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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…