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  Pork Belly Burnt Ends, Brisket Tamales and Branzino: An Uchi Houston and Killen’s BBQ Collaboration Dinner

  October 23 at 10:27 a.m.

  Last night, Killen’s BBQ’s famous pork belly burnt ends made an appearance at Uchi Houston. The second course of a special one night-only collaboration dinner between the two restaurants, for many — including three patrons sitting just to my left at the communal dining table setting — it was the...

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  Perfect Pairings: Mussels, Belgian Fries, Aioli, Duvel at Cafe Brussels

  October 10 at 4 a.m.

  Breaking news— this is the first time we've featured a foursome; because every once in a while it's kind of fun to add a couple. The first sign that Cafe Brussels was worth a pop in was when I pulled on the wooden door at 4:30 to feel the lock...

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  Ches Smith Gets Meta with The Author Is Dead

  October 1 at 4 a.m.

  This summer, I read an advance copy of The Author Is Dead, the new darkly comic novel by Houston writer Ches Smith. Well-crafted characters and biting humor make it the best book I’ve read this year and one I believe most fiction fans would enjoy, though Smith says readers with...

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  A Well Known Voice In The Houston Restaurant Industry Retires Today

  September 12 at 5 a.m.

  Around midnight tonight, somewhere in Houston an exhausted sous chef will place his last order for the day, while on the other end of the line, Brian Homeyer will punch in his last order, after more than 30 years with the Chefs Produce Company. Each workday for years now, Homeyer...

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  A Houston Noodle Tour

  September 10 at 5 a.m.

  Houston, we are noodle folk. Broth runs deep through our veins. It's time to get to know some of the essential Houston noodle houses. From piping hot, Sriracha-loaded pho to slurp-worthy ramen bowls, Houston is the stateside mecca of noodles. From the endless strip malls of Chinatown, to the OG...

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  Openings and Closings: Original Ninfa's Expands While Mama Ninfa's is Planned

  August 24 at 4 a.m.

  The Original Ninfa's Uptown Houston,1700 Post Oak, is planned for a  late spring 2019 opening. Legacy restaurants announced that a second location of the Original Ninfa's will open in the space vacated by the shuttered restaurant, Peska, in 2017. Aside from seating for 180 guests in the interior dining area,...