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Asian Restaurant Month Celebrates Some of Houston's Best Eats

This first-of-its-kind event is all about getting people into some hidden gems.

05/28/2021 By Timothy Malcolm

Read This

Top Chef Week 9: How Is Dawn Doing?

The Houston chef has to write a recipe for others. We know something about that.

05/28/2021 By Timothy Malcolm

Candy Coated

HGO's Hansel and Gretel Takes a Colorful Approach to a Bayou-Set Fairy Tale

The take on Humperdinck’s opera, which is available online through June 27, combines live singing with stunning animated backgrounds.

05/28/2021 By Holly Beretto

For The Gram

The Most Instagrammable Ice Cream in Houston

In a city as Insta-obsessed as ours, it’s little wonder we have so many treats that aren’t just for refreshment; they’re actual, edible works of art. Add these to your feed.

05/28/2021 By Timothy Malcolm, Gwendolyn Knapp, and Joanna O'Leary

Start of Summer

5 Things to Do in Houston This Weekend, May 28–30

We've got a hip-hop mega concert, the Rodgers & Hammerstein songbook, and a giant, crocheted bridge.

05/28/2021 Photography by Emma Schkloven

Very Houston News 

Simone Biles ... We're Not Worthy

In this week’s installment, we talk about our hometown hero, basketball, and, because sure, Darth Vader. 

05/28/2021 By Catherine Wendlandt

Stylish Summer Savings

3 Local Decor Sales We’re Watching This Holiday Weekend

Move over Home Depot and Wayfair. These local Memorial Day sales have caught our eye.

05/28/2021 By Laura Furr Mericas

Put It On the Grill!

Chris Shepherd is Opening a Burger Place

The acclaimed chef has some beef, and he'll bring it to the Houston Farmers Market.

05/28/2021 By Timothy Malcolm

Just a Short Drive Away

9 Road Trip-Worthy Desserts

We know. we live in our cars. But picture it: A lazy hot day. A 30-minute jaunt to a different neck of the woods for what: Lunch? A soccer game? An outlet mall? The following destinations won’t just complete the journey—they are the journey.

05/28/2021 By Timothy Malcolm and Gwendolyn Knapp

Spoilers!

Sasha Grumman Talks Top Chef: Portland, Her Experience Competing, and Sobriety

The Houston-based talent had a blast while getting plenty of screen time.

05/27/2021 By Timothy Malcolm

Adults Only

Spiked Treats to Cool off Your Summer Happy Hour

The following drinks bring equal parts booze and chill—do call the sitter.

05/27/2021 By Timothy Malcolm and Joanna O'Leary

Uncharted Territory

Justin Yu Chats about Gordon Ramsay and a Refreshed Theodore Rex

The acclaimed chef shows the British celebrity the power of Texas's bounty in the season-three premiere of Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted.

05/27/2021 By Timothy Malcolm

Out on the 'ton

5 Outfits to Rock Regencycore in Houston This Summer 

We’re hopping in the carriage and donning the puffy sleeves. 

05/27/2021 By Catherine Wendlandt

Staycations

What's Hotel ZaZa's Best Room?

The one that makes you feel like a rock star, of course.

05/27/2021 By Bill Wiatrak

How Goode It Felt

Scenes from My First Family Dinner in a Restaurant

Just being inside a dining room means so much.

05/26/2021 By Timothy Malcolm

That's Some Bad Hat, Harry

Everything Wrong with New Era's Astros 'Local Market' Hat

The sports apparel brand swung for the fences with pseudo-hometown nostalgia ... and struck out big.

05/26/2021 By Craig Hlavaty

Byte Size

At the Alley, Digital Short Plays Are Here to Stay

How Covid-19 has acted as a silver lining in helping the Alley Theatre indulge in new compact works, available through July 4.

05/26/2021 By Adrianne Reece

a nickel to spare

Moving up or Pushing out? How One Massive Project Could Reshape a Community

Community leaders have long grappled with gentrification in Fifth Ward. A monumental new development, East River, stokes their worst fears.

05/26/2021 By Mike Snyder Photography by Michael Starghill

Sponsored Content

"A Museum Like No Other, From Early-Man to Pop Culture"

Where prehistory meets the 21st Century, and heroes including classmates Janis Joplin and Robert Rauschenberg beckon the young to follow their dreams.

05/25/2021 By Gerry Dickert

Voter Fraught

What's Happening During This Year's Texas Legislative Session?

What Texas’s restrictive voting bills could mean for Houston.

05/25/2021 By Emma Schkloven

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