Author: Carlos Brandon

Where to Celebrate New Year’s Eve in Houston

POSTED: December 20, 2018 AT 6:00 pm   /   News, Upcoming Events

Congratulations, you’ve made it through another year! Ready or not, it’s time to bring on the bubbles and bashes as we send off 2018 and welcome a new beginning. Houston bars and restaurants are offering a plethora of parties, from intimate low-key affairs to rowdy romps ideal for a crowd. Read on for our list […]

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First Bite: Blanco Tacos + Tequila

POSTED: December 19, 2018 AT 12:54 pm   /   Food Finds, Mexican, Tex-Mex

Sam Fox, the multiple-time James Beard Award-nominated serial restaurateur of Phoenix-based Fox Restaurant Concepts just opened the fifth iteration of his Tex-Mex restaurant, Blanco Tacos + Tequila, in the Galleria. The chic digs reside next to Fig and Olive and just below Nobu in what is undoubtedly some of the city’s most exclusive (and, probably, […]

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Health-Conscious Montrose Restaurant Rolls Out Picture-Perfect Dinner Dishes

POSTED: December 14, 2018 AT 9:25 am   /   Food Finds, Healthy

It would make sense for a former museum curator to be driven by visuals, so it’s only natural that Kelly Barnhart’s restaurant Vibrant, serves colorful, eye-catching dishes. Barnhart originally opened the Montrose restaurant in August with the help of noted health blogger Alison Wu but is just now launching dinner service and a bar program. That means that […]

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The 10 Best Restaurants in Pearland

POSTED: December 10, 2018 AT 10:05 am   /   Featured, Food Finds

Over the past decade or so, Pearland — the fastest-growing city in the Houston metro area — has quietly built a reputation as a respected food destination. With an extremely diverse population and an ongoing explosion of new housing and commercial developments, the formerly sedate fruit-farming town has become an expansion of Houston’s renowned culinary […]

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Bosscat Kitchen & Libations Announces New Restaurant in Katy

POSTED: December 5, 2018 AT 3:25 pm   /   News, Restaurant Openings

Bosscat Kitchen & Libations, the California-based whiskey concept with two inner-Loop locations in Houston, announced plans to open a third in the soon-to-launch District West retail and commercial center in Katy. District West is currently under development by Ferguson Family Partners on 100-acre lot adjacent to Westpark Tollway and Peak Road near Grand Parkway. Bosscat Kitchen & […]

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