Huevos con Machaca If one only rated a restaurant by its architecture, tzintzuntzan would receive five stars before a single bite entered one’s mouth. Evoking the spicy Mexican minimalism of Luis Barragán, Juan Miró of Miró Rivera Architects has designed one of the most elegant and calming eating spaces in the city. Although introverted from … Continue reading tzintzuntzan
Well, it’s been a minute, and there has been a LOT going on. So grab your fork and napkin, and let’s get after it! La La Land Kind Café is now open at 45th and Burnet. Opening day saw a line stretch out the door and down the block. Outlaw Pizza at 745 West Anderson … Continue reading Allandale Quickbites: La La Land, Cinque Terre, and Brutalist Eggs
Constructed in 1781, the former warehouse that houses Tjöruhúsið in Ísafjörður, Iceland, is cozy but primitive. Massive, rough-cut logs stacked by Danish workmen form the walls while heavy wooden beams hang across the room like low, foreboding clouds over the fjord. A phalanx of rough-hewn tables and benches fills the room, the tables set with … Continue reading the best bowl of soup in the world
Roya means "to dream" in Persian, and we are already dreaming about what we will enjoy on our next visit.
I ordered the Indian Taco with chicken and a side of green chile. The photos, including mine above, don't do justice to the size of this thing. I almost ordered two based on the photos on Yelp--and that would have killed me.
One joy of visiting restaurants is discovering a hidden and unexpected joy.
Brookshire is on the bleeding western edge of Greater Houston. Every corner lot is either newly developed, bulldozed, or for sale. I was in town for a rainwater harvesting conference, which seems an odd place to hold it given the 5,000 souls in the city and not the not-muchedness of the places. But the Danish … Continue reading hit&run: phat eatery (katy tx)
I’ve had a slice of Allday’s Pickle Pizza on my (hopefully not a vomit) bucket list for months, but now Allday Pizza is coming close to me (and, pardon me, you!) at 3720 Ranch to Market Road 2222 in the old Reid’s dry-cleaning space down the hill. I relish this news since Allday is a … Continue reading allandale quickbites: lana’s, H-mart, and pickle pizza are on the way!
Word on the socials is that the chef worked at Tomasita’s in Sante Fe. The contact number has the area code 505. This was all promising...
don’t know when I’ll be back in Andrews. But if a rental-car shortage, a scheduling mishap, or a hydrogeological misfortune sends me that way again, I won’t hesitate. I
