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Where to Dine Out in Houston This Valentine’s Day 2022

By Brooke Viggiano
Jan 25, 2022

Love is in the air, or is that chocolate lava cake we smell? Either way, Valentine's Day is coming up soon, and Houston restaurants are ready to help you and your beloved celebrate. From bubbly-popping affairs and candlelit dinners that will bring on the romance to fun and tasty nights on the...
This Week in Houston Food Events: Free Eggs, a Crawdad Party and a Gumbo Cook Off

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Jan 24, 2022

Tuesday, January 25 Steak Night at Nett Bar Some people like Taco Tuesday but we think a great steak deal is even better. At Nett Bar, 4504 Nett, Tuesday is a special Steak Night beginning at 6 p.m. For $20, guests can savor a 14-ounce ribeye or 8-ounce filet along...
Houston's 5 Best Weekend Food Bets: Hops n' Hot Sauce, Vegan State Fair

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Jan 21, 2022

SIPPLE Pop Up at Axelrad Friday, 7p.m. 1517 Alabama To end out Dry January or to get some motivation to continue it, head out to the SIPPLE Pop Up happening at Axelrad Beer Garden this Friday. SIPPLE founder and self-described beverage nerd, Danny Frounfelkner, will be behind the bar at...
Pivoting Because of COVID-19, Fresh Arts Cancels Its Ball and Opens an Auction

By Houston Press
Jan 21, 2022

Fittingly enough given that it is peopled with creative types, the leaders of Fresh Arts, the non-profit supporting the arts, when faced with yet another rise in COVID-19 numbers have dropped their plans for a money-making ball and instead came up with a pop-up action. The Unbelieve-A-Ball scheduled for Saturday...
Openings and Closings: Back Table's New Chef, Austin Waiter's New Gig

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Jan 21, 2022

Back Table Kitchen and Bar, 2301 Millbend, has brought in a new chef de cuisine, Jonathan Lestingi. His background includes working as chef de partie under Patrick O'Connell at The Inn at Little Washington, and a decade spent in New Orleans, Louisiana working at such venerable spots as Brennan's and...
Mardi Gras Galveston 2022 Gets Ready to Go Live

By Houston Press
Jan 20, 2022

Accompanied by a new special bead recycling program, Galveston's 111th Mardi Gras celebration is about to return to the Strand District over two weekends from February 18 through March 1 and will feature a concert lineup that includes 3 Doors Down, Matt Stell and Siggno. Headliner 3 Doors Down will...
Upcoming Houston Food Events: A Woodlands Whiskey Dinner, EatDrinkHTX Soon

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Jan 20, 2022

Mark your calendars because you don't want to miss these deliciously fun culinary happenings: In our younger days, we loved to cruise all the fun hot spots on the Richmond Strip but there was always a cozy English pub for just hanging with friends when a night of partying was...
This Week in Houston Food Events: Oysters Galore at Brennan's

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Jan 17, 2022

Here's a look at this week's hottest culinary happenings: Monday, January 17 Houston This Is It Opens for MLK Day This soul food restaurant is one of the oldest African-American owned restaurants in the city, having been founded in 1959. Houston This is It Soul Food, 2712 Blodgett, is normally...
Houston's 5 Best Weekend Food Bets: Betty White Cheeseburger, Early Mardi Gras

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Jan 14, 2022

Here's a look at this weekend's best culinary happenings: Anniversary Party at Verna Mae's Saturday, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. 16010 West Road Verna Mae's is celebrating its four-year anniversary just in time for the start of crawfish season and Mardi Gras. There will be plenty of boiled mudbugs from...
Upcoming Houston Food Events: Drink to Betty White, Eat a Billy F Gibbons Po'Boy

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Jan 13, 2022

Mark your calendars because you don't want to miss these deliciously fun culinary happenings: Betty White Tributes Betty White, one of America's most-loved comediennes and actresses, passed away of natural causes December 31, 2021, just a couple of weeks shy of her 100th birthday January 17. Americans were preparing to...
RodeoHouston® Tickets Go on Sale Thursday Morning

By Houston Press
Jan 11, 2022

On your mark, get set and be ready to go for it as the online waiting room for RodeoHouston® opens at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, January 13 with the sale of individual starting at 10 a.m. through AXS Ticketing via rodeohouston.com. Ticket prices start at $20, plus a $4 per ticket...
This Week in Houston Food Events: Marathon Carb Up at Russo's & More

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Jan 10, 2022

Here's a look at this week's hottest culinary offerings: Monday, January 10 Pork Shank Monday at King's BierHaus We have never understood why people make resolutions to lose weight in the coldest month of the year. It goes against our bodies' normal inclinations to bulk up for the winter. That's...
Houston's 5 Best Weekend Food Bets: Underbelly Burger Opens, Crawfish Arrives at Monkey's Tail

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Jan 7, 2022

Here's a look at this weekend's best culinary happenings: Art Market at Finn Hall Friday, 6 p.m. to midnight 712 Main It's been a week since New Year's Eve, so it's time to get back in the saddle and celebrate the second weekend of 2022 with some hip-hop dancing, art,...
RodeoHouston Announces its Complete 2022 Star Entertainer Lineup

By Houston Press
Jan 6, 2022

Starting off with Cody Johnson on Monday, February 28 and ending with George Strait on Sunday, March 20, the 2022 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo hopes to get back into the full swing of things after going on hiatus because of COVID-19. Wednesday night the rodeo revealed its full lineup...
Upcoming Houston Food Events: Prime Rib Specials, Galveston Chili and Beer Fest

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Jan 6, 2022

Mark your calendars because you don't want to miss these deliciously fun culinary happenings: Yaga's Chili Quest & Beer Fest returns to Galveston January 15. The event runs from noon to 5 p.m. and takes place in Galveston's Historic Strand District at 2302 Strand. Will call begins at 11 a.m...
This Week in Houston Food Events: Soup's On, Tamales Depart

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Jan 3, 2022

Here's a look at this week's hottest culinary happenings: All Month Long National Soup Month This is the month to enjoy a hot bowl of nutritious soup, especially with the cold temps that have finally made their way to Houston. Last week, we told you about Brennan's famous turtle soup...
Houston's 5 Best Weekend Food Bets: New Year's Brunch, Hangover Burger

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Dec 31, 2021

Here's a look at this weekend's best culinary happenings: Brunch Weekend at Traveler's Table Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 520 Westheimer Brunch at this globally-inspired restaurant is available for Friday as well as the weekend so day-drinkers can have their fun and go home early before...
Upcoming Houston Food Events: Eat a King Cake, Butcher a Hog

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Dec 30, 2021

Mark your calendars because you don't want to miss these deliciously fun culinary happenings: Etoile Cuisine et Bar, 1101-01 uptown Park Boulevard, will be offering its old-world King Cakes from January 6 through January 31. While most of us here on the Gulf Coast celebrate Mardi Gras with the usual...
Ring In The New Year With Khruangbin. [UPDATE] Concert Canceled

By Gladys Fuentes
Dec 27, 2021

In a year where the return of live music was comparable to a game of red light, green light, one Houston band defied the odds with their non stop touring schedule. Khruangbin has been on tour for most of the year and they are wrapping it up with a special...
This Week in Houston Food Events: 50 Cent Oysters, Champagne and Vodka Classes

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Dec 27, 2021

Here's a look at this week's hottest culinary happenings: Tuesday, December 28 Christmas Beer Sampling at King's Head According to the carol, "The Twelve Days of Christmas," the gift for the fourth day is four calling birds. We think eight beers-a-sampling is a far better idea. At The King's Head...

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