Food Finds

Houston Restaurants Offering Christmas Dinner To Go for 2023 — Updated

POSTED: December 19, 2023 AT 10:00 am   /   Food Finds, Holidays

It’s hard to believe Christmas is already almost here. That also means that time is running out to order top-notch options from Houston restaurants for your holiday dining at home. Below you’ll find everything from à la carte mains, sides and desserts to full-blown feasts that can serve a dozen people. Some deadlines happen as […]

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The Best New Houston Restaurants of 2023

POSTED: December 13, 2023 AT 10:24 am   /   Best of Houston, Food Finds

When it comes time to make our picks for the best new Houston restaurants, I mull over what kind of year it’s been. Each has a certain character to it. Some are exciting and memorable, marking the opening of restaurants that are so impactful that they evolve and bring attention to Houston’s food scene.  Other […]

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Where to Find the Best Texas Chili In Houston

POSTED: December 5, 2023 AT 12:20 pm   /   Food Finds, Tex-Mex

Texas chili aficionado Joe Cooper, who authored the 1952 book “With or Without Beans: an Informal Biography of Chili”, once said, “[t]he aroma of good chili should generate rapture akin to a lover’s kiss.” I don’t know if I’d go quite that far, but I’ve had some pretty memorable chili experiences in Houston well worth […]

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Texas Chili: What it is, What it Isn’t & Why I’m Obsessed With the State’s Favorite Dish

POSTED: November 30, 2023 AT 7:40 am   /   Comfort Food, Food Finds, Meat!, Tex-Mex, Texas

What style of barbecue is best? Sauce or no sauce? Breakfast tacos or breakfast burritos? Kolaches or klobasniky? Whataburger vs. In-N-Out Burger? (Okay, that last one isn’t even a contest.) Of all these, few food debates in Texas bring the heat quite like chili con carne, both figuratively and literally. No matter how you prefer […]

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