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Gumbo is a child with many mothers. The West African Bantu word “ki ngombo” means okra, but a lesser known fact is that the Choctaw, who hailed from present day Mississippi, used the term “kombo” to mean ground up sassafras leaves (aka filé). As it turns out, okra and filé — often just one or […]
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Read MoreFor a decade, Michael Shine has operated Frank’s Americana Revival in River Oaks, providing the area with upscale food in a restaurant that still maintains a neighborhood vibe. In 2012, Michael and his son, Chris Shine, acquired Frank’s Chop House from restaurateur Frank Crapitto, who also owned Crapitto’s Cucina Italiana. The duo, along with Michael’s […]
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Read MoreLocated on 27 acres of lush greenery just off of 111 North Post Oak, The Houstonian — which includes not only a hotel, but also a fitness club, spa, florist, restaurant and pastry shop — has a hidden mystique. It feels special to head up the long driveway, past the magnificent, over-300-year-old live oak, pull […]
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Read MoreAfter a few weeks of cocktail and happy hour service only, Acadian Coast has officially opened for dinner. Located in the East End at 2929 Navigation, the restaurant is now bringing Acadian and Creole flavors to an area long known for some of the city’s best Mexican food. The restaurant is a partnership between John […]
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Read MoreResidents 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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Read MoreIt’s the most wonderful time of the year. Forget the holidays — crawfish season is here, and it’s the best time to be in the Bayou City. The mudbugs are boiling and the beer is flowing. While you can’t have a boil or a tailgate every day, you can certainly eat crawfish every day of […]
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Read MoreRed beans and rice served on Mondays is a long-standing Southern tradition since the 19th century when Monday was laundry day; the one pot meal was a simple solution for time-strapped folks and also utilized Sunday’s leftover ham bone (modern renditions typically include andouille sausage). Brennan’s of Houston at 3300 Smith is honoring this weekly […]
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Read MoreA truism: the better the food year, the harder it is to whittle down and rank our annual Best New Restaurants list. 2019 was one of the best in recent memory. This year, many essential and long-anticipated factors came together to produce excellent results, and by that we mean a number of worthy new dishes, […]
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