Comfort Calls

What Houston Chefs Eat When They Need Comfort

These dishes offer familiarity and warmth, shaped by family kitchens, cultural traditions, and lived experience.

01/06/2026 By Brittany Britto Garley

Reasons to Love Houston

Let's Play Houston Food Bingo

So many international cuisines are available right here in Houston.

04/01/2025 By Emma Balter

For the Culture

ChòpnBlọk Finally Opens Its First Brick-and-Mortar

At the West African restaurant’s new space, diners will be treated to more menu items and a beverage program.

10/16/2024 By Sofia Gonzalez

Afro-Bites

Get to Know Nigerian Food in 5 Dishes

Home to the second-largest Nigerian population in the US, Houston and its restaurants have much to teach us about this West African cuisine.

03/25/2024 By Uvie Bikomo Illustrations by Betty Turbo

Stew, Baby

9 Local Spots to Feed Your Oxtail Cravings

Where to find the slow-cooked meat that's having a bit of a moment.

03/04/2021 By Timothy Malcolm

Eat at Home

What We're Ordering Out This Week: New Dumplings, Great Tacos

We hit the road to bite into some fresh Korean-inspired gyoza and fast-casual Nigerian.

11/11/2020 By Timothy Malcolm

take me out

Comfort Food Takeout Guide: Galleria/Uptown

Find Texas heritage, Nigerian, and classic diner food in this neck of the woods.

10/14/2020 By Timothy Malcolm

A Celebration of Culture

5 Things to Look for When Watching No Passport Required Tonight

West African cuisine has a moment as Chef Marcus Samuelsson's series comes to Houston.

01/27/2020 By Timothy Malcolm

Best Restaurants 2019

The 20 Best Things We Ate in Houston This Year

These dishes from 20 new restaurants are already Houston classics.

09/25/2019 By Timothy Malcolm, Gwendolyn Knapp, and Alice Levitt

Catch Him Around Town

Chef Marcus Samuelsson Is Filming His Show In Houston

The renowned chef is highlighting West African culture on No Passport Required.

03/18/2019 By Timothy Malcolm

First Bite

Devour the Soups and Fish at Newcomer Taste Of Nigeria

Flavors from across the country pack this menu, and there are already fans.

02/15/2019 By Joanna O'Leary

Get Twisted

How a Nigerian Kid from Alief is Making Purpose Popular

Former college football star Tobe Nwigwe is set to let others know that their lives are far beyond their circumstances.

06/19/2017 By Shondrika Cook

Made in Houston

Houston's Onyii Brown Is Making African Fashion Modern

Re-discovering her passion for design in a time of crisis, Brown's clothes have earned the attention of Martha Stewart and New York Fashion Week.

09/30/2015 By Sarah Rufca Nielsen