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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 […]
Read MoreThe second Michelin Texas guide ceremony took place Tuesday, October 28, at the Wortham Theater Center. No new Houston restaurants received a star this year, but ChòpnBlọk, Annam, da Gama Canteen, Maximo, and Papalo Taqueria took home Bib Gourmands — recognition of great food at great prices. That Houston didn’t receive a new star is […]
Read MoreThe 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, […]
Read MoreThe team behind Houston’s fast-casual bowl and salad mini-chain Leaf & Grain is branching out with a new pizza restaurant. Murray’s Pizza & Wine opened Friday, October 24, in the Memorial neighborhood. The restaurant is located at 9655 Katy Fwy, Suite 3110, right next to the newly opened Leaf & Grain. Murray’s menu is centered […]
Read MoreHouston’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 […]
Read MoreLevi Goode, the chef and restaurateur behind Houston’s Goode Co. hospitality group, where he has overseen a melange of restaurants, including Goode Co. Barbecue and Goode Co. Kitchen & Cantina, has been traveling to Mexico for more than 15 years. What started as a curiosity about tequila grew into a deeper exploration of agave spirits […]
Read MoreFresh off announcing his U.S. Senate run on September 9, State Rep. James Talarico shared a strong opinion when he ran into Erika Harrison, the blogger who runs the Black Girls Who Brunch Instagram account. The rising star, who represents Texas’s 50th House District in North Austin and Pflugerville, didn’t hesitate when Harrison asked, “What […]
Read MoreFresh off announcing his U.S. Senate run on September 9, State Rep. James Talarico shared a strong opinion when he ran into Erika Harrison, the blogger who runs the Black Girls Who Brunch Instagram account. The rising star, who represents Texas’s 50th House District in North Austin and Pflugerville, didn’t hesitate when Harrison asked, “What […]
Read MoreDoes it ever feel like fall in Houston? No. Not much. But that doesn’t mean we don’t have a stable of great bars and restaurants to look forward to during slightly less harsh summer. From a few extremely hype spots that were also on our summer list to a jazz club in a historic theatre […]
Read MoreFormer 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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