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It's Crawfish Week at Chron! For four days, the food team will be dropping fun stories about Houston's favorite crustacean. Read all our crawfish coverage here. Each year when crawfish season rolls around , flocks of eager Houstonians head to the city's many Viet-Cajun crawfish haunts to grab literal pounds of this fusion delicacy. From the carefully tossed spices and aromatics, to the communal style of eating, to the immigrant origin story itself, the Viet-Cajun phenomenon perfectly encompasses Houston in all its humid, diverse, zesty glory. Here's what you need to know about one of the cuisines that put H-Town on the map. Where did Viet-Cajun crawfish come from? From the get-go, Houston's proximity to Southeast Texas—dubbed "Lapland" by the Texas Almanac for being the place "where Cajun culture overlaps into Texas"—made it a prime incubator for fusion cuisine. As the Gulf Coast grew and diversified, so did its food offerings. Following the fall of Saigon in 1975, … [Read more...] about Everything to know about Viet-Cajun crawfish, Houston’s signature cuisine

Finding one forgotten car in a barn is special enough, but this collection in France numbers in the dozens, maybe even in the hundreds. Some of the vehicles are unrecognizable because all that's left is a frame and firewall. With some labor and a large enough bank account, someone might be able to get a few of these models back on the road. Some of the cars are inside several barns and outbuildings. Others are outside exposed to the elements. Brush, leaves, and vines are so deep on several of them that you can't see the vehicle, the general shape is the only proof that something is there. There's no theme to this collection. Being in France, there are quite a few cars from that country, but there are plenty from the United Kingdom, the United States, and Germany, too. There are also several commercial vehicles, including a fire department truck and a Citroen with a crane on the back. We don't know the story behind this collection. Some of the cars are damaged, so this … [Read more...] about Barn Find Uncovers BMW 2000 CS, Citroen DS, Amid Dozens Of Forgotten Cars

When it comes to high-end hypercars and super-fast supercars, a few companies should come to mind first: Bugatti, Ferrari, Koenigsegg, Rimac, and Pagani, among others. These manufacturers have cemented themselves as the top dogs in the supercar and hypercar space, extending to their wealthiest clientele the fastest, rarest, prettiest – and in this case – most expensive cars on the planet. But in order to find out which of these unattainable-to-most vehicles is the priciest, we've scoured the invoice sheets and uncovered 40 cars all worth $1 million or more. The group includes hybrid Ferrari convertibles, an American speed king , a few electric Hypercars , and two a one-of-a-kind Rolls-Royce cars built for royalty. We should note, though: The prices listed here are the price of the vehicles when new. So we’re not counting auction cars like the Ferrari 250 GTO, or overpriced secondhand sales. But don’t worry, there’s still hundreds of millions worth of cars here to whet … [Read more...] about 50 Most Expensive Cars In The World

Listen to this article Concord, N.C. – Doug Kalitta secured the Top Fuel No. 1 qualifier Saturday at the ninth annual NHRA Carolina Nationals, the first race of the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, at zMAX Dragway just outside of Charlotte, N.C. Tommy Johnson Jr. (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Angelle Sampey (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also secured No. 1 qualifiers in their respective categories at the 19th event of 24 on the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule. Top Fuel Kalitta piloted his Mac Tools dragster to a 3.721-second pass at 325.77 mph on Friday night that held up through Saturday’s two rounds for his fourth No. 1 qualifying position of the season, 47th of his career and first at zMAX Dragway. His first opponent in Sunday’s eliminations will be Ike Maier. “Anytime you can start from pole position is great in my book,” Kalitta said. “We’ve won from there before. Some people wonder if it’s a jinx but my team, we’re good with … [Read more...] about Kalitta, Johnson Jr., Anderson and Sampey secure No. 1 qualifiers Saturday at Carolina Nationals

Listen to this article Kalitta began the six-race Countdown to the Championship playoffs in second place behind Top Fuel’s defending championn Antron Brown; Capps started the six-race hegira as the leader. Two races (and two weeks) into the Countdown, those leaders prevail, but Kalitta, despite not having a win yet in the playoffs, has closed the gap to Brown, 2258 to 2245. Capps hasn’t won either of the Countdown races so far, falling to John Force and teammate Jack Beckman, respectively, who both vaulted the standings to fourth and third respectively. Capps’ teammate Tommy Johnson Jr., who’s been the most consistent driver of the season, holds second place points despite accruing only a single victory. Kalitta has earned a berth in every Countdown since the playoffs began – this is the ninth year – but he’s faltered down the stretch each time, earning just two wins and zero No. 1 qualifiers. In order to win the title, the quiet Kalitta will have to step that up. This … [Read more...] about Capps and Kalitta aim to shake ‘eternal bridesmaid’ tags

Listen to this article FUNNY CAR Tommy Johnson Jr. powered his Make-A-Wish Dodge Charger R/T to a 3.895-second pass at 330.63mph in the final round to defeat teammate and points leader Ron Capps’ 3.911 at 324.12 in the NAPA Auto Parts Dodge Charger R/T. Johnson Jr., who has raced to the final round in all three NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship events, claimed his 14th career victory, second of the season and first at Maple Grove Raceway. He is second in the points trailing Capps by only 24 points. Johnson beat Cruz Pedregon, Mike Smith and Jack Beckman en route to his fifth final round of the season. “You want to have a strong start in the Countdown; we knew that going into it,” said Johnson Jr. “I said I’d be happy with four more runner-ups, but when you look in the other lane and it’s Capps, who’s leading the points, it’s a must-win. You’ve got to gain some ground.” Jack Beckman is third in points and is followed by Hagan in fourth, reigning world champ … [Read more...] about Johnson Jr., Brown, Nobile, Krawiec grab wins in Maple Grove