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Downtown Houston Restaurant is Hosting a Celebrity Chef Dinner to Raise Wildfire Recovery Funds

POSTED: March 18, 2024 AT 8:59 am   /   Feed The Need, News

In August 2023, the Hawaiʻian island of Maui was beset by wildfires, with the cities of Kula and Lahaina especially devastated. According to the Hawaiʻi State Department of Health, 98 people died, and the destruction in Lahaina alone cost over 5 billion dollars. Maui’s rebuilding is still incomplete, so Guard and Grace steakhouse in downtown […]

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Acclaimed Chef is Leaving Legendary Houston Tex-Mex Restaurant

POSTED: March 15, 2024 AT 12:11 pm   /   Chefs You Should Know, News

After 20 years of service, executive chef Alex Padilla is leaving The Original Ninfa’s, which is owned by Niel Morgan’s Houston-based restaurant group, Legacy Restaurants. According to a press release, he is leaving “to pursue other professional and personal goals.” He will remain in a consulting role until July 1.  “As I’m getting older, I’m […]

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UPDATE: FOUND – Blue Heron Farm & Beer Garden’s Beloved Tortoise

POSTED: March 14, 2024 AT 9:57 am   /   News

Updated, 3/14/2024, 10:12 a.m.: We’re happy to report that Jeremy has been found. He was picked up yesterday by people that owner Lisa Seger called, “good Samaritans”.   Blue Heron Farm at 29625 Bunting Road in Waller, Texas is missing its most-famous resident. The farm, a fixture at Houston-area farmers markets thanks to its popular cheeses […]

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Houston Restaurant Owner Says Crawfish Shortage Has Forced Him to Close

POSTED: March 7, 2024 AT 4:33 pm   /   Breaking News, Restaurant Closings

The 2024 crawfish shortage has taken a longstanding, Northwest Houston Viet-Cajun spot as a casualty. On March 3, owner and chef Tony Nguyen — who is also the owner of Xin Chao (nationally known chef Christine Hà formerly partnered with him on that restaurant) — announced on Facebook that he has closed Saigon House 1960 […]

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