LOW AND SLOW

A Quick Guide to Temperatures While Smoking Meats

A cheat sheet on how hot your brisket, chicken, veggies and more should be.

04/15/2021 By Timothy Malcolm

Let’s go shopping 

Retail Roundup: Big Store Openings 

Plus, get your outdoor space summer-ready with this luxurious new patio collection.

04/14/2021 By Catherine Wendlandt

The Guilty Party

The Secret Symptom of Covid-19

What happens when your shame is just as bad as the coronavirus?

04/14/2021 By Catherine Wendlandt

low and slow

Which Smoker Should You Buy for Your Backyard?

Three local experts give us the lowdown on the industry's best smokers.

04/14/2021 By Timothy Malcolm Illustrations by Christopher Vela

The Cost of Trendiness

We Ordered David Chang's Fuku Chicken Sandwich

You won't believe how much we paid for this experience.

04/13/2021 By Timothy Malcolm

Travel news

Southwest Airlines Returns to George Bush Intercontinental Airport

Plus, book a $50 flight through May 3. 

04/13/2021 By Raven Wuebker

An explainer 

CDC Advisors: You Can Resume the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

The one-dose vaccine was paused after it caused dangerous blood clots in rare cases.  

04/13/2021 By Catherine Wendlandt

Gimme All Your Enchiladas

This New Garden Oaks Cantina Has a Little ZZ Top Style

Delicious Concepts's Shepherd Park Draught House is closing, and in its place will be Tres Amigos.

04/13/2021 By Timothy Malcolm

low and slow

A Beginner's Timeline to Smoking Brisket

A general guide for smoking a brisket in your backyard

04/13/2021 By Timothy Malcolm

2-for-1 Critics Special

REVIEW: The Alley’s New Shorts Squeeze Huge Life Questions into 20-Minute Virtual Shows

Man. Kind. and For Steve Wozniak, on His 67th Birthday are streamable through July 4.

04/13/2021 By Doni Wilson

Sponsored Content

Bluejack National’s Laid-Back Luxury Family Lifestyle

"Live where it must feel like the vacation of a lifetime, every day." —Houston Chronicle

04/12/2021 By Ben McBee

Oh no!

Here’s What We Know about the Wildfire at Big Bend National Park

The fire has burned more than 800 acres in the Chisos Mountains over five days. 

04/12/2021 Photography by Catherine Wendlandt

Make a List

8 New Restaurants You Should Try This Spring

As everything improves out there, start thinking about where to go next for dinner.

04/12/2021 By Timothy Malcolm

The best kind of blues

5 Perfect Houston Parks for Your Annual Bluebonnet Photos

Visit these spots before summer starts to set in.

04/12/2021 By Rebekah Kibodeaux

Food News

Brunch Service Starting Up at James Harden's Thirteen

Plus, kids eat free at The Galleria (at select restaurants).

04/12/2021 By Timothy Malcolm

it's the ship

The Beauty in our Backyard: The Houston Ship Channel in Photos

The people from around the globe who pass through the Port of Houston, keeping it the beating heart of commerce and trade.

04/12/2021 By John Dunaway Photography by John Dunaway

Sliced and Diced

Top Chef Week 2: How are Dawn and Sasha Doing?

Two Houston cooks are among the contestants on TV's most intense competition.

04/09/2021 By Timothy Malcolm

Beat the heat

6 Sweat-Proof Products to Nab During Sephora’s Spring Sale

The must-haves beauty enthusiasts need before summer hits Houston.

04/09/2021 By Adrianne Reece

flipping the script

Ahead of His Inprint Reading, Viet Thanh Nguyen Talks Literary Influences and Asian American Hate

The Pulitzer Prize winner will read from his long-awaited sequel, The Committed, on April 12.

04/09/2021 By Margaret Carmel

Houston, we’ve had a problem

Can You Survive Space in This Apollo 13-Themed Escape Room? 

Escape It Houston’s newest astronautical adventure drops you into NASA’s most catastrophic mission.

04/09/2021 By Raven Wuebker