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Where to watch the World Series in Houston: 34 hot deals at Houston's best bars and restaurants

With the Astros set to square off against the Washington Nationals in the World Series, every Houston restaurant with a TV (more or less) wants to be included in the festivities. Skim the list below to find special dishes, extended happy hours, and even free queso.

Springer dingers and Bregman bombs will reap their own rewards in form of freebies for every Astros home run. Read on to find the right deal for a perfect game day experience.

A’bouzy
This champagne-fueled restaurant in River Oaks is offering 50-cent Gulf oysters on the half shell during the games, which will be on shown on TVs in the bar and patio. When the Astros win, the restaurant’s extensive champagne list will come in handy.

Axelrad
The Midtown hot spot will show all of the games on its giant outdoor screen. Dine on pizza from Luigi’s next door or one of the on-site food trucks. The craft beer selection is among the city’s best.

B&B Butchers & Restaurant
The luxurious steakhouse feature four hot dog specials ($14-$124) featuring Texas wagyu dogs topped with classics like mustard and sauerkraut all the way to two ounces of Japanese wagyu and sauteed Maine lobster. Even better, diners who eat at B&B before the game can get a ride on the restaurant’s shuttle bus (seats limited, reservations required).

Bernie's Burger Bus
All four locations are offering a deal on hot dogs: buy one, get the second for just $2. Options include a bacon-wrapped dog topped with diner’s choices of: chili and green chile queso, guacamole and chipotle aioli, or white cheddar and brisket. In addition, get a pint of Texas craft beer for only $4.

Brennan’s of Houston
Watch the games on the patio at this Houston institution while dining on a special menu of $7 bar bites created by chef Joe Cervantez. Dishes include: duck fat chili cheese fries, 44 Farms chili hot dog, crab boil-spiced fried chicken wings, and a fried oyster boy. To drink, choose from two for $7 select beers, select wines for $7, or the Line-Drive Lemonade (vodka, gin, Blue Curacao, house lemonade, lemon-lime soda).

Bosscat Kitchen
The River Oaks whiskey bar and restaurant, which features 8 flatscreen TVs, will offer an "All-Star Combo" during the games, featuring a BBQ Bacon Burger, beer & fries for just $15.

Calle Onze
Get happy hour pricing all night long on game days at this Tex-Mex restaurant in The Heights, which includes $3 Texas beers and $5 Astros margaritas.

Cowboys and Indians Tex-In Kitchen
This eclectic Montrose restaurant will offer $2 draft beers during all World Series games.

Eight Row Flint
Agricole Hospitality’s patio bar will offer special, Astros-themed beer and shot specials. Get a Crawford Bock, Dome Faux'm, or Crush City IPA and a shot of Maker's Mark, Arette tequila, or Jim Beam for $6. Ask the bartenders which options pairs best with their signature Brussels sprout tacos.

8th Wonder Brewery
The EaDo spot will offer a number of specials during the World Series, including a free beer with the purchase of a Wonderburger from the Eatsie Boys food truck, two-for-one Procrastinator IPAs, and a Rastal glass with three beer tokens for $15 during the first eight outs. When the Astros win, all beer to go is buy one get one half off.

Emmaline
Watch the game on the bar or patio at this stylish restaurant while feasting on a Pennant Dog (Texas wagyu hot dog topped with truffled honey slaw, candied peppers, pickled onions, avocado mousse, and chipotle aioli) that’s paired with a beer for $15.

FM Kitchen & Bar
With its covered patio, plenty of parking (almost 100 spots), and lots of TVs, this Washington Avenue-area restaurant has become a popular destination for Astros fans. During the games, get a Crawford Bock and a hot dog for $6 or a six beers in a mini cooler for $18 (domestic) or $22 (craft/import).

Field & Tides
The Heights neighborhood spot will feature the game in its separate bar and patio. Specials include $2 Crawford Boch drafts, $3 for other draft beers, and $5 wells.

Finn Hall
Skip the pricey parking lots by pre-gaming at this downtown food hall. Astros fans get $1 off Crawford Bock and $7 select specialty cocktails. Park for just $7.50 at 803 Fannin for three hours before and after the game with a validation.

Goodnight Charlie’s
The Montrose honky tonk will offer happy hour pricing — $3 canned/bottled beer, half-price wines and frozen drinks, $2 off spirits, and three tacos and a packaged beer for $10 — during all games. If the Astros win, the discounts last all night.

Hay Merchant
Chris Shepherd’s beer-fueled pub always has a great game day atmosphere. As always, all Houston beers are half off while the team is winning.

Jonathan’s the Rub
The restaurant’s original location in the Memorial villages will offer the following specials for $18 each: two bacon-wrapped hot dogs topped with short rib chili; three sliders topped with bulgogi, burger, or pulled pork; and a Texas steak and cheese po’boy.

King’s BierHaus
Both locations will offering happy hour prices during the games. At The Heights outpost, get $5 Astro dogs, $5 signature drafts, and $5 Oktoberfest biers. In League City, find $15 game day food and beer combos, including a pizza, schintzel fingers, and grilled steak skewers.

