The 12 Dishes Of Christmas

Take a look at these 12 eclectic dishes that are being served on Christmas day at restaurants in and around Midtown Houston. We made sure you won’t be stuck just eating turkey and dressing. Some of the restaurants that are open will be serving seafood, South Asian cuisines and heaping helpings of beef in various forms.We have a tip on where vegans and vegetarians who want to take a break from their culinary chores can find a suitable Christmas dinner...

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Thanksgiving Dinner Cruises In Houston

Treat yourself, your family or your significant other to a special meal during a Thanksgiving Dinner Cruise. It will create a memorable, magical and marvelous Thanksgiving in Houston for you to remember. The cruises are hosted onboard some of the incredible luxury yachts in the area. Expect the holiday cruise to last anywhere from two up to four hours with plenty of food, fun and fabulous entertainment wrapped in a party atmosphere. It’s the perfect way to ensure there is lots of delicious stuffing in the turkey, without experiencing the...

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6 Places For Scrumptious Soul Food In Houston

Sensational, spicy soul food is easy to find in Midtown Houston restaurants, when your exotic taste buds began to crave down-home African American dishes like grits, smothered oxtails and/or barbecue.You don’t have to settle for a bland cafeteria version of these delightful Southern specialties. Houston is where you can find the real McCoy served in cordial, clean and comfortable restaurant's throughout the city.Southern Dining In HoustonWe have...

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Houston Restaurants List Gets a Makeover

Our latest edition of "Good Eats", our new Houston restaurant listings has been expanded to include places to eat near the Texas Medical Center and Reliant Stadium. It's just about ready for publication. We have added a few of the new businesses that have hung out their shingles in the last year, and any of the ones that somehow got left off our previous list.You'll have a listing that will give you more than just access to the names by alphabetical...

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Houston Restaurant: Barbecue Tour

If you want to be a part of the latest Houston Restaurant Barbecue Tour, you better get a spot early. There are still a few places left on the bus to join one of Houston's favorite food writers on June 19, 2010 to get a taste of four distinct styles of Texas barbecue: African-American, Mexican barbacoa, German meat market, and open pit barbecue.The four to five hour tour will excite and delight guest as they get samples of bar-b-que done right,...

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Romantic Dinning In Houston

There are plenty of exciting places that are preferred by couples, dinning in Houston, Tx. Most don't require that the person with you be your spouse, so if you have a significant other, a bunch of close friends from your Midtown Houston apartment complex, you can bring them, her or him along too.We didn't limit our selection criteria to traditional dining rooms or generic menu items. We went on the hunt and discovered intimate, distinctive and...

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Dinning In Midtown Houston

The next time you're dinning in Midtown Houston, take notice that there does not seem to be any taco trucks in the area. Just about everywhere you go in this city you see them. In parking lots, on the side of the road and on pads sites at gas stations. These purveyors of quick and fast food, are seldom seen in this part of Houston.I don't generally eat at a lot of them, but there are one or two that I patronize when I'm looking for some good Tex-Mex....

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Midtown Houston Restaurants

Several Midtown Houston Restaurants were visited by the City of Houston's health department inspectors in April. They were out and about doing their regular inspections alongwith a few unannounced visits. Thank God, the city's inspectors weren't able to find any life threatening violations in the local eateries. Just the usual stuff, hair nets, food handling and poor lighting violations. Here some of the places mentioned in the April food establishment...

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Houston Restaurants:Barbecue

I should be able to qualify as an expert on Houston Barbecue Restaurants. In the last couple of weeks I've grabbed pork ribs, chopped beef and links from local food establishment all over the city.You don't have to go very far in Houston to locate fine dinning, Chinese, Soul Food or any cuisine that your palate desires. But, it's the wonderful taste of smoked meat cooked on a grill that people closely associate with Texas. I visited 5 different...

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Houston Theater: Ensemble Theater

The Ensemble Houston theater cast of American Menu had the rare opportunity to visit the diner that inspired the play. It allowed them to take a look at the exact place that was in the head of the playwright. Their short impromptu tour even included some lunch. Now that they are nearing their final performances. The long ride to Livingston, Texas the passionate work, and the long road it took from it's conception to the Ensemble's stage can be...

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Houston Museums: Buffalo Soldiers Museum In Houston

A groundbreaking joint effort between Houston museums and several Houston organizations may have created a new art form, because of the breathtaking exhibit detailing a piece of Black History. The Buffalo Soldiers Museum was one of the museums consulted after 39 well-preserved remains presumed to be Buffalo Soldiers were discovered in New Mexico.Historical Art and Science Exhibit The scientist from the Smithsonian Institute National Museum of Natural...

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Places For Couples To Dine On Valentines Day In Houston

You can stop looking for fun places for couples to dine on Valentine Day in Houston. Instead check out this list of incredibly awesome places that many local couples are flocking to this year.If your idea of fun includes wine, pajamas and fun then I've got some details on when, where and how you can get in on some big time partying in H-town. Here are a few places for you to consider:Pajama CruiseLove Bug DancePersonal Chefs In HoustonPajama CruiseThere...

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10 Things To Do In Houston

If you're looking for some fun things to do in Houston this week, check out this list. Here's a list of stuff to do that you'll surly love. It has a little but of everything on it, so that it's enjoyable whether you are single, a family or a pet lover.1 Do Take advantage of the awesome amenities, skate park, golf course and other facilities offered by the city of Houston through the Houston Parks and Recreation Department.2. Do leave glass bottles...

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Target's Free First Sunday

It's time for that Houston museum visit during Target's Free First Sunday, that you keep putting off. This weekend the Houston weather is finally co-operating and now it's your turn to commit. You'll be back in time for the Super Bowl if you venture out of the house for a couple of hours and take the kids to the Museum of Fine Arts Houston and their popular event, Target's Free First Sunday.You, the smallest members and the whole family will be...

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Art And Theater Companies In Houston

Private art galleries and theater companies that are located in Houston, anchor Houston's dynamic art scene. They are always filled with vibrant exhibits, performances and world-class artist from around the globe. It's a pleasure to be tell you about some of places where you can find great works of art outside of traditional venues, that are adding-to, building-up and influencing the city's cultural value..nobrtable br { display: none } ART--THEATER CONTACT INFORMATION Community Artist's Collective713-523-1616 Crossline...

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Houston Theater

I've started compiling an urban theater guide for people that want to catch some of the fabulous live urban theater that Houston has to offer. I have to agree with Atlanta director Kenny Leon who stated in a NY Times interview that regional theaters and today's hip, in-your-face urban theater are two different things,” he noted, “We shouldn’t try to make them be the same things.” The contemporary language, themes and topics are the trademarks...

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