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A Snapshot of Third Coast

If you describe Third Coast as a “health-conscious restaurant on top of a parking garage in the Texas Medical Center,”…

A Snapshot of Nao Ramen House

Nao Ramen House, newly opened in Rice Village on Morningside Drive, initially impresses with sleek modern décor, an attentive staff…

A Snapshot of Pepper Twins

It was just 15 months ago that Yunan Yang and her sister Lily Luo opened Cooking Girl on Fairview in…

A Snapshot of Tinys Milk & Cookies

Tiny Boxwoods and Tinys No. 5 have recently added their newest concept, Tinys Milk & Cookies. It just opened yesterday as…

A Snapshot of Jimmy Chew Asian Kitchen

Montrose recently welcomed a new pan-Asian concept to the neighborhood, Jimmy Chew Asian Kitchen. Located on lower Westheimer at Mandell…

A Snapshot of Oporto Fooding House’s Pastry Pop-Up

Weekend mornings are meant for inhaling the heady smell of freshly baked bread and pastries. Add some South Asian spices, and that’s…

A Snapshot of Peli Peli Kitchen

Chef Paul Friedman and business partners Thomas Nguyen and Michael Tran were supposed to have had some big-time help getting…

A Snapshot of Platypus Brewing

Kangaroo. Wallaby. Echidna. Dingo. Koala. Wombat. Platypus. Australia has an impressive collection of unusual animals with fun-to-say names. In fact, we did a…

A Snapshot of Cafe Azur

We were sad to see Brasserie Max & Julie leave the local dining scene – especially as news of its…

Hunky Dory Introduces a New Club For Whiskey Fans

The back bar area at Hunky Dory doesn’t look very big. However, more than 220 different kinds of whiskeys, some of…

A Snapshot of Dandelion Cafe

Dandelion Cafe, located near the intersection of Bellaire Boulevard and Chimney Rock in a strip mall right next to Bernie’s…

A Good ‘Hood for Good Dog

We've been packing on the pounds this summer. And by summer, I mean that sauna-like series of months between Mother's Day…

A Snapshot of Cafeza

Kamron, the friendly server at newly-opened Cafeza in the First Ward, greeted us with a smile and an unusually thorough…

A Snapshot of Pi Pizza

The pizza business in Houston must be booming. Earlier this year, Dallas import Cane Rosso planted its first Houston location in…

A Snapshot of Amorino

River Oaks District, the high-end, mixed-used development on Westheimer just inside Loop 610, has its first designated dessert shop, and…

A Snapshot of Seiwa Market

Houston boasts quite a few Asian markets, most of them in Chinatown, as well as the hugely popular H Mart…

A Snapshot of Oui Banh Mi

Oui Banh Mi has finally opened – technically it's still in its soft opening – in the location formerly occupied by the…

New Noshes at NRG Stadium

Tomorrow, Saturday, August 20, the Houston Texans will play their second pre-season game against the New Orleans Saints at NRG Stadium.…