Want to support local farmers, eat an amazing meal and help out neighbors in need all at once? Check out the Go Texan Restaurant Round-Up the week of September 28 – October 2, where participating restaurants will be serving special menus of fresh, local Texas ingredients, with some eateries even donating a portion of the proceeds to a local food bank. A complete list of participating restaurants can be found at the Go Texan Restaurant Round-Up Web site, but we recommend the pasta dishes at Frank's Chop House with chef Frank Butera's homegrown heirloom tomatoes, the special Go Texan menu at Hugo's including Costillas de Jabalí (Central Texas wild boar rack with mole coloradito and black bean tamales, acelgas and asparagus) and Camarones Envueltos (Gulf shrimp stuffed with jalapeño and Chihuahua-style cheese from Beaumont, wrapped in Texas smoked bacon and topped with a morita pepper salsa negra), and the special prix fixe Texas food and wine pairings at Mockingbird Bistro.
Editor's note: It's time to recap the top stories on CultureMap from this past week.
1. Kevin Hart invites Houstonians to his tequila bottle signing event in Midtown. The actor and comedian dropped by Spec's this week for a special event.
2. Remembering Charlie Robison: Houston-born country music giant passes away at 59. He stands tall, literally and figuratively, as a Texas rebel who traded national country music sheen for staying true to his Texas roots, editor Steven Devadanam notes.
Houston-born Robison passed away on September 10 in San Antonio.
Photo via CharlieRobison.com
3. Foo Fighters get ready to rock Houston with just-announced fall tour date. Of course, tickets sold out almost immediately.
4. Home of the Aggies revels in top-10 spot on new fastest-growing U.S. college towns list. Its population has nearly doubled since 2000.
5. 3 Houston golf courses score best in the state title by Texas Monthly. They're among the most unique, reasonably priced, and accessible golf courses in Texas.
