Month: July 2020

The 5 Crucial Mistakes Of Food Delivery

POSTED: July 25, 2020 AT 1:34 pm   /   Food Finds, Sponsored

Sponsored In today’s UberEats / Doordash / GrubHub world, food delivered by third-party services is often expensive, bad and lukewarm. Here are the 5 crucial mistakes being made: 99% of the restaurants on the virtual marketplaces will always prioritize their dine-in guests first. Hot food becomes cold because the temperature is not controlled every step […]

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Houston Restaurant Owners: Get an Online Ordering Store for No Up-Front Cost From a Local Small Business!

POSTED: July 24, 2020 AT 2:29 pm   /   Food Finds, Sponsored

Sponsored Even during the best of times, restaurant owners search for ways to increase historically thin profit margins in this challenging line of business. On the other hand, customers are seeking the safety and convenience of online ordering, curbside pickup and delivery. Especially now, at a time restaurant dining rooms are having to operate with […]

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Houston Company Debuts Truffle-Laden Texas Honey, Olive Oil and Chocolates 

POSTED: July 22, 2020 AT 7:16 pm   /   Food Finds, Texas

Houston company DR Delicacy is an excellent source for fresh truffles and caviar, but its latest product line is anchored in ingredients much closer to home. Owner Diane Roederer recently rolled out three products that are all made in Texas by Houston companies and infused with fresh truffles or natural white truffle essence: wildflower honey, […]

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Houston Loses Downtown Bar & Heights Restaurant to COVID-Driven Economic Downturn

POSTED: July 22, 2020 AT 1:58 pm   /   News, Restaurant Closings

The efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 over the last few months have caused huge challenges for Texas bars and restaurants. Bars have been forced to shut down twice, although for this second time around, Governor Greg Abbott is at least allowing these businesses to sell drinks to-go.  Dining rooms were initially closed in […]

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Esteemed Houston Restaurateur Vincent Mandola Has Passed Away

POSTED: July 20, 2020 AT 3:13 pm   /   News

Beloved Houston restaurateur Vincent Mandola passed away Sunday, July 19 at the age of 77. Mandola was the owner of Nino’s, Vincent’s, Grappino di Nino and La Gelateria — a restaurant empire at 2817 W. Dallas that is easily accessible to Montrose, downtown and the Heights. In addition, he owned and operated the fast-casual Pronto […]

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