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(10/08/14 8:57am)
Some plays strive to make audiences laugh, some try to invoke tears, others try to foster deep and insightful thought. The Rice Player’s production of Paganini boldly attempts to achieve all of the above throughout the play, but risks leaving viewers uncertain of how to feel. While the exact time period in which Paganini takes place is vague, the production, set in various European cities, is about a young, once world-renowned violinist whose soul belongs to the devil. Paganini has somewhat of a dreamlike quality throughout, making it difficult at times to distinguish what is real and what is not.
(04/15/14 8:50pm)
Most students are familiar with the classic childhood tales of Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel and Cinderella. This year, Wiess Tabletop Theater’s rendition of Stephen Sondheim’s musical, Into The Woods, weaves together the stories of the four fairy tales with a new set of individuals: a kind baker and his domineering wife who have been placed under a curse that prevents them from having a child together.
(03/18/14 9:31pm)
It’s no easy task to put on a production of a play as well known as William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Many great renditions of the play have been performed since its original debut in the late 1500s, and Baker College’s BakerShake certainly meets the high standards.
(11/09/12 12:00am)
Our second casual date was a mess. Pumpkin innards and seeds were strewn across the tabletops of the Hanszen College sundeck as our dates and friends carved out designs ranging from an elephant to a Rice University owl. Christmas music hummed from a laptop as seven couples got down and dirty carving up their pumpkins. Against a backdrop of powderpuff teams playing on the intramural fields, pumpkin carving with a group of friends on campus bore little semblance to a date night. Indeed, one of us had not even mustered the courage to ask out a date and opted instead to invite a friend. Throughout the course of the evening, it became very apparent that only one of us was on a real date and that the distinction between a real date and a friend date makes all the difference in successful casual dating.
(10/25/12 12:00am)
Rice University has that well-known curse that students either find a partner during Orientation Week and date him or her until marriage or constantly hook up with random people at parties and never settle. This curse is an exaggeration, of course, but the Rice social culture seems to have no semblance of a third realm in this dichotomy of committed couples and hook-ups. What if you are not keen on the random hook-up, but also do not care to spend the rest of your life with the next person you date? The answer: casual dating.
(10/19/12 12:00am)
Tucked behind the main restaurants and shops in Rice Village, and somewhat hidden behind construction, is a little-known eatery gem: Local Foods. Local Foods receives its produce from farms and ranches located in close proximity to Houston. The freshness of the food is reflected in the deliciousness of the meals, and the sandwiches, priced closer to Kahn's Deli than to Jimmy John's, are well worth the price. One of the first elements I noticed and liked about Local Foods was the coffee-shop-like atmosphere of the mix-matched tables, chairs and wall decor. With a better interior design than the stereotypical hipster coffee joint, the distinct layout of Local Foods certainly gives it an enticing and enjoyable atmosphere. The exposed brick on the walls and the huge farm-style bags of vegetables and grains on a shelf help to establish the homegrown, small-town feel of Local Foods.
(09/28/12 12:00am)
In my previous experiences, food trucks have always seemed to provide somewhat interesting and unusual foods, such as Korean barbeque or ridiculous types of waffles. However, the Monster PBJ food truck takes a classic sandwich reminiscent of elementary school lunches and expands it into a plethora of different styles of peanut butter and jelly. Monster PBJ boasts an all-vegetarian menu, gluten-free options, fresh-ground nut butters and locally produced jellies. When I went, the two employees were incredibly friendly and goofy. They made the already odd experience of buying peanut butter and jelly from a truck even more ridiculous.
(09/20/12 12:00am)
Prima Pasta, with its cartoonish sign and faux brick facade, is high-end Italian restaurant in disguise. On the corner of Kirby Drive and Holcombe Boulevard, Prima Pasta strives for authenticity, from its rustic interior to its cuisine. Our friendly waiter immediately seated us and brought us garlic bread on the house. We ordered a classic pepperoni pizza, which came piping hot to our table. The pizza had a thick crust topped with mozzarella cheese and pepperoni. This pizza did not taste like delivery; it was extremely fresh and tasted as though it was made from scratch. The crust was soft and delicious and the cook put just the right amount of cheese on top. The pepperoni added a bite of spiciness to the pizza, and did not make the pizza too oily. The pizza is large enough to fill up one person, and other topping options include margarita, chicken mushroom, and bolognese. The next dish that we ordered was the pasta primavera. The pasta primavera included al dente linguine pasta, a sweet and tangy marinara sauce and boiled broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, zucchini and squash. All of the vegetables tasted fresh, and the flavors blended very nicely in the marinara sauce. There was just enough sauce to cover the pasta, but not so much that it drowned out the flavors of the vegetables. Prima Pasta is the perfect place if you want familiar, reliable and delicious Italian food at a reasonable price. Houston Hideaways is a column written by Sasha Schoch and Allie Schaich that explores Houston restaurants beyond the usual Rice student haunts.
