Let me lead of by saying that I think Top Chef has probably jumped the shark. The advertiser plugs are getting annoying, the "set ups" are ridiculous (right, there's a big black state trooper blocking the country road and by the way, the road from San Antonio to Austin or Dallas is an interstate, and [...]

As is obvious, I am a foodie in addition to all my other endeavors. This week I happened to be in Natchitoches, La., where I am from in my pre-Texas days. Louisiana is, of course, the greatest state in the country for food no matter what the New York and Cali food snobs think. You [...]

Let's start with the basic concept that I love Greek food and so I am probably a little pickier than many people are about this. Galveston, being a coastal town, has several restaurants which have some form of Greek food although most are just simple Gyros type places. The Olympia Grille has two locations, one [...]

I love Greek food and now love Zorba's. We went there with about ten people and just missed the evening rush. We were seated in no time and the service was great. Greek food is rarely bad, it just tends to be either "meh" or great, and Zorba's is definitely in the great category. We [...]