Staci Davis, Author at HoustonNewMedia.org

October 5, 2020 Staci Davis

Houston Food Finder: Houston Restaurant Serves James Beard Foundation “Taste America” Virtual Dinner

Lucille’s in Houston is joining 19 other restaurants from across the nation for Taste America, which is a virtual dining event organized by the James Beard Foundation. This special happening is geared toward helping restaurants impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The foundation selected the participating restaurants, and the funds raised benefit the foundation’s Open for […]

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September 23, 2020 Staci Davis

Houston Food Finder: 11 Houston Restaurants Serving Locally Raised Meats

“People just trust local meats more than the big brands,” says BJ McElroy of 44 Farms. “They want to know who they are buying from.” One reason for this: the meat-packing industry has taken several hits over the last few years as Texas Monthly pointed out in its September issue. The most recent setback were […]

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September 12, 2020 Staci Davis

Houston Food Finder: Farmers Market Opens in Downtown Houston; Heights Market Celebrates One Year

With the open air environments, farm-fresh foods and artisan products, farmers markets are perhaps more attractive than ever to Houston shoppers. Downtown Houston now has a new Sunday farmers market inside of Bravery Chef Hall at 409 Travis, while another, Heights Mercantile Farmers Market at 714 Yale is celebrating its first year of business on […]

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September 2, 2020 Staci Davis

Houston Food Finder: World Central Kitchen is Feeding Hurricane Laura Victims and Still Needs Help — Updated

“We’ve been through Ike and every other hurricane but we never saw anything like this,” Sonya LeJeune of Lake Charles, Louisiana told me as she waited in line to pick up meals from a Walmart parking lot. There, World Central Kitchen (WCK) is handing out breakfast, lunch and dinner to anyone in need. The […]

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July 10, 2020 Staci Davis

Houston Food Finder: How COVID-19 is Changing the Balance of the Texas Meat Industry

Many Americans probably prefer not to think about where their meat comes from. Meat processing can be a grim and unsavory process — and even more so now, especially for industry workers who are at greater risk because of the coronavirus pandemic. In April, many plants closed due to COVID-19, and lawsuits and Presidential mandates […]

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July 1, 2020 Staci Davis

Houston Food Finder: Burt’s Meat Market Serving Houston Cajun Classics For 74 Years

Residents of Denver Harbor and the Greater Fifth Ward have been queuing up for the hot deli counter at Burt’s Meat Market and Cajun Foods at 5910 Lyons Avenue for seventy-four years. You get the feeling little has changed since Burt’s opened in 1946. Then, Frenchtown, a nearby Houston neighborhood in the Fifth Ward that […]

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June 24, 2020 Staci Davis

Houston Food Finder: The Best Restaurant Patios in Houston

Patios used to be a rare sight in Houston, probably owing to the region’s notorious heat. However, in the mid-2000s, these relaxing outdoor venues started cropping up all over town. Some establishments simply added rows of tables wherever they could, while others built elaborate outdoor eating spaces. In the before-times, you might have even called […]

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June 16, 2020 Staci Davis

Houston Food Finder: Explore The Cuisine of Jalisco With a Special Limited Menu at Hugo’s

Jalisco is the home of tequila, vibrant ingredients and charrería (Mexico’s national sport, which is similar to rodeo). Situated on the central western coast of Mexico, Jalisco is also becoming a popular culinary destination. That’s partially thanks to the scenic terrain of woods, beaches, plains and lakes. Jalisco’s cuisine is refined but there is a […]

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June 15, 2020 Staci Davis

Houston Food Finder: Get Some Fresh Air and Visit Azteca Farmers Market For Produce, Ceviche, Tacos And More

Azteca Farmers Market at 7710 East Freeway is well on its way to being another great Houston open-air shopping venue. Since December, the vendors have stocked their stalls with colorful fare: fruit stacked in pyramids, jars of spices marked with bright signs and flower-shaped mangos-on-a-stick. A variety of garden and lawn ornaments — metal peacocks […]

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May 6, 2020 Staci Davis

Houston Food Finder: Houston Restaurants Weigh Benefits and Pitfalls of Third-Party Delivery Services

A mere decade ago in Houston, restaurant delivery was limited to pizza joints and a handful of other restaurants. Third-party delivery services such as DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub and Postmates have changed all that. What started with one online platform in 1995 — World Wide Waiter — is now a $18 billion industry in the […]

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