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Good Eats 2011

November's CultureMap editorial special series is all about food. During this month, we'll look at how Houston transformed itself from a strictly meat-and-potatoes town into one of the nation's most culinarily-diverse cities. We'll also offer a guide to eating at both ends of the financial spectrum with tips on where to go for great meals on a budget and when money is no object. And what would a guide to good eats be in November without a tribute to Thanksgiving? Our experts talk about their best Turkey Day meal (both meat and meatless) and offer tips on how to make this year's feast extra special.

Good Eats 2011

FOODIE NEWS

Sugar Land gets cheesier: Jus' Mac opens second location, preps for more

By Sarah Rufca

Nov 29th, 2011 at 11:33 AM

Cloudy and breezy with highs in the low 60s? This is what we call mac and cheese weather. Lucky for Sugar Land, it's also the opening day of the ...


FOOD FOR THOUGHT

The invasion of the pineapple upside down cakes! When retro foods make a major comeback

By Marene Gustin

Nov 29th, 2011 at 6:02 AM

You know how you haven’t thought about something in years? Like maybe a red VW Bug, and then suddenly you start seeing them everywhere? That’s been me and ...


SHELBY'S SOCIAL DIARY

Smokin' hot chefs Randy Evans, Renato de Pirro & more rule the runway at Green Beans and Guacamole launch

By Shelby Hodge

Nov 28th, 2011 at 6:00 AM

Who would have known that that was Sorrento Ristorante's Abbas Hussein in the dashing suit or recognized Mockingbird Bistro's John Sheely in an equally stylish ensemble? Without their ...


FOODIE NEWS

Wolfgang Puck explains why Starbucks sucks, tells a "What She Said" joke & sidesteps a Houston future

By Sarah Rufca

Nov 27th, 2011 at 8:51 AM

Ladies and gentleman, I have heard Wolfgang Puck, arguably the most famous chef in the world, tell a "That's what she said" joke. Puck, the creator of Spago, Chinois ...


FOODIE NEWS

What I learned drinking $1,200 Glenfiddich scotch whisky

By Sarah Rufca

Nov 25th, 2011 at 6:00 PM

There are many things you might expect to see at Gigi's Asian Bistro, but a kilted bagpiper is not one of them. And yet that's who greeted the ...


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