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Enticing with spice: Award-winning chef makes Indian food easy and fat fighting

By Joel Luks

06.01.13 | 2:55 pm

Ambitious home cooks who begin dabbling with Indian cuisine learn early on just how confusing it can be. Identifying legumes feels like deciphering the Periodic Table of Elements. Have you trie ...

Book launch party: Shubhra Ramineni's Vegetarian Cooking, Easy Recipes for the Hurry Home Cook

06.25.13

Come celebrate the launch of Shubhra Ramineni's newest book, Healthy Indian Vegetarian Cooking, Easy Recipes for the Hurry Home Cook. Ticket includes an evening of fun, sipping wine, nibbling o

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A top caterer's guide to entertaining: Elizabeth Stone reveals her top tips and secrets

By Shelby Hodge

12.03.12 | 11:08 am

What better time for launching a book on entertaining than just before the holidays? Thus, the timing was no accident when respected caterer Elizabeth Stone recently took over Asia Societ ...

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Nolan Ryan's beef cookbook is genius: Move over George Foreman

By Sarah Rufca

11.27.12 | 12:49 pm

Nolan Ryan isn't just a baseball player or a legend, he is a golden god. Growing up in the 1980s in Texas means that I know an inordinate amount of guys my age named Nolan. Back when there ...

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Sheila Jackson Lee's daughter weds, Clarence Thomas revisits Tony's and a cookbook success

By Shelby Hodge

11.21.12 | 9:01 am

The scene was beyond special at Haven when Austin Hanson and his mother, Belinda Hillhouse, presented a check for $150,000 to the Arc of Greater Houston, proceeds earned from sale of their cookbook ...

Book launch party: Houston Small Plates & Sips by Erin Hicks

Arturo's Uptown Italiano

11.08.12

Please join to celebrate the launch of Erin Hicks' latest cookbook, Houston Small Plates & Sips. Guests will enjoy complimentary small bites from several featured restaurants and pairing si

Book release party: The Houston Chef's Table - Extraordinary Recipes from the Bayou City's Iconic Restaurants

Quattro

11.15.12

The Four Seasons Hotel hosts a gathering celebrating the release of The Houston Chef's Table - Extraordinary Recipes from the Bayou City's Iconic Restaurants, authored by Arthur L. Mey

Cookbook Launch and Signing Party: Hugo Ortega's Street Food of Mexico

Hugo's

07.25.12

Join to toast the publication of Hugo Ortega's Street Food of Mexico. Guests will enjoy light bites of dishes featured in the book and be able to purchase the cookbook and have it signed. 

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One tough woman: Enchilada Queen works on cookbook while recovering from shooting

By Sarah Rufca

05.17.12 | 11:41 am

Fans of Sylvia's Enchilada Kitchen have another reason to splurge on the restaurant's famous tamales and enchiladas. Starting next week, owner Sylvia Casares will be back in the restaurant ...

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Fajitas for everyone! Homesick Texan nominated for international food award

By Sarah Rufca

02.17.12 | 10:01 am

Lisa Fain has been a New York resident for years, but her bestselling cookbook, The Homesick Texan, shows her Houston roots are still strong. Now her book has been nominated for an Internationa ...