My old colleague at the Houston Press recently left his post there as restaurant critic and is now doing service journalism of another sort: demonstrating how to prepare Texas/Tex-Mex dishes, complete with videos showing his once well-concealed mug. One piece of advice, Robb: Zoom in on that food, dude! It's nice seeing your face now, [...]

Jay Francis serves as Walsh's cheese supplier My bud Robb Walsh, the restaurant critic for the Houston Press, may be the first food writer in the country to catch swine flu. Or, as Walsh wondered aloud on his Twitter feed, the "first one dumb enough to admit it?" Truth be told, Walsh thinks he has [...]

Earlier this week, my buddy Robb Walsh at the Houston Press developed his own recipe for "Atomic Deer Turds," otherwise known as venison sausage balls in polite company. Walsh may eat these dragon-breathed babies for breakfast—couldn't get your hands on a Naga Jolokia pepper injected with kerosene, Robb?—but they seem more appropriate for Redskins tailgating.