Inside My Table #80 | Contents
ExcerptOn the coverCarolina Arentsen has contributed several cover illustrations to My Table over the past four years. She lives and works in Providence, R.I. To see more of her watercolors, scratch paintings, cut-paper illustrations and design work, visit www.hintstudio.com. |
12 HOUSTON BITES BACK
Includes Letters to the Editor, Noteworthy Openings & Closings, Tasting the Town, Recommended Reading, Food Lover’s Quiz-ine, The Gnome Ranger, Recipe & more
34 PRODIGAL CHEFS RETURN TO HOUSTON.
If we have learned anything from the parable of the prodigal son, we have learned about unconditional love. And what is Houston’s relationship with dining out but a love affair? Although the word “prodigal” refers to the wayward son’s extravagant habits rather than his boomerang journey, our popular understanding of the tale is applicable even today. Some of Houston’s most-talented chefs left at some point — and then returned. Here are seven of Houston’s favorite “prodigal chefs.
By Mike Riccetti
46 CORKS: WA-A-A-Y DOWN UNDER SAUVIGNON BLANC
Wine pros Randall McCrea and guest taster Robyn Tinsley go glass to glass in this point/counterpoint column. This issue, they taste and rate New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc.
64 JUST DESSERTS: REAL CHILI
Autumn is coming, and our writer is waiting for the first faint autumn cold snap so she can brew a pot of proper red. In the meantime, she’s dreaming of her South Texas grandmother’s chili.
By Laurel Brubaker Calkins
11 TABLE TALK
11 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
22 MAN ABOUT TOWN
26 MR. ANON VERSUS THE CONEHEADS
50 DINING WITHOUT BORDERS
Once More, Without the Philippines
52 LISTINGS
Private Dining Rooms
54 RESTAURANT REVIEWS
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55 ADVERTISER DIRECTORY
