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The best small plates in Houston: Restaurants that make tiny food dazzle in a big food world

By Marene Gustin

01.06.13 | 3:32 pm

Here’s a food trend for 2013 that I can really endorse. Small plates, tiny foods. In Texas, the land of the 24-ounce rib eye, two-handed burgers, chicken fried steaks that slop over t ...


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The $270 six-ounce steak: Real Kobe beef finally hits Houston, brings taste and wallet shock

By Marene Gustin

12.26.12 | 10:45 am

Remember the big debate sparked by Forbes writer Larry Olmsted back in April about Kobe beef, which he called Faux-be beef because no matter what you where paying for it or where you were eating it ...


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Can Brio Tuscan Grille make waves in Houston's perfect storm of great Italian restaurants?

By Marene Gustin

08.20.12 | 10:58 am

Like so many foodies, I was sad when Pesce closed, even though, like so many, I really hadn’t been there in awhile. But I was kinda skeptical when I heard that a national Italian chain, b ...


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Like a virgin? Unmasking the liars, sluts and pretenders in the scandalous world of olive oil

By Marene Gustin

01.05.12 | 5:39 pm

Over the holidays I read a brand new book called Extra Virginity: The Sublime And Scandalous World Of Olive Oil by journalist Tom Mueller. It’s the most fascinating and eye-opening book about ...


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Being a waiter is a better job than you think: Average salary of $49,000 a year in Houston

By Marene Gustin

12.28.11 | 5:32 pm

I eat in restaurants. I write about them. And I actually worked at one during college. One day I was sitting in a coffee house in San Marcos, circling want adds, when this young guy came up to ...


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Sometimes, it's more than food: What makes a good restaurant good?

By Marene Gustin

12.08.11 | 2:06 pm

Houstonians eat out more than any other folks in America. On average 4.2 times a week. I eat out about eight or nine times a week. Sometimes more. This food frenzy is partly because of my w ...


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Water, water everywhere: In restaurants, please don’t pour it unless I ask for it

By Marene Gustin

09.03.11 | 8:20 am

Dad and I were sitting at the counter in a very packed Goode Co. Seafood, watching the customers, the staff bustling back and forth in the narrow prep area and the flames shooting up from the grill ...


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Busy boy: Brownstone chef Olivier Ciesielski plans new eatery on trendy Westheimer restaurant row

By Marene Gustin

08.15.11 | 5:11 pm

It's a Monday. I was tired of Tex-Mex and wanted to take Dad somewhere new. Sorrel Urban Bistro was my first choice but they weren’t open. Where to go, where to go. Wait, the ...


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The Frank Sinatra tie behind Houston's Italian food fetish: Fever dates back to a secret romance

By Marene Gustin

05.23.11 | 6:02 pm

Despite its buzz worthiness, fusion isn’t always a good thing in food. “The first few years I was in America, the food really confused me,” says Giancarlo Ferrara, the executi ...


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A Foodie’s letter to Santa: Forget the Food Network hard sells, the best gift is easy as Price

By Marene Gustin

12.13.10 | 1:53 pm

Dear Santa: I’ve been a really, really, good girl this year. Well, except for that one thing that I won’t mention here because this column goes out on Facebook and my family rea ...


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