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Jo’s Coffee Debuts in Houston

By Irina Mirochnitchenko on Feb. 13, 2025

Jo’s Coffee, an iconic Bunkhouse Hotels' coffee shop, celebrates Valentine’s Day by showing its love to Houston with the inauguration of its first out-of-Austin location in H-Town on February 14. Founded in 1999, Jo’s is known for its coffee, pastries, sandwiches, and breakfast tacos. It proudly brews its own blend of La Colombe Coffee and is home to the Iced Turbo coffee beverage, a drink with coffee, espresso, hazelnut, chocolate, and cream that has developed a cult following. Located in the…

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Maximo Reopens with More Authenticity and Adventure

By Irina Mirochnitchenko on Jan. 22, 2025

Local Foods Group's progressive Mexican restaurant Maximo reopened on January 15 at West University (6119 Edloe St., West University Place, TX 77005) after restaurateur Benjy Levit and team paused operations for three weeks to significantly revamp the restaurant’s menu, namely highlighting Mexican ingredients rarely seen on Houston menus throughout, bringing more nixtamalized masa creations and introducing shareable small plates and composed entrees. Spearheading the menu overhaul are the…

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Rodeo for Wine Lovers

By Irina Mirochnitchenko on Dec. 03, 2024

The 2025 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is scheduled for March 4 – 23, 2025, but the rodeo season has already begun with the announcement of the winners of the Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition, which took place in Houston from November 15 to 17, 2024, at NRG Center. This year’s vintners showcased the finest wine production from around the world. Thirteen winners were selected out of 2,876 entries from 20 countries by a panel of over 120 industry expert judges. Of the 2,876…

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The Kennedy Opens in Houston

By Irina Mirochnitchenko on Nov. 16, 2024

Just in time to start celebrating the holiday season in style, Houston welcomed in November The Kennedy, a new posh piano bar and restaurant conceptualized by Ninety3 Hospitality Group owner and native Houstonian Andres Q. Castro. It brings a moody and sophisticated space paired with refined, classic cuisine and elevated cocktails to Montrose/River Oaks (3210 West Dallas Street, Houston, TX 77019). Located near the intersection of West Dallas Street and Waugh Drive, the restaurant and piano bar…

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From Road To Restaurant

By Ana Mae Holmes on Jan. 29, 2018

A food truck, run well, is a thing of beauty. Whether grabbing gyros on a lunch break, burgers before the game, or trekking across town to sample creative fusions of this cuisine with that one, these mobile meal masters have become a staple of Houston’s culinary culture. And sure, it can be fun to play detective and track down the daily location of a favorite vendor or turn the corner to the pleasant surprise of a delicious taco oasis beckoning across the street. On the other hand, it definitely…

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