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 Culinary
Word of the Day - On every Saturday's radio
program we give away restaurant gift cards. Be the
first correct caller to win at 713-965-0650. Listen
from 12-3 PM for the cue to call on Talk 650-KIKK
AM/CBS Radio Houston.
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CULINARY WORD OF THE DAY
Giving away $100 gift certificates on the
Cleverley Radio Show on Saturdays:
May 12-June 2, 2012
The menu is influenced by seasons,
using locally produced ingredients, fused with approachable
culinary techniques that define today's modern
American cuisine with a great balance of "Land &
Sea". At *17 we invite guests to share and "play"
with food by offering stylish presentations of
classics such *17 crab cake, crispy Gulf coast
snapper with roasted poblano risotto & citrus
haricot & the *17 Texas spice rub bone-in Cowboy
rib-eye steak with Sam Houston Bourbon sauce.
www.17Food.com
1117 Prairie Street at San Jacinto, Houston, Texas
77002 (in the Alden Hotel) 832-200-8888.
Breakfast: Mon-Sat 6:30 am-10:30 am; Sunday 7
am-10:30 am; Sunday Brunch: Sunday 10:30 am-2 pm
Lunch: Mon-Fri 11 am-2 pm
Dinner: Daily 5:30 pm-10 pm
Executive
Chef David Grossman's award-winning Branch Water Tavern focuses on
classic American food prepared with fresh seasonal ingredients. The bar
offers an impressive array of handcrafted beers, wines and spirits.
Awards include: Best New Restaurants of the Year from Texas Monthly; 5
Best Desserts-GQ Magazine; 10 Favorite Burger Spots-Bon Appetit
Magazine; 2009 Best New Restaurant- Houston Business Journal. Check out
their $10 specials, every Tues-Fri: Lunch 11:30 am to 2 pm featuring a
different dish each day. Soft drink included. 4-7 pm catch their $10
Kobe-Style Burger & Bombshell Blonde.
510 Shepherd, Houston, Texas 77007. 713-863-7777.
www.BranchWaterTavern.com
Situated in
Houston’s
affluent
Highland
Village,
Smith &
Wollensky’s
steakhouse
is one of
the most
desirable
destinations
in Houston’s
steak scene.
Seating up
to 350
guests, it’s
the ultimate
atmosphere
for luxury
dining and
drinking.
Open Monday
through
Wednesday
from 11:30
am–11:00 pm.
Thursday
through
Saturday
from 11:30
am–1:00 am &
Sundays from
11:30
am–10:00 pm.
General
Manager is
Benjamin
Berg and the
Executive
Chef is Tom
Elbashary.
Smith &
Wollensky is
located at
4007
Westheimer
at Drexel in
Highland
Village,
Houston, TX.
Call (713)
621-7555 for
reservations
and private
party
information.
And Smith &
Wollensky
offers
complimentary
valet
parking.
www.SmithAndWollensky.com
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Links of Interest
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About Cleverley...
"Cleverley Stone
is widely considered to be the
best-informed insider for the Houston Restaurant scene."
Restaurant
University
"She's got to
be the most plugged in person we know."
My Table
Named One of "Houston's 50 Most Influential Women" by
Houston Woman magazine. January 2012
"... one of the leading authorities on food in
Houston." Food Lover's Guide to Houston by K. Finan, December 2011
.."diva of dining"...Houston
Chronicle
..."dining news diva"... Houston
Business Journal
Cleverley with
Wolfgang Puck at the opening
of Wolfgang Puck's Express restaurant,
Houston, April 27, 2004
Far be it from me to call myself a dining diva,
but others do.
(Is that a good thing?)
 September
2006
Three seasons with
Ernie
Manouse, Cleverley & John DeMers in "The After Party"
on Houston PBS, KUHT, Channel 8.
The show was nominated for a regional
Emmy award. We didn't win though.
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2006
 I
wrote an eight page article featuring Wolfgang Puck in the
premiere issue of Restaurants & Resorts
magazine. (I was their food and wine editor.) Wolfgang
created "Cleverley's Perfect Meal" using recipes
from his book, "Wolfgang Puck Makes
It Easy." He taught me how to cook some of the
dishes in the kitchen of the St. Regis Hotel in
Houston.
 It's interesting
to note that Puck was the consulting chef when this property opened
in the 1980s as The Remington. When he walked into the St. Regis' kitchen with
me in 2006, he recognized some of the kitchen staff.
