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After the Freeze: Get Your Veggies Growing

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Mar 12, 2019

Houston has had a record wet winter and an unusually late freeze this year. We Space City residents aren't usually susceptible to cabin fever. There are usually a few sunny and mild winter days for margarita sipping and park bench lounging. This year has been more like living in the...
Blackwood Educational Land Institute: A Perfect Autumn Day

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Nov 13, 2018

The fall temperatures have finally arrived in Houston and it's time to savor the brief, but wonderful autumn days while we can. Early this month, we started to see a break in the humidity and heat, even if it continuously varies from day to day. I found myself on a...
Houston: Try Out These Foods in August

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Aug 1, 2018

Despite triple digit temperatures and hellish humidity, we Houstonians still like to eat well and we're not sticking to salads. While there are some great cold dishes to be had, you'll still see Bayou City foodies tucking into pho, ramen, or ghost pepper wings despite the heat. We're crazy like...
Here's Why Galveston Bay Oysters Will Take Three Years to Recover From Harvey

By Gwendolyn Knapp
Sep 26, 2017

In the days after Harvey the world (well, the internet anyway) was getting to know Houston native Raz Halili. The 30-year-old oysterman was rescuing people from the flooded San Leon area in a boat with his cousin when a selfie he snapped went viral on social media. It was shared...
League City's Natural Living Co-op: Something We All Need in Our Backyard

By Jennifer Fuller
Apr 26, 2017

Chances are, not too many League City residents know about the tucked-away treasure nestled in their own backyard. Natural Living, a GMO-free co-op that's quietly operated since January of 2011, is next door to League Park in downtown League City. Walk in either the front or back door of this...
Chicken Rental Service Lets Houstonians Try Before They Buy

By Phaedra Cook
Feb 15, 2016

Doesn’t it sound like utterly pastoral to wake up, make some coffee or tea, dress and walk to your backyard to collect fresh eggs for breakfast? A Houston affiliate of a service called Rent The Chicken is making it easy for suburbanites to make that humble dream come true. The...
What Houston Restaurants Serve Beef From Texas? (UPDATED)

By Phaedra Cook
Jan 7, 2016

Texas is cattle country. Drive a few miles outside the city and, lo and behold, there are cattle grazing. Oddly enough though, many steakhouses aren’t serving beef from the ranches in their own backyards. Many obtain meat from what are essentially packing houses, including Standard Meat in Dallas and Freedman...
UPDATED: Egg Shortage Now Affecting Houston Grocery Stores — Turkeys Likely to Be Next

By Phaedra Cook
Jun 4, 2015

This breaking story will be updated as we receive information and press releases from area grocery stores and commercial egg suppliers. On May 31, 2015, a clamor arose from fast food breakfast fans upon hearing that Whataburger has shortened breakfast hours due to an egg shortage. The underlying issues go...
UPDATED: Does Greenling Really Help Local Farmers?

By Phaedra Cook
Dec 3, 2014

A few weeks ago, I posted an article on how much I love the Greenling service, a convenient way to get fresh fruits, vegetables, local goods and pre-prepped meal kits delivered right to your door. Immediately after publication, more than one local farmer contacted me to say that, in their...
Why I Love Greenling

By Phaedra Cook
Nov 14, 2014

UPDATE: December 3, 2014: After this blog went live, we received some questions about Greenling and local farmers. In a followup post, we went straight to the source to find out what "local" means and to answer the following: does Greenling really help local farmers? It's always lame to hear...
First Look at True Food Kitchen, A Restaurant Based on Dr. Andrew Weil's Anti-Inflammatory Diet

By Mai Pham
Jul 31, 2014

It's sad, but true: When you think of the "healthy" food options available in Houston today, there aren't many exciting options that come to mind. Enter True Food Kitchen, the Phoenix-based chain that is poised to take the nation by storm (they currently have eight open locations; Houston will be...
Eat Local Food & Support Planted: Houston at Benefit Pop-Up Dinner

By Molly Dunn
Jul 23, 2014

Edible Earth Resources is a local edible landscaping firm that installs home gardens and landscapes, as well as many restaurant gardens, like the ones found at Haven and Coltivare. On Sunday, July 27, from 5 p.m. until 7:30 p.m., Edible Earth will hold a benefit pop dinner at Haven as...
Sign Up for One of Houston's Many CSA Boxes for Fresh Produce Year-Round

By Kaitlin Steinberg
Jul 21, 2014

There's something fun about wandering around a farmers' market on a Saturday morning, perusing the produce and deciding what to make later that evening to best showcase your fresh finds. But there's also a thrill in picking up a pre-packed box from a local farm, taking it home and discovering...
Ripe Cuisine Set to Launch Vegan Food Truck With Help From Kickstarter

By Kaitlin Steinberg
Jul 7, 2014

When Stephanie Hoban moved back to Houston after living in New York for a few years, she was struck by the disappointingly small number of vegetarian and vegan restaurants in town. Rather than complain about it, she got to work. The registered dietician and graduate of the Natural Gourmet Institute...
How To: Get, Plant & Grow Your Own Lime Trees in Houston

By Molly Dunn
May 7, 2014

What's the best solution to avoiding rising prices of any produce? Grow it yourself. Fortunately, the Houston area and climate is perfect for growing citrus, especially limes. Unfortunately, if you plant a lime tree now it won't produce fruit until next year. But, just in case another lime crisis happens...
The Not-So-Secret Garden: Six Houston Restaurants That Grow Their Own Grub

By Kaitlin Steinberg
Apr 30, 2014

In this week's cafe review, I take a look at Coltivare, the new restaurant from Revival Market's Ryan Pera and Morgan Weber. The small but alarmingly busy spot has been getting a lot of buzz not just about the unique Italian-inspired menu, but also about the ample backyard garden that...
PETA Stages Protest Downtown by Dressing Model in Collard Greens

By Kaitlin Steinberg
Apr 21, 2014

Today at noon, the organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals took their message in support of a vegan diet to the streets of downtown Houston. Two PETA members planted themselves (pun intended) at the corner of Milam and Congress and proceeded to dress a volunteer model in a...
Ordering Truffles Out of Season

By Kaitlin Steinberg
Mar 27, 2014

"Don't order anything with truffles," my friend said during a recent dinner at an upscale restaurant in town. "It's not truffle season any more. It won't be worth it." I had, of course, heard the phrase "truffle season" before, particularly in reference to the expensive Alba white truffles, which achieve...
Going Healthy at Snap Kitchen

By Mai Pham
Mar 24, 2014

True story: A girlfriend of mine lost 12 pounds doing the Snap Kitchen 21-day challenge. Now, I want to lose 12 pounds, too, but I have to be honest when I say that the thought of eating healthy, pre-packaged foods for any length of time does not appeal. "I eat...
First Look at Dish Society: Casual Farm-to-Table Dining

By Molly Dunn
Mar 20, 2014

Texas (especially the Houston region) is blessed with a multitude of produce farms, breweries, meat producers and dairy farms. While it is common for Houston restaurants to showcase a few local producers' products in menu items, there aren't many restaurants that are solely farm-to-table. And that's why restaurateur Aaron Lyons...

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