The first of the summer corn has arrived, along with a bounty of other summertime goodies! If you've never been to the Midtown Farmers Market located at t'afia, Monica Pope's award-winning signature restaurant in -- that's right -- Midtown, then this is the weekend to go! Every Saturday morning from 8:00 a.m. to noon, the parking lot and restaurant itself host a small but potent farmers market offering everything from fresh, local produce, honey and......

Upscale Barbecue. Sounds like an oxymoron, right? BBQ, the real sport that precedes major sporting events, the Five Elements (Brisket, Link, Beans, Tater Salad, Sauce), the food group that evolved out of the simple necessity of cattle drives: surely it can't be froofy without ceasing to be bbq. Monica Pope, proprietor and mastermind behind the beloved t'afia, decided to see if she could make the two words fit together in a converted icehouse in the......

So if you've been following our easy, no-fuss no-muss primer on learning about art and local artists, etc. now is your chance to show off your new knowledge! This weekend brings us Spacetaker's 2007 Holiday Sale, featuring all kinds of work from local artists. They'll have everything from jewelry to paintings to sculpture for purchase AND 75% of the proceeds benefit the artist while 25% goes to Spacetaker, which helps nurture the Houston arts community!......

Goat cheese is another one of those ingredients that people either love or hate. On the one hand, we think goat cheese is a delectable, multi-talented piece of dairy. On the other hand, one hater told us he thought it tasted like 'farm'. Hmmm. Hopefully this article will inspire a second taste, perhaps even transforming 'farm' to 'farmtastic? Goat cheese, also known as chevre cheese, has a slightly tart taste due to the higher content......

Artist creates "faces" of famous Houstonians Ever wonder what Carolyn Farb would look like on oil and canvas? Ok, we've never either but now you're intrigued, right? Tonight, at Winter Street Studios [2101 Winter Street], artist John Palmer will debut a new series of “faces” of Houstonians. The exhibition will be held in the main gallery at Winter Street Studios, and includes faces of notable Houstonians, local art enthusiasts, collectors and faces from Palmer's imagination.......