Stories By Greg Morago

  • Best queso in Houston: The hottest, meltiest cheese dips in town These Houston restaurants have some the hottest, meltiest, most essential gooey cheese dips in the city
  • Two Houston area festivals serve plenty for whiskey fans April 15 and April 28-29 bring plenty of pours, cocktails, and seminars for whiskey enthusiasts
  • New boutique wine shop and bar opens this week in the Heights Padre’s Wine Shop + Bar, described as a retail wine shop by day and a speakeasy-style wine bar by night, opens April 12 at 3522 White Oak.
  • 7Spice Cajun Seafood opens 16th Houston-area location today The chain that got its start in Missouri City is now open at 6316 Telephone, serving a menu of classic Cajun seafood
  • Acclaimed MF Sushi chef to open two new Houston restaurants Chef Chris Kinjo will collaborate with longtime partners in a lobster and ceviche restaurant and French-Vietnamese restaurant and wine bar at Autry Park
  • Owners of Armandos open Mandito’s Tex-Mex restaurant in Bellaire Palacios Murphy Hospitality Group, owners of the iconic Armandos in River Oaks, are ready to begin a new era of dining memories with their casual new Tex-Mex.
  • Shaq-backed chicken sandwich joint opens this weekend in Houston Houston’s first outpost of Big Chicken opens April 8 at 9660 Westheimer, part of ambitious 50-restaurant deal for Texas
  • New all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue open in Houston Asiatown Hongdae 33, from the owners of Duck N Bao, offers guests Korean tabletop gas grill cooking along with a full bar of Asian cocktails and shots
  • Dinette Bakery offers sweet and savory Vietnamese pastries Owners of Dinette in Heights have opened a sister bake shop next door with a menu of puff pastry pies, milk bread buns, and sticky rice balls
  • Burger Bodega offers two limited-time specials for Ramadan Smashburger sensation owner has created new menu items to look forward to after Ramadan fasting is over at sundown
  • Bludorn partners announce third restaurant project in Memorial The yet-to-be-named restaurant will be an upscale tavern in the former Jonathan’s the Rub location in Hedwig Village
  • New Dune Road seafood restaurant opening in downtown Houston Berg Hospitality Group to open new concept in Hines’ and Ivanoe Cambridge’s Texas Tower, 845 Texas, in fall 2023
  • Three Houston restaurants named James Beard Awards finalists The James Beard Foundation announced finalists for its top culinary awards, which includes Houston restaurants Tatemó, Nancy’s Hustle and Street to Kitchen.
  • Tea time: The Lancaster Hotel launches weekend tea service Iconic downtown hotel begins afternoon tea with a classic three-course menu honoring British tradition
  • Dessert Gallery to sweeten up The Woodlands dining scene Beloved Kirby bakery founded in 1995 to open second location in The Woodlands this summer
  • New Muse restaurant opens today with global flavors menu Set in former Emmaline space on W. Dallas, Muse offers dishes with Asian accents, maki rolls, and wood-fired steaks and seafood
  • Where to eat and drink along Houston's light rail for Final Four Two major sports events will bring thousands of visitors to Houston, especially downtown and Midtown; here's where to eat and drink along the light rail.
  • Chi’Lantro BBQ to open its first local restaurant in the Heights The Austin-based brand that began as a Korean-Mexican fusion food truck opens its first local restaurant in the Heights April 3
  • New ice cream and waffle shops coming to two area locations The Dolly Llama will open April 1 in Pearland and Shenandoah specializing in a menu of signature waffles and artisan ice cream flavors
  • Here's how to avoid a St. Patty's hangover Overimbibing on green beer? An ounce of prevention goes a long way.  Here are six things to keep in mind before you’ve had one too many — or after.