Photo Courtesy of Vicheka Im Move over macarons and cupcakes, biscotti are now taking center stage! Good morning all! It’s Vicheka here. Blonde Biscotti, one of the newest coffee shops to hit the Montrose neighborhood ( where West Gray and Montrose meet) specializes in a variety of coffee and biscotti. This shop is founded by a mother-daughter team […]
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Roka Akor officially opened their doors Monday on the ground floor of 2929 Weslayan’s 40 story luxury high-rise. What a great addition to the Houston Dining Food scene! Hello all, this is Vicheka here! I had the pleasure of attending dinner this past Friday night, and I have to say it exceeded my expectations. The food, presentation, and […]
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Let’s celebrate Taco Tuesday Texas-Style, that means with a Big bang! From home-made to food trucks to fast food, this Mexican dish that consists of a corn or flour tortilla wrapped with a filling has been a hit since forever! Vicheka here and for this Tuesday, I wanted to share a few taco shops around […]
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As we head into the heat and humidity of summer, Houstonian’s are known to enjoy cooling off with a frozen or on the rocks “Rita” at their favorite watering holes. To help you decide just where to go and what to savor, MRG asked contributor, Beth Levine, to come up with a list of […]
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Hey everyone, Vicheka here, this weekend I had the chance to try out this new all-plant burger that has been all the rage from California to New York and is even served at David Chang’s Momofuku Nishi. Impossible Foods was founded in 2011 by Patrick O. Brown, M.D, Ph.D., making nutritious and tasty meat and dairy […]
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Brenner’s on the Bayou Photo by © Julie Soefer With an exciting story that moves from 1980 as a Gulf seafood restaurant in Katy, Texas, all the way to a thriving company with globally-recognized restaurant and entertainment brands, Landry’s has dazzled the business world and its hometown of Houston. With a host of concepts flourishing […]
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Rice Village continues to expand and become more cultured as new cuisines are popping up. The latest addition is the fourth location of Island Grill (Located at 2365A Rice Boulevard) , an American Mediterranean Cuisine, using the freshest and healthiest ingredients. From breakfast to dinner, they are sure to have something to suit your palate! […]
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Newly expanded Central Market at Weslayan and Westheimer….shopping just got better! (Photo Courtesy of Jack Witthaus//HBJ) This time of year there is so much is going on around the city, lucky for me, Vicheka, was able to stop by and check out the newly renovated HEB Central Market at the corner of Westheimer and Weslayan. […]
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Hi, I’m Vicheka and I’m here to share with you about the newest foodie craze…prior to the beginning of this year, I have never heard of the Poké Bowl. However, almost half a year later, the Poké Craze is everywhere and it does not plan on leaving the Houston food scene anytime soon. In fact, […]
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In going through some of our archives that we feel still have legs for the time we’re in now, we found this story written by now contributor, Alyssa Evans but then intern for MyRedGlasses. She picked this topic then and one that is near and dear to me as we cherish having these wonderful days and […]
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