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The Opening & Closing of the Week: Dec 12-18

Welcoming Woodbar to the widening Montrose scene.

12/19/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

Keeping Up with the Joneses

Fried Chicken for All at Jones

It's getting easier by the day to find halal-approved food in Houston.

12/18/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Forget the Partridge; Just Get a Pear Tree

Give the gift of an orchard this year—or at least the beginnings of one.

12/18/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

The Draft

Houstonia's Taking Over the Taps at Whole Foods

Try before you buy this weekend with our seasonal six-pack tap takeover at Whole Foods.

12/18/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

Slurp It Up

Warm Up with a Bowl of Banh Canh Hue

This spicy shrimp soup from Simply Pho will cure what ails you.

12/17/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

Flesh and Bone

Where to Get Your Mutton, Goat and Game

Houston spends three times the national average on these meats. Why? Because they're delicious.

12/16/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

Sweet Deals

Urban Eats Offers Cheap Eats over Christmas Week

Get coffee and a croissant for $5 at the new Washington Avenue shop.

12/16/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

Bright and Bubbly

Caracol's Champagne Cocktail Gets a Wall Street Spotlight

Shades of Life puts a new spin on an old party staple.

12/15/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

Meatless Monday

Butternut Squash Salad at Coltivare

Who says a salad needs lettuce?

12/15/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

In and Out

The Opening & Closing of the Week: Dec 5-11

Gino's East brings real-deal Chicago deep dish to town.

12/12/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

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stocking alert

Like Cuchara? Take It Home

Cuchara Market's handmade tabletop products are as authentic to Mexico the restaurant's cuisine.

12/12/2014 By Sarah Rufca Nielsen

Scotchy Scotch Scotch

Tequila Meets Scotch, and It's a Beautiful Friendship

Herradura's newest tequila is just crazy enough to work.

12/12/2014 By Natalie Harms

Plant It Forward

Give the Gift of Fresh Foods

Farm-fresh vegetable delivery makes a great Christmas present for anyone who eats.

12/12/2014 By Natalie Harms

Houstonia Events

Video: 2nd Annual Gumbo Smackdown

17 of the best restaurants served up their best gumbo dishes.

12/12/2014 Videography by Ulisses Garcia

Dining Deals

Roost Celebrates Three Years with $3 Cauliflower

For one week only, the legendary cruciferous dish is 60 percent off.

12/11/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

In and Out

The Liberty Kitchen Gang Is Taking Over The El Cantina

Get ready for Tex-Mex chicken fried steak.

12/11/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

Eat This Now

Dish of the Week: Mac Étouffée at Beaver's

If gumbo can be served over potato salad, why not étouffée over mac 'n' cheese?

12/11/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

A Coffee By Any Other Name

What's In a Name? The Moroccan Cortado at Coco

You can't always get what you want

12/10/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

Low-Cal Comfort

First Look at Kitchen 713's Modern Soul Food

The Second Ward gets some more soul.

12/10/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

Editors’ Picks

Six Restaurants to Try in Spring

Comfort food abounds in north Houstonia, and there are some surprises as well.

12/10/2014 By Russell van Kraayenburg

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