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 in Houston that will please their palate.

Here’s the list of the places where you can dine on Christmas Day 2010 in Houston.

House of Blues
17 Restaurant
Whole Foods Market
Lancaster Hotel
Omni Hotel Houston
Ruth's Chris Steak House
Vic and Anthony’s
Kiran's Indian restaurant in Highland Village
Cleburne Cafeteria
The Moghul’s Restaurant and M Lounge
Daily Grill
McCormick & Schmick’s.

Continue below to see some of the details about the dinner menus that are being prepared for those smart enough to enjoy Christmas day and let someone else do the cooking.

House of Blues

To get a good meal without straying to far from Midtown Houston we need go no further than the Downtown District’s foot-stomping palace, the House of Blues. Their menu will include turkey cooked in 3 classic Southern cooking styles fried, smoked and roasted.

17 Restaurant

Christmas Eve or Christmas Day when she can be treated to 17 Restaurant's delicious specialties such as milk roasted veal breast and a chocolate decadent tart! Their hours on Christmas Eve are from 3 - 9 pm and on Christmas Day 11:30 am - 9 pm, and with a reasonably pre- fixed menu for both days around $55 per person.

Whole Foods Market

A prime-rib dinner includes roasted Brussels sprouts, Parmesan asparagus and garlic mashed potatoes for $179.99 for 6-8 guests. A vegan dinner includes field roast, mashed potatoes, butternut squash, vegetables, and gravy for $14.99 per person. A la carte options include sushi, pies and gravy, among others. Call any location.

Lancaster Hotel

Rated one of the best places to stay in the world by Conde Naste Condé Nast Traveler Magazine the Lancaster is also a place to get your eat on Christmas Day. The dinning experience is intimate and charming with a not so traditional holiday menu that boast a scrumptious meal of Fennel & Garlic Crusted Pork Loin, Shrimp, Mussels & Calamar.

Omni Hotel Houston

You can treat yourself are a fab yuletide meal at NOÉ the Omni Houston signature restaurant and bar. You can take spend some of your down time during the holiday at their other popular gathering places, the Black Swan , its hip urban bar and Café on the Green a Texas-style American Bistro offering breakfast and lunch.

This year the fare includes a lavish array of food stations. Champagne Station: Meat Carving Station ect. where you can choose from sugar glazed Ham, Prime Rib or that classic red meat, Beef with Horseradish Sauce and Au Jus.

Ruth's Chris Steak House

Centrally located in the heart of Houston between on Richmond Avenue. This
Houston favorite is keeping the doors open for Christmas Day for their loyal followers who want good food done great. You can check the website for the menu or stop by from 4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. December 25th.

Vic and Anthony’s

Too busy to cook? Head downtown for a holiday meal at Vic and Anthony’s. The menu, straight up BEEF, Filet Mignon, Prime Strip, and Prime Ribeye. The crowd for this distinctive dinning experience should be sparse so you won’t have a long wait.


Kiran's

This Indian restaurant in Highland Village is one of the places to find something other than Turkey and dressing. You taste buds will be delighted with these mouthwatering dishes.

Tandoori Chicken served with Daal & Onion Kulcha
Lamb & Chicken kebabs served with Daal & Onion Kulcha
Lamb Tenderloin Tandoori Quail Served with Mushroom Biryani & Naan


Cleburne Cafeteria

One of Houston's best known dining establishments that keep its doors open on Dec. 25. is Cleburne Cafeteria. It has provide a generation of Houston residents and visitors with fresh ingredients and home-style meals.
Some of the staples on their menu are Baked Ham, Turkey & Dressing, Honey Lime Chicken Breast with Rice & Mango Salsa,

The Moghul’s Restaurant and M Lounge

The Moghul’s Restaurant has opened up in time for the holiday. It’ll be open for Christmas day for those that prefer to celebrate the day with South Asian cuisine. If you are a lover of Pakistan and Indian food. You can have dinner al a carte, from a menu that includes Leg of Lamb, Lamb Chops, grilled meats and fish from a tandoori oven or charcoal grill.

Daily Grill


Christmas Day Reservations
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Come Join Us Again On Christmas Day As We Serve Turkey And Prime Rib Chef's Specials. We Are Open Regular Hours.

Casarez Restaurante

This CreoleMex restaurant is technically closed on Christmas -- except to those regulars who sign-up for Christmas dinner. Then they'll feed you their brand of Creole Tex Mex for free.
Before you sign-up for the meal, stop in 807 Edgebrook Drive to try the gushed-about fajitas, the enchiladas verde or the blackened pork chops.

McCormick & Schmick’s.

Seafood trio, shrimp Lump meat crab cake and grilled Salmon and herb crusted Prime Rib will be served from 11 to 9 pm.

