Houston Restaurant News - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/houston-restaurant-news/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Wed, 29 Oct 2025 21:47:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Houston Restaurant News - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/houston-restaurant-news/ 32 32 103504436 Here’s How Houston Did at the 2025 Michelin Ceremony https://houstonnewmedia.org/heres-how-houston-did-at-the-2025-michelin-ceremony/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=heres-how-houston-did-at-the-2025-michelin-ceremony Wed, 29 Oct 2025 21:47:41 +0000 https://houston.eater.com/?p=84260 The second Michelin Texas guide ceremony took place Tuesday, October 28, at the Wortham Theater Center. No new Houston restaurants received a star this year, but ChòpnBlọk, Annam, da Gama Canteen, Maximo, and Papalo Taqueria took home Bib Gourmands — recognition of great food at great prices.  That Houston didn’t receive a new star is […]

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]]> 1054080 Memorial’s New Pizza Spot Serves Aperitivo-Style Tiki Cocktails  https://houstonnewmedia.org/memorials-new-pizza-spot-serves-aperitivo-style-tiki-cocktails/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=memorials-new-pizza-spot-serves-aperitivo-style-tiki-cocktails Fri, 24 Oct 2025 21:14:47 +0000 https://houston.eater.com/?p=84236 The team behind Houston’s fast-casual bowl and salad mini-chain Leaf & Grain is branching out with a new pizza restaurant. Murray’s Pizza & Wine opened Friday, October 24, in the Memorial neighborhood. The restaurant is located at 9655 Katy Fwy, Suite 3110, right next to the newly opened Leaf & Grain.  Murray’s menu is centered […]

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]]> 1051170 Trill Burgers and ChòpnBlọk Will Collab for Two Nights Only  https://houstonnewmedia.org/trill-burgers-and-chopnblok-will-collab-for-two-nights-only/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trill-burgers-and-chopnblok-will-collab-for-two-nights-only Tue, 07 Oct 2025 20:48:03 +0000 https://houston.eater.com/?p=84160 Houston’s favorite son Bun B and ChòpnBlọk chef-owner Ope Amosu first met at Rice University. Bun B taught “Religion and Hip Hop Culture,” and Amosu took his class while earning his MBA. Now they’re reuniting for a two-part collaboration between Bun B’s Trill Burgers and Amosu’s West African restaurant, ChòpnBlọk — recently named one of […]

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]]> 1039895 Rising Politician Says Houston Has the Best Food in Texas https://houstonnewmedia.org/rising-politician-says-houston-has-the-best-food-in-texas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rising-politician-says-houston-has-the-best-food-in-texas Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:56:42 +0000 https://houston.eater.com/?p=84067 Fresh off announcing his U.S. Senate run on September 9, State Rep. James Talarico shared a strong opinion when he ran into Erika Harrison, the blogger who runs the Black Girls Who Brunch Instagram account. The rising star, who represents Texas’s 50th House District in North Austin and Pflugerville, didn’t hesitate when Harrison asked, “What […]

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]]> 1029079 Rising Politician Says Houston Has the Best Food in Texas https://houstonnewmedia.org/rising-politician-says-houston-has-the-best-food-in-texas-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rising-politician-says-houston-has-the-best-food-in-texas-2 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:56:42 +0000 https://houston.eater.com/?p=84067 Fresh off announcing his U.S. Senate run on September 9, State Rep. James Talarico shared a strong opinion when he ran into Erika Harrison, the blogger who runs the Black Girls Who Brunch Instagram account. The rising star, who represents Texas’s 50th House District in North Austin and Pflugerville, didn’t hesitate when Harrison asked, “What […]

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]]> 1029080 Houston’s Most Anticipated Restaurant Openings, Fall 2025 https://houstonnewmedia.org/houstons-most-anticipated-restaurant-openings-fall-2025/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houstons-most-anticipated-restaurant-openings-fall-2025 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 20:50:06 +0000 https://houston.eater.com/?p=84055 Does it ever feel like fall in Houston? No. Not much. But that doesn’t mean we don’t have a stable of great bars and restaurants to look forward to during slightly less harsh summer. From a few extremely hype spots that were also on our summer list to a jazz club in a historic theatre […]

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]]> 1026022 James Harden’s Restaurant Locked Out After Alleged $2 Million In Unpaid Rent https://houstonnewmedia.org/james-hardens-restaurant-locked-out-after-alleged-2-million-in-unpaid-rent/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=james-hardens-restaurant-locked-out-after-alleged-2-million-in-unpaid-rent Fri, 05 Sep 2025 18:40:42 +0000 https://houston.eater.com/?p=84020 Former Houston Rockets star James Harden’s Midtown restaurant Thirteen, was locked out by its landlord this week. A notice posted on Thirteen’s front door dated September 1 (Labor Day, oddly enough), said that the locks were changed and that the tenet owes north of $2.2 million in delinquent rent and fees. Meanwhile, the Houston Chronicle […]

