Author: H. Drew Blackburn

Eater Houston: Savor Suya Beef Skewers and Jollof Rice at ChòpnBlọk

What began as a fast-casual stall in the Post Market food hall has now evolved into a formidable, full-service, Michelin Gourmand restaurant bursting with energy. The Black diaspora’s style, music, and slang have shaped the world’s culture for generations, and its food, especially soul and Creole, helped shape Americana. Yet African cuisines, the foundation of […]

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Eater Houston: Nancy’s Hustle Has One of the Most Essential Dishes in Texas

The East Downtown neighborhood bistro takes its name from Mad Max’s Fat Nancy’s Café and Houston’s “Hustle Town” nickname. Those pop-culture bona fides are woven right into its DNA. Nancy’s Hustle is cool and unpretentious with a menu unafraid of a little experimentation. As a winner of Eater Houston’s Restaurant of the Year in 2018, […]

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Eater Houston: Trill Burgers and ChòpnBlọk Will Collab for Two Nights Only 

Houston’s favorite son Bun B and ChòpnBlọk chef-owner Ope Amosu first met at Rice University. Bun B taught “Religion and Hip Hop Culture,” and Amosu took his class while earning his MBA. Now they’re reuniting for a two-part collaboration between Bun B’s Trill Burgers and Amosu’s West African restaurant, ChòpnBlọk — recently named one of […]

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Eater Houston: James Harden’s Restaurant Locked Out After Alleged $2 Million In Unpaid Rent

Former Houston Rockets star James Harden’s Midtown restaurant Thirteen, was locked out by its landlord this week. A notice posted on Thirteen’s front door dated September 1 (Labor Day, oddly enough), said that the locks were changed and that the tenet owes north of $2.2 million in delinquent rent and fees. Meanwhile, the Houston Chronicle […]

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