New favorite little food joint in Houston!
Little Big’s opened in the old saccharine pink Ming’s, serving up slider’s and french fries alongside a selection of beer and wine. For those who don’t eat red meat the hand breaded chicken is a delicious pick. For those who don’t eat any meat, they serve a crimini mushroom and cheese option.
Top Five Reasons Why I’m In Love (And Why You Will Be Too)
1. Handcut french fries!
2. Tiny burgers!
3. Huge patio!
4. Cheap!
5. Open ’til 3am!
Located on Montrose [...]

08 Feb 09  /  Touchpuppet  /  2 Comments  /  Zachary Hayes

On Monday I was in the print/archive room of Houston’s Museum of Fine Arts (the 4th largest museum in the country), looking over some of the greatest photographs ever taken (there was work by Avedon, Maplethorpe, Man Ray, Irving Penn, etc); yet none of them were on public display. To me that seemed like a terrible waste of great artwork, but unfortunately that’s just the way museums are forced to operate. So it was to my great surprise when I came across a recent New York Magazine article that addresses this very [...]

29 Jan 09  /  Art  /  No Comments  /  Zachary Hayes

Chron.com has put up a list of Houston’s “top 10 commercial gallery/non-profit art-space shows of 2008.” None of my friends made the list. Nevertheless, it’s a fairly interesting list. Wish I would’ve made it to all of them.
EDIT: They updated the list and added two more shows: do it here, with your mouse and finger. Also check out their choices for the top 10 museum shows of 2008.

06 Jan 09  /  Art  /  No Comments  /  Zachary Hayes