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Noteworthy Opening: Coppa

Jodie Eisenhardt
I resisted the urge to hum the namesake Barry Manilow tune as we pulled into the frenetic valet scene at …
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Wine Time At Bacchus

Mai Pham
If you’re one of those people who wants to drink great wine, but feels hesitant about utilizing the services of …
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First Bites: Cafe Luz & Majorca

Rachel Kitchens
First Bite #1: Earlier this month, Cafe Luz announced its opening in the front room of Kitchen Incubator, a downtown …
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Noteworthy Opening: Cru

Mai Pham
Perhaps you think that Houston doesn’t really need another new wine bar. But when it’s located in the hot new …
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Sorrel Sings

Jodie Eisenhardt
Sorrel is the new “affordable farm-to-table” concept and the second culinary collaboration between restaurateur Ray Salti and chef Soren Pederson, …
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Taco Time

Rachel Kitchens
As you may have already heard, there is a new taco place in town. And if not, let me be …
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A Fresh Neighborhood Bakery

Taylor Byrne Dodge
Foody’s Gourmet is the long-awaited bakery located next to Le Mistral (1400 Eldridge) and operated by the Denis brothers, David …
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Nice Puppy

Nikki Metzgar
Houston had a cupcake truck, a hand-pie truck and an Asian fusion taco truck before it had a hot dog …
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Viva La Evolucion!

Nikki Metzgar
When you adopt a cat, you usually want to wait a few weeks to observe his personality before the christening. …
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Noteworthy Opening: ERA

Nikki Metzgar
Tucked away in Market Square, downtown’s newest pizzeria ERA offers a dozen different playful pizzas, all mini-sized. The catch is …
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A New “It” Place for Pho

Mai Pham
You observe the same phenomenon all over Chinatown. Without any marketing or advertising, people somehow find the best restaurants through …
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El Real

Nikki Metzgar
As a person who lives and eats in Houston, I already have a relationship with a number of Tex-Mex restaurants. …
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Revival Market

Taylor Byrne Dodge
The idea was originally to open a high-end butcher shop where customers knew the source of their meat and could …