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New Houston Bar Slated to Debut This Summer in Garden Oaks/Oak Forest Area

A couple who relocated to Houston from southern California are opening a bar in the former Tres Amigos Cafe y Cantina space at 3402 North Shepherd. The Upside Pub will bring a new, casual hangout to the Garden Oaks/Oak Forest (sometimes awkwardly called “The GOOF”) and Independence Heights area. The 1,500-square-foot space also sports a […]

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Readers’ Pick: Houston Cafe Has Served Breakfast & Lunch for Over 40 Years

You can dine for most of your life in Houston, the land of 10,000 restaurants, and still not make it to all of them. I’d not been to The French House before, despite the fact that it opened way back in 1980. While owner David Lee and his family didn’t start the restaurant, they’ve operated […]

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Houston Fares Impressively Well With its James Beard Award Finalists for 2022

Only three weeks ago, we learned which Houston chefs and restaurants made the James Beard Award semifinalist list, aka the “long list.” That list of semifinalists (available online) has now been whittled down dramatically by volunteer judges in regional committees across the country, and the finalists were announced starting at 11:30 a.m. Central Time in […]

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The 2022 Truffle Masters Proved That Some Houston Chefs are Hard to Beat

Crowds enjoying the glitz and glamour of The Truffle Masters event, hosted at the C. Baldwin Hotel by luxury foods purveyor DR Delicacy, was a welcome sight after two years of a pandemic. At the center of the event was the competition among high-powered Houston chefs to determine who was this year’s Truffle Master (or […]

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The Dunlavy Reemerges as Upscale Mexican Restaurant Flora at Buffalo Bayou Park

The Big Vibe Group — the new restaurant business founded by Grant Cooper (after his split with former business partner, chef Charles Clark), Josep Prats and Marc Cantu — has reworked the building formerly housing The Dunlavy into Flora, a Mexican restaurant. It debuted on March 1 and is located at in Buffalo Bayou Park […]

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Underbelly Hospitality Cancels Plans for Standalone Bar Everlong, Adds New Chef

Underbelly Hospitality has announced that its previously announced bar, Everlong, will not be going forward after all. Named for a Foo Fighter’s song, the bar was to take up residence in the now-shuttered UB Preserv space at 1609 Westheimer. There are a few reasons for the cancelation. One, the company is focusing on the multiple […]

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Qualified Restaurant & Bar Industry Workers Can Get Up to a Free Year of Childcare

It’s no secret that working in restaurants, bars and related hospitality businesses can be tough when you’re a parent. In addition to not necessarily having a 9-to-5 work schedule, child care costs can take a significant percentage of income. However, thanks to pandemic relief funds, hospitality industry workers who qualify can get up to a […]

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Here Are the Houston-Area Semifinalists for the 2022 James Beard Awards

After a period fraught with delays and cancellations due in part to COVID, and in part to controversial decisions, the James Beard Foundation Awards are returning this year. The “long list” of award semifinalists is out, and Houston has several nominees, not just in Best Chef: Texas, but in multiple national categories as well.  In […]

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New Houston Restaurant Wild Oats in the Heights Honors the Texas of Yesterday and Today

Drive into the parking lot of The Houston Farmers Market, hang a right and head all the way to the back of the building, and you’ll find the newest Underbelly Hospitality restaurant, Wild Oats. While the company name has become synonymous with chef and owner Chris Shepherd, this particular venue is the playground of culinary […]

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Top Houston Chefs Battle to Make the Best Truffle Dishes in Luxurious Event

The Truffle Masters, an annual event from luxury ingredient purveyor DR Delicacy, is returning to an in-person format for the first time in two years on Monday, March 7. As was the case in 2020, it’s being hosted at the C. Baldwin Hotel at 400 Dallas in downtown Houston. A portion of proceeds benefits Texas […]

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