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These Houston Restaurants and Bars are Offering Specials and Watch Parties on Super Bowl Sunday

By Brooke Viggiano
Jan 28, 2020

Super Bowl Sunday is coming up on Sunday, February 2; and Houston bars and restaurants are giving you a reason to leave the couch to watch the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers face off. From wing specials and beer buckets to Game Day watch parties with giant...
Get Your Ride On At The RodeoHouston Carnival

By Kate McLean
Mar 1, 2019

The Houston Press takes carnival rides seriously. Like, super seriously. So seriously, we've provided a preview of new amusements as well as designed a state-of-the-art guide to finding the perfect type of thrill. If you've been riding for some time, you know that any ride is a good ride, but sometimes...
Root, Root, Root for the Home Team with these Game Day Astros Specials

By Brooke Viggiano
Oct 12, 2018

From all-day happy hours and game day screenings to Astros-themed sweets and sandwiches, check out these Houston Astros food and drink specials around town: Ambrosia 2003 Lexington Altuve fans with a love of Southeast Asian flavors can head to Ambrosia on game days, when the restaurant will be offering happy...
Where to Eat and Watch the World Series: Dining Deals and Watch Parties

By Gwendolyn Knapp
Oct 25, 2017

Plenty of dining deals and watch party information has been heading our way concerning where you and your Astros-loving squad can get cheap food and drinks while watching the World Series this week. Here are even more places to cash in on affordable game day fun. Willie’s Grill & Icehouse,...
Houston's Best World Series Restaurant Deals: $2 Queso And More

By Gwendolyn Knapp
Oct 24, 2017

Okay, Astros fans. The World Series starts this evening, with the Astros at Dodger Stadium, and it's your time to shine. Be the best fan possible and cash in on these great dining deals, from $2 queso to $5 hot-dog-and-beer combos, all week long. These restaurants will obviously be airing...
Houston's 10 Best Tailgating Beers

By Kate McLean
Oct 9, 2017

With the Houston Texans off to an encouraging start, fans have returned to one of America’s favorite pastimes, Tailgating. Tailgating is almost always a long event, lasting hours before, during and after a game. With that in mind, we gathered a panel of tasters to sample over 35 beers with...
A Last-Minute Guide to Even More Super Bowl Events

By Gwendolyn Knapp
Feb 1, 2017

By now you're realizing that this week is totally lost to the Super Bowl. This is a week packed with events, including fundraisers, tailgates, concerts galore, and special deals. Here are even more to keep in mind. All Week NFL hall of famer and Sealy, Texas native Erik Dickerson has collaborated...
Eat Steaks and Vote in the Houston Press and Heineken Light "Grill Marks" Competition

By Phaedra Cook
Aug 4, 2016

The Houston Press and Heineken Light have teamed up for "Grill Marks,” a competition where readers can vote for their favorite participating steak night. From now through October 7, enjoy steaks paired with a Heineken light and then vote for the top contender at www.BestSteakNight.com. (The web site also helpfully...
Voting Is Now Open for the Houston Culinary Awards

By Phaedra Cook
Aug 2, 2016

This past June, a group of industry professionals and food writers from many publications (including this one) gathered to mull over the restaurant and bar scene over the past year and nominate their picks for My Table magazine's 2016 Houston Culinary Awards. Those with the most votes each made it to...
Now Open: Voting For The 2015 Houston Culinary Awards

By Phaedra Cook
Aug 4, 2015

In July, a diverse group of food writers, vendors and other industry professionals gathered in the community room at Central Market to submit nominations for one of the longest-running competitions for Houston’s restaurant industry. The Houston Culinary Awards is now in its 18th year and was was founded by My...
UPDATED: The Dine-In or Take-Out Guide for Super Bowl 2015 in Houston

By Phaedra Cook
Jan 28, 2015

Whether you're looking for a place showing the Super Bowl or just want to grab food to take to a party, there are plenty of places ready to help. We've divided these up by area of town to help you find something close to your part of town. Downtown and...
15 Houston Restaurant Trends to Abandon in 2015

By Phaedra Cook
Jan 6, 2015

It's a new year and an opportunity for a fresh new start. We asked professionals from Houston's restaurant industry -- chefs, bartenders and fellow food writers -- to share which trends they think need to be left behind in 2014. Some answers were about food and service trends. Others delved...
Where to Eat in Honor of the Top 8 Teams in the World Cup

By Kaitlin Steinberg
Jul 3, 2014

Yes, yes, we're all heartbroken over the United States' heartwrenching, nail biting loss to Belgium on Tuesday. We're bitter and angry but damn proud of our team (especially Tim Howard--hey, Superman!). Just because the home team is out of the running doesn't mean we're going to stop watching games and...
Houston Rodeo's Dutch Oven Desserts Competition Cooked 'Em Low and Slow

By Molly Dunn
Mar 3, 2014

Some judge barbecue and some judge food and wine at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo. But me? I judge Dutch oven desserts. On Friday, February 28, the World's Championship Bar-B-Que Contest hosted the fifth annual Dutch Oven Desserts Competition, and nearly 145 teams entered their sweet treats made entirely...
Liberty Kitchen and Oysterette Responds to Review With Interesting Gift

By Kaitlin Steinberg
Feb 20, 2014

When I first opened the box, I was intrigued. Then I saw the card with the monogram "Lee Ellis" at the top, and I became concerned. It's no secret that, though I thought there were a few outstanding dishes at the new Liberty Kitchen and Oysterette, the upscale restaurant owned...
UPDATED: Win Two VIP Tickets to Menu of Menus and Iron Fork

By Kaitlin Steinberg
Feb 19, 2014

Tickets are selling quickly for this year's Menu of Menus Extravaganza, which will be held at Silver Street Station on April 8. The event will feature more than 40 local restaurants with incredible free samples as well as the annual Iron Fork competition, which will pit last year's champ, Kevin...
Cheer Your NFL Team to Victory With Cupcakes

By Molly Dunn
Jan 14, 2014

This weekend is crucial for four NFL teams. The playoffs are coming to a close, and two teams will walk away from this weekend with tickets to the Super Bowl. To accompany your game-day party dishes of potato skins, barbecue, burgers, chips, dips and everything else in between, why not...
Fuel Up for the Houston Marathon With the Right Food

By Molly Dunn
Jan 14, 2014

If you have been training to run in the Houston Marathon, which takes place this year on Sunday, January 19, you probably know by now that what you put inside your stomach is crucial to how well you'll do in the race. It doesn't matter if you run two miles,...
Charities Duke It Out for OKRA Charity Saloon's December Proceeds

By Kaitlin Steinberg
Dec 11, 2013

This month, The Original OKRA Charity Saloon is trying something a little different to determine which lucky charity will be the recipient of the bar's December proceeds. Usually, the bar picks four local charities per month and offers drinkers and diners the opportunity to vote for the organization they most...
Our Inspired Suggestions for the Name of the New Menil Cafe (and You Can Name It, Too)

By Kaitlin Steinberg
Oct 31, 2013

The new cafe at The Menil Collection seems like it's been in development forever. But recently we received some promising information that leads us to believe the café is, in fact, happening -- and soon! The press office for the Menil announced that the café will be housed in one...

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