La Cantina at La Calle
The bar at this downtown taco joint will feature happy hour pricing during all games, including 50-percent off food, $2 Tecates, $3 drafts, and more.

La Grange
The Montrose patio bar will be offering $1 tacos (choice of chicken, pulled pork, tofu, or fish) and $1 Saint Arnold Orange Shows for each Astros home run. Each customer is allowed one taco and one beer per home run.

Loch Bar
River Oak District’s stylish seafood tavern may hail from Baltimore, but they’re getting into the World Series spirt with happy hour prices during all games and live music after. Those wearing Astros gear will be offered special bourbon prices on shots from the restaurant’s signature giant hoof.

Lucille’s
The Southern-inspired Midtown restaurant has a number of Astros-themed drink specials, including the Altuve mimosa, which gets an orange hue from prosecco and mango, the Verlander mimosa (vodka-spiked and colored blue), shot flights, and $4 Crawford Bock.

Monkey’s Tail
The northside bar and restaurant will be showing the games on all of its TVs. Drink and dine for a cheap courtesy of its adult happy meals: a slice of pizza, burger, or hot dog paired with a beer and a shot for $8 or upgrade to six wings for $13.

Star Cinema Grill
The local movie chain will show the game on one of its big screens for free: first come-first serve, up to four tickets per person. Get a hot dog and french fry combo for $6 as well as $5 domestic and premium draft beers. Excludes Webster locatoin.

Superica
Get free queso while sitting at the bar or bar top tables at Ford Fry’s Tex-Mex restaurant in The Heights. Pair it with a frozen margarita for maximum enjoyment.

The Burger Joint
Get a free milkshake every time an Astros player hits a home run. So far, the restaurant has given away over 500 shakes.

The Original Ninfa's
Pre-game at this legendary Houston restaurant’s Navigation location and get free parking with shuttle service to Minute Maid Park. Diners at the recently-opened Uptown location get happy hour pricing all night, which includes cocktails ($4-7) and $8 bar bites. In addition, chef Alex Padilla has created a menu of four (as in the number of wins the Astros need) tacos for $4 each: fish, chicken tinga, fajitas, and carnitas.

The Roastery - San Felipe
The coffee shop and cafe located inside the Briargrove/Tanglewood H-E-B will offer happy hour food and drink specials during each World Series game. They include: $3 packaged beers, $4 drafts, $5 well drinks, $5 house wines, $2 off small plates, and any pizza for $10.

The Union Kitchen
All six Houston-area locations can get a $10 burger and beer combo during every World Series game.

Two Headed Dog
While Gerrit Cole duels Max Scherzer, the Midtown bar will host its own competition — vibrator races. Enter for $10 and take home a cash prize. Proceeds benefit local non-profit Menstrual Flux. The bar will also show the game on its outdoor patio screen while offering $4 pints.

Under the Volcano
The Upper Kirby bar with a tropical vibe offers $3.75 frozen screwdrivers and complimentary Jello shots after every Astros home run! Cheering loudly is encouraged.

Understory at Bank of America Tower
The Silver Lining Bar at this downtown food court will offer $4 Houston craft beers, $4 “AstroPop” shots, and a free Crawford Bock for every Astros home run hit into the Crawford Boxes.

Upstairs Bar & Lounge (Rice Village) and NextDoor Bar & Lounge (Memorial)
Both bars will offer happy hour prices during all World Series games, which means $4 craft beers, $5 select wines,$6 select cocktails, $8 bar bites, and $9 select pizzas.

Weights + Measures
Enjoy a more low key environment for the games at this Midtown restaurant. Get a pretzel with beer cheese for $5 along with $5 cocktails, wines, and beers during the games (bar area only).

La Grange will discount tacos for every homer.

Courtesy of La Grange

La Grange will discount tacos for every homer.

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Houston DJ-turned-TikTok star cooks up a cult following one recipe at a time

Courtesy of Uncle Dibbz

Uncle Dibbz, a.k.a. A.H. Bowden, has built a devoted following for his viral recipes.

For the past month, Uncle Dibbz has been, shall we say, going ham on social media with the myriad videos of alternative Thanksgiving dishes. He’s dropped how-to clips for such recipes as Cajun-roasted turkey, honey-baked ham/hens, oven-bag turkey, and six-piece fried turkey (to go). Basically, if you don’t want to cook a bland ol’ Butterball this Turkey Day, Dibbz has you covered.

Who is Dibbz, you say? Well, he’s a North Jersey-born, Georgia-bred, Houston-based chef who’s been building quite the foodie rep online. Several videos across his TikTok, Instagram and YouTube pages, from his Cajun-boiled fried chicken (2 million on IG) to his “Propose to Me Pasta” (12.3 million on TikTok), has amassed millions of views. But Dibbz (government name: A.H. Bowden) wasn’t always a culinary content creator. He used to spin music back in Atlanta as DJ DiBiase, named after retired wrestler Ted “The Million Dollar Man” DiBiase. “DiBiase is a mouthful to say, so people just always call me ‘D’ or ‘Dibbz’ for short,” says Bowden, 37, during a Zoom interview.

