Dining Out

Ancient Flavors

Our Latest Obsession: Egyptian Cuisine at Dandanah Café & Grill

Eat like an Egyptian at Houston's only purveyor of molokhia and feteera.

04/14/2016 By Alice Levitt

Happy New Year!

It's the Thai New Year—and Songkran Is the Place to Celebrate

Special dishes and traditional dancers highlight one country's springtime New Year.

04/13/2016 By Jenna K. White

The World's a Buffet

Why We Love Sunday Brunch at Hugo's

When a Beard-nominated chef offers you a buffet, you eat it.

04/13/2016 By Alice Levitt

Italian Food

Dining With Hotel Granduca's Thoughtful New Chef

Houston-grown ingredients meet Italian recipes in Piedmontese chef Enrico Glaudo's kitchen.

04/08/2016 By Alice Levitt

Good-Bayou

A Farewell Tour of Houston: Hasta Luego, Breakfast Tacos

When you don't discover Tex-Mex until you're 25, you miss it all the more when you leave it behind.

04/08/2016 By Hala Daher

Stay Frosty

11 Drinks Every Houstonian Must Know

It's not just the air conditioning that gets us through the summers—it's the cold drinks, too.

04/07/2016 By Katharine Shilcutt

Feeling Good

Healthy Houston: More Great Salads

A dietitian shares even more of her favorite filling salads.

04/05/2016 By Marla Murphy

Houston's Top 10 Filipino Spots Will Make You Halo-Halo

From Humble to Sugar Land, we've got the best places to indulge your palate for all things Pinoy.

04/04/2016 By Alice Levitt

Plantain Wishes

Cuban Comfort in Rice Village

Lunchtime provides a break from formality at El Meson Restaurant.

04/04/2016 By Alice Levitt

Deal, Sealed: Houston's 10 Best Business Lunches

You don't need to break out the expense account to have your guests treated like VIPs at these smart spots.

04/02/2016 By Katharine Shilcutt

Durian Delights

Sugar Rush: Le Duc Gourmet Bakery & Café

Québecois training and Vietnamese flavors inform the chic sweets at the Chinatown bakery.

03/31/2016 By Alice Levitt

Spicy and Sweet

A Taste of Korea in Katy

Hoodadak and Cocohodo bring Korean-style fried chicken and sweets, respectively, to a single building in the 'burbs.

03/29/2016 By Alice Levitt

East Meets Heights

First Bite: Ginger & Fork

Cantonese cuisine comes to the 77007 by way of Hong Kong.

03/28/2016 By Alice Levitt

Southern Hospitality

Meatless Monday: Digging Texas Creole at Brennan's

Think outside the vegetable plate with a vegetarian prix-fixe menu at Brennan's.

03/28/2016 By Megha Tejpal

Tipping the Scales

Fried Day: Whole Gulf Snapper at The Woodlands' New Westin

With an all-local ethos, Current's fried fish is just on time.

03/25/2016 By Alice Levitt

A Bit of a Stretch

Lanzhou-Style Beef Noodle Specialist Hits Chinatown

Watch the chef at Strings Noodle turn dough into hand-pulled pasta in exactly 30 seconds.

03/24/2016 By Alice Levitt

The World is Your Oyster

Happy Hour of the Week: The Oyster Apocalypse at Prohibition Supperclub & Bar

What may sound like a sci-fi shellfish horror film is actually Monday's best happy hour.

03/24/2016 By Megha Tejpal

Old School

First Bite: The Manor House at the Houstonian

The former private club, now open to the public, is a delicious time capsule.

03/21/2016 By Alice Levitt

Pho-get the Meat

Meatless Monday: Pho Binh

Few vegetarian sandwiches can compete with a tofu banh mi.

03/21/2016 By Megha Tejpal

Curds All Day

The Cheese Bar is Bringing Grilled (Artisan) Cheese to Cypress

Local cheese in all its forms will be the focus when the new store opens April 8.

03/18/2016 By Alice Levitt

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