Eat & Drink

Up in Smoke

The Tale of the Bookity Bookity Boudain Man

Never pass up a random barbecue trailer in a parking lot.

12/30/2014 By Nicholas L. Hall

Out with the Old

Get Lucky at Beaver's on New Year's Day

Free black eyed peas and bargain bloody marys for those willing to leave the house.

12/29/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

In and Out

The Opening & Closing of the Week: Dec 19-25

Katch and release

12/26/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

In and Out

Crave Cupcakes Opening Soon in The Woodlands

Crave Cupcakes joins Ruggles Green and Grub Burger Bar in the new Research Forest Lakeside development.

12/24/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

Drink It In

A Genteel Gin & Tonic at BCN Taste & Tradition

The elegant new Montrose restaurant specializes in a Spanish favorite.

12/23/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

Making the Cut

Fugu Is Back on the Menu at Kata Robata

The potentially fatal fish is a much sought-after delicacy in Japan.

12/23/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

In and Out

Liberty Kitchen Leaves the Loop for Memorial City

Liberty Kitchen plans a third location in west Houston.

12/22/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

In and Out

The Halal Guys Are Heading to Houston

The famous NYC food cart is expanding nationwide.

12/22/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

In and Out

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

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