A chef cuts brisket at the 2023 Southern Smoke Foundation Festival.

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Houston's ultimate guide to more than 40 new restaurants and bars coming in 2022

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What's Eric Eating Episode 193

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No Passport Required

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Children at Risk and Attack Poverty present The Big Brunch – A Bridge to the Future

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What's Eric Eating Episode 66

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What's Eric Eating Episode 76

Houston baker rises to the top, plus the latest restaurant dish

Nov 23, 2018 | 9:00 am

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Surprise exit: Houston father-son chefs depart family's South American steakhouse chain

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Mayor chef drama and surprising college rankings lead the week's top stories

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Houstonians toast top chefs and truffles at decadent event

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Jan 25, 2018 | 9:37 am

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Artsy aliens and astronauts shake it up at Houston craft mecca's spacey soiree

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Party Watch

Taste of the Texans draws 25 top restaurants and football stars galore

Nov 16, 2016 | 9:00 am

Eric Sandler

Grant-A-Starr Foundation presents Cure for Tomorrow Gala

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Night for the Ninos

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Oct 18, 2016 | 4:13 pm

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Truffles Galore

Truffle masters from 23 hot Houston restaurants vie for top honors, and the winners are......

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The fall's best food events feature James Beard winners and lots of barbecue

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They're Back

Mexico City chefs link up with Houston culinary giants to create cutting-edge cuisine

Jun 30, 2016 | 6:41 pm

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Cochon 555 Wrap Up

Houston chefs go whole hog at impressive Cochon 555 pigfest, and the winner is......

Feb 29, 2016 | 11:40 am

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A Culinary Train Wreck?

Chefs and sommeliers swap places and anything goes in innovative pop-up dinner

Apr 17, 2016 | 10:00 am

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100 Years of Green

Parks Department celebrates 100 years of green with a throwback party to remember

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Cochon 555 Lineup Revealed

Epic pig party lands top Houston chefs who'll go whole hog in major competition

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Party Watch

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This Black Gold Retains Value

H-Town's top chefs enter battle to create most outrageously delicious truffle dishes

Jan 15, 2016 | 9:07 am

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Two-Steppin' for TIRR

Country music stars get the two-steppin' party rolling for western-clad crowd at TIRR bash

Sep 30, 2016 | 1:00 pm

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Party Watch

Brian Cushing and Garrett Graham add muscle to this A-lister kick-off party

Sep 17, 2015 | 3:30 pm

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Holiday Rhyme Time

Shelby Hodge's rhyming game recounts the highs — and lows — of Houston's social whirl

Dec 31, 2015 | 11:02 am

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Another Million Dollar Night

Casa de Esperanza continues its tradition of seven-figure benefits in night of partying

Apr 28, 2016 | 1:15 pm

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Friends for Life presents 2015 Among Friends Gala

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The Big Blow

Big bubble gum bubbles are a hit at million dollar dinner launching charity's "Pop for Hope" challenge

Apr 27, 2015 | 4:42 pm

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Big Bucks Galas

Multi-million dollar galas: Oil drop can't stop Houston fundraisers from raking in big bucks

Jun 4, 2015 | 12:15 pm

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A Tasteful Tribute To Fallen Chef

Rising star chef who died far too young is honored by Houston's top restaurant talent: An emotional night

Apr 1, 2015 | 1:19 pm

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Belt It Out

Singing gala brings surprises and hilarious fun: This is no ordinary, boring fundraiser

Oct 25, 2014 | 1:27 pm

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Apr 30, 2015 | 10:11 am

Marcy de Luna

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With $17,000 worth of black truffles, top chefs create a feast for 200 lucky guests and one charity

Jan 13, 2015 | 4:50 pm

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Top Chefs At Mansion

Big-name chefs put on a culinary show at Houston's most expensive mansion

Oct 30, 2014 | 3:43 pm

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Rockin' Runway Blast

It was the best damn Catwalk for a Cure gala ever — big bucks, top designer, hot crowd

Nov 7, 2015 | 2:30 pm

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Where to Eat Right Now: 10 sizzling, must-try restaurants for February

Feb 5, 2015 | 12:58 pm

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Launch of handbag collection raises funds for next generation of robots

May 25, 2014 | 12:00 pm

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Procrastinator's Guide to HRW

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Aug 30, 2014 | 9:03 am

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Celeb Spotting Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Anthony gets a taste of Houston's diversity at Latin American restaurant

Jul 3, 2014 | 11:17 am

Eric Sandler

Shelby's Social Diary

The best damn gala dinner ever: Wolfgang Puck has symphony patrons swooning

Mar 17, 2015 | 9:08 am

Shelby Hodge

Party Watch

Dynamo players and Houston World Cup fans cheer Team USA to victory

Jun 18, 2014 | 3:18 pm

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Feb 6, 2014 | 3:24 pm

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Apr 16, 2014 | 7:09 am

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Children at Risk honors community leaders at annual luncheon

Oct 23, 2013 | 9:01 am

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New Restaurant's Power Drinks

New Memorial City restaurant brings new classics — and the best sangria in Houston

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Restaurant drama: A major Houston arts venue files suit to try and kick out a high-profile restaurant

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Dec 4, 2013 | 10:36 am

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Houston's top restaurant chefs cook up a storm at a Memorial manse

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best fall food festivals

weekend event planner

smoke gets in your eyes

where to eat during latin restaurant weeks

20 HRW first timers

What's Eric Eating Episode 271

news you can eat

Labor Day Weekend fun

going global in midtown

where to eat on valentine's day

beer inspires creativity

Chef Fest

the right stuff'd

mega 2022 restaurant preview

where to eat this fall

what's eric eating episode 263

Chef Fest 2022

on-the-go in midtown

top society stories of 2021

The Ion's New Jewel

IPA at ion

What's Eric Eating Episode 193

This Week's Hot Headlines

party watch

Américas Shuttered

R.I.P. Cleverley Stone

Grateful hearts

The Health Museum presents Love Bugs & Love Bites

one night. 10,000 bites.

No Passport Required

party watch

Watch this cookbook

Children at Risk and Attack Poverty present The Big Brunch – A Bridge to the Future

Cinco de Mayo 2019

What's Eric Eating Episode 66

14th Annual Houston Cellar Classic

What's Eric Eating Episode 76

This Year's Hot Headlines

Friends For Life Animal Rescue and Adoption Organization presents The Ceiling Can't Hold Us - 2018 Friends For Life Gala

Young DMC Steps Up

This Week's Hot Headlines

weekend event planner

14 things to know

Poitín presents Taste of Spain

party watch

a feast of events

party watch

Childbuilders Awards Luncheon

Spellbound Soiree

Cochon555 Recap

Children at Risk presents Spring Party

Sky High Brunch

Taste of SPA

Party Watch

Grant-A-Starr Foundation presents Cure for Tomorrow Gala

Night for the Ninos

Truffles Galore

Guide to Fall Dining Events

They're Back

Cochon 555 Wrap Up

A Culinary Train Wreck?

100 Years of Green

Stopping Human Trafficking

Grant-A-Starr Foundation presents Cure for Tomorrow Gala

Cochon 555 Lineup Revealed

Party Watch

This Black Gold Retains Value

Two-Steppin' for TIRR

Party Watch

Holiday Rhyme Time

Another Million Dollar Night

Friends for Life presents 2015 Among Friends Gala

The Big Blow

Big Bucks Galas

A Tasteful Tribute To Fallen Chef