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  Perfect Pairings: Tinys Cookie Dough To Go and The Best Milk In All The Land

  October 31 at 4 a.m.

  With cookie season upon us, Tinys Milk & Cookies and Kalona SuperNatural Organic Whole Milk make it easy to be a hero in your home. Crispy on the bottom, warm chocolate chunks in the center; Tinys' box of ready-to-bake cookies is a breeze from start to finish.  Kalona SuperNatural, the...

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  A Tour Through Chinatown's Dun Huang Plaza

  October 30 at 4 a.m.

  There are a handful of special places in this city that make you stop and ask yourself: "Am I still in Texas?" Dun Huang Plaza is one of those places. The booming shopping center at the intersection of Sam Houston Tollway and Bellaire has become the hottest place in town...

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  First Look at Sweet Bribery

  October 9 at 5 a.m.

  On humid nights, condensation may fog the front doors of Sweet Bribery, lending an air of time-traveling mystique as you step into the modernized throwback to a retro ice cream parlor. The new ice cream shop on W 19th was barely a week old when we visited, though people still...

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  Perfect Pairings: Taste Da Island at Nu Cafe

  October 3 at 4 a.m.

  If you're into eating clouds, Snowflake Ice is the snack to try. However, it's recommended you set aside two to three hours to complete the steps involved in taking this treat to the next level. The first step is to get really full on Dim Sum, shellfish or whatever in...

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  Openings and Closings: Slainte Jack and Ginger's, Klaus and Fire Ant Brew

  September 28 at 4 a.m.

  Jack and Ginger's Irish Pub, 2416 Brazos, is slated to open October 25.This will be the second location of the Irish-American sports bar and restaurant from the Union Venture Group owned by Jeff and Darren Van Delden . The original location is in Austin. The space will be a modern...

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  The Devil is in the Details at Treacherous Leches

  September 13 at 6 a.m.

  Far as I can recall, I’ve never had a bad piece of tres leches. As opposed to a lot of desserts out there, it’s pretty forgiving when it comes to its creation and, as someone whose last name is Garcia, I’ll confess to being a little more forgiving when it...