Food Festival Celebrating Houston’s Diversity Comes to Sugar Land
Plus, Post Oak Plaza welcomes a new Local Foods location — and more intel
In partnership with the James Beard Foundation, the Bazaar Food and Wine Festival will make its debut at Sugar Land Town Square on Saturday, May 18. The festival celebrates Houston’s cultural and culinary diversity through food, drink, dance, music, fashion, and design. Victoria Elizondo of Cochinita & Co, Mayank Istwal of Musaafer, Yotam Dolev of Hamsa, Benchawan Painter of Street to Kitchen, and Top Chef Season 18 finalist Dawn Burrell are among a wide selection of Houston chefs that will share dishes inspired by Latin America, India and Pakistan, East and Southeast Asia, North Africa and the Middle East, Europe and Texas. The festival is from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., and general admission tickets are $150.
Union Kitchen celebrates Selena with special birthday brunch
On Saturday, April 13, all five locations of the Union Kitchen will celebrate Tejano singer and beloved Texas musical icon, Selena Quintanilla-Pérez. To commemorate what would’ve been the singer’s 53rd birthday on April 16, Chef James Lundy and general manager Rebekah Vera crafted several dishes inspired by Selena’s life and enduring musical legacy. Brunch menu items include the Corpus Christi breakfast tacos, a riff on carne guisada tacos from the seaside town, and the “Dreaming of You” churro French toast sticks, which are drizzled with caramel sauce and Nutella. Festive libations, including a gin-laden Como La Flor, and the Bidi Bidi Bom Bom spritzer, are just a few of the cocktails designated for the commemorative birthday bash.
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Local Foods opens in Post Oak Plaza
Known for its seafood and chicken sandwiches, hearty soups, and hyper-seasonal bowls, a new location of the Texas chain Local Foods opened in Post Oak Plaza. Boasting the same classic crunchy chicken sandwiches, green chili posole, and harvest salads that made the chain a regular lunch and dinner staple, the new outpost’s menu features several new items, including the blackened tuna with quinoa, blueberries, and avocado; and charred spring asparagus with gouda, Dijon vinaigrette, and pistachios. The newest location is at 1709 Post Oak Blvd.
