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Editor's note: It's time to look back at the top Houston news of the week, including a Tex-Mex shutter and the next chapter for a beloved wine shop. Read on for our most popular stories, then plan your weekend right here.
1. Houston Tex-Mex joint to shutter, but breakfast tacos will live on. A West Houston Tex-Mex restaurant is saying adios after 12 years, but its beloved breakfast tacos will live on. Moderno Tacos & Tex Mex will close after service on Saturday, October 24, owner John Moore tells CultureMap.
2. Longtime employee uncorks a new chapter at beloved Houston wine shop. After 42 years under its founder, one of Houston’s best wine shops is changing hands. A longtime employee and his wife are taking the reins of Houston Wine Merchant.
Antonio Gianola is the new co-owner of Houston Wine Merchant. Courtesy of Houston Wine Merchant
3. 3 Houston breweries earn medals at prestigious Great American Beer Festival. Three Houston area breweries have a reason to raise a glass after securing hardware in the nation’s top contest for brewers and craft aficionados.
4. Globe-trotting Houston chef reviews Noma's $1,500 Los Angeles pop-up. David Skinner, chef and owner of Kemah’s celebrated eculent and Ishtia restaurants, shares his experience eating at one of the world’s best restaurants.
5. Houston children's hospital serves up la dolce vita at Italian soirée. Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital toasted the final days of summer with Dolce Vita, an Italian-inspired evening for 150 guests.
