Inside My Table #89 | Contents
ExcerptEditor’s Letter—Love In the Time of Recession Good-bye, Food Trends—Hello, Food Trends Letter From Santa Fe—30 Restaurants in 30 Days On the coverHouston artist and gallery owner Max Boyd Harrison is a native Texan with a passion for art and good food. When he is not focusing on the artists in his gallery, Gallery M2 (325 W. 19th, www.GalleryMSquared.com), he can be found at either of his favorite Heights restaurants, Vietnam (605 W. 19th) or Shade (250 W. 19th). “Both restaurants are works of art, with guests being placed at the center of the composition,” says Harrison. |
Here’s what you’ll find in our February-March 2009 edition:
10 HOUSTON BITES BACK
Includes Noteworthy Openings & Closings, In the Bag, Tasting the Town, Letter From Santa Fe, Question Box, a recipe for Happy Lizard Jalapeño Dip & more
21 MAN ABOUT THE KITCHEN: ENTERTAINING IN THE RECESSION
A faux feast on a budget is really rather simple, but it takes advance planning. Our writer shares some cheap tricks.
By Mark G Hanna
24 FOOD LOVER’S QUIZ-INE: VANITY FARE
A food trivia quiz that looks back at the Great Depression. We’re hopeful it’s not déjà vu all over again.
By Micki McClelland
28 CENTERFOLD: 12 NOSY QUESTIONS FOR ANTHONY BOURDAIN
We caught up with TV’s globe-trotting gastronome and bad-boy chef Anthony Bourdain when he sidetracked through the Houston area before the holidays. Yep, he’s just as snarky as you think he is.
By Laurel Brubaker Calkins
30 A FOODIE GUIDE TO THE HEIGHTS
The low-key and traditionally “dry” Heights is suddenly a foodie destination. My Table’s long-time Dining Without Borders columnist lives in the Heights. Here’s his guide to what’s new, what’s classic and what’s still funky.
By Dennis Abrams
38 WINE & SPIRITS: THE COCKTAIL, NOW
Cocktails have taken on previously unimagined weightiness. Artisanal liqueurs, house-made bitters, juices from fruits you’ve never seen at Central Market – all are going into the new culinary-driven cocktails suddenly being shaken up around town. A dirty gin martini? That’s so 20th century.
By Leigh Bell
56 JUST DESSERTS: MY FAMOUS FOODIE SISTER
Sharon Tyler Herbst was more than just a celebrity cookbook author and in-demand cooking teacher. She was our writer’s mentor, best friend and big sister.
By Tia Tyler McCurdy
8 TABLE TALK
9 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
44 THE GNOME RANGER
Our bar gnome visits bartender Chelsea Drummond at Pearl Bar.
46 LISTINGS
2008’s Best New Restaurants
48 RESTAURANT REVIEWS
Bedford
Ristorante Cavour
49 ADVERTISER DIRECTORY
