H. Drew Blackburn - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/h-drew-blackburn/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Wed, 05 Nov 2025 19:47:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 H. Drew Blackburn - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/h-drew-blackburn/ 32 32 103504436 Savor Suya Beef Skewers and Jollof Rice at ChòpnBlọk https://houstonnewmedia.org/savor-suya-beef-skewers-and-jollof-rice-at-chopnblok/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=savor-suya-beef-skewers-and-jollof-rice-at-chopnblok Wed, 05 Nov 2025 19:47:41 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=e169992db44e2ce6fab93769a28a9a24 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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]]> 1058724 Here’s How Houston Did at the 2025 Michelin Ceremony https://houstonnewmedia.org/heres-how-houston-did-at-the-2025-michelin-ceremony/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=heres-how-houston-did-at-the-2025-michelin-ceremony Wed, 29 Oct 2025 21:47:41 +0000 https://houston.eater.com/?p=84260 The 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 […]

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]]> 1054080 Nancy’s Hustle Has One of the Most Essential Dishes in Texas https://houstonnewmedia.org/nancys-hustle-has-one-of-the-most-essential-dishes-in-texas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nancys-hustle-has-one-of-the-most-essential-dishes-in-texas Tue, 28 Oct 2025 20:17:50 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=0215d4d2a635536f6591d7723c68ff56 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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]]> 1053548 Memorial’s New Pizza Spot Serves Aperitivo-Style Tiki Cocktails  https://houstonnewmedia.org/memorials-new-pizza-spot-serves-aperitivo-style-tiki-cocktails/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=memorials-new-pizza-spot-serves-aperitivo-style-tiki-cocktails Fri, 24 Oct 2025 21:14:47 +0000 https://houston.eater.com/?p=84236 The 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 […]

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]]> 1051170 Trill Burgers and ChòpnBlọk Will Collab for Two Nights Only  https://houstonnewmedia.org/trill-burgers-and-chopnblok-will-collab-for-two-nights-only/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trill-burgers-and-chopnblok-will-collab-for-two-nights-only Tue, 07 Oct 2025 20:48:03 +0000 https://houston.eater.com/?p=84160 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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]]> 1039895 Bar Buena, Houston’s New Intimate Cocktail Bar, Is Serious About Agave https://houstonnewmedia.org/bar-buena-houstons-new-intimate-cocktail-bar-is-serious-about-agave/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bar-buena-houstons-new-intimate-cocktail-bar-is-serious-about-agave Fri, 26 Sep 2025 19:22:46 +0000 https://houston.eater.com/?p=84116 Levi 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 […]

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]]> 1032456 Rising Politician Says Houston Has the Best Food in Texas https://houstonnewmedia.org/rising-politician-says-houston-has-the-best-food-in-texas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rising-politician-says-houston-has-the-best-food-in-texas Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:56:42 +0000 https://houston.eater.com/?p=84067 Fresh 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 […]

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]]> 1029079 Rising Politician Says Houston Has the Best Food in Texas https://houstonnewmedia.org/rising-politician-says-houston-has-the-best-food-in-texas-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rising-politician-says-houston-has-the-best-food-in-texas-2 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:56:42 +0000 https://houston.eater.com/?p=84067 Fresh 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 […]

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]]> 1029080 Houston’s Most Anticipated Restaurant Openings, Fall 2025 https://houstonnewmedia.org/houstons-most-anticipated-restaurant-openings-fall-2025/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houstons-most-anticipated-restaurant-openings-fall-2025 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 20:50:06 +0000 https://houston.eater.com/?p=84055 Does 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 […]

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]]> 1026022 James Harden’s Restaurant Locked Out After Alleged $2 Million In Unpaid Rent https://houstonnewmedia.org/james-hardens-restaurant-locked-out-after-alleged-2-million-in-unpaid-rent/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=james-hardens-restaurant-locked-out-after-alleged-2-million-in-unpaid-rent Fri, 05 Sep 2025 18:40:42 +0000 https://houston.eater.com/?p=84020 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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]]> 1021376 After ICE Arrest, Owner of Trump Burger Faces Deportation https://houstonnewmedia.org/after-ice-arrest-owner-of-trump-burger-faces-deportation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=after-ice-arrest-owner-of-trump-burger-faces-deportation Tue, 12 Aug 2025 17:40:46 +0000 https://houston.eater.com/?p=83924 The co-owner of restaurants dedicated to feverish support of President Donald Trump is facing the brunt of one of the MAGA movement’s most beloved policies — deportation.     Roland Mehrez Beainy, a Lebanese immigrant who began operating the Trump Burgers mini-chain in 2020, has been accused of overstaying his visitor’s visa, which expired in February 2024, […]

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]]> 1004952 After ICE Arrest, Owner of Trump Burger Faces Deportation https://houstonnewmedia.org/after-ice-arrest-owner-of-trump-burger-faces-deportation-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=after-ice-arrest-owner-of-trump-burger-faces-deportation-2 Tue, 12 Aug 2025 17:40:46 +0000 https://houston.eater.com/?p=83924 The co-owner of restaurants dedicated to feverish support of President Donald Trump is facing the brunt of one of the MAGA movement’s most beloved policies — deportation.     Roland Mehrez Beainy, a Lebanese immigrant who began operating the Trump Burgers mini-chain in 2020, has been accused of overstaying his visitor’s visa, which expired in February 2024, […]

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]]> 1004953 James Beard Award Finalists for 2023 Include Three Houston Chefs and Restaurants https://houstonnewmedia.org/james-beard-award-finalists-for-2023-include-three-houston-chefs-and-restaurants/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=james-beard-award-finalists-for-2023-include-three-houston-chefs-and-restaurants Wed, 29 Mar 2023 16:45:30 +0000 https://houston.eater.com/23661259/james-beard-award-finalists-2023-houston-chefs-and-restaurants James Beard Award medal | James Beard Foundation Award

The winners will be announced on June 5 This morning, the James Beard Foundation announced the finalists for its 2023 James Beard Awards, what many call the “Oscars ...

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