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Investors in 3 Houston Businesses Receive Default Notices From Crowdfunding Company

Republic Investment Services LLC, which acquired NextSeed in late 2020, has sent nearly concurrent default notices to investors in three Houston companies: Railway Heights Market at 8200 Washington, Shoot The Moon at 8155 Long Point and Buff Brew Tap Room (the restaurant and bar endeavor of Buffalo Bayou Bayou Brewing Co. at 2101 Summer). All […]

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Black-Owned Houston Soda Company Launches Life Skills Workshops

Houston-based soda company Exotic Pop, known for its electric colors, unusual flavors and collaborations with rap stars, such as Trill OG “Bun B” Orange and DJ Screw Cotton Candy Blue, wants to help with more than just refreshment. It’s launching First Thursdays, a day for free workshops every month that teach valuable life skills, such […]

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Big Katy Wine & Food Festival Returns Just in Time for Spring

The annual Katy Sip N Stroll benefitting local charity The Ballard House returns for its 23rd edition on Saturday, April 23 from 6 to 9 p.m. (VIP ticket holders get early entry at 5 p.m.) It’s at The ARK by Norris, located at 21402 Merchants Way in Katy. Tickets are $65 for general admission and $95 for […]

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Asian Restaurant Yelo in Katy Debuts All-New Menu from James Beard Semifinalist

James Beard Award semifinalist Alex Au-Yeung of popular Malaysian restaurant Phat Eatery has created a new menu focused on Southeast Asian comfort food for Yelo, his second restaurant next door. Both restaurants are located in Katy Asian Town at 23119 Colonial Parkway. For the new dishes, Au-Yeung is drawing upon his childhood in Hong Kong, […]

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Midtown Houston Staple The Fish Celebrates Two Decades, Gives Back to Community

In the perpetually fraught restaurant business, double-digit anniversaries are special, because it means the owners beat the odds. That’s the case for The Fish, located at 309 Gray. Its 20th anniversary celebration starts at 4 p.m. on May 1, 2022. Tickets are free and can be found at the Eventbrite website. Holding company Eightsix’d Hospitality […]

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Houston Coffee Shop Southside Espresso Bids an Unwilling Farewell to Montrose

Southside Espresso at 904 Westheimer in the same building as Uchi Houston — the former historic location of Felix Mexican Restaurant — is saying goodbye with a farewell party on Saturday, April 16 from 5 to 7 p.m. following its final day of business. It’s a bittersweet departure. While the shop has had a relatively […]

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Chef Nick Wong Quietly Prepares to Leave Underbelly Hospitality’s Georgia James Tavern

Chef Nick Wong, formerly of now-closed UB Preserv, is quietly preparing to leave his role as executive chef of Georgia James Tavern at 737 Preston in Market Square Tower. The news has been confirmed by both Wong and a representative of Underbelly Hospitality, James Beard Award-winning chef Chris Shepherd’s company which owns the tavern. Wong’s […]

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Pitmaster and Chef Both Quit Recently Opened J-Bar-M Restaurant in EaDo

As first reported by the Houston Chronicle, acclaimed pitmaster Willow Villareal and chef Jasmine Barela (who are also a couple) have quit J-Bar-M, the relatively new barbecue restaurant in EaDo that garnered acclaim in a short period. It opened in November 2021 and, among other honors, made Houston Food Finder’s Best New Houston Restaurants of […]

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Chef Lance Fegen’s Namesake Restaurant in the Heights Closes After One Year

Chef-owner Lance Fegen and his F.E.E.D TX restaurant group partners announced this morning that the chef’s namesake restaurant, Fegen’s at 1050 Studewood, has closed after only a year in business. While an announcement was made on the restaurant’s Facebook page, there is no information on exactly why it’s closing.   The location was formerly the […]

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After 15 Years, Celebrity Chef Wolfgang Puck Once Again has a Houston Restaurant

Way back in 2004, Wolfgang Puck opened a location of his Wolfgang Puck Gourmet Express chain in the Carillon center in the Westchase District. The celebrity chef, who’s also known for catering the Academy Awards, opened a second location in Sugar Land, but by 2007, both were closed. Now, 15 years later, and perhaps emboldened […]

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