State Fare

Backstreet Cafe, 1103 S. Shepherd, Houston

by Patricia Sharpe

July 1995

Back Talk

Add your comment »

Food fads have their ups and downs. Today’s trend is tall, as chefs vie to see who can construct the most architectonic appetizers and elevated entrées.

Houston’s Backstreet Cafe (1103 S. Shepherd) has its own entry in the culinary sweepstakes: the aptly named Meatloaf Tower. In designing the dish, chefs Hugo Ortega and John Watt have taken the humble staple of home cooking to new heights. They combine ground beef with veal for a lighter, more delicate texture and prepare an earthy wild-mushroom gravy to lend robust flavor. A bed of fresh, barely wilted spinach undergirds the creation and a vertiginous crown of garlic mashed potatoes tops it off.

Recipes from Backstreet Cafe, Houston

Meatloaf Tower Recipe
Garlic Mashed Potatoes Recipe
Wild Mushroom Gravy Recipe
Wilted Spinach Recipe

E-mail

Password

Remember me

Forgot your password?

X (close)

Registering gets you access to online content, allows you to comment on stories, add your own reviews of restaurants and events, and join in the discussions in our community areas such as the Recipe Swap and other forums.

In addition, current TEXAS MONTHLY magazine subscribers will get access to the feature stories from the two most recent issues. If you are a current subscriber, please enter your name and address exactly as it appears on your mailing label (except zip, 5 digits only). Not a subscriber? Subscribe online now.

E-mail

Re-enter your E-mail address

Choose a password

Re-enter your password

Name

  
 

Address

Address 2

City

State

Zip (5 digits only)

Country

What year were you born?

Are you...

Male Female

Remember me

X (close)