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]]> 1021376 After ICE Arrest, Owner of Trump Burger Faces Deportation https://houstonnewmedia.org/after-ice-arrest-owner-of-trump-burger-faces-deportation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=after-ice-arrest-owner-of-trump-burger-faces-deportation Tue, 12 Aug 2025 17:40:46 +0000 https://houston.eater.com/?p=83924 The co-owner of restaurants dedicated to feverish support of President Donald Trump is facing the brunt of one of the MAGA movement’s most beloved policies — deportation.     Roland Mehrez Beainy, a Lebanese immigrant who began operating the Trump Burgers mini-chain in 2020, has been accused of overstaying his visitor’s visa, which expired in February 2024, […]

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]]> 1004952 After ICE Arrest, Owner of Trump Burger Faces Deportation https://houstonnewmedia.org/after-ice-arrest-owner-of-trump-burger-faces-deportation-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=after-ice-arrest-owner-of-trump-burger-faces-deportation-2 Tue, 12 Aug 2025 17:40:46 +0000 https://houston.eater.com/?p=83924 The co-owner of restaurants dedicated to feverish support of President Donald Trump is facing the brunt of one of the MAGA movement’s most beloved policies — deportation.     Roland Mehrez Beainy, a Lebanese immigrant who began operating the Trump Burgers mini-chain in 2020, has been accused of overstaying his visitor’s visa, which expired in February 2024, […]

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]]> 1004953 Houston Breweries Take a Hit in July Restaurant Closings https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-breweries-take-a-hit-in-july-restaurant-closings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-breweries-take-a-hit-in-july-restaurant-closings Wed, 30 Jul 2025 14:59:23 +0000 https://houston.eater.com/?p=83113 While there are many anticipated and new restaurants popping up all over Houston, there are just as many closing. Here are some of the most noteworthy and heartbreaking closings this month. The list is by no means comprehensive. Have information on another closing? Send all tips to houston@eater.com. Ginger and Fork This Chinese spot is […]

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]]> 997393 Beyoncé and Jay-Z Had Cowboy Carter Catered From a Houston Soul Food Spot https://houstonnewmedia.org/beyonce-and-jay-z-had-cowboy-carter-catered-from-a-houston-soul-food-spot/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=beyonce-and-jay-z-had-cowboy-carter-catered-from-a-houston-soul-food-spot Mon, 30 Jun 2025 18:22:30 +0000 https://houston.eater.com/?p=82848 Diehard Beyoncé fans saw that viral tilted car moment during the Houston stop of the singer’s raucously fun Cowboy Carter tour, but something they didn’t get to see is what was served backstage. Beyoncé and Jay-Z ordered from Taste Kitchen + Bar in Downtown Houston to have some seriously filling soul food backstage, according to […]

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]]> 977696 Thomas Bille of Belly and the Beast Takes Home James Beard Award for Best Chef: Texas https://houstonnewmedia.org/thomas-bille-of-belly-and-the-beast-takes-home-james-beard-award-for-best-chef-texas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thomas-bille-of-belly-and-the-beast-takes-home-james-beard-award-for-best-chef-texas Tue, 17 Jun 2025 14:09:48 +0000 https://houston.eater.com/?p=82651 On June 16, the winners of the “Oscars of food,” as the James Beard Awards have been called, were announced. From Houston, the sole winner is Thomas Bille at Belly of the Beast in the Best Chef: Texas category.  Bille tells deeply personal stories through his cooking, unraveling his family history and formative years living […]

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]]> 969926 Houston’s ‘Top Chef’ Winner Tristen Epps Is Taking His Afro-Caribbean Cuisine on the Road https://houstonnewmedia.org/houstons-top-chef-winner-tristen-epps-is-taking-his-afro-caribbean-cuisine-on-the-road/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houstons-top-chef-winner-tristen-epps-is-taking-his-afro-caribbean-cuisine-on-the-road Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:39:12 +0000 https://houston.eater.com/?p=82646 Tristen Epps was already a rising force in Houston’s culinary scene, and now the James Beard semifinalist has even more accolades under his belt. Judges of the reality television cooking competition Top Chef crowned Epps the winner of its 22nd season, Top Chef: Destination Canada, on Thursday, June 12, after an outstanding run that showcased […]

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