Author: Amy McCarthy

Lina Hidalgo | Harris County Judge’s Office/Twitter

The county will soon surpass the threshold outlined in Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order that will require restaurants to reduce capacity to 50 percent As new COVID-1…

The Perry & Sons in Friendswood, pictured here, will remain open | Perry & Sons/Facebook

The longstanding eatery opened in 1979, and later spawned the Perry’s Steakhouse chain The Scarsdale outpost of Perry &am…

Photo by Sebastián Vivallo Oñate/Agencia Makro/Getty Images

Set Nightclub, where the shooting took place, was operating as a restaurant when a woman was killed and three sheriff’s deputies were injured Over the weekend,…

March’s Mediterranean fare is the definition of much-anticipated | Julie Soefer Photography

There’s a slew of exciting openings just around the corner Now that 2020 is finally — blessedly — almost behind us, it’s time …

Here’s hoping for a 2020 full of killer lunches in actual restaurants, like the brand new Ginger Kale | Ginger Kale [Official Photo]

The city’s top chefs and food writers share their hopes and dreams for what will hopef…

Dishes like this stunning quail made Bludorn an obvious contender | Caroline Fontenot/EHOU

The new spots that made 2020 a little bit more bearable Even though 2020 was full of awful restaurant news, a truly exciting cr…

A stunning takeout sushi platter from Kata Robata | Kata Robata

Where the city’s culinary obsessive dined during this truly weird year 2020 was the definition of a weird year, but even though we’ve all (mostly) been st…

The beautiful plates at Blackbird Izakaya are already missed | Blackbird Izakaya/Yelp

In a year of brutal closures these hurt the most, according to Houston chefs and food writers 2020 was a devastating year for Housto…

Controversy was real at the Turkey Leg Hut this year | The Turkey Leg Hut/Facebook

From major controversies to exciting newcomers, these are the dining stories that moved the needle this year In 2020, there was literal…

The city’s best establishments are slinging more than food this holiday season Christmas is just around the corner, and instead of buying yet another bauble from a massive major retailer, consider supporting Houston’s restaurant…