Interviews

Overheard at the Market

Tidbits and Samplings from the Texas Restaurant Association Marketplace  The Texas Restaurant Association hosts an enormous tradeshow every year, alternating…

5 Nosy Questions for Darrin Straughan

His name might not ring a bell, but his Houston restaurant franchise will. Darrin Straughan is the president of 91-year-old…

7 Nosy Questions for Bun B

You know how I know you're a rapper from Houston? You slip local restaurants into your lyrics. "You want Pappadeaux…

Pop-Up Book Spot: Author Q&A

My Table magazine is celebrating our 20th year of publishing as of the April-May edition that is now on coffee…

8 Nosy Questions with Ben McPherson

At the start of the New Year, Ben McPherson (photo above), former executive chef of downtown’s Latin American-inspired restaurant Batanga,…

13 Nosy Questions with Jane Hudson

After 23 years of providing Houston diners with valuable restaurant information, B4-U-Eat.com posted this unexpected message on February 18: As…

6 Nosy Questions with Bob McClaren

Bob McClaren’s resume reads like a little boy’s fantasy: He’s worked as a sports executive (namely as the former president…

5 Nosy Questions with Jonathan Levine

When “The Rub” is part of a restaurant’s name, you might think there is a secret family spice rub recipe…

A Conversation with Anne Willan: Part 2

Last Friday, you read Part 1 of Dragana Arežina Harris's conversation with Anne Willan, a James Beard Foundation Award winner, well-known…

A Conversation with Anne Willan: Part 1

Winner of two James Beard Foundation Awards, author and co-author of more than 30 cookbooks and books on culinary history,…