They will destroy you

Bring out the dancing bacon: Wild Catastrophic Theatre party brings back the craziness of the 1990s

By Joel Luks

05.01.13 | 10:18 am

Who in their right mind would want to miss a party that pledges to include dancing bacon? When theater pundits Jason Nodler and Tamarie Cooper met in the spring of 1993, who knew that their col ...

War & Beauty

Guerrilla gardeners descend on Midtown: Can slingshots and seeds transform an ugly area?

By Joel Luks

04.23.13 | 2:32 pm

Take that you empty, nasty lot overrun with messy weeds. A trio of unsuspecting locations were no match for a camouflaged, armed militia of 50 beautification soldiers on a mission to root seeds for ...

Sinskey Wine Dinner

Sparrow Bar + Cookshop

04.11.13

Join chef Monica Pope for a first taste of spring as she welcomes author and Food and Wine Best New Chef alumni Maria Helm Sinskey. Guests will delight in a five-course menu complete with wine sele

Food for Thought

The best restaurant tables in Houston: When top chefs get wild and Martha Stewart creative

By Marene Gustin

02.24.13 | 10:16 am

OK, I can cook, but I’m not Martha Stewart. What I mean by that is that the food will taste fine, but the table won’t look like a photo spread from Bon Appetit. When it comes to ...

Crisis Hotline Cocktail Fundraiser

Sparrow Bar + Cookshop

02.25.13

Join Chef Monica Pope and Land Rover Houston Central for a Crisis Hotline cocktail fundraiser. Enjoy complimentary drinks and nibbles as well as a raffle. Proceeds from the evening will be donated

Hometown Glory

Houston dominates Best Restaurants in Texas list: Mag leaves no doubt which city reigns supreme

By Whitney Radley

01.28.13 | 3:56 pm

The February 2013 issue of Texas Monthly takes the state's major cities to task on everything from traffic to neighborhoods to culinary offerings. The latter are highlighted by food critic Patr ...

Japan-Texas Legacy Dinner

Sparrow Bar + Cookshop

01.25.13

Texas Saké Co. and Chef Monica Pope have teamed up to offer a dinner that will seam the connections of Japan and Texas at Sparrow Bar + Cookshop. James Beard nominee Monica Pope has crafted

Culinary delights

An Austinite learns to love dining out in Houston: Here's her list of restaurants (and bars) not to miss

By Layne Lynch

01.01.13 | 3:49 pm

Editor's Note: Austin food writer Layne Lynch tackled the Houston food scene for CultureMap Austin. Here, she recounts her discoveries. When you live in a culinary city as young and creativ ...

Food for Thought

Your self-help drinks guide: The best holiday cocktails in Houston — in the bar or at home

By Marene Gustin

12.07.12 | 2:29 pm

What a great time of year for foodies: The dark, rich game; the root veggies; apples and pumpkins, oh my! But it’s not just the food I crave. It’s also the cocktails. All of my ...

Foodie News

Say cheese: Monica Pope reps Texas for Master Holiday Chef Challenge

By Sarah Rufca

11.17.12 | 5:00 pm

There's virtually no chef in Houston more associated with the SLGT movement than Monica Pope of Sparrow Bar and Cookshop. So it's a little strange to see Pope competing for the title of ...