Houston Mediterranean Restaurant Receives Unexpected National Recognition
Consumer review website Yelp issued its annual Top 100 Places To Eat list this morning, and only one Houston restaurant is on it: Craft Pita at 1920 Fountain View. Owner Rafael Nasr opened the eatery last August and the accolades just keep coming. Out of 137 consumer rankings, it has a solid, five-star rating. On […]
First Bite: Even Just Out of the Gate, New Montrose Restaurant Shines
Over the past few weeks, Goodnight Hospitality, the company that also owns honky tonk Goodnight Charlie’s, has put the plan to take over the corner of Westheimer and Mandell into action. Just within the past few weeks, both Montrose Cheese & Wine and restaurant Rosie Cannonball opened. Still to come is March, an intimate tasting […]
Emmaline Rolls Out Impressive Summer Menu
Emmaline, Sam Governale’s Napa-inspired restaurant at 3210 West Dallas, has launched a new summer menu for lunch and dinner. Inspired by his travels and suggestions from from his Montrose and River Oaks customers, Governale developed the menu in partnership with acclaimed chef-consultant Omar Pereney and Emmaline’s chef de cuisine Danielle Mokuau. Houston Food Finder was […]
New Houston Restaurant 2840 at Dukessa is Well-Priced — and Even Has Parking
Near the Galleria, it can be a struggle to find restaurants that have both ample free parking and good, reasonably priced food. Newcomer 2840 at Dukessa — partly named for its address at 2840 Chimney Rock — is the solution to those uptown dining woes. It opened on November 1 and serves lunch from 11 […]
Under The Radar: Middle Earth Dining At Hobbit Cafe
Nestled in the cobblestoned, tree-lined corner bordering 2243 Richmond and Portsmouth lies Hobbit Cafe. Originally named The Hobbit Hole Cafe, this cozy eclectic eatery has been catering to vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike since the early ’70s (their original location was on South Shepherd). Many longtime Houstonians have probably been here at least once or twice. […]