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    Easy Drinking

    From margaritas to mules, crack open the canned cocktails of summer

    CultureMap Create
    Aug 6, 2020 | 2:00 pm
    From margaritas to mules, crack open the canned cocktails of summer
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    Summer 2020 is only as good as the canned beverage in your hand. Enter Cutwater Spirits, a San Diego-based distillery that's revolutionizing the category with a massive lineup of delicious canned cocktails made with their own real, award-winning spirits — because not all ready-to-drink cocktails are created equal.

    Cutwater offers 17 different ready-to-enjoy canned cocktails, 20 bottled spirits (in just about every category), and three non-alcoholic mixers. It has won more than 750 awards and is one of the most awarded distilleries in the country.

    If you're looking to up your backyard bartending game, Cutwater canned cocktails are exactly what you need in your fridge (or cooler) all summer, and even into the fall. Check out these fan-favorites:

    Tequila Margarita (12.5% ABV): A Cutwater bestseller, the margarita is made with Cutwater's own tequila and offers a floral aroma with a smooth finish. The tart lime, pure cane sugar, and subtle hint of orange make this classic a go-to.

    Vodka Mule (7% ABV): This fan favorite combines exceptionally smooth, award-winning Cutwater vodka with spicy ginger beer, a splash of bitters, and a hint of lime for an unforgettable mule in a copper-colored can.

    Cutwater Grapefruit Vodka Soda (5% ABV): This premium and refreshing cocktail is completely free of sugar and carbs, and features Cutwater's award-winning vodka and soda water with a subtle and satisfying hint of zesty grapefruit. It's also now available in a variety eight-pack that includes four grapefruit, two cucumber, and two lime-flavored vodka soda cocktails.

    Tequila Soda (7% ABV): Inspired by the bar drink Texas Ranch Water, Cutwater's tequila soda is a refreshing cocktail made with real Cutwater tequila, crisp soda water, and a hint of lime. At 130 calories, no carbs, and no sugar, it's also a guilt-free cocktail choice for summer.

    Cutwater canned cocktails are available to order on Drizly and can be picked up at your favorite liquor store.

    Ease, convenience, and taste, all in one can.

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    hello himari

    Growing Houston hospitality group rolls into Briargrove with new sushi spot

    Eric Sandler
    Sep 15, 2026 | 3:00 pm
    Himari restaurant Briargrove
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    Himari offers sushi, skewers, and more.

    Duckstache Hospitality has taken another step in its quest to bring sushi to every neighborhood in Houston. The group announced plans to open a second location of Himari, its neighborhood sushi concept, in Briargrove.

    Slated to open in later 2026 or early 2027, Himari has claimed a former bank building at 6414 San Felipe St as an addition to its current location in the Stomping Grounds development in Garden Oaks. It’s the latest project for the group, which includes Kokoro, Aiko, Doko, Bar Doko, and an ever-growing number of its hand roll concept Handies Douzo.

    Designed as a family-friendly Japanese restaurant, Himari serves a broad selection of sushi — including sashimi, nigiiri, and maki — crudo, donburi bowls, and robata. Part of the dining room will have drapes capable of making it a private event space.

    Duckstache is working with Houston’s Gin Design Group and and architect SDstudio to transform the 4,500-square-foot space. Overall, the design will be inspired by Japanese Rural Modernism, according to press materials, with details that include wood ceilings, indigo accents, dark terrazzo floors, and an open sushi kitchen.

    The restaurant is expect to seat about 110 people, including a 15-seat sushi bar and a 9-seat cocktail bar. That will make it Duckstache’s largest restaurant to date.

    “We wanted this second Himari to feel like a natural evolution of the original — still casual, approachable and welcoming, but with more room for people to gather and make it their own,” chef and co-owner Daniel Lee said in a statement. “And the fact that we’re taking over a former bank makes it even more fun, we’re finding creative ways to preserve some of the character of the original space while giving it a whole new life as Himari.”

    Himari restaurant Briargrove

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    Himari offers sushi, skewers, and more.

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