Readers, too. Alison's work is a perfect case study. COOK BIDS FAREWELL: Restaurant critic Alison Cook is leaving the Houston Chronicle after 22 years As announced this week, Alison's last day at ...

To me, and I hope to readers and to the city’s restaurant people, too. Alison Cook was a restaurant critic for the Houston Chronicle for 22 years. A two-time James Beard Award winner for ...

"I’m grateful for Alison Cook as an insightful expert ... but Alison is the Michael Jordan of food critics! Her restaurant reviews in the Chronicle will be sorely missed." ...

Cook, a Vermont native ... "When I started on the HC food beat almost 5 years ago, Alison was so welcoming to me, generous with her time and knowledge. She helped me understand Houston.