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Slime in the ice machine as fight song

June 6, 2006 Callie Markantonis

Mike McGuff brings to our attention the huge write-up KTRK-13’s Marvin Zindler got in the Chron yesterday. It isn’t easy explaining to out-of-towners or the newly arrived who or what Marvin Zindler is, or why

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Food and drink roundup (06-05-2006 edition)

June 5, 2006 Callie Markantonis

Lunchtime is a good time to read about local food and restaurants. Let’s get started on another food and drink roundup. Alison Cook likes the vibe and sometimes likes the food at Kirby eatery Turquoise

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Food and drink roundup (05-10-2006 edition)

May 10, 2006 Callie Markantonis

Shall we do another Food and Drink Roundup? Let’s. Alison Cook wants to like the avant-garde approach of laidback manor and the Italian fare at Bice but doesn’t quite get there with either. Robb Walsh

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Food and drink roundup (04-24-2006 edition)

April 24, 2006 Callie Markantonis

Time for a quick and easy food and drink roundup. Alison Cook does her turn reviewing Dolce Vita Pizzeria Enoteca and rates it quite highly. Robb Walsh finds the normal hour-and-a-half wait at Ra Sushi

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Food and drink roundup (04-07-2006 edition)

April 7, 2006 Callie Markantonis

It’s Friday and time for a pre-weekend food and drink review. Last week Alison Cook went Creole and did the Sunday buffet and more at Lagniappe Grill. She also traveled to Manville for barbecue and

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Food and drink roundup (03-12-2006 edition)

March 12, 2006 Callie Markantonis

It’s time for a Sunday night food and drink roundup. Let’s get started, shall we? Alison Cook hopes downtown’s El Centro Restaurant sticks around for a while. She has also started an excellent new Chron

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Food and drink roundup (02-24-2006 edition)

February 24, 2006 Callie Markantonis

The weekend is upon us, and it’s time for a quick and easy (not to mention timely) food and drink roundup. I reread Alison Cook’s review of Bombay Sweets this morning at 8 o’clock, and

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Food and drink roundup (02-15-06 edition)

February 15, 2006 Callie Markantonis

It’s time for another food and drink roundup, kids. There are quite a few links to offer up today. Let’s get started, shall we? Alison Cook and Robb Walsh both seemed to have had a

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The serial killer that wasn't

February 6, 2006 Callie Markantonis

If one is to believe various news reports from this weekend, a serial killer who shoots and then torches his victims is on the loose in the southwest part of town. Here’s KTRK-13’s report: A

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Food and drink roundup (01-15-2006 edition)

January 15, 2006 Callie Markantonis

The Food and Drink offerings have been a bit meager to start the year, but we’ll try to throw something together. Alison Cook reviewed downtown restaurant 17 as her last review of the year, and

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