Prohibition
Thank goodness those days are long gone. With all the options you have, plus new concoctions created regularly, the days of bootlegging and black markets are a thing of the past. Here are several new libations to wet your palete.
Back Crate
Make your own moonshine? OK, not really but turn the juice of your choice into [...]
Anthony Bourdain
If you’ve either read or watched Tony Bourdain, you probably get it. His commentary centers around food, and yet that is but a conduit. Food is a conduit for living, and drinking is the lubricant that makes possible the social interactions while the food anchors the cultural connections he makes. Bourdain has explored this over [...]
A modern day feast
photography by Gabriella Nissen
food styling by Carla Valencia de Martinez
all food purchased at Central Market.
photography by Gabriella Nissen
food styling by Carla Valencia de Martinez
all food purchased at Central Market.
HEALTH FOOD 101
Your choices are many. But the real question is, are they appetizing? A prepackaged meal labeled with the nutritional facts sounds ideal if you’re trying to lose weight or just want healthy meal options, but if they don’t taste good, what’s the point. We’re here to weed through a few to get down to the [...]
KNOCKOUT
In a city brimming with personal trainers and exercise gurus, Cari Shoemate has risen to be the crème de la crème. While it’s possible to attribute her celeb status to her ability to do over 100 pushups and sprint at speeds upwards of 15 miles per hour, her success is more likely due to understanding [...]
GET FIT
Numerous studies have shown that apart from the benefits such as weight loss (combined with healthy eating) regular exercise not only boosts your mood but extends your life. Being happier and living longer and healthier are enough reason for us to get off the couch and sweat! Since it’s easy to get stuck in a [...]
Creative Spaces
From graphic designers to floral designers to interior designers – here are a few of Houston’s finest.
Bergner and Johnson Design: The Sweet Smell of Success
Garden variety flowers are just what the florist ordered for this sweet-smelling decorating firm. Eschewing the familiar roses-and-baby’s-breath bouquets, Johnson has elevated the art of floral arranging to a level that impresses [...]
THE NEW GREEN HOUSE
Carrie Stallwitz and her husband Dave are renovating a home they just bought in Memorial Bend. Because of the way in which they are doing it, we became interested in following the process. Read on.
What gave you the idea to strip an existing residential home down and make it a green building? Would that be [...]
LOCALEBRITY | Ashley Jones
Born in Memphis but raised in Houston, Ashley Jones captivated television audiences last year with her role as Daphne throughout the second season of HBO’s cult vampire series, True Blood. Most recently, she wrapped filming the new pilot reboot of The Rockford Files for NBC. The Daytime Emmy-nominated actress, who can be seen daily as [...]
HAPPY HOUR
Top left: Margarita on the Rocks with Patron Silver at Hugo’s
My favorite place to be once the magazine’s gone to print is the patio at Hugo’s on Westheimer – with the most perfect margarita I have found north of the border.
Carla Valencia de Martinez, Editor-at-large
Recipe
•1 ½ ounce Patron Silver
•¾ ounce Cointreau
•1 ½ ounce fresh [...]
