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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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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Happy to be included in a small group of us that sat with Field & Tide’s Chef Owner, Travis Lenig and tasted many new or enhanced menu favorites as he introduces his Fall Menu line-up! So many tasty delish seafood dishes that I treasured tasting were certainly his best thinking in every category that he […]
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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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B.B. Lemon-Montrose, open only a month ago on Montrose Blvd. became immediately an obvious dining destination for me and my fellow residents at my new home at The Museum Tower. How great is it to have a fun, dining spot within walking distance from where you live…….such a New York idea that Ben Berg was […]
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Tootsies has its own way of celebrating Houston Restaurant Weeks which began on August 1 and continues through September 2. This annual event encourages Houstonians to eat out and support our Houston Food Bank, the largest food bank in the country and gives us all an opportunity to visit many of our favorite dining spots […]
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Houston, get your stomachs ready! Summer is rolling along, July is behind us and you know what that means. The beginning of August is the beginning of the best weeks of a Houston foodie’s year. Houston Restaurant Weeks 2019 bring us week upon week of delicious dining at unbeatable prices and unbelievable experiences. Think preset […]
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Restauranteur brothers Eric and Alex Smith have more than made a name for themselves in Baltimore, South Florida, and D.C., and now they have their sights set on Houston. The much-anticipated Atlas Restaurant Group‘s restaurants arrived just in time for the depths of summer dining, with Loch Bar and Ouzo Bay. This week I had […]
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Ah…the refreshing first sip of a crisp-cold cocktail. There is simply nothing like it! The perfect balance of sour and sweet created by artfully and carefully mixed ingredients. Honestly, is there anything better after a long day of work than kicking back with a cold glass of good libations! Lucky for us, the world recognizes […]
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What a delightful time last week when Mendocino Farms previewed its newest step outside of California with Houston’s first restaurant opening in the Rice Village coming this Thursday, July 18. This first expansion for the restaurant group is opening several locations here to follow, with a vision of creating a welcoming neighborhood gathering place for […]
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