Drink Up

It's National Margarita Day — here are the top spots to celebrate the year's best holiday

By Whitney Radley

02.22.13 | 7:28 am

Bottoms up, y'all — it's National Margarita Day.  While any proper Tex-Mex or Mex-Mex establishment or any well-equipped cocktail bar should be able to serve you with a ...

A Comedic Turn

Tex-Mex restaurant empire that claimed women only care about margaritas goes out of business

By Tyler Rudick

01.23.13 | 10:08 am

Maggie Rita's grand experiment in Tex-Mex appears to be coming to an end. Just six months after unleashing his Maggie Rita's concept on Houston, restaurateur Santiago Moreno t ...

Calendar Closeup

Your weekly guide to Houston: Five (plus) don't-miss events — ultimate margarita fest included

By Joel Luks

10.12.12 | 9:49 am

On the appointment book this week are events that appeal to those who love to explore the past, those with a penchant for arts, drinking, shirtless men of religion, fried southern cuisine, one-man ...

Houston Margarita Festival

Discovery Green

10.13.12

The event will showcase a wide variety of local Mexican, barbeque, seafood and Cajun cuisine, as well as an exotic selection of margaritas. Festivalgoers will enjoy live music from local acts such

Third Annual Be Bold Margarita Competition benefiting Girls Inc.

10.17.12

Get out those sombreros and stand-alone mustaches: Girls Inc. of Greater Houston will host its third annual Be Bold Margarita Competition. Serving as emcee is KHOU's Great Day Houston host

Classic Literature

When margaritas and murder mix: Pasadena women write books in a bar for Getaway Girlz drama

By Whitney Radley

06.12.12 | 2:57 pm

What do you get when you combine a handful of girlfriends and a few stiff drinks in an exotic locale? For Pasadena-born friends Johnell Kelley and Robbyn Hill, it was an idea for a book series ...

Drinks

Remaking the margarita for summer: Does dropping the tequila make for easier drinking?

By Marcy de Luna

05.07.12 | 5:53 pm

Just in time for a summer fiesta, Vida Tex-Mex promises to be festive with a new patio area and a creative take on a Mexican tradition: A new menu of tequila-less margaritas. I know what you&r ...

A little salt on the rim

Run, don't walk to happy hour: It's National Margarita Day!

By Kevin Benz

02.22.12 | 4:41 pm

As if we need another reason to throw some salt on a glass rim, squeeze some limes and pull down that top shelf tequila, today is National Margarita Day! This is no over-hyped hallmark holiday ...

Second Annual Girls Inc. Be Bold Margarita Competition & Silent Auction

Cadillac Bar

10.19.11

All of the tequila used in the competition will be Izkali tequila, a new brand just introduced in Houston and winner of the Chairman’s Trophy at the Ultimate Spirits Challenge in New York in

Margarita Fest 2011

El Pueblito Patio

07.28.11

Salt or no salt? That is the question. Houston taste buds will be put to the test as El Pueblito hosts an evening filled with margaritas and music. Participating tequila vendors will include Mi