Platter Chatter

Hooray! Luby's May Have Been Saved by a Chicago Businessman

Calvin Gin says he wants to keep Luby's employees at work across 32 Texas locations.

06/22/2021 By Timothy Malcolm

Platter Matters

The End of Luby's? Here's What to Expect

You may have a few months to get in those last couple of meals.

02/04/2021 By Timothy Malcolm

Eat at Home

What We're Ordering Out: Wild Hot Dogs and Comforting Luby's

Also, it's never a bad time for Sichuan, so we take a quick trip to pick up some Cooking Girl.

09/30/2020 By Timothy Malcolm

Platter Plot

Luby's Announces Its Sale Plan, Edging the Cafeteria Closer to an End

The company is going forward with a liquidation and dissolution plan that might bring full closings.

09/08/2020 By Timothy Malcolm

Fresh Baked

Food News: Restaurant Featuring Houston's Bread Man Set to Open

Plus, a popular New York-inspired delicatessen is moving ... which means another local mainstay is closing.

08/10/2020 By Timothy Malcolm

Happy Place

Luby's Is at the Heart of Our Texan Experience

While uncertainty swirls around the brand, one writer shares memories of the cafeteria.

06/25/2020 By Craig Hlavaty

I'll have a Luann, please.

Share Your Luby's Memories with Us

The Texas-based cafeteria means something different to all of us.

06/24/2020 By Houstonia Staff

Not My LuAnn Platter

Food News: The Uncertain Future of Luby's, a Texas Original

Plus, a native son is nearing an opening date for his neighborhood restaurant.

06/08/2020 By Timothy Malcolm

Best Chef

Food News: Chris Shepherd Named the World's Best Chef

Plus, the time has come for enormous turkey legs by wheel.

06/10/2019 By Timothy Malcolm

What Cold?

Houston Chefs Flex Their Creative Muscles at Gumbo Smackdown

Willie G's and Bayou Boys PoBoys took home big prizes at Sugar Land Town Square.

02/15/2019 By Timothy Malcolm

Houstonian Holiday Recipes

The Ultimate Houstonian Holiday Table

Switch up your traditional holiday fare with these recipes from Houston chefs.

10/30/2017 By Houstonia Staff

Houstonian Holiday Recipes

Recipe: Luby’s Real-Deal Green Bean Casserole

Just like your grandma made it.

10/30/2017 By Nicki Koetting

Comfort Food

H-E-B Lets You Bring Luby's Mac 'n' Cheese Home

To celebrate the cafeteria's 70th birthday, the grocery chain adds the cult noodles to its frozen food stock.

12/02/2016 By Alice Levitt

Enfants Terribles

A Kid Chef's Dish Will Be Added to Luby's Menu

The restaurant chain and Houston-based non-profit Homemade Hope partner up for a junior chef cooking competition.

08/18/2016 By Abby Eastman

The Cheesiest

The Making of the Mac 'n' Cheese: Luby's Shares Its Recipe

Put the blue box away and try your hand at Luby's old-fashioned mac 'n' cheese recipe.

02/02/2015 By Katharine Shilcutt

Holidaze

Where to Pick Up Your Last-Minute Thanksgiving Staples

Forget to order a turkey? No time to bake a pie? We've got you covered.

11/25/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

Heating Up

Now at Luby's: Jalapeño Mac 'n' Cheese

Luby's is kicking its classic side dish up a notch.

09/16/2014 Videography by Katharine Shilcutt

Comfort Classics

A Lot to Love at Luby's

In defense of the 66-year-old Texas-based cafeteria chain.

12/12/2013 By Katharine Shilcutt