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Just in time for Houston’s first 90-degree day, Brooklyn cult favorite Van Leeuwen Ice Cream is set to bring its luscious, made-from-scratch dairy and vegan ice creams to Rice Village. With this Saturday, May 8, set as opening day. In celebration…
Read MoreBenjamin Berg saunters into his eponymous Berg Hospitality headquarters around 10 am midweek, his nonchalance belying the pressure of running an ever-expanding restaurant empire in the midst of a pandemic. But make no mistake. Beneath the cool countena…
Read MoreIf your day doesn’t officially start until you’ve said hello to your morning cup of Joe, or if you crave a midday perk-me-up, the cafes and coffee shops at Midway developments have you covered. The Houston-based real estate development and investment c…
Read More“I would think I were in Los Angeles,” said my husband, “except for that I can see the HEB grocery store over the wall.” Seated across from him on opening night of Lutie’s Garden Restaurant at the Commodore Perry Estate, all I could see was a glorious …
Read MoreEverything is relative, but it’s safe to say that dining out these days is more exciting (or at least more appreciated) than ever before. So why not go big when possible? Dallas is lucky to have welcomed an incredible batch of new restaurants in the pa…
Read MoreFort Worth celebrity chef Tim Love had only five days in March 2020 to tempt the tastebuds of Houstonians hungry for his renowned barbecue, burgers and breakfast when COVID-19 shut down his fledgling Levy Park operation. While the Woodshed Smokehouse i…
Read MoreThe reopening of the Mariposa cafe in the Galleria’s Neiman Marcus, following an extended COVID-19 shutdown, has been one of Houston’s better kept secrets. Ladies and gents, it’s back! Along with the seductive monkey bread and strawbe…
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…
Read MoreAs the pandemic raged on in the outside world last year, diners were treated to an intimate dining experience in Chef Thomas Stacy’s home. The lucky few literally stepped into the chef’s personal home and got to know what inspired Stacy dur…
Read MoreAlexandre Burgaud is a name with which you might not be familiar, but if you like wine, you need to get to know it. Burgaud is a young producer whose five-hectare estate lies in Lantignié, a tiny place (population of 886 humans in 2015) about five kilo…
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