• If you hit up the dinner-only Spindletop, the revolving restaurant at the top ofdowntown’s Hyatt Regency Houston, you can slurp up chef de cuisine DrewYeckley’s Chilled Texas Watermelon Soup.
  • Farmers in Japan started growing the melons inside glass cubes and in 2010 aPanama produce company starting importing them to the United States.
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  • The perfect summertime treat. Cold, delicious, refreshing and good for so manydishes.

  • Whether you are trying to get fit, party, enjoy a leisurely afternoon or unleashthe artsy in you, CultureMap has put together five happenings at Discovery Greenthat deserve a spot on your iCal.
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  • DockDogs is a three-day event of Olympic proportions during which iron poochesswim, leap and retrieve to earn the title of top dog.
  • Or you can just enjoy a stroll through the beaitfully landscaped area. There'sno need for an agenda, just a desire to unwind.
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  • Mercury Baroque musicians
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  • Mercury Baroque
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  • I want to sing the praises of a lawn game that was recently introduced to me:Kubb.
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  • Because the game uses such rudimentary pieces, you don’t even need to scour theInternet to order your own set (though sets can be found online if you'relooking.)
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  • Concepcion keeps it cool on the patio — even on a hot summery morning.
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  • It's not just about the mimosas at Concepcion's brunch — the food is worthy aswell.
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  • Photo by Sarah Rufca

  • Josh Brolin, from left, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones in Men in Black 3
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  • Jane Fonda in Peace, Love, Misunderstanding
  • The Amazing Spider Man
  • A scene from Savages
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  • The Dark Knight Rises
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