(08/23/12 12:00am)
If I had not seen Lankford Grocery & Mar- ket featured on "The Food Network's" popu- lar show "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives," I most likely would not have stopped or even given this small store and its faded sign a second glance.
(05/23/12 12:00am)
Like most Tex-Mex restaurants, we were first provided a hearty helping of chips and salsa. The chips tasted fresh and salty and their flavor complemented the two different types of accompanying salsa. The first sauce seemed to be an original salsa, but we discovered after the first bite how spicy it tasted. The other sauce was a creamy ranch dressing. Although ranch dressing is not a typical condiment for tortilla chips, we welcomed its cool flavor in comparison to the salsa's spice. It was nice to have a choice of two sauces to go with the tortilla chips.
(04/13/12 12:00am)
If you are in the mood for something hearty and healthy, look no farther than Ruggles Green. We took a short drive to 2311 West Alabama to try "Houston's First Certified Green Restaurant," recognized by the Green Restaurant Association, and we were not disappointed.
(03/30/12 12:00am)
There seem to be two main types of Chinese restaurants: the "Americanized" restaurants, where chopsticks are optional and the only Chinese characters you see are on the scroll of your fortune cookie, and the authentic restaurants, where the menu is in Chinese, pigs' feet are sold and there are only a few forks in the whole establishment.
(03/07/12 12:00am)
On a suggestion from our native Houstonian friend, we ventured off the METRORail to try Mo Mong, a hole-in-the-wall Vietnamese restaurant. Though at first we were skeptical about dining at a restaurant that was almost empty at 8 p.m. on a Saturday night, within 20 minutes of our arrival, the restaurant was alive and bustling with all different types of people.
(02/16/12 12:00am)
If you're looking for a delicious, hearty meal, Barnaby's Cafe is the place to go. With five locations throughout Houston, there is always the likelihood of a Barnaby's being nearby. They are conveniently open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and serve mainly classic American cuisine. Its prices are very reasonable, especially for the quality and amount of food that you receive.
(02/09/12 12:00am)
The next time you are in the mood for some delicious punch and inexpensive homestyle eats, look no further than Natachee's Supper 'n Punch. Located right off the Ensemble/HCC METRORail stop, it is a short walk directly across the station at 3622 Main Street. The restaurant has a large patio area, perfect for sitting out on a beautiful, sunny Houston day. The inside is decorated in a classic Southern bar feel with booths and tables.
(02/02/12 12:00am)
Les Givral's Kahve is a street-casual Vietnamese restaurant, great for grabbing a quick bite while you're out with friends.
(01/26/12 12:00am)
Houston contains a wide variety of restaurants, providing both local specialties and a plethora of foods from all over the world. Although we'd been to plenty of Tex-Mex and Thai restaurants, we still had yet to find a quality, reasonably priced Japanese restaurant. Azuma, downtown on Kirby, solved this problem.
(12/01/11 12:00am)
Eating breakfast for dinner is certainly a treat, especially if breakfast involves delicious crepes. Luckily, CoCo's Crepes, located in Midtown on 218 Gray Street, offers a wide selection of crepes, coffees, teas, smoothies, gelato, soups, salads and sandwiches. CoCo's is open from ?6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Monday through Thursday and 6:30 a.m. to noon on Friday and Saturday, so your hankering for crepes can be fulfilled at any time of day.
(11/17/11 12:00am)
A few blocks up from the Ensemble/HCC METRORail stop on Milam Street is the Vietnamese restaurant Mai's. Though the restaurant lacks curbside appeal, the inside is pleasant and bustling with patrons, which is always a reassuring sign. The respectable prices also match the quality and quantity of ?the cuisine.
(11/10/11 12:00am)
Some restaurants are great to eat at because the food is good, but at others, the atmosphere completes the experience. Cabo, located just off the METRORail on Travis Street, is certainly one of those places.
