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After a nearly two year hiatus, the James Beard Foundation is bringing the coveted James Beard Awards program back — with the first step the reveal of the semifinalists on Wednesday. The finalists will be revealed on March 16 and winners will be recogn…
Read MoreI‘m generally down for the silliness of something like National Donut Day. Those “holidays” are usually just an excuse to indulge — why not? There is, however, one national food and beverage holiday I take quite seriously: National Ma…
Read MorePlank Seafood Provisions is coming to Fort Worth, with a new restaurant in The Shops at Clearfork. Plank will open late in the fall, taking over the space that previously housed Twigs American Kitchen, Flagship Restaurant Group CEO and founder Nick Hog…
Read MoreLooking for some wines for weekend dinners, or Valentine’s Day, perhaps? My tasting schedule was interrupted recently while I was out of the country — though I did sample some good Mexican wines (more on that later) — but I’m back in the sw…
Read MoreClark Cooper Concepts, the restaurant group that brought Houston diners such favorites as Ibiza, Brasserie 19, Coppa Osteria and most recently Gratify, is no more as the partners of two decades — Charles Clark and Grant Cooper — are going their separat…
Read MoreIt is a decadent ice cream brand with a name that initially trips — rather than — rolls off your tongue: Van Leeuwen. Practice with me, it’s pronounced Van (like mini-van), Lou (like the name) and inn (think hotel). The Van Leeuwen brand of premium ice…
Read MoreThe creative founder of Candy Shack Daiquiris James McGhee is opening the doors to a unique speakeasy style restaurant on Monda. Juliet looks like a movie theater at the entry, but get past the candy counter and its morphs into a classy all-American r…
Read MoreWine aficionados and real estate connoisseurs will both find something to their liking on February 12 when the swank Clubs at Houston Oaks opens its very private oak-shrouded grounds and pavilions for the third annual Wine & Food Classic. That̵…
Read MoreLooking for a weekend escape to the “country,” but don’t want to travel too far afield? You might want to consider The Woodlands Resort. About 45 minutes from downtown Houston, the 350-acre compound is being transformed into a Curio by Hilt…
Read MoreCelebrity chef Gordon Ramsay recently announced the relocation of his restaurant headquarters to the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Now that Las Colinas is home to the TV host’s food empire, an entire Texas team is leading the brand’s expansion ac…
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