Here’s a look at this week’s hottest culinary happenings:Monday, September 2Labor Day Dining Deals From Monday brunches to all-day happy hour specials, plus oysters, Korean bbq, margaritas and more, check out our 2024 Houston Labor Day Dining Guide to find the best dining deals in Houston this Labor Day.Tuesday, September 3Tour de France at Brasserie 19 Brasserie 19, 1962 West Gray, invites guests to explore the flavors of France with a limited menu series by chef Michael Hoffman. The first regional menu is a tribute to the vibrant coastal cities of Marseille and Nice, debuting on Tuesday, September 3 and…

HOUSTON, Texas – It’s a sad day for Shake Shack lovers in Houston!The New York burger chain is set to close nine restaurants next month, including two Houston area locations, due to underperformance and possible cannibalization of its other 527 locations.In a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the restaurant said restaurants in California, Ohio and Texas were underperforming “in part due to changes in the trade area and, in some cases, are negatively impacting other Shacks within their proximity by cannibalizing sales.”Houston is closing two locations, the Galleria and Montrose area restaurants.“We can confirm that Houston Galleria and…

For Houstonians who have been bemoaning the upcoming end of Houston Restaurant Weeks, boy do we have some good news for Bayou City foodies. The fine folks at The Cleverley Stone Foundation and HRW have listened to local restaurants and Houston diners and have decided to extend Houston Restaurant Weeks until September 30, 2024. That means another whole month to take advantage of some amazing deals across the city and its outer reaches. Some eateries had already taken to social media to lobby for an extended HRW, including Maison Pucha Bistro, a restaurant that we recently reviewed here in the…

Aug. 29, 2024Police in Houston, Texas are on the lookout for three suspects who killed a man in an altercation at a food truck in the Gulfton area. Three suspects approached the food truck and asked for $20 from a man standing by the food truck. He said he would get the money but instead retrieved a gun and pointed it at the three men, leading to a shootout, according to a report by ABC 12.An employee of the unnamed food truck said her mother was cooking inside the truck and hit the floor when she heard the gunshots.The victim…

UPDATE: Houston Restaurant Weeks has been extended to September 30, 2024, so you have plenty of time to conduct your own culinary explorations. To assist restaurants that were affected by this year’s severe storms, the charitable contribution for the month of September has been reduced to $1 per meal.  HRW Meals Offered: Lunch and Dinner Offers Self-Parking? No – Valet is $8 plus gratuity Presented the HRW Menu Without Being Asked? No Would Return for a Regular Meal? Maybe, but only to the bar or chef’s counter Earlier this year, Artisans, the elegant French restaurant founded in downtown Houston by…

It’s time to add soul food to the growing list of what Houston, Texas, does right with cuisine. We all have Black restauranteurs to thank for this. While barbecue and Tex-Mex are always at the top of the foodie to-do list for visitors, Houston’s soul food scene is an underrated and often overlooked territory for people not from there. It’s time to eat like a local and indulge in Black-owned soul food restaurants in H-Town, where staff are known to treat people like family. Prepare to eat your heart out and connect with Houston on a deeper level thanks to…

HOUSTON COOGS, ARE YOU READY!?Now, I’m not here to get you hyped about an upcoming sports event this time. But I am here to tell you about a new food spot on campus that I’m pretty sure you wanna know about!Houston businessman, rapper Bun B and his partners are set to launch ‘Trill Tenders,’ at TDECU Stadium at the University of Houston.But that’s not all!Along with the debut of Trill Tenders, Trill Burgers will also be available in the concession area of the 40,000-seat stadium, specifically at Section 138 near the student entrance at ICON Gate 2.SEE ALSO: UH, TDECU,…

Foodies and Friends – Masraff’s Restaurant On this episode of Foodies and Friends Katie Stone sits down with Russell Masraff of Masraff’s Restaurant on the Katy Freeway and highlights some of the items on this year’s Houston Restaurant Weeks menu. HOUSTON – Houston Restaurant Weeks has been extended! Now you can dine out and do good until the end of September! (More on this later) Masraff’s is offering a 3-course $55 dinner for HRW 2024. An iconic Houston restaurant, Masraff’s was originally located in the Uptown Post Oak area. But in 2020. they moved to their current location in Memorial…

Ahead of Kelly Rowland‘s fame as a global singer and burgeoning actress, she would tackle her hunger at her favorite H-Town soul food spot, This Is It — like every other Houstonian. As a young Kelly was making a name for herself alongside her group members Beyoncé and Michelle Williams, they would still find time on Sundays to sit down at the local hot spot for good conversation over a tasty meal. “Every Sunday, until it was time to go tour or go do promo or whatever, it was that space. That’s the part of it that makes you feel…

Houston Restaurant Weeks is almost over. The yearly month-long food and charity event began August 1 and runs through September 2. The city-wide (and further out) restaurant celebration allows local eateries to lure in customers during August’s typically slow time while raising funds for Houston Food Bank in collaboration with The Cleverley Stone Foundation. Gourmands across the city eagerly await the list of participants and their multi-course menus each year. As this month wanes, many Houstonians have checked off their HRW restaurants for the year but I, sadly, had not even made it to one until last week. With a…