This is just a sampling of some of the many restaurants that are serving dinner on Christmas in Houston. We did not try to make this a comprehensive list we didn't touch on the soul food restaurants in Houston that are open, because there aren’t that may people who are probably searching for places to eat.

We want to take a few minutes to wish you Happy Holiday’s and a prosperous New Year and thanks for reading the Midtown Restaurant and Entertainment guide.

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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 same old stuffy holiday routine.

Thanksgiving Dinner In Houston

The meals are served while the yachts are cruising on the loal waterways. They slowly float past some of the beautiful large estates on Clear Lake, the Kemah boardwalk and Galveston Bay.

The chefs seem to go all out to put together dandy, delightful and delicious dishes for the guest on each of the fabulous yacht cruises. You can expect to be offered several dinning options.

Lite fare
Full dinner
Specialty dinner


The typical Thanksgiving Dinner Cruise menu includes, turkey and a few other local favorites like Blackened Tilapia, garden fresh vegetables, appetizers and lots of salads to choose from.

Holiday Dinner Cruises

The price for an all inclusive Thanksgiving cruise cost, on average for adults: $69.95, children: $39.95.

City Lights Cruises
Star fleet Yachts
The big White boat
Houston Party boats


This is just our short list of places that offer holiday cruises that will be setting sail throughout the 2010 season. Visit us soon for more details about other great holiday cruises and meals.

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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 Houston

We have personally visited all of the restaurants on this list and can tell you that our desire for eating African American cuisine in warm, welcoming, and wonderful atmospheres was met beyond our expectations.

One of the traditions of Southern African American cooking is heaping helpings of hospitality and food, all of these places have got that part down pat. Their menu items are a reflection of a variety of the other cultures that have influenced generations of African American cooks.


Soul Food Specialties

Yams

We found the yams served at “This Is It” to be the sweetest things this side of heaven. They were cooked with just enough cinnamon and sugar to flavor the dish and still allow the earthy taste of the yams natural sugar to seep through.

Fried Chicken






Fried foods have taken a beating in the quest for healthier dining choices, but the wings that we were served at Sparkle Hamburgers with a waffles and wings breakfast were as close to grease-less as you can hope to find anywhere.






Fried Catfish

If you have been avoiding fish at restaurants because they only serve the well known ocean varieties of Cod and Trout and you prefer that down-home taste of Catfish, Thelma’s got you covered. Although she is widely recognized for the way she almost magically infuses smoke into a piece of beef, the lady can work wonders with fried Catfish too.


Oxtails

This cut of meat has taken a beating from health eating advocates, because it is so high in fat and protein. But it’s a part of the cow that is considered a delicacy in soul food. As their name implies “Just Ox Tails” is the best place in Houston to find them on the menu any day of the week. They have no qualms serving them for either lunch or dinner.

Houston Soul Food Restaurant List

(abbreviated menu on Sparkle Burger Building)




Breakfast Club
Bobby Cues
This Is It
Thelma's Barbecue
Midtown Smokehouse
Sparkle Hamburger
Zydeco Diner

At most soul food restaurants in Houston and those in other cities around the country you can expect to find delicious corn bread and thick, biscuit sopping gravy on just about any menu.

If you know of any place in Houston with scrumptious Creole and African American cooking that deserves a place on this hastily compiled list of restaurants, we would like to know about them. You are welcome to add their address in the comment section below or by contacting us through the email link in the column on the right.

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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 order, food types, and area of town. It' ll be in a convenient widget that people can download to their home page or desk top gadget.

Here's a sneak peak at a few of the names that will be on our "Good Eats" Houston Restaurant List.


Amazon Grill
Amerigo's Grille
Aquarium
Baba Yega
Backstreet Cafe
Becks Prime
Bellaire Burger
Berryhill Baja Grill
Bistro Don Camillo
Bistro Provence
Blake's BBQ

Bobbie Cues
The Breakfast Klub
Bubba's Burger Shack
Buffalo Grille
Cabo's
Cadillac Bar
Cafe Adobe
Cafe Benedicte
Café Rabelais
Capriccio Tapas
Carrabba's Italian Grill
Catalan
Chez Nous
The Chocolate Bar
Christian's Totem
Churrascos
Cullen's Grill
Daily Review Cafe
Da Marco

Damian's
Dolce Vita
Dry Creek Cafe
El Rey
El Tiempo
Empire Cafe
Escalante's Mexican Grill


If our list of Houston Restaurants doesn't include one of your favorite eating places? You can get them added by leaving a comment with 3 reasons to include __(your favorite)________ in our list of places in Houston with good eats.

