Inside My Table #69 | Contents
ExcerptOn the coverChilean-born Carolina Arentsen grew up mainly in Villanova, Penn. and attended the Rhode Island School of Design. Upon graduation she opened her own illustration and graphic design studio, Hint Studio, in Providence. Arentsen’s work can be seen at www.hintstudio.com and www.thespiritsource.com. A series of greeting cards that she designed and illustrated will soon be available at www.risdworks.com. |
34 FRESH
This issue’s guide to the earthy and the sublime includes an interview with Ziggy Gruber, instructions on making cheese at home, plus “Words of Mouth” and what’s fresh now at local markets.
Edited by Toby Gilbert
42 COVER STORY: DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS WINE
An overview of the Texas wine industry in the 21st century, plus profiles of Texas’ women winemakers and Texas wine by the numbers.
By Randall McCrea
Illustration by Carolina Arentsen
52 CONFESSIONS OF A FOOD NETWORK JUNKIE
How much is too much? What would it be like to watch nothing but the Food Network non-stop for an entire day? Here’s a report.
By Dennis Abrams
80 JUST DESSERTS: NOW I’M COOKING
My Table’s former intern has finished college, wrangled a job and set up housekeeping. It didn’t take him long to discover that all good things begin in the kitchen.
By James Sulak
13 TABLE TALK
13 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
16 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
28 MR. ANON
The Blues Cafe
44 ¡SALUD!
A toast to John & Lindy Rydman
60 DINING WITHOUT BORDERS
North vs. South
62 LISTINGS
Mythic Pizza
64 RESTAURANT REVIEWS
Rioja Spanish Tapas
Gravitas
Le Bec Fin
65 ADVERTISER DIRECTORY
76 THE EATER’S DIGEST
Restaurant reports from our correspondents in Austin and Fort Worth
