Author: Carlos Brandon

The Winning Chefs & More at the 2019 CultureMap Houston Tastemaker Awards

POSTED: March 28, 2019 AT 8:19 am   /   Houston in the Spotlight, News

The 2019 CultureMap Tastemaker Awards happened just hours after the disappointing James Beard Award announcements with no Houston finalists. The timing was fortuitous. At least there were for sure going to be some Houston winners. A sold-out (yet thankfully not over-packed) crowd of guests, chefs, celebrities and media personalities gathered inside the Heights’ massive Silver […]

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Six Top Houston Chefs Collaborate for Upcoming Benefit Dinner

POSTED: March 25, 2019 AT 2:20 pm   /   Chefs You Should Know, News, Upcoming Events

Six of the city’s most popular chefs are gathering to create an extravagant dinner experience as part of the Sunday Supper series hosted by Urban Harvest. It’s the first collaborative Sunday Supper of 2019; the previous one was last November. The event is at Kiran’s, located at 2925 Richmond, on Sunday, April 7 from 6 […]

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Essential Dishes: Best Chicken Fried Steak in Houston

POSTED: March 18, 2019 AT 8:59 pm   /   Featured, Food Finds, Houston's Best

We continue our series on Houston’s essential dishes with a look at the best chicken fried steak platters in Houston. If you’ve missed any of the previous installments, catch up with the links below. Essential Dishes: Best Steaks in Houston Essential Dishes: Best Burgers in Houston Essential Dishes: Best Poke in Houston Essential Dishes: Best […]

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Essential Dishes: Best Ramen in Houston

POSTED: March 8, 2019 AT 12:06 pm   /   Food Finds, Houston's Best, Ramen

We continue our weekly series on Houston’s essential dishes with a look at the Bayou City’s best bowls of ramen. If you’ve missed any of our previous stories in the series, catch up with the links below. Essential Dishes: Best Steaks in Houston Essential Dishes: Best Burgers in Houston Essential Dishes: Best Poke in Houston […]

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First Taste: Flower Child Opens New Location in The Woodlands

POSTED: March 6, 2019 AT 5:50 pm   /   Food Finds, Healthy

Phoenix-based restaurateur Sam Fox opens restaurants like it’s going out of style. His Fox Restaurant Concepts corporation has opened dozens of restaurants across the country, with multiple ones in the Houston area. In 2018, the company brought two of its most popular concepts to Houston, Flower Child and Blanco Tacos + Tequila; both to the Uptown/Galleria […]

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