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Where to Eat on Thanksgiving

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Rainbow Lodge

Rainbow Lodge presents The Annual Champagne and Caviar Dinner

Rainbow Lodge presents The Annual Champagne and Caviar Dinner

Where to Eat on Thanksgiving Day

26 Houston restaurants open for dine-in on Thanksgiving Day

Rainbow Lodge

Rainbow Lodge presents Reynold’s Family Wines

Rainbow Lodge presents Reynold’s Family Wines

Rainbow Lodge

Rainbow Lodge presents DAOU Paso Robles Wine Dinner

Rainbow Lodge presents DAOU Paso Robles Wine Dinner

Rainbow Lodge

Rainbow Lodge presents México Wine Tasting

Rainbow Lodge presents México Wine Tasting

Rainbow Lodge

Rainbow Lodge presents Annual Champagne and Caviar Dinner

Rainbow Lodge presents Annual Champagne and Caviar Dinner

Rainbow Lodge

Rainbow Lodge presents Texas Wine Growers featuring Doug Lewis

Rainbow Lodge presents Texas Wine Growers featuring Doug Lewis

Rainbow Lodge

Rainbow Lodge presents Bordeaux Wine Dinner featuring François Thienpont

Rainbow Lodge presents Bordeaux Wine Dinner featuring François Thienpont

Rainbow Lodge

Rainbow Lodge presents Passport to Italy, Part Three - The South

Rainbow Lodge presents Passport to Italy, Part Three - The South

Rainbow Lodge

Rainbow Lodge presents Passport to Italy, Part Two - Central Italy

Rainbow Lodge presents Passport to Italy, Part Two - Central Italy

Rainbow Lodge

Rainbow Lodge and Whole Kids Foundation present Give Bees a Chance Dinner

Rainbow Lodge and Whole Kids Foundation present Give Bees a Chance Dinner

Rainbow Lodge presents Champagne Dinner

Rainbow Lodge presents Champagne Dinner

Rainbow Lodge presents Darioush Napa Wine Dinner

Rainbow Lodge presents Darioush Napa Wine Dinner

Rainbow Lodge presents Revana/Alexana/Corazon del Sol Wine Dinner

Rainbow Lodge presents Revana/Alexana/Corazon del Sol Wine Dinner

Rainbow Lodge presents California Wine Tasting

Rainbow Lodge presents California Wine Tasting

Rainbow Lodge presents Masi Amarone Wine Dinner

Rainbow Lodge presents Masi Amarone Wine Dinner

Rainbow Lodge presents Italian Stallions Wine Tasting

Rainbow Lodge presents Italian Stallions Wine Tasting

Rainbow Lodge presents Casa Madero Wine Dinner

Rainbow Lodge presents Casa Madero Wine Dinner

Rainbow Lodge presents Mexico Wine Tasting

Rainbow Lodge presents Mexico Wine Tasting

Rainbow Lodge presents Hunted and Gathered: Forty Years of Tastes from the Field

Rainbow Lodge presents Hunted and Gathered: Forty Years of Tastes from the Field

Rainbow Lodge presents October Wine Event: American Wines

Rainbow Lodge presents October Wine Event: American Wines

Rainbow Lodge presents Bastille Day

Rainbow Lodge presents Bastille Day

Rainbow Lodge presents Picnic Wines

Rainbow Lodge presents Picnic Wines

Rainbow Lodge presents Paul Hobbs Wine Dinner

Rainbow Lodge presents Paul Hobbs Wine Dinner

Rainbow Lodge presents Monthly Wine Event

Rainbow Lodge presents Monthly Wine Event

Rainbow Lodge presents Retour Oregon Wine Dinner

Rainbow Lodge presents Retour Oregon Wine Dinner

  • See more farm-raised and game meats on Houston menus, as Rainbow Lodge has doneso well for years and others have followed suit.
    Rainbow Lodge/Facebook
  • A seemingly endless list of new food trucks continue to open to the delight ofHoustonians who love the often clever, delicious and reasonably-priced farecreated by entrepreneurial chefs.
    Photo by Bethany Quillin
  • Look for more attention to be paid to bread, including housemade artisan breadand bread service like Chef Kevin Naderi offers at Roost.
    Photo by Billy Knox
  • Meatless: Chef Anita Jaisinghani’s Pondicheri brought the concept home in 2012.Shown here, the chef's beet and barley salad
    Pondicheri/Facebook
  • Craft beers are all the rage, nationally as well as locally featuring Houstonbrewers St. Arnolds, Karbach, Buffalo Bayou and Eatzie Boys 8th Wonder Brewery.
    Photo by Darla Guillen

  • The Terms of Endearment room at Brennan's of Houston
  • Ristorante Cavour
    Photo by Jeff Meyers
  • Trevisio
    Photo by Paula Murphy

  • Rainbow Lodge's Lobster Thermidor, or Lobster Thermidoralicous, as chef MarkSchmidt likes to call it
    Rainbow Lodge/Facebook
  • Oysters Rockefeller: Since the dish was invented in New Orleans, Brennan's ofHouston has something of a homefield advantage.
    Brennan's Restaurant
  • Rebecca Masson's Signature Baked Alaska, only at Fluff Bake Bar
    Fluff Bake Bar
  • Clams Casino at Strip House
    Photo by Sarah Rufca

Break out the bunnies

The procrastinator's guide to Easter brunch

It's Egg-citing

The Procrastinator's Guide to Easter brunch

  • Sonnenalp pool and patio.
    Photo by Winslow Pierce
  • Breakfast on the patio at Ludwig's
    Photo by Winslow Pierce
  • Group Hiking in Vail
    Photo by Jack Affleck
  • Mountain Biking
    Photo by Chris McLennan
  • Vail Arrabelle Plaza
    Photo by Jack Affleck
  • Elway's Colorado lamb rack
  • Vail Village
    Photo by Chris McLennan

  • It's restaurant vs. restaurant, chef vs. chef, in the intense Big DanceRestaurant Challenge.
  • Who do you have in your bracket?
  • Ninfa's on Navigation...
  • ...vs. Hugo's
    Photo by Paula Murphy
  • Pick your fork — and sides.
  • Monarch Restaurant and Lounge...
  • ...vs. Quattro
  • The Breakfast Klub...
  • ...vs. Max's Wine Dive
  • Hearsay...
    Photo by Julie Soefer
  • ...vs. The Tasting Room in Uptown Park

  • Which restaurant do you have at the buzzer?
  • The Big Dance Restaurant Challenge is speedy toward a fantastic finish inseveral first-round matchups.
  • Which chef do you got?
  • Epic buzzer beaters aren't just reserved for Duke-Kentucky and other NCAATournament classics.
  • Gigi's Asian Bistro
    Photo by © Julie Soefer
  • P.F. Chang's


You choose the winner

Houston restaurants face off in a Final Four challenge

  • Photo by Jack Thompson
  • Photo by Jack Thompson
  • Photo by Jack Thompson
  • Photo by Jack Thompson
  • Photo by Jack Thompson
  • Photo by Jack Thompson

  • A good meal at a spot like Haven can outdo even ...
    Photo by Barbara Kuntz
  • the Norman Rockwell scene.
    Wikimedia Commons

  • The new Hudson Lounge is taking shape in Rice Village.
    Photo by Adam Kliebert/Hudson Lounge
  • Hudson Lounge figures to quickly become a new hot spot in Rice Village.
  • The owners of Hudson Village also run a custom home design business.
    Photo by Adam Kliebert/Hudson Lounge
  • And you can see that influence in the new space.
    Photo by Adam Kliebert/Hudson Lounge

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