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Frosty ice cream concept from California puts the chill on Memorial

Creamistry, the California-based dessert concept is opening its second Houston-area store in Town & Country Village.

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The California-based dessert concept Creamistryplans to open its second Houston-area store in Town & Country Village. Creamistry uses liquid nitrogen to freeze ingredients before your eyes. The new store will open in mid-December, joining a Galleria-area store that opened last year. Franchisees Mohammed Albanaa and James Alaskare plan to open two more locations in the next two years.

The benefit of using liquid nitrogen to freeze the ice cream is that, unlike regular shops that pre-freeze ice cream in large batches, Creamistry makes it to order. Each ice cream concoction is made for you specially, and it's fresh. So fresh.

Creamistry was created in 2013. Founder Jay Yim discovered liquid nitrogen ice cream when he spotted a street vendor making it during a trip to South Korea. Born into a family of Korean bakers, Yim and his wife, Katie, made their first homemade ice cream using liquid nitrogen with the help of his father.

Over the next two years, the team experimented with more than 100 flavors and combinations, the best of which eventually became an integral part of Creamistry's menu today.

“I am thrilled to expand Creamistry’s presence in the Houston area,” said Albanaa, a former civil engineer, in a statement. “The brand has seen exponential growth nationally– with Creamistry’s premium-quality product and large variety of flavors and toppings, I am confident that the local community will love it.”

Creamistry was founded in 2013 and began franchising in 2014. There are nearly 50 shops operating in four states and three countries.

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New Mexican eatery sweetens Houston with 150 spirits and bold flavors

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Mexican Sugar is coming to Regent Square in December.

A Dallas-based Mexican restaurant is coming to Houston. Mexican Sugar will open its first Houston location in Montrose this December.

Located next to Georgia James in the Regent Square mixed-use development, Mexican Sugar will occupy a two-story, 13,000-square-foot building. All that room offers seating for 375 as well as two private dining rooms with full audio-visual capabilities. Both the upstairs and downstairs patios will have a view of nearby Buffalo Bayou Park.

Its part of FB Society, the Dallas-based hospitality group behind Whiskey Cake, Sixty Vines, and Haywire, the Texas-inspired comfort food restaurant that opened its first Houston-area location earlier this year. Mexican Sugar has three locations in the Dallas area: Plano, Las Colinas, and Uptown Dallas.

In a release, Mexican Sugar touts its use of seasonal ingredients. It also makes its tortillas by hand. Menu highlights include skirt steak, lobster fundido, and a bone-in pork chop. At brunch, look for options such as cajeta French toast, Benedictos Rancheros, and vanilla-cinnamon pancakes.

Agave fans will find plenty of choices courtesy of more the 150 tequilas and mezcals. They’re available in individual pours as well as in flights that allow customers to compare the flavors of the different spirits.

“Our goal is to create a dining experience that blends bold Mexican flavors with our signature style of hospitality that stays two steps ahead,” Justin Beam, Mexican Sugar’s director of operations, said in a statement. “We’re excited to offer Houstonians an immersive Mexican experience in a fresh, light, and approachable way.”

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Mexican Sugar is coming to Regent Square in December.

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