You don't have to be a patron. You can be the owner or just a fan of the eating establishment. Be sure you include some of the contact information for the business that you want added to our popular list this year.

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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, in these four Texas styles.

Houston Food Tour Highlights

Some of the bright points of the Houston food tour will be some unforgettable experiences in which guest will have the once in a lifetime privileged to :

• Learn from the experts the culinary differences of the styles of barbecue
• See the huge barbecue pits in restaurants
• Meet the real kings of smoked meat, the pit bosses

An air of mystery surrounds the names of the restaurants that will be visited. They're are being guarded with the secrecy of a covert CIA mission, until a few minutes before the tour.

Houston Food Tour Info

• When: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, June 19, 2010
• Place: Visitors Center, City Hall, 901 Bagby Street
• Parking: Theater District Garage on Rusk between Smith and Bagby
• Seats Available: 22
• Cost: $80.00. Check or Credit Card.
• Reservations: Please call Sandra Lord at (713) 222-9255 for details.

This delectable Houston restaurant bar-b-que tour will be led by award winning restaurant reviewer Rob Walsh, who will have a few autographed copies of his cookbooks on hand for purchase, including "Legends of Texas Barbecue Cookbook".


Mr. Walsh is best known in Houston for his work as a food writer for the Houston Press from 2000-2010. He regularly conducts sold out food tours in Houston and other parts of the country when he's not busy working on his new book, blog, or speaking to food lovers.

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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 different places where a majority of the patrons are lovers and couples. ,

List of Places for Intimate Dining



Dinner cruise

Star gazing
Balloon flight
Wine & Cheese Tours

We'll start with the two-hour dinner cruise on Clear Lake and Galveston Bay. A chance to dine on the water, bathed in moonlight is a romantic dining experience available on yachts in the Houston area.
The cruise onboard the huge yacht, will lift your spirit, senses and sensuality as you enjoy a few perks.and special views of :

sunsets on the water.
cruise by the Kemah Boardwalk
romantic dinner

The current schedule shows that the romantic dinner cruise last from 5:pm to 7:pm. You need to plan ahead and get there early unless you want to be left ashore when the yacht pulls away.

Here's some of the other romantic places to dine in Houston on our list. These places and their incredibly tasty food will be featured later issues.

Mystery diner cruise on a yachts
Breakfast cruise In Houston
Dinner cruise
Moonlight boat ride on Armand bayou


They feature romantic atmospheres, foster stimulating conversation and create a peaceful, enjoyable evening away from home that many couples in Houston long for.

All of these exciting jaunts require reservations and payments in advance. They are often sold out, so check with the individual websites to make sure seats are available and don't just show up on the day of the cruise thinking you'll be allowed onboard.

Related post:

Fun Dinning for Couples

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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. They have been around for a few years and occasionally I'll visit them, when I am close by their location.

Mexican Food

The last couple of times I visited one of them to get Mexican Food, I noticed they have changed the size of their tortillas. The were about 8 to 10 inches in diameter, now they use a smaller one that seems to be about 5 inches.

The tortas and burritos don't seem to have been affected yet, but I'm sure they will be changing these menu staples too. These small eateries were once a sure bet, as a place where you could get a pretty good value for your buck. Now, cut backs have seem to have drizzled down to them.

We still have some grrrreat choices for Tex-Mex and authentic Mexican food in and around Midtown Houston.

Mexican Food In Midtown Houston

Taco A Go Go
Main Street near the HCC Metrorail stop

Cyclone Anaya Midtown
309 Gray Street

Ruby Tequila's Mexican Kitchen
2616 Louisiana Street @ McGowen near Chase Bank

Hugo's
1600 Westheimer in the heart of Montrose

La Mexicana Restaurant
1018 FAIRVIEW ST @ MONTROSE

El Patio Mexican Restaurant Midtown
Near Spec Liquors in Midtown


Maybe the reason Mexican food in Midtown Houston does not include mobile food trucks is they know that we love our tacos big and full of pastor, fajita and pollos.

They know little dinky tortillas are not welcome in this part of town. We're not going for it. When we have places to eat in Houston that offer heaping plates full of delicious Mexican food to dine on in Midtown.

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Barbecue In Midtown Houston

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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 report.
HUNG BURGERS AND MORE
LA DOLCE VITA CAFE
SKYLINE DELI
TASTI D LITE
MINUTE MAID PARK

New $.99 Cents Barbecue Sandwich

I'm sure the mini-chopped barbecue beef sandwiches are usually pretty good. I won't embarrass the eatery by naming them, but I will add they have a nifty looking little sandwich for under a buck.

I had an unbelievable experience when I stopped in the Midtown Houston's barbecue restaurant selling these delightful treats. What was unbelievable, was the way the management acted. It ended up tainting my tastebuds.

