORY: MR. ANON’S 2002 TURKEY AWARDS
You better watch out, you better not cry: Mr. Anon has come to town with a bag of Turkey Awards. If you’ve been a good boy or girl, you won’t get one.
72 JUST DESSERTS: HAPPY HOLIDAY LETTER
We know you’re busy with all the holiday hoopla. Let us help! We’ve created a Happy Holiday Letter so that you can easily complete your holiday correspondence to friends and family. Simply snip, select, photocopy and mail.
By Paula Murphy
Design by Shelby Creative
12 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 COSMIC CUISINE
2003’s Food Predictions
48 WINE & SPIRITS
Warm Winter Drinks
50 SALUD!
A toast to Randall Graham
52 GREAT CULINARY MOMENTS
Some Like It Hot, But Others Beg To Differ: Ice Through The Ages
56 WHAT’S BUZZING IN THE KITCHEN WITH…
David Yurman
58 LISTINGS
Sunday Brunch
60 RESTAURANT REVIEWS
The Fish
Laurier Cafe & Wine Bar
Los Tonyos Cantina
61 ADVERTISER DIRECTORY
68 THE EATER’S DIGEST
Restaurant reports from our correspondents in New Orleans, Austin and Dallas
