Inside My Table #95 | Contents
ExcerptA Cocktail Recipe from The Remington bar On the coverDan Thomas was born in Los Angeles, grew up in Southern California and now resides in Houston. He has been an artist, graphic designer and senior art director of a large advertising agency and has won awards for both his advertising campaigns and paintings. Currently he is a freelance designer and illustrator. Email him at danthomas@logoartguy.com. |
9 HOUSTON BITES BACK
Includes letters to the editor, noteworthy openings & closings, winter recipes from Houston chefs, alcohol-free cocktails, favorite sakes and more
28 CENTERFOLD
HOUSTON 5 WAYS
Some days we feel like Zoltan, cranking out answers to readers’ questions about where to eat, what to eat. Always the questions! By way of a big answer, we present five restaurant crawls, each with a specific eater in mind.
By Jenny Wang
31 COVER STORY
THE HISTORY OF DRINKING: A LOVE STORY
Drinking and frequenting bars are among the oldest traditions in civilization. Beer jugs have been found dating from the Stone Age almost 12,000 years ago, well before the domestication of farm animals or the invention of metallurgy. It dates very closely to the invention of agriculture and pottery. So basically as soon as he could grow the ingredients and make something to put it in, man was drinking beer.
By Sarah Rufca
Also includes Spirited Texas (a round-up of Texas distillers) by Sean Beck and Lock, Stock and Large Oaken Barrel (a guide to Houston wine shops) by Lissa Glasgo.
40 WINE & SPIRITS
THE BREWTIQUING OF TEXAS
Houston beer-lovers have grown much choosier since Bud and Sissy sucked on bottles of Lone Star while two-stepping their way across the movie screen. These days, with so many Texas-made craft beers available, many beer-drinkers are passing up mass-produced beer altogether in order to try regional small-batch beers.
By Kevin Scott
DEPARTMENTS
9 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
9 TABLE TALK
What’s going on in the Houston restaurant world?
22 MAN ABOUT THE KITCHEN
Thoroughly Modern Mark
25 JUST DESSERTS
Flavor Tripping
26 FOOD LOVER’S QUIZINE
High Spirits
38 TASTEMAKERS
Grateful for Al Marcus
43 THE GNOME RANGER
Our bar gnome visits bartender Harry Spitzer at The Remington Bar
44 DINING WITHOUT BORDERS
Back to the Mall
46 LISTINGS
2009’s Best New Restaurants
49 RESTAURANT REVIEWS
Branch Water Tavern
Khun Kay Thai Cafe
Valentino
3-in-1 Review: Perk Up!
50 ADVERTISER DIRECTORY
56 TASTING THE TOWN
The Crêpe Comeback
