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    Instabooze

    H-E-B and Favor launch free one-hour booze delivery service in Houston

    Brandon Watson
    Jun 29, 2018 | 1:05 pm
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    Get your favorite local beers on the quick with H-E-B and Favor's new alcohol delivery service.
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    For Houstonians, throwing an impromptu Fourth of July cookout just got a whole lot easier. Keeping up with Amazon’s recent addition of beer and wine delivery through its Prime Now service, H-E-B and Austin-based delivery service Favor are jumping into the insta-booze game.

    On June 29, the San Antonio-based grocery chain announced it is now offering free deliveries of beer, cider, sake, and wine within an hour to customers in the Houston, Austin, San Antonio, and Corpus Christi metropolitan areas through Labor Day. That means you'll have delivery within three innings of Astros baseball, one episode of your favorite streaming episode, or the early stage of your cookout.

    To order, click on the “H-E-B Beer & Wine” banner in the Favor app or order online. Free delivery will automatically applied, but orders do require a $2 or more tip for runners. No order minimum is necessary and available selections vary by city.

    Currently, the app lists craft beer selections ranging from Texas favorites like Live Oak, Lone Pint Brewing, and Saint Arnold to beer nerd standbys like Two Hearted Ale from Michigan’s Bell’s Brewery. There is also a good selection of domestic and international wines grouped by category.

    Local selections will include craft brewers, like Buffalo Bayou Brewing, No Label Brewing, Lone Pint Brewery, and 8th Wonder Brewery, and wines from the Texas Hill Country. (And if you must order a secret six-pack of Smirnoff Ice, Favor is more than glad to accommodate.)

    Beer and wine delivery in Houston and Pearland will be available 7 am to 11 pm, Monday through Friday; 7 am to midnight on Saturday; and noon to 11 pm on Sunday.

    Beer and wine delivery in Katy, The Woodlands, Sugar Land, and Lake Houston areas will be available 11 am to 10 pm Monday through Saturday and noon to 10 pm on Sunday.

    And to those college freshmen hoping to throw a dorm room rager, do note that valid ID proving you are 21 or older is required at the door.

    The service is the latest move to compete in an increasingly competitive market dominated by giants like Walmart and Amazon, who purchased Whole Foods Market in July 2017. Since acquiring Favor in February, H-E-B has added curbside pick-up and a grocery delivery service to its growing list of services..

    In a release, H-E-B chief operating officer Martin Otto teased more delivery news may be on the horizon.“This is only the beginning of what’s to come from our powerful partnership,” said Otto.

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    rolling into Town & Country

    Buzzy East Coast bagel bakery sets opening date for first Houston shop

    Eric Sandler
    Jun 5, 2026 | 11:17 am
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    Photo by Jen Goldberg
    PopUp Bagels will open on Friday, June 12.

    A rapidly-growing East Coast bagel chain has set an opening date for its first Houston location. PopUp Bagels will open on Friday, June 12, the company announced.

    Located at 700 Town and Country Blvd (suite 2640), PopUp Bagels teased its Houston plans with a window wrap in February. It joins two locations in Dallas. Overall, Texas franchisee Lone Star Bagels plans to open more than 10 locations statewide, according to press materials.

    PopUp Bagels has a somewhat unusual business model. Unlike most of Houston’s locally-owned bagels shop, it doesn’t serve bagel sandwiches — or even toast or slice bagels for its customers. Instead, customers are encouraged to “grip, rip, and dip” their bagels directly into the spreads.

    Similarly, PopUp Bagels only offers five options: plain, salt, poppy, sesame, and everything. They can be matched with one of six spreads: plain cream cheese, salted butter, scallion cream cheese, and rotating options that currently include truffle cream cheese and hot pickle butter.

    Finally, PopUp bagels doesn’t sell individual bagels. Diners must purchase a minimum of three bagels and a schmear for $15. A dozen bagels and two schmears costs $46. As a point of comparison, bagels at Houston’s Bagel Shop Bakery can be purchased individually for $2 each or $25 for a baker’s dozen (13 bagels) with two 8-ounce containers of cream cheese.

    Despite these policies, PopUp Bagels has amassed a devoted following for its crispy texture, airy interior, and dense coating of seeds. Its won “Best Bagel” at the Brooklyn Bagel Fest in 2021 and 2022 and is ranked as one of the 17 best bagels in New York by the New York Times. Since being acquired by equity growth firm Stripes in 2023, it has announced plans to open more than 300 locations nationwide and counts a number of celebrities, including Houston Texans legend JJ Watt, among its investors.

    PopUp Bagels will celebrate its grand opening from 8-11 am on Friday, June 12, The event will feature a DJ and a limited edition spicy queso cream cheese. In addition, 50 percent of proceeds will be donated to the JJ Watt Foundation.

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