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I know pretty much everyone loves burgers, but I consider myself a connoisseur. I'll use any excuse to shove a juicy burger into my mouth. So I felt no ...
Hidden Houston
Don't call Frenchy's Chicken Cajun cuisine. It's Creole, and there's a difference.  The Creuzot family is the owner of the wildly popular restaurant that pioneered Creole ...
Foodie News
I didn't attend prom in Houston in the 1980s, so I was actually unfamiliar with Vargo's before news of its closing last week. Yet for many Houstonians the ...
Hidden Houston
For a city that stakes claim to boasting one of the strongest economies in the country, the number of residents that experience food insecurity are surprising. More than 900,000 ...
Boozy News
Anvil Bar & Refuge gets a lot of national attention, but its latest accolade puts it in an elite group. The Montrose bar has been nominated for Best American Bar in ...
Boozy News
After much thought, I have decided that Steve McKenna and Zane Lamprey have the best jobs ever. As hosts of HDNet show Drinking Made Easy, McKenna and Lamprey hit Houston ...
Foodie News
Fans of Sylvia's Enchilada Kitchen have another reason to splurge on the restaurant's famous tamales and enchiladas. Starting next week, owner Sylvia Casares will be back in the ...
Like a ton of hops
As both the local food and handcrafted beer movements continue to grow, Houston brewers have found themselves in a bit of a perfect storm . . . and a lucrative one at that ...
Food for Thought
It had been a while since Dad and I’d had the mesquite grilled Gulf Coast shrimp at Goode Company Seafood on Westpark Drive so after some errands in West ...
Foodie News
Underbelly's Chris Shepherd has managed to avoid the world of televised chef competitions — so far, at least — but during a promotional trip to Chicago this week he did go ...
Food for Thought
I'm still on the hunt for the iconic Felix Mexican Restaurant sign. A commenter on the original post says the sign is fine and is in storage, but Uchi ...
Mom raised you better than this
Easter has been dubbed "brunchapalooza" but Mother's Day is brunchapalooza plus a side of filial guilt if you mess this up. If you don't have a confirmed reservation ...
Foodie News
When a reader-submitted ranking puts Houston on top, that's the voice of the people affirming Houston's underrepresented awesomeness. When polls don't go our way, that's because ...
Have you tried this?
Call it the Goldilocks theory of oysters. It's sacrilege to say so in this town, but raw oysters have always been a bit too briny for my taste. That ...
A Conversation with Qui
Just when it didn’t seem things could get any better for Paul Qui and his compatriots of Uchiko and Uchi, the Top Chef: Texas winner —who also has an ...
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