Author: Amy McCarthy

The patio at the Rustic in Downtown Houston | The Rustic/Facebook

The Rustic will throw open the doors in Uptown Park with spaced-out tables, Plexiglass dividers, and plenty of room on the patio Houston’s second outpost of the Rustic, a …

Spicy yardbird from Rosalyn’s Hot Chicken | Rosalyn’s/Facebook

Born out of a pop-up, the new food truck makes it much easier for Houstonians to get their hands on this crispy, spicy yardbird Rosalyn’s Hot Chicken, a purveyor of super-spi…

Brunch at State Fare | George Paez for State Fare

Look forward to frozen cocktail flights, burgers, and dill pickle dip The second outpost of Memorial City favorite State Fare Bar and Kitchen will officially make its debut in Sugar Land …

“Dragonyaki” at Proper Rose Garden | Proper Rose Garden/Facebook

Mille crepe cakes, honey toast, and souffle pancakes at the brand new Proper Rose Garden Proper Rose Garden, a new destination for desserts, teas, and snacks, has official…

Mayor Sylvester Turner, pictured left | Photo by Sergio Flores/Getty Images

The mayor scolded the establishments that operated over capacity in defiance of Gov. Greg Abbott’s order limiting capacity On Monday, Houston mayor Sylvester Tu…

The packaging requirements are much more complicated than these glasses | Shutterstock

Gov. Greg Abbott issued a waiver allowing booze-focused establishments to sell to-go cocktails as long as they accompany a food order Drinkers, rejoi…

Spire Nightclub in Downtown Houston | Spire/Facebook

Bar owners and hospitality professionals spoke out against Spire’s refusal to abide by social distancing guidelines and capacity limits After Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered bars acros…

Also, restaurants will have to reduce their capacity back to 50 percent of normal starting on Monday In response to a bonafide surge of new coronavirus cases across the state of Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered bars in Houston and beyond…

It’s literally the least you can do | Shutterstock

Irate diners are yelling at servers, dropping scathing Yelp reviews, and even vowing to boycott, all over a simple health measure As coronavirus cases continue to surge in Houston, a cit…

Feges BBQ employees work behind plexiglass sneeze guards at Greenway Plaza | Feges BBQ/Facebook

The complex’s typical lunch crowd dwindled from a couple thousand patrons during the rush to “around 75 or 80” Before the coronavirus pandemi…