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Houston Food Finder: Award-Winning Cookbook Author & Chef Yotam Ottolenghi Visits Houston

On Monday, May 2, fans of chef and award-winning cookbook author Yotam Ottolenghi gathered at the Wortham Center to hear him talk about food and cooking with James Beard award-winning chef Chris Shepherd, executive chef and owner of Underbelly Hospitality. Ottolenghi, who was born in Israel, owns seven well-regarded restaurants and delis in London that […]

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Houston Food Finder: Aaron Bludorn to Open New Concept in Houston’s Rice Village

The team behind highly acclaimed Montrose restaurant Bludorn is launching a new concept in Rice Village next summer. The team — chef Aaron Bludorn, who previously headed up Daniel Boulud’s Cafe Boulud; his wife and restaurateur Victoria Pappas Bludorn, a member of Houston’s prominent Pappas restaurant family; and general manager/partner Cherif Mbodji, who immigrated from Senegal […]

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Houston Food Finder: Better Luck Tomorrow Adds Major New Talent

Better Luck Tomorrow (BLT) is poised become even better. Today, Justin Yu and Bobby Heugel announced that Sarah Crowl (formerly of Coltivare and Rosie Cannonball) and chef Michael O’Connor (Vic & Anthony’s) are joining the team of their bar/restaurant located at 544 Yale, which Houston Food Finder recently recognized as having one of the best patios in […]

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Houston Food Finder: Georgia James is Moving & The Hay Merchant is Closing at the End of 2021

After a decade at 1100 Westheimer, Chris Shepherd and his restaurant group Underbelly Hospitality are leaving the Montrose building where he opened his first restaurant and beer bar. At the end of this year, steakhouse Georgia James is closing to relocate to the new Regent Square development just off Allen Parkway at 1203 Dunlavy. It’s […]

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Houston Food Finder: First Bite: Acclaimed Houston Barbecue Now Being Served in Spring Branch

Growing up in rural Missouri in the 1970s and ’80s, “barbecue” meant a backyard gathering, not a method of cooking. The only things “low” were the webbed aluminum lawn chairs and the Igloo cooler. The only things “slow” were the June bugs lollygagging against the screen door. Don’t get me wrong, there was also meat […]

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Houston Food Finder: Two Houston Restaurant Stars Workin’ On Some Night Moves

Greg Perez, former beverage director and partner at cocktail bar Monkey’s Tail, and Houston restaurant veteran Lyle Bento, former chef/owner of Southern Goods, are teaming up to make front-page news. The duo have formed Night Moves Hospitality. The new collective, which also includes several former members of the Monkey’s Tail team, plans to open two bar […]

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Houston Food Finder: Mask Policies at Houston Grocery Stores, Farmers Markets, Specialty Grocers & More — Updated

When Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on March 2 that he was rescinding most statewide COVID-19 safety protocols, including the mask mandate, social distancing and reduced occupancy guidelines for many businesses, including restaurants and bars. Starting on Wednesday, March 10, these businesses are allowed to operate at 100% capacity. The lack of state support for […]

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Houston Food Finder: Chris Williams of Lucille’s is Opening More Houston Restaurants

Like his great-grandmother, Lucille B. Smith — the inspiration for his Museum District restaurant Lucille’s — Chris Williams is a chef and an entrepreneur. He is launching a new company: Lucille’s Hospitality Group. The new organization will include Lucille’s and Lucille’s 1913, Williams’s nonprofit that has distributed over 150,000 meals to Houston residents in need, […]

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Houston Food Finder: Truffle Masters Returns for 2021 as a Multi-Day Event Series

The annual Truffle Masters fundraiser is returning in a new format tailored to the realities of a global pandemic and to help struggling restaurants. Started in 2015 by Diane Roederer, owner and founder of gourmet food purveyor DR Delicacy, the event, cosponsored by Texan Bank and Karbach Brewing, showcases winter black truffles and the creativity of […]

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Houston Food Finder: Have a Hugo’s Dinner & Fun Night at Home While Helping Seriously Ill Kids

On Thursday, January 28, Hugo’s will be hosting, virtually, the 9th annual Hops & Hot Tamales charity event benefiting the Periwinkle Foundation, which develops creative programs that help children with cancer and other serious diseases cope with their illnesses. This year, participants will enjoy the event in the comfort of their home via Zoom from […]

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