Inside My Table #90 | Contents
ExcerptDining Without Borders—Beyond Kebabs Galveston Springing Back to Life, Slowly The Changing Face of Houston Supermarkets On the coverHouston illustrator and graphic designer Shelby Watson is a long-time contributor to My Table. She has done many memorable centerfolds for us, plus she designed two of the magazine’s sibling publishing projects, Haiku-Sine: 217 Tiny Food Poems by Texans Who Love to Eat & Feed Their Heads (Lazywood Press, 2000) and our award-winning Houston Chefs Who Sizzle! wall calendar (Lazywood Press, 1999). Visit her website at www.shelbycreative.com. |
Here’s what you’ll find in our April-May 2009 edition:
8 HOUSTON BITES BACK
Includes Noteworthy Openings & Closings, In the Bag, Tasting the Town, a round-up of area cheese shops and artisan cheese makers, results of our tequila tasting, an overview of Houston’s evolving supermarkets & more
30 COVER STORY: LOCALLY GROWN
Five years ago, who would have believed that Houston would support not one, not two, but five weekly farmers’ markets? Organic and locally grown produce, grass-raised beef, handmade goat cheese, baked goods, flowers, gelato, small-batch jam, yard eggs and the best pimiento cheese in the universe – it’s all available for your shopping pleasure and good eating. Here’s the inside story from a vendor who has been involved since the beginning.
By Janice Schindeler
36 OUR MOMS’ RECIPES
Mother’s Day is May 10, and in honor of the holiday, we asked My Table contributors to share recipes passed down by their mothers.
Compiled by Rose Cahalan
38 WINE & SPIRITS: THE VIRTUAL GUTENBERG PRESS
Blogging is changing the way information and opinions are disseminated, even in the fusty old world of wine. Don’t know what we’re talking about? Read this article.
By Dr. Russell D. Kane
42 GALVESTON SPRINGING BACK TO LIFE, SLOWLY
Our reporter wrote My Table’s June-July 2008 cover story on Galveston’s seawall restaurants. So it was with a anxious heart that she returned this winter to see how old favorites were recovering from Hurricane Ike.
By Laurel Brubaker Calkins
56 JUST DESSERTS: BLACKBERRIES
For the love of blackberries, we sometimes go farther than we should.
By John Cutrone
8 TABLE TALK
7 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
22 MAN ABOUT THE KITCHEN
Cooking to the Beat
25 FOOD LOVER’S QUIZ-INE
It’s Not Easy Being Green
41 THE GNOME RANGER
Our bar gnome visits bartender Le Chau at Ra Sushi.
44 DINING WITHOUT BORDERS
Persian Stews: Beyond Kebabs
46 LISTINGS
20 Spots Along Washington Avenue
48 RESTAURANT REVIEWS
Textile
Cullen’s Upscale American Grille
3-in-1 Review: Burger or Bust!
49 ADVERTISER DIRECTORY