@uncledibbz PROPOSE To Me PASTA 💍 🍝 Trust your Uncle! This SEAFOOD Pasta will seal the deal 👌🏽 Get my recipe below ⬇️ or on uncledibbz.com [@uncledibbz Link in Bio] 🌐 **Ingredients:** - 8 ounces spaghetti - 1 lb mixed seafood (shrimp, scallops, crab meat, etc.) - 2 tablespoons olive oil - Fresh chopped basil - 2 cloves garlic, minced - 1/2 cup white wine - 1/4 cup heavy cream - 2 tablespoons unsalted butter - Salt and pepper to taste - Uncle Dibbz Delta Dust [link in bio] - Fresh parsley, chopped (for garnish) - Grated Parmesan cheese (for garnish) **Instructions:** 1. Cook the spaghetti pasta according to the package instructions until al dente. Drain and set aside. 2. In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the minced garlic, chopped basil and sauté for about 1 minute until fragrant. 3. Add the mixed seafood to the skillet. Season with Uncle Dibbz Delta Dust to taste and cook for 2-3 minutes until cooked through. Remove the seafood from the skillet and set aside. 4. Pour in the white wine to the skillet and let it simmer for 2 minutes, allowing the alcohol to cook off. 5. Stir in the heavy cream, butter, Uncle Dibbz Delta Dust seasoning, salt, and pepper. Cook for another 2-3 minutes until the sauce thickens slightly. 6. Add the cooked spaghetti and cooked mixed seafood to the skillet. Toss everything together until well coated with the sauce. 7. Remove from heat and garnish with fresh parsley and grated Parmesan cheese. 8. Serve hot and enjoy the flavorful Seafood Spaghetti. That's good Shawty! #UncleDibbz #ThatsGoodShawty #Pasta #marryme #proposal #bride #wife #husband #relationshipgoals #datenight #easyrecipe #seafood #cajun #cooking #fyp #foryou #viral #houston ♬ original sound - Uncle Dibbz 🍴

He was making a nice living as a DJ, even serving as rapper Big K.R.I.T.’s touring DJ for a while. But when the pandemic hit, the gigs obviously dried up.

“I was living in Miami at the time,” he says. “And, you know, when you have a lot of time on your hands to think – but also need to figure out a way to, you know, sustain an income and everything like that – the ideas start coming,”

Like most DJs at that time, he was doing live mixes on Instagram. But his days throwing cookout parties in Atlanta inspired him to start doing his cooking videos, where he used his very own seasoning. Of course, he had a lemon pepper blend, which he used in a lemon pepper hot wings video that currently has over a half-million views on TikTok.

“I'm about to go live to DJ later that night, and my phone was just going off with orders,” he recalls. “So I'm like, where are these orders coming from? And it's not from my friends. I'm seeing the cities and the states. I don't know these people.”

Thanks to his videos, which usually end with him saying his signature line “That’s good shawty!” (that’s also the name of his cookbook he released last year), Dibbz went into the seasoning business full time. He eventually hired another person to help send out the piles of orders he was receiving.

He even got an order from former Dallas Cowboy Emmitt Smith, one of his favorite athletes. “I remember doing a book report on him when I was in fourth grade,” he boasts.

Although Dibbz has a flair for making meals that border on decadent, he’s an ardent practitioner of cooking with natural ingredients, especially in his seasoning. He has several low-sodium seasoning, including Bebe’s Salt Free – named after his mother, who had open-heart surgery a few weeks before the pandemic started.

“I don't think a lot of people understand the amount of toxins and chemicals that go into a lot of these seasonings,” he says. “You're starting to see it in the news now. A lot of the foods with certain dyes are being taken off the shelves and things like that.’

Soon, Dibbz moved himself and his new business to Houston, a favorite place to perform as well as a town whose hip-hop got him into music. He cites local chopped-and-screwed gods DJ Screw, Michael 5000 Watts, and OG Ron C as his holy trinity of influences. To give props to the music of his new home, he created a hot sauce – called HXT Sauce – whose uncharacteristically large bottle resembles Promethazine cough syrup (aka the key ingredient in lean, the preferred purple cocktail for the city’s rap community).

“It's not necessarily about promoting that usage,” he says. “But, at the same time, it’s just a homage to one of the factors and influences of screwed-and-chopped music.”

Dibbz still indulges in spinning records from time to time. The Waxaholics’ DJ Big Reeks has gotten him to break out the vinyl a few times during his Thursday-night sets at Alley Kat Bar & Lounge in Midtown. But creating new recipes, dropping delicious content and proving you can eat and live in a hearty, healthy fashion still remains his full-time mission.

“I’m not just talking about eating cauliflower rice all day and every day, but just eat real food,” he says. “We're eating fake food. That's the bottom line. We're eating fake food and my whole purpose is to inspire people to eat real food and that starts with real ingredients, real herbs, you know – real natural seasonings.”

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