Hidden Gems

Take Your Kids on a Scavenger Hunt Across Houston

Switch off the screens and take a break from the summer reading—the search is on!

06/09/2021 By Catherine Wendlandt

No Celebration Here

Popular Foodie Festivals Have to Wait ... Some Until 2021

Some of the spring's new annual food events have been postponed.

04/01/2020 By Brandon Summers-Miller

Get to Work

It's Worth the Drive to Do the Picking at Moorhead's Blueberry Farm

Getting the good berries means putting in the work.

06/11/2018 By Cory Garcia

It's Winter, Which Means It's Strawberry Season

We don't have to wait until spring or summer to get our fresh berry fix.

12/29/2017 By Katharine Shilcutt

Lemon Drop

Urban Harvest's Fruit Tree Sale Hits Town on January 13

Orange you glad it's fruit tree sale time?

12/25/2017 By Gwendolyn Knapp

Veggie Power

Brothers Produce Is Keeping Restaurants and Shelters Stocked

One of Houston's largest food distributors is "running at 110 percent" to feed everyone who needs it.

09/01/2017 By Alice Levitt

Ice House

The Surprising Origin Story of Arcodoro’s Figs

It all started with a single branch from abroad.

08/21/2017 By Alice Levitt

When Life Gives You Lemons

Head to Sud Italia for Homemade Limoncello

Everclear, lemon and time make every meal at the West University restaurant pack a punch.

07/11/2017 By Beth Levine

Ice House

In Pasadena, a Strawberry Shortcake the Size of a House Is Sliced Up Once Again

The strawberry capital of the South continues to live up to its name during the annual Pasadena Strawberry Festival.

04/17/2017 By Katharine Shilcutt

Eat Fresh

Star Ingredient of the Season: Mangos

How to eat (and cook) this most versatile fruit.

03/31/2017 By Victoria Haneveer

DIY

Where to Pick Your Own Fruit This Spring

These five farms offer fresh berries for the picking and much more.

03/24/2017 By Katharine Shilcutt

Berry Good

Star Ingredient of the Season: Strawberries

How to eat (and cook) the tastiest member of the rose family.

02/09/2017 By Victoria Haneveer

When Life Hands You Lemons

What to Do With All Those Meyer Lemons

You don't necessarily have to make lemonade.

12/30/2016 By Alice Levitt

Eat Fresh

Star Ingredient of the Season: Pomegranates

How to eat (and cook) the fabled fruit.

11/23/2016 By Victoria Haneveer

Eat Fresh

Star Ingredient of the Season: Figs

How to eat (and prepare) the ancient fruit.

11/09/2016 By Victoria Haneveer

Eat Fresh

Star Ingredient of the Season: Persimmon

How to eat (and prepare) the astringent fruit.

10/26/2016 By Victoria Haneveer

Eat Fresh

Star Ingredient of the Season: Grapefruit

How to eat (and prepare) the oft-overlooked citrus fruit.

10/20/2016 By Victoria Haneveer

Eat Fresh

Star Ingredient of the Season: Oranges

How to eat (and cook with) a beloved Texas fruit now in its prime.

09/15/2016 By Victoria Haneveer

Get Gardening

Urban Harvest Hosts Its 16th Annual Fruit Tree Sale Tomorrow

There's practically nothing we can't grow here, from olives to avocados to, yes, jujubes.

01/15/2016 By Katharine Shilcutt

Meatless Monday

Star Ingredient of the Season: Jackfruit

Do Meatless Monday right with jackfruit carnitas or a "pulled" jackfruit BBQ sandwich.

07/27/2015 By Megha Tejpal