Foodie News

True grits: Houston's best grits show Jeff Bridges who's boss

By Sarah Rufca

03.27.11 | 6:30 am

Grits have come a long way since being the butt of jokes on The Beverly Hillbillies. After all, when Britney Spears' dad was filmed making her a bowl of cheese grits for breakfast, the only sna ...

Foodie News

Where to eat right now: 10 rockin' Houston restaurants

By Ruthie Miller

01.03.11 | 1:57 pm

Need a lunch or dinner recommendation? Here are 10 hot places to try. Some are new restaurants entirely, while others are seasoned venues with new offerings, but all are worth a visit. Kata Rob ...

The Year In Culture

Organic, sustainable, local: The words that now dominate food

By Marci Gilbert

12.26.10 | 2:33 pm

Editor's note: This is first in a series of articles CultureMap will be running this last week of 2010 on The Year in Culture. The stories in this series will focus on a few key points, things ...

Slow Food Picnic

Discovery Green

11.06.10

Step away from that drive-thru. Instead grab a blanket and head to Discovery Green, where some of Houston's best restaurants — including Haven, Beaver's, Ruggles Green, T'afia, Ra

Can't miss stops

Your quick guide to White Linen Night in the Heights (parking tips included)

By Caroline Gallay

08.04.10 | 11:07 pm

White Linen Night in the Heights is just around the corner (it's Saturday from 6 -9 p.m.) and while the dress code may be obvious for this New Orleans-style art, shopping, dining, drinking, fas ...

Trendsetters look elsewhere

The Social shutters its patio, leaves prime Washington Avenue real estate open

By Caroline Gallay

07.09.10 | 11:07 am

The Social, the trendy patio bar on the corner of Washington Avenue and Yale Street, has closed. The reasons behind the sudden closure are unclear, but some sources report it has to do with a l ...

Foodie News

Don't call us, we'll feed you: Zelko Bistro opens with no reservations policy

By Sarah Rufca

04.14.10 | 2:38 pm

It seems like it's been forever since Jamie Zelko packed up her knives from Bistro Lancaster after making a splash with her locally grown, meticulously presented versions of American comfort fo ...

Zelko Bistro

Classic American comfort food served in a bungalow bursting with charm

514 E. 11th St.
Houston, TX 77008

Restaurant Round-up

Quit that hibernating: New March restos are on the way

By Sarah Rufca

03.09.10 | 6:45 am

After a frenzied fall, the restaurant scene in Houston took a much needed breather from openings — with the exceptions of returning Ike victims Brennan's and Ruggles Grill. But spring is ...