Author: Phaedra Cook

How It’s Made: Sustainable Harvesters Grows Texas Lettuce Year-Round With Aquaponics

POSTED: April 4, 2017 AT 11:35 am   /   Food Finds, To The Trade

The “How It’s Made” series focuses on high quality ingredients that end up on the plates of Houston restaurants. At Sustainable Harvesters, delicate, spiky-leaved heads of Red Fire lettuce are carefully loaded into shallow cardboard boxes. These are bound for One Fifth, chef Chris Shepherd’s new restaurant in Montrose. Others may be headed for Weights + […]

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Sugar Land Wine & Food Affair’s Grand Tasting Features Acclaimed Chefs From Near And Far

POSTED: April 3, 2017 AT 4:04 pm   /   Food & Drink Festivals, Sponsored

Don’t delay and get tickets now: The Grand Tasting, part of the Sugar Land Wine & Food Affair, is mere days away! It’s on Friday, April 7 from 7:30 to 10 p.m. It will reflect high-end culinary diversity. thanks to a bevy of national and local award-winning chefs. These include James Beard Award semifinalists from far […]

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Reader Giveaway! Win A $50 Gift Card To Sud Italia In Rice Village

POSTED: March 31, 2017 AT 10:02 am   /   Sponsored

Contest has ended! The lucky winners were Patrick Koplin and Martin Lowe. Congratulations!  If you love authentic Italian food in a romantic setting, you’ve got to check out Sud Italia in the pretty house at 2347 University. The Southern Italian menu includes fresh fish flown in every week, housemade pastas, grilled fresh vegetables and more. […]

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The Halal Guys Seek To Charm Houston With Meaty Simplicity & Secret Sauces—Updated

POSTED: March 31, 2017 AT 7:44 am   /   Food Finds

The storefront spinoffs of The Halal Guys, the New York food cart that started in 1990, are being quickly replicated across the United States. There are now 39 locations. The first Houston store that opened on Shepherd near Highway 59 in February 2016 induced foodie mania that resulted in long lines and two-hour waits. That thankfully died […]

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