How To Stay Social And Connected To Houston Restaurants During The Pandemic
The Houston culinary landscape has altered drastically since the arrival of COVID-19. While many Houstonians are struggling to navigate through these unprecedented times, those on both sides of the restaurant community have been left with a huge void. For many of us “foodies”, going out to eat and visiting our favorite or new dining spots […]
Budget Meals Under $3 Per Person Using Aldi Grocery Store Ingredients
As I write this, the current national unemployment rate is hovering around 11%, and many families have already depleted the funds they received from the CARES Act, which was passed by both houses of Congress in late March. To say that budgets are stretched is an understatement. It also feels woefully inadequate to say I’m […]
Let Freedom Ring with these July 4 Specials
After the signing of the Declaration of Independence, John Adams (who became our second president) wrote to his wife Abigail that Independence Day should be celebrated with “Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.” Although this year’s holiday probably won’t look much like what […]
Take The Fun Home: Check Our Curated Houston Restaurant To-Go & Delivery Meal Packs!
In light of the current situation with COVID-19 in the Harris County area, it’s understandable that many people are choosing to eat and drink at home instead of inside restaurant dining rooms, even with an occupancy limit recently reduced to 50%. Bar areas are completely closed for seating right now, too. Regardless, people still need […]
Burt’s Meat Market Serving Houston Cajun Classics For 74 Years
Residents of Denver Harbor and the Greater Fifth Ward have been queuing up for the hot deli counter at Burt’s Meat Market and Cajun Foods at 5910 Lyons Avenue for seventy-four years. You get the feeling little has changed since Burt’s opened in 1946. Then, Frenchtown, a nearby Houston neighborhood in the Fifth Ward that […]