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  Upper Crust: Frank's Pizza

  February 26 at 5 a.m.

  There's a slice of pizza for every occasion: the football game and a beer slice, the college all-nighter slice, the kids' sleepover slice, the fancy date night slice. Each pie tied to a moment of nostalgia, a sense memory that endears the simple Itianian street-food to our culture and cements...

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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)

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  Upper Crust: Costco and its Pizza Pies

  January 15 at 6 a.m.

  My wife and I live alone with a medium-size dog who needs little more than dry food, water, and your endless supply of undivided love and attention. This is to say, we do not need our $60/year Costco membership. We don't need it because two people and a dog don't...

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  Popular Food Truck Opens First Brick and Mortar in Sawyer Heights

  January 1 at 5 a.m.

  Patrons of McIntyre's are likely familiar with the extremely popular food truck, Sticky's Chicken. The wings concept owned by siblings Patsy and Benson Vivares had, until recently, held residence outside the Heights sports bar since 2014. Now, with the help of a trio of West Coast partners, the Vivares have...

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  Navigating the Mexican Restaurants on Navigation: El Tiempo

  Monday, December 9, 2019 at 5 a.m.

  This is the sixth in a series of visits to the six-cluster of Mexican restaurants on Navigation, a group of eateries that exemplifies Houston’s indigenous culinary history. “Chile Toreado” is a hot, sizzling way to finish this six-part visit to the cluster of Mexican restaurants on Navigation, a six-cluster that...

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  Navigating the Mexican Restaurants on Navigation: Ninfa's on Navigation

  Friday, December 6, 2019 at 4:30 a.m.

  This is the fifth in a series of visits to the six-cluster of Mexican restaurants on Navigation, a group of eateries that exemplifies Houston’s indigenous culinary history. “The best Mexican food in Texas since Texas was in Mexico” is the trademarked slogan of Ninfa’s restaurant, one of the six-cluster of...