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“Don’t California my Texas!” If you hang out on news outlet Facebook pages you have probably seen this statement any time a story about Texas becoming Blue shows up. Down in the comment sections, a never-ending horde of middle-aged white people, many o…
Read MoreI love to talk about wine with people who share my passion for it. We open bottles, we trade stories about travel and soil types, terroir and residual sugar, and we talk of taste and food and restaurants. We recommend wines to one another, we drink, an…
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Find it this summer at Stafford development The Grid Good dogs in Stafford can look forward to a plate off Lazy Dog’s pup menu this summer: the dog-friendly Cali chain is set to open another location in Houston. This time, the lo…
Read MoreMutiny Wine Room, a wine tasting room and retail space, will open in the Heights on Jan. 18.
The tasting room is the creation of husband and wife team Mark Ellenberger and Emily Trout. The Houston-based winemakers drew inspiration for the concept fro…
Read MoreI poached a salmon recently, and served it with cucumbers, feta and a piquant sauce (red pepper flakes, smoked paprika, fennel and coriander seeds. . . it’s a great recipe, and you can find it here). While cooking and talking with my guests, I op…
Read MoreThis holiday season has been full of satisfying pours — including a number of California Cabernet Sauvignons and a Loire “pet nat” — and it’s not over until January 1 at midnight. Great news, no? Whatever you are planning for New Year…
Read MoreThe title of Don Felder’s most recent solo album is pretty straightforward: American Rock ‘n’ Roll. In the leadoff title track, the singer/guitarist gives a bit of a history lesson on the genre with namecheck sampling ranging from Jimi Hendrix, Carlos …
Read MoreCharles Schwab Corp. is set to make Dallas-Fort Worth home after its massive acquisition of TD Ameritrade closes.
The corporate headquarters of the combined company will eventually relocate to Schwab’s new campus in Westlake, northwest of Dallas. Schw…
Read MoreCongresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Statement on the Mass Shootings in California and Oklahoma
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