Staci Davis, Author at HoustonNewMedia.org

December 20, 2021 Staci Davis

Houston Food Finder: Where to Order Holiday Tamales in Houston

They say that if you bring tamales to a party, everyone will have something to unwrap. This saying joyfully pokes fun at the humble tamale, the lineage of which probably predates modern corn. Early tamales were likely made with teosinte, the grass that eventually became corn. Teosinte has small ears with approximately 12 “tooth-cracking” kernels, […]

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November 15, 2021 Staci Davis

Houston Food Finder: Where to Get Thanksgiving To Go in Houston for 2021

If you don’t want to cook for Thanksgiving (November 25) this year, Houston has dozens of tasty Turkey Day takeout options. This list will help you navigate all the mouthwatering entrées and satisfying sides. Because of the sheer number of options, we’re keeping the small talk to a minimum and just sticking to the facts. […]

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November 9, 2021 Staci Davis

Houston Food Finder: Succulent, Chef-Made Oxtail Dishes Await at Houston Event at Project Row Houses

The choicest garden party in town is based on the rear end of a cow — the tail, or as it’s commonly known in the kitchen, the oxtail. Despite its humble origins, a well crafted oxtail dish is a thing of beauty. “Oxtail is peasant food,” says Rishi Singh, executive chef at the Hotel Derek, […]

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October 25, 2021 Staci Davis

Houston Food Finder: 35 Howlin’ Good Houston Halloween Haunts & Delicious Day of the Dead Deals 2021

Halloween and Day of the Dead celebrations are just getting started as Houston celebrates the many incarnations of All Saints Day. Bars and restaurants are hosting celebrations and serving special cocktails and food to commemorate the two fall holidays. While many people in Houston are familiar with Halloween (October 31) and the Day of the […]

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September 29, 2021 Staci Davis

Houston Food Finder: Best Houston Restaurant Patios in Timbergrove, Lazybrook and Shady Acres

Some of Houston’s most-overlooked dining neighborhoods are Timbergrove and Lazybrook — which are west of White Oak Bayou — and Shady Acres, to the east. Often, restaurants in these areas get rolled into articles about the Heights, but these are unique neighborhoods in their own part of town. (Just ask someone who lives in the […]

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September 23, 2021 Staci Davis

Houston Food Finder: Annual Galveston Shrimp Festival Returns Sept. 24

On September 24, 2021, Galveston Island is welcoming back the Wild Texas Galveston Island Shrimp Festival after a semi-hiatus last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 12th annual festival honors shrimpers who are known to stay out on the water for 50 to 60 days, sometimes in dangerous conditions, to bring us the most […]

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September 16, 2021 Staci Davis

Houston Food Finder: Where to Find Chiles en Nogada in Houston, Mexico’s Most Patriotic Dish

Mexican Independence Day is one of the biggest celebrations in Mexico. Every year from September 15 to 16 in towns across the country, bells ring out at 11 p.m. as excited crowds watch the reenactment of “El Grito de la Independencia” — the Cry of Dolores — that Father Hidalgo shouted to citizens of Dolores, […]

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September 13, 2021 Staci Davis

Houston Food Finder: Houston Restaurants Closing Early Due to Tropical Storm Nicholas

After years of experience with storms becoming more fierce than expected, Houston restaurant owners are playing it safe as Tropical Storm Nicholas comes to town. Unlike a certain other “Nick” reputed to come to town once a year, this is a visitor that no one wants. A stage three flood warning is in effect, not […]

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September 1, 2021 Staci Davis

Houston Food Finder: How Houstonians Can Help Hurricane Ida Victims in Southeast Louisiana Right Now

Houston restaurateurs are gearing up to help with Hurricane Ida relief by raising money, supplies and food. Search-and-rescue efforts have started in the wake of the hurricane storm surge and up to 170 mile-per-hour winds that battered several parishes as the storm stalled out for six hours over New Orleans and Baton Rouge. The power […]

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August 18, 2021 Staci Davis

Houston Food Finder: The Best Houston Sausages for Your Home Barbecues

A good barbecued sausage is meaty, with a crisp, taut skin ready to burst with the slightest bite, releasing silky pockets of orange fat that explode in your mouth. Achieving the real deal at home takes a coarse meat grind, ice cold fat, plenty of black pepper and fragrant wood smoke. There are a host […]

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