They had worked for him
back in the '80s.
They embraced him and he embraced them and it was a love fest all around, and
very touching to witness.
In the photo above are some of Puck's staff from The Remington back in the '80s, now the
St. Regis Hotel in Houston.
 
Wolfgang selects the recipes for
"Cleverley's Perfect Meal" from his latest cookbook.
In the kitchen with Wolfgang at the St. Regis Houston.
He's giving me some cooking tips from the recipes from his book.
Photos by Kim Coffman
November
2011
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The Famous & Their Food ™
An Original Feature in Cleverley's Newsletter
Did
you see
Robert Duvall interviewed on
60 Minutes?
In case you were salivating over the crab cake
recipe that
Francis Ford
Coppola
asked Duvall for,
never fear my pretties, Cleverley has it for you.
I interviewed Robert "Cleverley, call me Bobby" Duvall
at the Houstonian Hotel
and he gave his secret recipe to me.
It's his mother's.
Robert Duvall's 'Mother's
Crab Cakes'
1 pound crab meat: jumbo lump or
back-fin.
(Jumbo is best for large patties, but not good
for tiny ones.
Back-fin is good for
both.)
2 heaping tablespoons mayonnaise
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 small onion, grated
1/2/ tablespoon mustard powder
Secret Ingredient: 18 Ritz crackers, crumbled
Butter for
sautéing
1. Combine all ingredients except the crackers.
2. Add cracker crumbs as close to sautéing as
possible so that they don't get too moist from the
other ingredients.
3. Form patties the size of hamburgers or
hors d'oeuvre size,
depending on how they will be served.
4. Sauté in frying pan on medium-to-high heat in butter.
Ten minutes per side. Make sure that it's crispy outside but moist and juicy
inside.
The above recipe makes enough for about six hamburger-sized cakes or 15-18 hors
d'oeuvres.
Make a simple tartar sauce to accompany the crab cakes:
Mayonnaise, grated onion, lemon juice (eye the proportions).
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Del
Frisco's
Double Eagle Steak House planted its roots more than 20 years
ago. They embody the rich tradition of fine American steak houses,
amazing guests through impeccable chef-driven cuisine, an extensive
award-winning wine list and unparalleled hospitality. They offer guests
an unforgettable experience in a stunning, energetic atmosphere perfect
for special occasions, business affairs or a grand night on the town.
General manager Arthur Mooradian and executive chef Steve Haug are at
your service at Del Frisco's Houston, 5061 Westheimer, Houston, Texas
77056.
Ask about their Power Couple Dinner and
Prime Rib Specials on weekends. Valet parking is available in front
of the restaurant.
Reservations: (713) 355-2600.
Email:
DelFriscos.Houston@dfrg.com.
www.DelFriscos.com
It's the pits - really! Pizzitola's
Bar-B-Cue's 70 year old big brick pits are firing up East Texas hickory
and smoking ribs that are just right. If chicken is your thing, Jerry
Pizzitola has become famous for it, along with unbelievable brisket and
coarse-textured Hill Country sausage. Top it all off with a sauce that
is downright serious and you'll know why Pizzitola's Bar-B-Cue has been
named one of the "Best BBQ Spots" in Houston (Houston Chronicle). Don't
leave without having one of their 'Mama-licious' banana puddings!
Pizzitola's Bar-B-Cue - Houston's home for spareribs since 1935.
1703
Shepherd Drive, Houston, Texas 77007. 713-227-2283. Open
Mon.-Sat. 11am to 8pm. Closed Sunday.
www.Pizzitolas.com
The
Rainbow Lodge has a fabulous Sunday Brunch with 99 cent mimosas. It's a
25 year tradition in Houston. On Fridays they serve Wild Game
Burgers -a blend of buffalo, elk & wild boar. The chef hand-forms just 12 burgers on Fridays and
when they're gone, they're gone! Claim yours early. Lunch Starts at
11:30 AM Monday - Friday. Their Patio Wine Series is on the second Wednesday of
every month from 5:30-7:30 pm. Sip &
Stroll format, 4 wines & 4 dishes.
$29 pp. 2011 Ella Boulevard in The Heights, Houston.
713-861-8666.
Open for lunch, dinner &
Sunday Brunch.
www.Rainbow-Lodge.com.
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