Inside My Table #68 | Contents
ExcerptOn the coverLionel A. Lofton is a native Houstonian who has been painting since grade school. After his formal education, he began exhibiting throughout the country. He is currently a high school art teacher in the Houston area. If you would like to see more of his work, contact him at 832-276-2904. |
26 FRESH
This issue’s guide to the earthy and the sublime includes a profile of a personal chef, plus what’s fresh now at local markets, “Words of Mouth” and an easy avocado recipe.
Edited by Toby Gilbert
32 COVER STORY: CHARCUTERIE: SAUSAGE & THE CITY
Attention, devotees of charcuterie! If you are pro-pate, a supporter of the sausage, a rowdy rooter for the rillette and a lover of lox, we’ve got great news for you. It’s been a tough couple of years for you galantine-addicted guys and gals. Barren years where perfectly pickled pork butts have been as hard to find as a Hollywood starlet who hasn’t had work done. But no more. These days Houston chefs are going back to the basics for some time-honored culinary traditions.
By Brian McManus
Illustration by Lionel Lofton
60 JUST DESSERTS: CAN YOU SAY THAT IN ENGLISH, PLEASE?
We’ve all done it. That terrible moment when you look up at the waiter in total incomprehension, unable to believe that a simple request for des boissons (recommended in the Berlitz grammar handbook as designating “something to drink”) has produced two croissants.
By Janice Rossen
9 TABLE TALK
9 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
10 HOUSTON BITES BACK
Includes Letters to the Editor, Noteworthy Openings & Closings, Tasting the Town, On The Road, Edible Etymology, Recommended Reading, Man About Town & more
22 MR. ANON
Mexico, Inc.
42 WINE & SPIRITS
Wines of the Grand Canyon State
44 ¡SALUD!
A toast to Bill Moomey
46 DINING WITHOUT BORDERS
Haleem or Bust!
48 LISTINGS
No Place But Houston
50 RESTAURANT REVIEWS
Tony’s
Antica Osteria
51 ADVERTISER DIRECTORY
58 THE EATER’S DIGEST
Restaurant reports from our correspondents in Galveston and Dallas
