- Category: Quick Bytes
- Created: 20 May 2013
- Written by: Felice "Swanky Girl" Sloan
I have a Fab Find that has been on my personal list of favorites for years. It is the Crawfish Bread from Beaucoup Bar & Grill - for the lifers you may remember them as Beaucoup Wings N Wings which is their old location that was directly across from UH…
- Category: Expert Talks
- Created: 16 May 2013
- Written by: Paul Espinosa
The Bartender Imbibes: Appendix A – That Classic Martini 5 pm. Happy Hour. You are sitting a foot and a half across the bar, when the bartender asks; "What can I get for you?" Your friends are all drinking martinis and you want to join the ruckus, but have never…
- Category: U.S Does...
- Created: 08 May 2013
- Written by: Urban Swank
"Can you smell what Spring is cooking (in The Rocks voice)?" We definitely can because it's all around us, and we think it's a good thing. We enjoy Spring, and as food connoisseurs we are in LOVE with all that it has to offer by way of herbs, fruits, vegetables,…
- Category: Quick Bytes
- Created: 03 May 2013
- Written by: Mary Scala
Alright, so I have a couple of rules when moving to a new city. It's actually more like a grocery list of things that I check off while making a city "home". I tend to go back and forth on the order in which I check these items off but…
- Category: U.S Does...
- Created: 02 May 2013
- Written by: Shanna "Urban Girl" Jones
Have you ever felt guilty when you wanted to order a cocktail during lunch? Or felt like if you did, it was socially unacceptable? Or how about the strange looks you would receive from your co-workers when you ordered a beer with your burger? I too have suffered from this…
- Category: U.S Does...
- Created: 01 May 2013
- Written by: Felice "Swanky Girl" Sloan
We love Latin Bites Café and the fact that they always have us saying, "Damn, what are they going to do next?!?" They are consistently adding or changing things up over there. Like making every Wednesday night Steak Night where they offer 30% off steaks and bottles of wine or…
- Category: U.S Does...
- Created: 29 April 2013
- Written by: Carla Soriano
This past Friday, handsome men and beautiful women strolled along the aisles of the chic Sugar Land Marriott Town Square's ballroom, sipping on fine wines and tasting bites created by chefs from all over the city of Houston. The Grand Tasting, a part of the Sugar Land Wine and Food…
- Category: U.S Does...
- Created: 28 April 2013
- Written by: Urban Swank
If you thought for one second that day one of the Austin Food & Wine Festival was the festival by which all other festivals should be measured...then you were just wrong. Let us introduce you to day two. Day two was the first day the H-E-B Grand Tasting Pavilion was…
- Category: U.S Does...
- Created: 27 April 2013
- Written by: Urban Swank
There are three words to describe how the Taste of Texas kick off event went last night...THEY KILLED IT! Being frequent attendees of food and wine festivals over the past several years, we can spot a great event when we see it. Last night, the Austin Food & Wine Festival …
- Category: U.S Does...
- Created: 27 April 2013
- Written by: Urban Swank
- Category: U.S Does...
- Created: 26 April 2013
- Written by: Carla Soriano
Tucked away behind Cafe Ginger in the iconic black and white River Oaks shopping center sits Local Pour, a barely one month old bar that prides itself on serving local beers but doesn't stop there -- it goes on to incorporate those local beers into its moderately priced, much-better-than-average bar…
- Category: U.S Does...
- Created: 25 April 2013
- Written by: Urban Swank
We really love seafood and are always looking for new spots that are doing great seafood, a new twist on seafood, or making classic seafood that one will never get tired of eating. So, when we were invited to try a new seafood concept restaurant from Chef Alberto Alfonzo we…
- Category: Expert Talks
- Created: 22 April 2013
- Written by: Urban Swank
Chef Seth Siegel-Gardner Chef Terrance Gallivan Seth Siegel-Gardner and Terrence Gallivan are the Executive Chefs and Owners of the Pass & Provisions, the two in one restaurant concept that has taken the Houston culinary scene by storm since its opening in September 2012. We got an opportunity to chat with…
- Category: Expert Talks
- Created: 19 April 2013
- Written by: Paul Espinosa
Many people sit across that foot and a half of bar and wonder what it would be like to be on the 'other side'. The truth is there are many attributes and perks that make someone want to be on that side serving across that wood or stone barrier. Through…
- Category: Swank Bag
- Created: 17 April 2013
- Written by: Felice "Swanky Girl" Sloan
We know it's been a few months since we've presented you all with any "Swank Bag" goodies, and we are sorry. It is sometimes hard to strike a balance between all the goodness that comes our way, and when we will push it out to you all. Going forward we…
- Category: U.S Does...
- Created: 14 April 2013
- Written by: Shanna "Urban Girl" Jones
Just when you thought Pinkberry had settled into its well deserved spot as what I call the "grown folks" place for ice cream, they are already one step ahead of their competition. Last month, Pinkberry introduced a new "line" of yogurt. This silky smooth variant, Pinkberrygreek, is an all natural,…
- Category: U.S Does...
- Created: 08 April 2013
- Written by: Urban Swank
Yesterday was the big day that sushi lovers all over the city had been waiting for…RA Sushi's first ever sushi showdown! All the RA Sushi restaurants across the city and nation took part in this Sushi eating competition that had novice to professional food eaters racing against the clock (and…
- Category: U.S Does...
- Created: 04 April 2013
- Written by: Shanna "Urban Girl" Jones
There are a ton of sayings that I am sure all of us have grown up hearing from our parents and elders. They would be used at the most opportune times, like when you've just gotten reprimanded or when a lesson is to be learned and you are the student.…
- Category: Quick Bytes
- Created: 29 March 2013
- Written by: Nchopia Nwokoma
Food Truck Fridays: Scouring the city to find Houston's best food trucks, one Friday at a time... Houston's very own Good Dog food truck is a finalist in the "most life changing hot dog" competition held by Esquire Magazine whose aim is to, you guessed it, identify the most life…
- Category: U.S Does...
- Created: 28 March 2013
- Written by: Felice "Swanky Girl" Sloan
A multiple choice question for you...when you think of the Houston Texans Grille what comes to mind?: a) A bad ass sports barb) A restaurant that serves up a pretty good mealc) Something in the mouth of one or more of the players on the Texans teamd) A restaurant in…
