Craft Pita is adding a Thanksgiving twist to its menu with turkey shawarma bowls and pita sandwiches, available throughout November at its West U and Fountainview locations. The bowl comes with Lebanese rice, tabbouleh, cabbage, turnips, garlic aioli and cranberry sauce, while the pita is topped with lettuce, tomato, red cabbage, pickles and garlic aioli.
Zanti Cucina Italiana River Oaks is celebrating white truffle season with a five-course White Truffle Experience, available throughout November for lunch and dinner. The tasting menu ($135 plus optional wine pairings) features fresh Alba white truffles shaved tableside over seasonal dishes, including Jerusalem artichoke and leek soup, chestnut and butternut squash risotto, slow-braised short rib with sage polenta and Moscato-poached pear with truffle gelato.
A five-course Friendsgiving dinner from The Finn Concepts takes over the sixth-floor terrace at Jones on Main, 712 Main Street, on Saturday, November 14, from 7 to 9 p.m. The family-style meal includes live music, an open bar with beer and wine and two specialty cocktails created by HiFi. Tickets are $100+, with only 20 seats available.
Sol 7 at Thompson Houston is hosting Girlsgiving November 16–27 with a $25-per-person Fall Gathering Board. Guests can choose three Thanksgiving-inspired bites, including turkey croquettes with cranberry compote, whipped feta crostini with hot honey and sweet potato rounds with goat cheese, chorizo and candied pecan. Seasonal cocktails include a pear and elderflower Prosecco cocktail, a toasted marshmallow espresso martini and a sparkling rosé spritz with pomegranate, Aperol and lemon.
The Periwinkle Foundation’s Iron Sommelier 2026 returns Thursday, November 19, at The Post Oak Hotel, 1600 West Loop South. The annual wine tasting and sommelier competition runs from 6 to 10 p.m., with Houston sommeliers each presenting three wines for guests to taste and compare before judges award the Iron Sommelier title. Guests can also vote for the People’s Choice Award and take part in a wine pull, auction and raffle. Tickets are $250 and include access to the tasting and a buffet dinner. Proceeds benefit The Periwinkle Foundation, which supports children and families facing cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.
