In The Kitchen

How to: Make a Mai Tai

"Let’s get the record straight…I originated the Mai Tai." Trader Vic's founder Victor Bergeron, quoted above, and Don the Beachcomber founder Donn Beach…

Snake Followed By Brunch

I ran into Curtis and Duwayne the other day out on the ranch road. They seemed more than usually confused,…

Gulf Coast Food Project: Seeds

Launched in 2008, the Gulf Coast Food Project (GCFP) is an interdisciplinary collaboration between the Center for Public History and…

How to: Prepare Fajita Steak

Our March how-to video is finally here, and this month we're featuring executive chef Michael Pellegrino of the newly-opened Añejo…

Four Books & a Movie

The books have been piling up here on the oak dropleaf table that currently serves as my desk. There are…

How to: Candy Orange Peel

Have you peeled back the February-March issue of My Table? It's full of citrus segments, facts and features — and candying…

How to: Sharpen and Maintain a Knife

Houston knife maker Russell Montgomery of Serenity Knives isn't restrained when it comes to stressing the importance of sharpening and maintaining your knives. "If…

How to: Open a Pomegranate

Pomegranates take center stage in our December-January issue. Inside our pages, a cooking pictorial illustrates pomegranate recipes, and another article…

How to: Pour Latte Art

While it is popularly called latte "art," lead barista of Tout Suite, James Duncan, refers to the whimsical designs that ornament…

How to: Ice Halloween Cookies

Senior year in high school I was voted "Most Likely To Have Her Own HGTV Christmas Decorating Show." Now replace…