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  A Local Look: Verna Mae's Po-Boys, Seafood and More

  March 5 at 4 a.m.

  I was dropping my teen off at a strip center gaming spot in the Copperfield area when I spotted Verna Mae's welcoming, brightly lit exterior. Having written a couple of times about its opening and King cakes here in the Houston Press, I thought I should give it a try...

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  First Look: Ayie's Filipino Food

  January 30 at 5 a.m.

  In Houston, it's not easy to find a Filipino restaurant that's not a buffet. Ayie's Traditional Filipino-American Food is here to remedy that. If you are missing your Manila mama's home cooking, there's a mama in the kitchen named Analyn Demeterio, better known as Ayie, who will recreate your childhood...

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  Stuffed: Buns at Six Ping Bakery

  January 22 at 5:30 a.m.

  We set out to find and devour stuffed food from every possible culture right here in the Bayou City. From empanadas to dumplings, kolaches to samosas, we're getting stuffed. The goal of this column is to highlight cross-sectional foods. There is something universal about stuffed dough, whether it be steamed,...

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  Stuffed: Soup Dumplings at Wanna Bao

  January 8 at 5:30 a.m.

  We set out to find and devour stuffed food from every possible culture right here in the Bayou City. From empanadas to dumplings, kolaches to samosas, we're getting stuffed. We can all thank chef David Chang and his hit Netflix show, Ugly Delicious, for giving America an insatiable craving for...

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  First Look: La Corona Mexican Restaurant

  Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at 5 a.m.

  Most diners in Houston have more than a handful of favorite Mexican restaurants in their dining out rotation. In our booming city, one can find the upscale, creative cooking of James Beard-award winning chef Hugo Ortega, the handmade tamales of someone's abuela and a multitude of Tex-Mex joints ranging from...

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  First Look at Lúa Viet Kitchen

  Monday, December 3, 2018 at 5 a.m.

  I've driven past Lúa Viet Kitchen on West Alabama dozens of times during its construction phase and through its opening, but it wasn't until I was struck by a craving for tofu vermicelli and it was an easy four minute drive away that I finally stepped inside. Given that I already have...