Free Love

Free Date Ideas in Houston for Valentine's Day (or Any Day)

Taking a walk in one of the city's beautiful parks is just as nice as spending a month's rent at a fancy restaurant.

02/06/2024 By Stephanie Bartels

Oscars of Food

Check Out Houston's James Beard Award Semifinalists for 2024

A total of 11 restaurants in the city have made the list in regional and national categories.

01/24/2024 By Daniel Renfrow

Family Roots

Houston Chef Evelyn Garcia Puts a True Piece of Herself into Jūn

The Heights restaurant celebrates culinary heritage with elements like Salvadoran cheese from the Garcia family farm.

01/23/2024 By Geneva Diaz With Emma Balter

Tried and True

How Houston’s Historic Burger Joints Have Stood the Test of Time

These neighborhood dives have spent decades building a sense of community, one burger at a time.

01/19/2024 By Daniel Renfrow

Village Eats

Our Favorite Restaurants in Houston’s Rice Village

One of the city’s most walkable neighborhoods has everything from standout Greek, Israeli, and Turkish fare to contemporary French cuisine.

01/09/2024 By Daniel Renfrow and Emma Balter

Just Daydreaming

Actually Cool Things We Think Should Go in the Old Tower Theatre

The historic Montrose building is vacant again after Acme Oyster House closed, and we have some ideas.

01/05/2024 By Daniel Renfrow

A New Leaf

The Houston Restaurant Salads We’re Actually Excited to Eat

From Brasil’s famous caesar to Local Foods’ Asian chicken, here’s how to get your herbivore on.

01/03/2024 By Timothy Malcolm and Daniel Renfrow

A Year in Food

The Top Houston Food Stories of 2023

Our most popular food stories this year included everything from the opening of Trill Burgers to the arrival of quality pizza.

12/26/2023 By Daniel Renfrow

Busy and Merry

An Ode to the Houstonians Who Power the Holidays

12/21/2023 Edited by Emma Balter

Deck the Halls

How Houston’s Most Festive Bars and Restaurants Get Decorated for the Holidays

Quite a bit of time goes into wrapping 700 boxes and hanging thousands of feet of green fringe.

12/14/2023 By Daniel Renfrow and Geneva Diaz

Steaming Bowls

These Noodle Soups Are Houston’s Comfort-Food Favorites

Where to get the best phở, bún bò Huế, ramen, and sopa de fideo.

12/11/2023 By Emma Balter

Quarantreats

These Pandemic ‘Pivot’ Foods Are Still Being Made Today

Once a lifeline during COVID-19 restaurant shutdowns, these packaged goods became so popular that Houston chefs continued selling them.

11/29/2023 By Emma Balter

Easy As…

Houston's Flying Saucer Pie Company Prepares for the Thanksgiving Rush

Selling 17,000 pies every turkey season takes a lot of prep work.

11/20/2023 By Daniel Renfrow

New Beginnings

The Owners of Now-Closed Café Louie Are Ready for What’s Next

After many name and concept changes, the Emilianis are hoping for a big comeback.

11/17/2023 By Daniel Renfrow

Drink Culture

Asian Ingredients Star in Some of Houston’s Best Cocktails

Local restaurants are giving their bar menus Vietnamese, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean flair.

11/16/2023 By Lauren McDowell

The Art of the Tease

Houston’s Burlesque Scene Is Not Only Back—It’s Better

After nearly going extinct during the pandemic, local burlesque shows are now in their glow-up era.

11/14/2023 By Daniel Renfrow

Reina de las Tamales

How Momma’s Tamales Handles the Holiday Crunch

Inspired by her mother’s recipes, Ana Soria turned the Bellaire tamale shop into a beloved business that grinds nonstop around Christmas.

11/10/2023 By Geneva Diaz

Melting Pot

Inside Houston’s Growing Tex-Indian Food Scene

This culinary mash-up only makes sense for a city that loves to blur boundaries.

11/03/2023 By Biju Sukumaran

Sugar and Spice

The Great Pumpkin Spice Divide of Houston

In a city where fall is more a state of mind than a change in temperature, is it okay to give people a pass for clinging to the trend?

10/23/2023 By Daniel Renfrow

Houstonia Approved

This New Restaurant Is Defying Houston’s Bad Pizza Reputation

Nonno’s in Montrose is another slam dunk from the owners of Nobie’s and the Toasted Coconut.

09/28/2023 By Emma Balter