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  Happy Stormy Halloween and What to Do With Your Leftover Candy

  October 31 at 12 p.m.

  Last Halloween, we Houstonians and other nearby residents, north and south, were still cleaning up our homes, businesses, and lives from that muthaflipper, Hurricane Harvey. My family was spared as the rain stopped just as the water was lapping the front door of our home. Many of our neighbors and...

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  A Tour Through Chinatown's Dun Huang Plaza

  October 30 at 4 a.m.

  There are a handful of special places in this city that make you stop and ask yourself: "Am I still in Texas?" Dun Huang Plaza is one of those places. The booming shopping center at the intersection of Sam Houston Tollway and Bellaire has become the hottest place in town...

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  Houston’s Best Halloween Bar Crawls, Fright Nights, and Tricks or Treats

  October 10 at 5 a.m.

  'Tis the season to treat yourself to tricks or treats, boos and booze, and plenty of Halloween fun. Get into the Halloween spirit with holiday sweets, special drinks, costume parties, bar crawls and more at these Houston-area restaurants, bars, food trucks and bakeries. Now through October 31 Halloween treats at Ooh La...

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  Openings and Closings: Hobby Center Debuts Diana, Maba Closes

  September 21 at 4 a.m.

  Diana American Grill, 800 Bagby, will open during show weeks at The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. The debut of the restaurant, named for Texas philanthropist and academic Diana Hobby, features an elegant menu from James Beard award-winning chef, Robert Del Grande, best known for his Houston restaurant Cafe...

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  Openings and Closings: Killen's TMX is Coming, Del Frisco's Grille Kirby Departs

  September 14 at 4 a.m.

  Killen's TMX, 9330 Broadway, is slated to open in Pearland's Silverlake Plaza this November. Social media and various online publications have been floating the rumors for months of chef and restaurateur Ronnie Killen's plans for venturing beyond his steakhouse and barbecue empire and into the already dense Tex-Mex landscape of...

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  Perfect Pairings: Smoked Atlantic Salmon Candy from Whole Foods and the 2012 Wilhelm Bergmann Eiswein Rheinhessen

  September 5 at 4 a.m.

  Here’s a curveball. Oftentimes in the name of balance, we juxtapose flavors on the plate; so, for giggles, let’s pair two deliciously sweet items together. Smoked Atlantic Salmon Candy and ze’ Eiswein. And since half of you are in Ketosis, nein for you! Nein!!! Typically produced in Germany, Austria, Canada...