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  Coronavirus Food Tips: Don't Waste the Goods

  March 25 at 4 a.m.

  You've done all your shopping. You and the people you love are hunkered down, working from home and ready for the long haul. It might be a while. It's time to make the most of what is in your house and at your disposal.  Houston is not on a mandatory...

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  YELO Will Hello This Summer, Sam's Fried Chicken and Donuts Closes

  March 13 at 5 a.m.

  YELO, 231119 Colonial Parkway, will open in late summer. Cuc Lam and Alex Au-Yeung will open the collaborative banh mi restaurant in Katy Asian Town  in the spot next to Au- Yeung's Malaysian restaurant, Phat Eatery. The all day concept will specialize in craft banh mi and specialty coffee and...

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  Openings and Closings: Be More Pacific Comes to Houston, III Forks Downtown Closes

  March 6 at 5 a.m.

  Be More Pacific, 506 Yale, softly opened March 2. The first brunch service will be Sunday March 8.The Filipino restaurant began as a food truck in Austin in 2011 from founders Mark Pascual and Giovan Cuchapin. They opened a brick and mortar at 7858 Shoal Creek in Austin in 2017...

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  Kitchen Gear Essentials: The Chef's Knife

  March 3 at 6:52 a.m.

  Brand new to the kitchen? Trying to figure out what gear you need to get the job done? Or maybe you're getting married and want to add to the registry. We've got you covered with basic kitchen essentials for the home cook. There is perhaps no more critical cooking instrument...

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  Openings and Closings: Eighteen36 Debuts, Local Group Brewing Opens Soon

  February 14 at 5 a.m.

  Local Group Brewing, 1504 Chapman, is set to open softly February 28 with a full food menu and abbreviated beer menu. A grand opening will follow within a few weeks. The 7,500 square foot brewpub comes from veteran brewer James "Huggy Bear" Wolfe, Michael Steeves and Todd Donewar. The trio...

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  Friends Of The Phoenix Hosts Fried Rice Cookoff

  January 27 at 4 a.m.

  The Lunar New Year is here and 2020 is the year of the rat. To celebrate the Lunar New Year, charity group, Friends of the Phoenix hosted their annual Fried Rice Cook Off at The Phoenix on Westheimer. With ten teams there were plenty versions of fried rice to enjoy. Traditional, Cajun, ratatouille, boudain, paella styles of fried rice were just a few of the versions available. (Photos by Eric Sauseda)