Posts Tagged ‘Food Network Feature’

Red Lion March 21, 2011 8 Comments

2316 S Shepherd Dr Houston, TX 77019 (713) 529-8390 www.redlionhouston.com ** All the photos used in this post are credited to my talented friend and eating buddy, Thomas Chen. This Houston pub serving up English and Indian fusion cuisine has been on my Houston radar ever since I caught sight of it on Diners, Drive-ins, [...]

Chef Point Cafe January 31, 2011 5 Comments

5901 Watauga Rd Watauga, TX 76148 (817) 656-0080 www.chefpointcafe.org Last month, I completed one of my 2010 resolutions of visiting a new state by road tripping it to Oklahoma. On the way, we made a few food stops in the Fort Worth and Dallas area. Our first food stop wasn’t actually a food stop, but [...]

Giada’s Bucatini All’Amatriciana with Spicy Smoked Mozzarella Meatballs September 29, 2010 9 Comments

Two nights ago, I checked my calendar to see when the last time I cooked something was. It was August 31. Almost an entire month of no dabbling in the kitchen. Inspired by my embarrassing inactivity and my New Year’s Resolution of trying 20 new recipes, I attempted my 16th new recipe of the year, [...]

ChiLantro BBQ July 6, 2010 4 Comments

ChiLantro BBQ Austin, TX (512) 568-0256 www.chilantrobbq.com As mentioned, I’ve been drooling over ChiLantro’s menu for quite a while before actually getting a chance to finally try it. I went again this weekend and was reminded I haven’t quite blogged about it. I actually look forward to hitting up this trailer a little more than [...]

Food Network Filming Chilantro Today June 16, 2010 4 Comments

ChiLantro BBQ Austin, TX (512) 568-0256 www.chilantrobbq.com I’ve been meaning to try Chilantro and every time I see a tweet from them announcing their location (they rotate locations), I salivate in yearning. Alan who has no idea I’ve been stalking Chilantro by way of twitter, asked me while we were out drinking downtown last weekend, [...]

Casino El Camino June 8, 2010 4 Comments

517 E 6th St Austin, TX 78701 (512) 469-9330 www.casinoelcamino.net Casino El Camino has been on my list since LAST YEAR, ever since the boyfriend sang it praises and my learning that it was featured by Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. I’m telling you, there’s just so many places to eat and not enough time. Saturday [...]

Cafe Pita + February 16, 2010 2 Comments

10890 Westheimer Rd Houston, TX 77042 (713) 953-7237 http://cafepita.weebly.com The last time I was in Houston, Cindy was saddened she couldn’t take part of progressive lunch so we gave her reins to pick out a place for dinner. She introduced us to Cafe Pita + which was recently featured on Food Network by Diners, Drive-Ins, [...]

Niko Nikos: First stop of Progressive Lunch February 4, 2010 4 Comments

A progressive meal is where you go to more than one place for one meal. Some people like to do it by course: an appetizer at one eatery, the main course at another, dessert at a last place. My friends and I do it by what the restaurant is known for. Follows is the list [...]

Happy FRYday June 6, 2009 No Comments

Hope everyone had a great Friday. I started the day off with an appointment at 11:30 and then off to lunch to celebrate FRYday with Dave. We had lunch at Flip Happy Crepes. He’s never been. I first discovered it in April of 2007. If you click on the link, you’ll see it only had [...]