The Best New Houston Restaurants of 2019
A truism: the better the food year, the harder it is to whittle down and rank our annual Best New Restaurants list. 2019 was one of the best in recent memory. This year, many essential and long-anticipated factors came together to produce excellent results, and by that we mean a number of worthy new dishes, […]
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 […]
Celebrity Chef’s Midtown Houston Restaurant Returns After 21-Month Closure
Reef at 2600 Travis is ready for its comeback. After Hurricane Harvey damaged chef-restaurateur Bryan Caswell’s acclaimed restaurant, he was forced to temporarily close. Now, 21 months later, Reef is open for lunch Mondays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dinner isn’t being served yet, but is coming soon. In the meantime, 3rd […]
Where to Find the Best Crawfish in Houston – Updated
Crawfish season is always over too soon. But fortunately for Houstonians, there are a host of locations dishing up the spicy crustaceans allowing for optimum opportunities to indulge. Beyond restaurant dining, there are crawfish boils, events and sundry specials available across the city to satiate the cravings of the hungry masses. We scoured the city […]
First Bite: Dallas Restaurant Takes a Crack at Winning Over Houston Seafood Fans
A Houston outpost of Dallas restaurant Shell Shack is now open at 2412 Washington Avenue and features seafood boils, oysters and sandwiches. It’s in the former Social Junkie location, which was extensively remodeled. The changes include a two-story outdoor patio, an elevator, 24 televisions located throughout the restaurant and a bar on each level. Houston Food Finder was […]