Beyoncé Dines Out

Where's the beef? Beyoncé and Jay Z chow down during stop at popular H-Town steakhouse

Jay Z, Blue Ivy and Beyonce at CFDA Awards

Beyoncé, Jay Z and Blue Ivy at the CFDA Awards in June.

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It seems that the beef and other dishes at rockin' B&B Butchers & Restaurant have won the devotion of Beyoncé and Jay Z. After her barnburner concert at NRG Stadium last Thursday night the famous duo arranged for a private lunch on Friday in the front butcher shop before heading to New Orleans.

The family outing included their daughter, Blue Ivy, and Beyoncé's mother,Tina Knowles-Lawson. (The famous foursome had enjoyed a Sunday brunch at B&B on their last swing through H-Town in May.)

On Friday's menu, they sipped Bellinis and grazed through a field of appetizers that included crispy calamari & peppers, carpet bagger on the half shell, and Wagyu carpaccio. No calories were spared for desserts which included créme brulé, cheesecake and sorbet.

On Thursday, before the concert, the singer's team stopped by B&B to pick up food for Queen Bey and the backstage crew. Reports that the order included seafood for the star, plus salads, steaks and other entrees. And her personal chef picked up raw kobe beef to grill back at the house.

Not only is the food a draw to B&B, but we bet that owner Ben Berg's personal touch and his assurance of privacy are part of the attraction as well.

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Summer swelter

Texas charges up as No. 2 state most at risk for summer power outages

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Texas led the list of states with the most hours of summertime power outages.

Warning: Houston could be in for an especially uncomfortable summer. A new study puts Texas at No. 2 among the states most at risk for power outages this summer. Michigan tops the list.

Solar energy company Wolf River Electric analyzed the number of large-scale outages that left more than 5,000 utility customers, including homes, stores and schools, without summertime electricity from 2019 to 2023. During that period, Texas experienced 7,164 summertime power outages.

Despite Michigan being hit with more summertime outages, Texas led the list of states with the most hours of summertime power outages — an annual average of 35,440. That works out to 1,477 days.

“This means power cuts in Texas tend to last longer, making summer especially tough for residents and businesses,” the study says.

This news comes on the heels of another study that said Houston is among nine major U.S. cities that now experience at least 50 more days per year with above-normal summer temperatures than they did in 1970. The average summer temperature in Houston rose by 4.6 degrees from 1970 to 2024, according to Climate Central.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which operates the electric grid serving 90 percent of the state, predicts its system will set a monthly record for peak demand this August — 85,759 megawatts. That would exceed the current record of 85,508 megawatts, dating back to August 2023.

In 2025, natural gas will account for 37.7 percent of ERCOT’s summertime power-generating capacity, followed by wind (22.9 percent) and solar (19 percent), according to an ERCOT fact sheet.

This year, ERCOT expects four months to surpass peak demand of 80,000 megawatts:

June 2025 — 82,243 megawatts
July 2025 — 84,103 megawatts
August 2025 — 85,759 megawatts
September 2025 — 80,773 megawatts

One megawatt is enough power to serve about 250 residential customers amid peak demand, according to ERCOT. Using that figure, the projected peak of 85,759 megawatts in August would supply enough power to serve more than 21.4 million residential customers in Texas.

Data centers, artificial intelligence, and population growth are driving up power demand in Texas, straining the ERCOT grid. In January, ERCOT laid out a nearly $33 billion plan to boost power transmission capabilities in its service area.

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This story originally appeared on our sister site, EnergyCapitalHTX.

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