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July 16, 2020 Samantha Morris

Budget Meals Under $3 Per Person Using Aldi Grocery Store Ingredients

As I write this, the current national unemployment rate is hovering around 11%, and many families have already depleted the funds they received from the CARES Act, which was passed by both houses of Congress in late March. To say that budgets are stretched is an understatement. It also feels woefully inadequate to say I’m […]

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July 2, 2020 Holly Beretto

Let Freedom Ring with these July 4 Specials

After the signing of the Declaration of Independence, John Adams (who became our second president) wrote to his wife Abigail that Independence Day should be celebrated with “Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.” Although this year’s holiday probably won’t look much like what […]

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July 1, 2020 Phaedra Cook

Take The Fun Home: Check Our Curated Houston Restaurant To-Go & Delivery Meal Packs!

In light of the current situation with COVID-19 in the Harris County area, it’s understandable that many people are choosing to eat and drink at home instead of inside restaurant dining rooms, even with an occupancy limit recently reduced to 50%. Bar areas are completely closed for seating right now, too. Regardless, people still need […]

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July 1, 2020 Staci Davis

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 25, 2020 Carlos Brandon

First Bite: Filipino Fried Chicken At Jollibee In Missouri City

Americans seem to love Asian-style fried chicken and Houstonians are no exception. Some popular renditions include Korean-style, covered in sweet-savory-spicy gochujang and Japanese karaage. Both cooking techniques yield ultra-crispy results. Now Houstonians have a new infatuation: Filipino fried chicken, and the fast-food source for this is global sensation Jollibee, which recently opened a second Houston-area […]

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June 22, 2020 Samantha Morris

The 10 Best Restaurants in Pearland — By a Longtime Resident

As of May 2020, I’ve lived in Pearland for a decade. I was here long before Ronnie Killen expanded his mini-empire to four restaurants in Pearland alone, before the city got its second H-E-B on Pearland Parkway, and even before Pearland could sell liquor for off-premise consumption. You read that correctly; I couldn’t go to […]

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June 18, 2020 Ellie Sharp

Phat Eatery Is Celebrating Two Years Of Serving Malaysian Street Food In Katy

Sponsored Gather your appetite and head to Phat Eatery at 23119 Colonial Parkway in Katy! This go-to spot for Malaysian street food has a full lineup of exciting reasons to visit in June. This month, join owner Alex Au-Yeung in celebration of the restaurant’s two-year anniversary and explore new culinary offerings, too. Place orders online […]

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June 16, 2020 Staci Davis

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

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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June 15, 2020 Phaedra Cook

Silver Lining: A Houstonian Used The COVID Shut-Down to Start a Local Food Business

An Dao is a trained medical researcher by trade. With the COVID-19 shutdown in mid-March, though, which included certain segments of the medical profession, she found herself with unexpected free time. She used it to start Pantry By Nature, a business that sells Tiger Saté, a Vietnamese-style chili sauce, in mild, medium and hot heat levels. […]

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