Alison Cook’s favorite fried-food dishes of the year From fries to dumplings, here are the 10 fried dishes that got me through the year. By Alison Cook | Jan. 15, 2020 | Updated: Jan. 15, 2021 ...

Two decades later, I’m more convinced than ever that we should all be studying Alison’s life work. Imperatives today rightly call for food critics to illuminate cities through the pluralism of ...

After 22 years as restaurant critic, Alison Cook is leaving the Houston Chronicle. Her last day is Nov. 27. Cook began her ...

Alison Cook, the longtime food critic of the Houston Chronicle, is calling it quits after 22 years with the paper. Cook said on X that she took a voluntary buyout offer . Her last day, according ...

By Alison Cook, Former Restaurant Critic Updated Jan 27, 2017 5:11 p.m. Porridge of grains and Texas winter wheat cooked in vadouvan spices, with cauliflower, cilantro and 'Navel' oranges at ...

The Internet has claimed another Texas food critic: the Houston Chronicle‘s Alison Cook, who had remained officially anonymous—if often recognized by restaurant insiders—during an ...

Houston Chronicle food critic Alison Cook appeared at a public event over the weekend, speaking in front of a large group at the Metropolitan Cooking Show in Reliant Center. Several audience ...

For months, Alison Cook, restaurant critic for the Houston Chronicle, avoided dining at Aqui, the expansive Southeast Asian concept created by Paul Qui, a celebrated chef with a James Beard Award ...

It’s time again to reflect on the best bites of the month — and boy, do I have some stellar bites for the memory book. Come along to restaurants new and newish, including a California import worth ...

Alison Cook, the Houston Chronicle's restaurant critic, unveiled her list of the top 100 restaurants in Houston (slideshow version here) to members of the media and invited chefs on the afternoon ...