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Bracket-Style Challenge for Houston Restaurants Heats Up

Some of the city's best restaurants are competing in a March Madness bracket-style challenge to determine a top people's choice winner. CultureMap is producing the Last Chef Standing challenge which will culminate in a live tasting event on April 9. The goal of the contest is to increase local awareness for Houston's internationally-recognized culinary scene. Participating restaurants include Samba Grille, Blu Lounge and Restaurant, Ava Kitchen and Whiskey Bar, Alto, Max's Wine Dive, The…

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Food Trucks Meet Fine Art in Museum District

The Houston Museum District is certainly one of the city's most visited neighborhoods. Hundreds and sometimes thousands of people make their way through the museums and cultural institutions that comprise the district each day. But unlike other Houston neighborhoods where great eateries are on every corner, the dining options inside the district are far from plentiful. A new program at the Museum of Fine Art, Houston aims to change that. MFAH is partnering with local food trucks to bring some…

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Food Trucks Meet Fine Art in Museum District

The Houston Museum District is certainly one of the most visited places in the city. Each day, thousands of people go through at least one of the 18 museums and cultural institutions that comprise the walkable district. But unlike other local neighborhoods that have restaurants on almost every corner, the options for dining inside the Museum District are few. A new program from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston aims to change that. Starting this week, MFAH is working with local food trucks to…

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Survey: Houston dining scene ranked 4th in the nation

Houstonians are heading to the city's restaurants in droves. And they're loving what they find there. So says a new survey from the folks at LivingSocial that names Houston the fourth best dining city in the nation. The survey polled 4,000 residents nationwide. Houston ranked just behind No. 1 New York, No. 2 Chicago and No. 3 San Francisco. In state, the Bayou City edged out No. 5 Dallas. And while the average American eats out 4.8 times a week, or about 249 restaurant meals a year, locals…

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Phoenicia Specialty Foods debuts Downtown

The highly-anticipated new Phoenicia Specialty Foods officially opened on Thursday with a ribbon cutting ceremony and lots of pita bread! Houston City Council Member James Rodriguez, Downtown Management District Director Bob Eury and others joined the Tcholakian family in opening the new Downtown store, located on the ground floor of the One Park Place residential high-rise. Officials hope the 28,000-square-foot store will become a go-to spot for Downtown residents and workers looking for…

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