Category Archives: Dining

Dining Out for the Holiday……Here’s Some Fave Spots for NYE in Our Town

Not too late to make a plan......and a reservation!

Christmas Day

Can you believe 2020 begins next week? It’s truly hard to believe, as we keep saying. If you’re still figuring out where and what to eat for New Year’s, we have you covered. See below for some of our favorite restaurants that will be open on New Year’s Eve and / or New Year’s Day. […]

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Houston’s Newest Dining Hot Spot, Guard and Grace Opens…..

Acclaimed Denver Chef Troy Guard Opens Picks Houston as his first spot outside of Colorado

Guard & Grace

Before Thanksgiving prep took over my life, I had a great week of round-about dining and touring of the Western Gateway of Downtown Houston around Allen Center, where many new and innovative dining establishments have been happening……all adjacent or included in the newest hospitality entree into our city, the C.Baldwin Hotel. It should be noted […]

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Rosalie’s Soulful Italian Restaurant Opens in New C.Baldwin Hotel

Is it Sauce or Gravy?? Eatery is a reflection of Master Chef Chris Cosentino's early dose of Italian cooking taught by his Great-Grandmother

Rosalie's Soulful Italian

When I first heard Chris Shepherd introduce his friend, Chris Cosentino, a Top Chef Master from San Francisco, months back at a an event for Southern Smoke I immediately liked him and what he had to say to us. He was an Italian-American guy opening an Italian restaurant here in Houston, whose dishes were inspired […]

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Not In a Turkey-Cooking Kind of Mood This Thanksgiving……

Relax and have a guilt-free holiday by visiting or ordering from some of Houston's finest

Who can believe Thanksgiving is just around the corner? We certainly can’t! If you’re not planning on cooking or going to someone’s house, we’ve rounded up the best restaurants to go to for your Thanksgiving meal as well as specials they’re offering and where you can take out from. Be sure to make a reservation […]

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Much anticipated, Politan Row Food Hall Opens in Rice Village

All-day food hall offers discerning foodies a thoughtful collection of emerging local food and beverage talent

Politan Row

As someone who has spent the last 30+ years of mine and my families lives attached to the Rice Village, I have been anxiously awaiting the much talked about Politan Row Food Hall that just opened its doors, officially on Saturday, November 9, 2019. I have been to several food halls that have been opening […]

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Italian Cookies Like Your Nona Used to Make

Come have some fun and your family will be thrilled

Italian Cookies

Growing up in an Italian-American home, particularly at this time of year, we anxiously awaited the many batches of homemade Italian cookies that our Grandmothers and Mothers would make. I can still recall that fragrant smell of the baking cookies that filled our home. However, if you are like me and many of my generation, […]

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Much Anticipated Annie Café and Bar Opens It Newly Reimagined Doors

The two nights of preview filled with large energetic crowds....too many for one night!

Annie Cafe

There were so many friends and loyal supporters of both the iconic Cafe Annie and of the new food zsar in town, Ben Berg, that it took two nights of preview parties to get everyone in for a sneak peak before the new Annie Cafe and Bar opened its doors this Thursday night. Welcoming everyone […]

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Around the World in 10000 Bites…100 Guests Dine on 100 Courses from 10 Countries

.....plus Bubbles and Baubles, the VIP Evening Before, Made for an Unforgettable Weekend for This City

10000 Bites

This past weekend was a unique experience that I was able to to have a preview of that brought to our city a unique gastronomic experience like no other I have ever witnessed. Around the World in 10,000 Bites was a dinner planned and executed under the direction of Chef David Skinner, of Eculent, at […]

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