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Openings and Closings: Rumi's Kitchen Debuts Soon, Dumpling Haus Closes

Openings and Closings: Rumi's Kitchen Debuts Soon, Dumpling Haus Closes

The Chef's Table: A Delicious Social Hour

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Houston's Hottest Happy Hours This Summer

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Jul 19, 2023

Houston's summer weather is tailor-made for refreshing frozen drinks and icy cocktails. Unfortunately, we don't have the swaying palms and crashing blue waves of a tropical island getaway. While some of us have the funds to escape the ongoing heat advisory and wander off to foreign lands and beachy resorts,...
Tumble 22: Summer Happy Hour

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Jul 18, 2023

For the past month, we have made some forays into different parts of Houston to find happy hour specials and dining deals to help relieve the heat of summer and the pain of inflation. And it's been a good thing. For this writer, July and August are my cabin fever...
Checking Out J. Christopher's Kingwood

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Jul 11, 2023

Lately, we've been checking out new Houston happy hour places here at the Houston Press to find some drinking and dining deals for our readers. Oftentimes, my husband, Classic Rock Bob is my companion on these tough assignments. However, he was out of town this past week and my friend,...
Openings and Closings: Josephine's is Open, The Audrey Debuts Next Week

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Jul 7, 2023

The Audrey Restaurant & Bar, 9595 Six Pines, opens July 12 in The Woodlands. Located in the Market Street development, it will share the massive second floor space with its sister concept Reel Luxury Cinemas. The dual ventures are from Houston-based Culinary Khancepts, the group behind Liberty Kitchen & Oysterette,...
Weekend Happy Hour at The Rustic

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Jul 4, 2023

Houston is a third of the way through summer, if you don't count September, a month which takes its sweet time to cool down. With a promised break in the heat wave that has held us in its steamy hands for nearly two weeks, we are once again heading outdoors...
Happy Hour Houston: Loro Asian Smokehouse

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Jun 27, 2023

It's summer in Houston which means it's getting hot, quick. However, it's not only the temperatures that are rising but the cost of going out to eat and drink as well. The COVID pandemic put many restaurants in jeopardy with the shutdown restrictions. Once those were lifted, restaurants were affected...
Openings and Closings: Los Tios Opens Monday, Azumi Debuts This Winter

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Jun 2, 2023

Los Tios, 5192 Buffalo Speedway, will debut June 5 in a massive 6,000 square-foot space in the newly refreshed Plaza in the Park shopping center. Located within steps of the recently opened Adair Kitchen, the longtime Mexican restaurant has been in the Adair Concepts portfolio since the Adair family acquired...
Holiday Cheers: Seasonal Cocktails and Mocktails

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Dec 21, 2022

The holiday season is one of family, friends and over-indulgence. From office parties to multi-generational feasts, we are filling up our glasses with holiday spirits. The holiday season typically ends with New Year's Eve and we all make our resolutions. But before we head into 2023 with our determination to...
Openings and Closings: Wild Montrose Debuts, Mala Sichuan Now Open

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Sep 16, 2022

Wild Montrose, 1609 Westheimer, opens September 19. It's the second Wild CBD coffee shop from the founders of Grinder's Coffee Bar and The CBD Apothecary. The first Wild opened in the Heights in February 2022. The new locations takes over the space which formerly housed Underbelly Hospitality's UB Preserv. The...
These Houston Bars and Restaurants are Celebrating National Tequila Day with Happy Hours, Margs and More

By Brooke Viggiano
Jul 19, 2022

National Tequila Day falls on Sunday, July 24, and as Houstonians love their tequila, many local bars and restaurants are getting in on the celebrations. Here’s where to honor the the agave-based spirit with drink specials, happy hours, margaritas and more this holiday: Arnaldo Richards’ Picos, 3601 Kirby Picos is...
Club Soda No Twist: Mocktails for a Cause

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Jun 29, 2022

The mocktail trend is experiencing a boom across the United States with more and more non-alcoholic bars and bottle shops opening to cater to customers who are sober, teetotalers or just looking to cut back on alcohol consumption. Many bars and restaurants in Houston have added non-alcoholic drinks to their...
First Look at La Calle Ella, Margaritas at Juanita's

By Lorretta Ruggiero
May 10, 2022

When the weather heats up in Houston, many of us get a yen for a cold margarita at the end of the work week and it's even better when you find a willing partner to convince you to play hooky. Last week, my husband and I decided to satisfy our...
Hidden Gem: Maria Rita's Tex-Mex

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Aug 24, 2021

School is back in session and so is the chaos that surrounds the back-to-school frenzy. Throw in a dose of pandemic craziness and it's a wonder we haven't all lost our minds. For my family, it is my son's senior year of high school and my daughter's senior year at...
A Day Devoted to Dining Out In Houston

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Aug 11, 2021

We all have different ideas of a perfect day out and also with whom we want to spend an entire day. We have romantic dates with our significant others, kid-friendly experiences with our children and party nights with our pals. Then there are times you just need a friend. Just...
Openings and Closings: The Union Kitchen Katy Opens, Lucky's Pub East Closes

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Jun 19, 2020

This week has some surprising new openings and some sad closings, some permanent, some just temporary. As Texas sees a second spike in COVID-19, it's inevitable that it would affect the restaurant industry. Staff are on the front lines serving guests and while most employees are wearing masks, many customers...
Openings and Closings: Kin Dee Debuts, Treebeards Market Square Will Close

By Lorretta Ruggiero
May 22, 2020

In light of Governor Abbott's guidelines for Phase Two of the Reopening of Texas more and more Houston restaurants are finally going forward with dine-in service. We even have a list this week of several new restaurants opening for the first time despite the current difficulties. Bars have a different...
Openings and Closings: Be More Pacific Comes to Houston, III Forks Downtown Closes

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Mar 6, 2020

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...
Holiday Cocktails Around Houston

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Dec 20, 2019

If your holiday spirit is flagging a bit from the stress of card writing (some of us still do that), shopping and trying to get all your work done so that you can take a few days off, we have some spirits that will give you the liquid courage to...
October Dining and Drinking

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Oct 10, 2019

It's October and the temperatures are finally dropping. The slight chill in the air awakens the senses and brings Houstonians outside again to enjoy the patios and terraces of our restaurants and bars. It also stirs the creative juices of local chefs and mixologists who create new fall menu items...
Openings and Closings: Studewood Cantine Opens, Toukei Debuts

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Oct 4, 2019

The Studewood Cantine, 1111 Studewood, opened September 16. The restaurant serves Texas scratch fare which leans toward Tex-Mex and American cuisine. There are typical starters like queso or nachos, but we look forward to seeing if Lety's Pork or Chicken Tamales are the real deal. Fajitas, tacos and combo plates...

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