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Mike Riccetti is the author of "Houston Dining on the Cheap," the local Zagat editor and a regular contributor to "My Table." He writes frequently about food, drink and some less important topics.

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The "middle ground" is quite fertile in Houston

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

An article in the New York Times the other day was about the recent surge in interesting moderately priced restaurants in Chicago. "The extremes...
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Westheimer, inside the Loop, an impressive progressive dinner party....

Westheimer stretching from its inception as a name change from Elgin at the intersection of Midtown and Montrose to the West Loop about...
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Dining 101: Where is the best brisket in Houston?

Beef brisket slowly smoked over low temperature is the signature product of Texas barbecue. All decent barbecued brisket will sport pink smoke rings...
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Dining 101: Where are the best chicken fried steaks in Houston?

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Chicken fried steak is not as representative of the city's dining pleasures as it was a few decades ago, but it can still make for an enjoyable,...
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Dining 101: What are the best restaurants downtown?

Inspired by a recent blog by Alison Cook in the Chronicle bemoaning the diminishing number of nice restaurants in which to dine downtown for lunch, I...
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Dining 101: Where are the best fajitas in Houston?

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Houston, specifically, Ninfa's on Navigation helped propel the humble skirt steak, an inexpensive, but flavorful cut of beef, grilled and then wrapped...
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Dining 101: Where are the best shawarmas in Houston?

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Shawarmas, Middle Eastern-originated sandwiches featuring slices of meat that are traditionally cooked slowly on a vertical spinner and dressed with...
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Gyros, an ancient Greek treat, or not

There is an entertaining article about the history of gyros in today's New York Times. Surprisingly, the history does not extend that far into the...
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Houston's top 100 restaurants (part 4)

Below are the last 25 restaurants in my alphabetical list of the top 100 Houston area restaurants: 76. Quattro - Italian - 1300 Lamar (in the Four...
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Houston's top 100 restaurants (part 3)

Below are the third of four parts of my list of the top 100 restaurants in the Houston area: 51. Kiran's - Indian - 4100 Westheimer, 77027, (713)...
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