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    Wills + Kate = 4EVA

    Cheerio! Where to go to watch the royal wedding

    Sarah Rufca
    Apr 26, 2011 | 6:00 am
    • Red Lion
    • Ouisie's Table
    • Alamo Drafthouse
    • Regent Street prepares for the Royal Wedding.

    Did your royal wedding invite get lost in the mail? You've got two choices: You can be a cheeky monkey and show up at Westminster Abbey with an appropriately ridiculous hat and claim to be Poppy Rhys-Jones, or you can get up early and have a bloody good time here in Houston.

    For the ultimate purists, rise and shine at 4 a.m., when Rice Village's British Isles opens for a pre-wedding viewing party. There will be tea and refreshments (of course) and a big screen with live coverage of the wedding of the millennium. (That's what we're calling it now, right?) And British Isles also has plenty of commemorative Wills and Kate china, tankards, memento boxes, teapots and more.

    Keeping it British, Red Lion Pub will also open early — 6 a.m. at the latest, but possibly 5 a.m. or 4:30 if interest grows on Facebook — serving smoked kipper, salmon with caviar on English muffins, "Royal" scrambled eggs as well as Buck's Fizz (a drink you might call a mimosa) and a special champagne cocktail named after Kate to toast with while the wedding plays.

    To enjoy the wedding in style, head to Ouisie's Table to take in the festivities over a royal breakfast of coffee, champagne, eggs benedict, scones and pastries for $25. Take it all in before work at the 7 a.m. viewing or sleep in a little and enjoy it at 9 a.m., but be sure to make a reservation.

    If you'd rather watch the future Princess Catherine at a more reasonable hour, every Alamo Drafthouse (including both in the Houston area) will broadcast the entire procession for fans with a heavy dose of British camp starting at 10:30 a.m.

    Still can't get enough of Wills and Kate fever? Watch the royal couple as they are sculpted out of cheddar all day on Friday and Saturday at Central Market. While you're there take the wedding celebration home with bite-size replicas of Prince William's groom's cake as well as other British favorites.

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    This Week's Hot Headlines

    5 Houston suburbs among best places to retire and more popular stories

    CultureMap Staff
    Nov 8, 2025 | 11:00 am
    The Woodlands, Houston suburb
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    The Woodlands is one of the best place to retire, according to U.S. News.

    Editor's note: It's time to look back at the top Houston news of the week. Five area suburbs are among the top places to retire, plus the long-awaited Ismaili Center — the first in the U.S. — prepares to open its doors. Get the details on our most popular stories below, then plan your weekend right here.

    1. 5 Houston suburbs deemed best places to retire in 2026 by U.S. News. Houston-area suburbs should be on the lookout for an influx of retirees in 2026. A new study by U.S. News and World Report has declared The Woodlands and Spring as the 4th and 5th best cities to retire in America, with three other area suburbs making the top 25.

    2. Houston's new retro-styled jazz supper club sets opening date. Brent “Doc” Watkins has a very specific reference for Doc’s Houston, his new jazz supper club that’s opening November 15 in the historic Tower Theater in Montrose.

    3. CultureMap editor's 11 favorite dishes at Houston restaurants in October. New to CultureMap: A roundup highlighting editor Eric Sandler's favorite dishes of the month.

    4. 10 things to know about America's first Ismaili Center opening in Houston. The long-awaited Ismaili Center, Houston is set to open to the public next month. As the only Ismaili Center in the United States, and seventh in the world, it joins its international communities in London, Vancouver, Lisbon, Dubai, Dushanbe, and Toronto.

    It opens to the public next month. houston.culturemap.com

    5. H-E-B's new store brings strawberry cups and seafood boils to Katy. The beloved Texas grocery store chain H-E-B has opened its Jordan Ranch location, serving Katy and Fulshear and further expanding the footprint of the brand in Houston.

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