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Chipotle shakes up Margaritaville: Fast casual chain freshens up drink recipe with better booze

By Jonathan Rienstra

05.04.13 | 12:00 pm

Burrito slinger Chipotle is changing its margarita game to coincide with Cinco de Mayo (clever). The fast casual chain is now using fresher ingredients and quality tequila. The new premium marg ...

The Cocktail King Expands

The downtown makeover continues with a new tequila bar from the all powerful one

By Tyler Rudick

03.26.13 | 4:52 pm

Cocktail guru Bobby Heugel revealed that his company — now officially dubbed the Clumsy Butcher — will be adding a mezcal and tequila bar to a celebrated food-and-be ...

The Great Tequila Shootout

04.27.13

The Great Tequila Shoot out Festival is a tribute to the rich and colorful history of tequila and of the spirits' present and future significance. The event will include an all-day tasting of t

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The Holy Grail of Mexican tequilas finally hits the Houston market: This is no spring break shot

By Darla Guillen

02.08.13 | 12:03 pm

If tequila conjures images of shot glasses and spring break: You’re doing it wrong. Houston is about to receive agave nectar to sip, not shoot, and it’s thanks to local cocktail pros wh ...

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Go nuts: It's National Peanut Butter Day and here are the 5 most delicious ways to celebrate

By Layne Lynch

01.24.13 | 7:28 am

Smooth, chunky, natural, swirled with jelly. No matter how you prefer your peanut butter, there's no denying this nutty concoction is a timeless American food. In fact, children and adults alik ...

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Five luxurious hotel-made products worth buying for your home

By Kristy Alpert

01.01.13 | 12:27 pm

Hotels around the world are finally offering more for guests to bring home than tiny bottles of shampoo or the occasional stolen washcloth. Here are some examples. ...

Moved by Spirits

Tips from cocktail class: Brennan's Spirit Roundtables take the mystery out of great drinks

By Davon D.E. Hatchett

09.18.12 | 11:08 am

I'm one of those people who is always in search of the next adventure or interested in learning something new. In fact, I'm like Deputy Dawg when it comes to discovering fun and fascinating ...

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Houston waiter denies he challenged no-tip customer to a fight: Restaurant gets global backlash

By Tyler Rudick

07.23.12 | 3:07 pm

A heated Reddit post has unleashed a barrage of prank phone calls and angry emails upon the proprietors of TQLA, the Washington Avenue restaurant known for its unique take on Southwe ...

$3.5 million

Behold: The world's most expensive tequila comes to Houston

By Whitney Radley

06.27.12 | 1:12 pm

What makes a $3.5 million dollar bottle of tequila so expensive? It's not so much what's inside (supposedly 1.3 liters of a seven-year-old, 100 percent agave tequila distilled by&n ...

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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 ...