Food News & Events

Border Bites

Tex-Mex Goes Literary With Sylvia Casares' The Enchilada Queen Cookbook

The woman behind Sylvia's Enchilada Kitchen shares her delicious secrets—and a recipe for her famous chocolate tres leches cake.

10/13/2016 By Alice Levitt

We Want It Nao

Nao Ramen House Is Coming to Rice Village

Ramen, robata and bao are taking over 55 Bar & Restaurant's Morningside Drive digs.

10/12/2016 By Alice Levitt

Tropical Serenade

Bamboo on the Bayou Puts Tiki Drinks in the Spotlight

Houston debuts a week dedicated to rum cocktails and island breezes.

10/11/2016 By Holly Beretto

Cruelty Free

Taking a Bite Out of Houston's First Vegan Ice Cream Shop

Juice Girl expands to Montrose and debuts dairy-free Over the Moon ice cream brand.

10/11/2016 By Alice Levitt

The Raw & the Cooked

Learning to Love Westernized Sushi

Maybe foie gras nigiri isn't such a bad idea after all.

10/07/2016 By Victoria Haneveer

ESSAY

The Critic's Notebook: Not All Food Is Good

We have the best job ever, but we have to take the bad with the delicious.

10/06/2016 By Alice Levitt

Greek to Me

Learn About Hellenic Wine at This Weekend's Original Greek Festival

Experts help to educate oenophiles with samplings of some of the best wines Greece has to offer.

10/05/2016 By Holly Beretto

Sweet Charity

Get Your Gray Goodies at the 3rd Annual Depressed Cake Shop

This Sunday's star-studded bake sale raises money to battle depression and mental illness.

10/04/2016 By Katharine Shilcutt

Spooky Sustenance

Catch Peli Peli Chef Paul Friedman on Cutthroat Kitchen

He appears in the Halloween-themed “Tournament of Terror.”

10/04/2016 By Mellanie Perez

Blowing Up

Tex-Mex Tuesday: Puffy Tacos at Los Tios

They're not just a San Antonio thing—the 46-year-old restaurant has been serving them since it opened.

10/04/2016 By Alice Levitt

Meat of the Matter

The Butcher's Ball Brings Chefs Together in Praise of Flesh

On October 9, head to Brenham for tastings, a farmers market, butchery demos and live music.

09/30/2016 By Alice Levitt

Tipping the Scale

National Asian Food Festival Luckyrice Makes Its Houston Debut Next Week

Oxheart chef-owner Justin Yu curated the October 6 feast, devoted to upscale Asian cookery.

09/29/2016 By Alice Levitt

Forever Young

Skeeter’s Mesquite Grill Now Just As Friendly to Adults as Kids

Or, how to eat healthfully at Houston's sports bar for minors.

09/28/2016 By Joanna O'Leary

Digital Dining

Have You Downloaded the Gastronaut App Yet?

Win a year of free dining when you try our new app.

09/27/2016 By Houstonia Staff

Global Soul

Kitchen 713 Is Moving to Washington Avenue

Chefs James Haywood and Ross Coleman are raising the stakes in a new, larger location.

09/27/2016 By Alice Levitt

Taco the Vote

8 Houston Taco Trucks Are Doubling as Voter Registration Booths

We already have tacos trucks on every corner—and now we have a few more places to register to vote, too.

09/27/2016 By Katharine Shilcutt

Joys of the Flesh

Eat Barbecue for Charity with Some of Houston's Top Chefs

On October 9, Ryan Pera, Seth Siegel-Gardner, Terrence Gallivan and Chris Shepherd are all smoking for the common good.

09/26/2016 By Mellanie Perez

openings

Indian Cuisine Coming to Shepherd & 19th in the Heights

Austin import Tärka Indian Kitchen will open early next year.

09/26/2016 By Alice Levitt

Czeching In

Take Advantage of This Kolache Pop-Up in Pearland

King's Biergarten is serving up the Tex-Czech classic—and preparing for Oktoberfest.

09/22/2016 By Glissette Santana

Connected Cuisine

Why You Should Download Houstonia's Gastronaut Dining App Today

We'll do things for you other restaurant apps won't. Tasty things.

09/19/2016 By Houstonia Staff

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