Four Houston cocktail bars are among the top 10 honorees (11 if there was a tie) in regional categories for the 2026 Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards. Tales of the Cocktail is a foundation that organizes a multi-day conference in New Orleans annually for the bar industry. This year, it runs from July 18 […]
Food Network’s “The Ultimate Baking Championship”, a nine-episode series, is featuring a Houston pastry chef who works at one of the city’s top hotels. Executive pastry chef Oralia Perez of The Post Oak Hotel is among 16 competitors who hail from all over the country. The first episode will debut on Food Network at Monday, […]
If you’re a chef who wins what’s considered one of the highest honors in the entire food world, does it really make a difference? Does it improve your life, make you more money and make your restaurant indispensable? Or, after the glitz and glam of the award ceremony and a week of being bombarded with […]
Pop-culture convention Comicpalooza just wrapped up this past weekend, and a featured celebrity graced a Houston barbecue joint with his presence the next day. Comedy legend and actor Cheech Marin visited J-Bar-M BBQ at 2201 Leeland the following Monday. Marin is perhaps best known as one half of the duo Cheech & Chong. Marin is […]
Blood Bros. BBQ, the acclaimed restaurant from brothers Robin and Terry Wong and pitmaster Quy Hoang at 5425 Bellaire, is getting a moment in the James Beard Foundation spotlight in New York City. The team has been invited to serve dinner on Saturday, July 19 starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Foundation’s pop-up venue called […]
