Vuji Café’s sandwiches fuse together flavors from various Asian cultures and Texas toast to create its Tex-Asian cuisine. The Houston Heights has welcomed another new restaurant, focused on Tex-Asian food, bringing a new twist to the already diverse cuisine Houstonians have become accustomed to. Vuji Café officially opened its doors to the public in late June and has already become a local sensation. Founders Ian So (of Chicken & Rice Guys) and Tristan Nguyen took over the space that was formerly home to a bubble tea shop owned by a friend of theirs. So says that when they learned their…

Plant It Forward is one of many community gardens in Houston providing organic farming and healthy foods. Food security continues to remain a pressing issue across America. Houston is no exception. According to the nationwide food bank network Feeding America, the food insecurity rate in Harris County in 2022 was 16.4 percent. This means that about one in six residents either struggle to afford or cannot access nutritious food. Community gardens offer a solution, empowering residents to grow their own produce and fostering a sense of community connection. These gardens also serve as educational hubs where people of all ages…

Macie Kelly/Houston Public Media FILE: Hugo’s, a restaurant that participates in Houston Restaurant Weeks. The 2024 Houston Restaurant Weeks will kick off on Thursday, Aug. 1, and end on Sept. 2, with a goal of increasing traffic in restaurants, collecting food donations and expanding Houstonians’ palates. The 21st annual fundraiser invites local foodies to try different restaurants with multiple-course menus at a set, and usually lower, price. A percentage of the revenue goes to the restaurant’s local food banks, such as the Houston, Montgomery and Galveston food banks, said Katie Stone, the Houston Restaurant Weeks President. “This is just one…

Back 2 School Fest is free and each student will get a backpack full of school supplies. HOUSTON — Make plans to come out to the George R. Brown Convention Center Saturday, Aug. 3, for the Mayor’s Back 2 School Fest. The event will provide up to 25,000 kindergarten through 5th-grade students with backpacks, school supplies, health screenings, vaccinations and other services. The Houston Food Bank will also be there to distribute food to families, and it’s all free. “The city really wants to help our families, help our students by providing all the resources that we can in order…

There are more than 12,000 restaurants in Houston. With at least 145 languages spoken across town and communities bringing compelling fare from regions like south Louisiana and the West Coast, and countries like Mexico, Syria, and the Philippines, there’s no shortage of outstanding food in Space City. Check back monthly to see the best things Eater Houston’s editor ate this month. Flounder crudo at Azumi Before I dove into an assortment of fatty slices of bluefin tuna, nigiri, and hot dishes, like the also-noteworthy fried rice, a bright flounder crudo served as the perfect palate opener at River Oak’s newest…