Houston's Top Breakfast Spots

34 ways to enjoy Houstonians' favorite meal—morning, noon, and night We're celebrating the best meal of the day. Plus: A guide to running, walking, and biking in H-Town, the mad genius of Kemah, and remembering George H.W. Bush.

In this issue:

Arts & Culture

Ice House

How Cowboys Learn the Ropes at Rodeo School

Following the bullfighters-to-be at the Sankey Rodeo School.

01/28/2019 By Timothy Malcolm

Oops

How Houstonia Learned Not to Make Blanket Statements

In which we apologize for accidentally insulting 60,000 quilting aficionados.

01/28/2019 By Morgan Kinney

Ice House

How Saxophone Player Jean-Baptiste Jacquet Integrated Houston Audiences

The musician, along with Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald and others, led the way to play the first major desegregated concert in the Bayou City.

01/28/2019 By Dianna Wray

Kings of Swing

The Houston Jazz Orchestra Is a Big-Band Time Machine

Pat your foot at HJO's House of Blues performance every month.

01/28/2019 By Chris Gray

Best of Houstonia

Happy Trails

Where to Run, Walk, and Bike in Houston Right Now

We’re currently sitting on more than 100 miles of paths and trails. And there’s more—a lot more—on the way. So, come on! Get out there and explore.

01/28/2019 Edited by Gwendolyn Knapp

Best Breakfasts

Endless Morning: A Celebration of Breakfast All Day in Houston

34 ways to enjoy Houstonians' favorite meal—morning, noon, and night

01/28/2019 By Houstonia Staff

Eat & Drink

DFW to HOU

Dallas Isn't So Bad: The Best Restaurants and Bars from DFW Headed to Houston

In which we welcome our invaders from the north.

01/28/2019 By Timothy Malcolm

Ice House

The Best Places to Eat in Houston's New Grocery Stores

Grocery shopping has never tasted so good.

01/28/2019 By Timothy Malcolm

Best Breakfasts

Breakfast In Houston, By the Numbers

Guess how many bagel and lox sandwiches Kenny & Ziggy serves a week.

01/28/2019 By Gwendolyn Knapp

Best Breakfasts

An Ode to the Late-Night Wonders of House of Pies

Where to go when you're tipsy, hungry, or just want some diner food and delicious pie at 3 a.m.

01/28/2019 By Gwendolyn Knapp

Best Breakfasts

How Your Breakfast Gets Made: Behind the Scenes with a Line Cook

A Hanz Diner vet shows us how it's done.

01/28/2019 By Timothy Malcolm

Best Breakfasts

Our 7 Favorite Kolache Shops in Houston

You need to czech these off your list.

01/28/2019 By Brooke Viggiano and Timothy Malcolm

Best Breakfasts

You Don't Have to Go to New York City for an Excellent Bagel

Get your fix right here at home.

01/28/2019 By Timothy Malcolm

Best Breakfasts

The Ultimate Brunch Cocktail Is a Bloody Mary from State Fare

And you can make one yourself with their recipe.

01/28/2019 By Timothy Malcolm

Best Breakfasts

The Breakfast Bucket List: What to Order at Houston's Top Breakfast Spots

From nostalgic classics to the flashy new fare, these are the dishes we can't live without.

01/28/2019 By Timothy Malcolm and Gwendolyn Knapp

Best Restaurants

Get Your Just Desserts at These Sweet Spots

Cap off a romantic Valentine's night with a sweet bite.

01/28/2019 By Timothy Malcolm

Pour

For Houston Breweries, 2019 Is the Year of the Brüt IPA

Sparkling suds are here to stay.

01/28/2019 By Timothy Malcolm

Restaurant Review

Chris Shepherd Keeps the Party Going at One Fifth Mediterranean and Georgia James

Houston's best-known chef can't stop, won't stop.

01/28/2019 By Timothy Malcolm

A Feast for the Senses

One of the Best Restaurants in the World Is In Kemah. And Nobody Has Heard of It.

Down in Kemah, tucked behind a steakhouse called T-Bone Tom’s, is a place called Eculent, where a mad genius named David Skinner is serving up the culinary experience of a lifetime. But few have heard of him or his restaurant.

01/28/2019 By Scott Vogel

Editor’s Note

Editor's Note

An Ode to the Magical Cure-All That Is Walking

Just avoid freeways, if possible. And also, streets.

01/28/2019 By Catherine Matusow

Health & Wellness

Happy Trails

12 Ways to Upgrade Your Workout Gear

These products will help you hit the ground running.

01/28/2019 By Abby Ledoux

Happy Trails

5 Local Races Worth Running in 2019

Donuts and beaches can convince anyone to run a 5K, right?

01/28/2019 By Laura Furr Mericas

Happy Trails

9 Tips for New Runners, Bikers, and Walkers In Houston

And everyone else, really.

01/28/2019 By Morgan Kinney

Happy Trails

Find Your Pack at These Houston Running and Biking Clubs

Just about every day of the week, all across Houston, there's a running or biking club that's just your speed.

01/28/2019 By Laura Furr Mericas

News & City Life

Perfect Party

February's Perfect Party: Bring On the Smoked Meat Edition

Barbecue pitmasters will always have a seat at our table.

01/30/2020 By Catherine Matusow

Couple's Retreat

8 Ways to Spice Up Your Valentine's Day

According to your friendly neighborhood sexpert.

01/28/2019 By Abby Ledoux

Ice House

Some of the Rarest Books in the World Can Be Found in This Downtown Library

Exploring the treasures (kept in a vault!) in the Houston Metropolitan Research Center.

01/28/2019 By Gwendolyn Knapp

Ice House

Meet Lou Savarese, Houston's Heavyweight Champ

He's been to the Olympics; fought Holyfield, Tyson, and Foreman; and now he runs the city's newest fight club in West U.

01/28/2019 By Abby Ledoux

H-Town Diary

Remembering George H.W. Bush

"Another admirable quality of Bush 41 has escaped notice amidst all the high-profile encomia: his kindness to the little people in his life. Like me."

01/28/2019 By Richard J. Smith

Bayougraphy

Genevieve Keeney's Life Is All About Death—In a Good Way

The president of the National Museum of Funeral History was born for this role.

01/28/2019 By Morgan Kinney

Travel & Outdoors

Happy Trails

Houstonians Will Be Able to Bike and Walk 150 Miles of New Trails in 2020

Eight bayous will be connected through the $220 million Bayou Greenways 2020 project.

01/28/2019 By Gwendolyn Knapp

Ice House

What Does the Future Hold for Buffalo Bayou's East Sector?

Along with bringing recreational greenspace to the Greater East End and Fifth Ward neighborhoods, which have been cut off from the waterway and from each other for far too long, the East Sector will make for the greatest bike ride ever.

01/28/2019 By Gwendolyn Knapp