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  Rodeo Uncorked Best Bites 2020: Scenes and Winners

  February 24 at 9:21 a.m.

  And thus, it begins. The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo 2020 got kicked off last evening with the Rodeo Uncorked! Best Bites Competition which featured 113 Houston restaurants serving delicious bites along with pours of 450 wines from the 2020 Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition to accompany them. Officially Rodeo...

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  Openings and Closings: The Burger Joint Heights Finally Opens, One Fifth Makes a Change

  February 21 at 5 a.m.

  The Burger Joint, 2002 N. Shepherd, opens February 21, after several years of anticipation. The first location opened in Montrose in 2015 and has been a hot spot for lunch, dinner and late night burger fixes. Owners Matthew Pak and Shawn Bermudez (Present Company) have had to jump over a...

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  Chef Gone Wild: Chris Shepherd Has Big Plans for One Fifth

  February 18 at 1:16 p.m.

  Chris Shepherd is not a man to rest on his laurels. He was named Best Chef in the World by The Robb Report in 2019. He owns and operates four successful restaurant concepts in Houston. He released his cookbook, co-written with Kaitlyn Goalen, Cook Like a Local, last year and...

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  Feges BBQ Plans a Second Location in Spring Branch

  February 17 at 1 p.m.

  Erin Smith and Patrick Feges are working toward opening a second location of their critically acclaimed barbecue restaurant in Spring Branch in early 2021. The married couple opened Feges BBQ in Greenway Plaza two years ago and Feges' mastery of the smoked meats and Smith's creative takes on the seasonal...

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  Chance the Rapper to Take the Rodeo Stage March 6

  February 4 at 2:30 p.m.

  The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo welcomes Chance the Rapper on Friday, March 6. The singer, actor and hip hop artist is another of a rather eclectic lineup on non-country artists this year that includes Khalid, Marshmello, Gwen Stefani and Lizzo among others. In December, the artist canceled his entire...

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  Marshmello Bringing a Dance Party to the Rodeo

  February 4 at 10:55 a.m.

  The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo announced electronic artist and DJ Marshmello would perform at the rodeo on Friday, March 20. The pure electronic dance vibe is certain to bring a very different atmosphere to the rodeo. In recent years, the HLSR has tried to diversify its musical base from...