What really got me perturbed about the place was how the guy who was managing that day, openly lorded over the waitstaff.

The poor young lady who was trying to finish her shift and go home, was chastised by her boss rather loudly. His tone and remark "I didn't get money", sounded more like a pimp than a manager. He was all over the poor waitress like white on rice about the money for two orders, a couple of guys had made and were sitting in the corner checking out the NCAA playoffs.

She explained that she hadn't collected the money. Obviously, the Midtown Houston Restaurant doesn't have a pay when you order policy posted. If they do, he should have simply reminded her that no orders are prepared until he receives the money.

Let me get off the soap box, and mention they've always had some pretty good barbecue in the past, but the terrible decorum spoiled a good meal for me.

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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 Houston restaurants in search of some delicious slow cooked meat.

Restaurants In Houston

Here's a list of some of the places that serve good barbecue in Houston that I can vouch for and regularly buy, eat and know their food. You can find these restaurants and plenty others in my new Restaurant Guide when it's complete later this month. I won't bother awarding stars or making other comments. I'll give you their addresses and let you be the judge.


Guys Meat Market
(713) 747-6800 3106 Old Spanish Trl, Houston, TX

Thelma Bar B Que
3755 Southmore Blvd, Houston,

Beef And Bun
4418 West Fugua

Burns Barbecue
8307 Depriest

Old Hickory Inn Barbecue
5427 S. Braeswood

Walkers Barbecue
Fannin

Lockwood Inn
Lockwood

Bobbie's Cue
Scott

5 Of Houston's Best Barbecue Restaurants

Lockwood Inn

Located on Houston's North side it's a place that has a long tradition of good barbecue. I went there for my favorite meat, tasty homemade links, They were sold out for the day when I got there. I reluctantly order a chopped beef sandwich, since I was pressed for time.

Bobbie Cues

This award winning chef just opened a restaurant on Scott across from he University of Houston. He knows how to season, smoke and serve up heaping portions of barbecue.

Beef And Bun
They're one of the few places that don't sell a rib sandwich. You have to get them on a Rib basket. It always overflowing with about 4 or 5 big juicy pork ribs and more fries than you can eat.

Thelma's

I was passing by and noticed there wasn't a line outside and made a dash for the door. I wasn't even hungry, so I took a barbecue rib sandwich to my mother, who's always game for some Thelma's. The ribs were small and the meat was tender with enough ribs for the two of us to feast on a single sandwich.

Old Hickory Inn

I had the pleasure of accompanying a friend who had won a free dinner when she correctly answered a question on the Antiqueman, Paul Wishnow's radio show to the Old Hickory Inn. We had a platter with double meat, sliced beef and links and potato salad and beans. The service was exceptional, the food was alright.

How To Tell Good Barbecue

It's always been my contention that good barbecue has to be marinated. I'm not that crazy about dry rubs and injecting stuff into meat. I like my meat in a wet marinate, so it can soak up the flavor for a couple of hours before being slow cooked. It only takes about 30 minutes of smoking to get the taste I like. But it requires several hours of heat before it's done.

I always use either oak or pecan wood sprinkled with mesquite chips that infuse their aromatic flavor into a slab of meat. When I can touch the meat and it pulls away from the bone I know that the meat has achieved the right level of tenderness and perfection that's neccessary befor any pork, beef or meat, is considered genuine Texas Barbecue.

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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 fully appreciated.

American Menu written by Don Wilson Glenn, characterizes a group of 5 Black women working at a Livingston, Texas diner in 1968. Martin Luther King Jr's assassination, the brutal murder of a black child in their community form the backstory. The Texas playwright uses witty prose to power the dialogue and fuel the worker's conversations that are focused on prejudice, poverty and each other.

Although it's Houston theater debut is directed by a woman(Eileen J. Morris), features an all-female cast (Shirley Whitmore, Detria Ward, Rachel Hemphill Dickson, Tisha Dorn and Lee Waddell) written from a female perspective, and can easily fit into the psyche of the largely female subscriber base of the Ensemble Theater. It's not a play just for women.

Its powerful themes are strong enough for any man, who will allow the playwrights masterful work about civil rights and uncivilized wrongs a place inside their head.

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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 History along with some local engineers and other scientists went over the the bones with more that just the usual fine tooth comb. The museum exhibit combines art, technology, engineering and forensic science to unlock some lost military history and life at Fort Craig, New Mexico in the mid-1860's.

Modern technology afforded the use of microscopes, CT scanners, X-ray machines and digital measuring devices to reveal the true identities of the Black American soldiers. They unraveled clues to the rugged, isolated and often difficult conditions for soldiers at Fort Craig. These 21st Century tools enabled the scientists to positively identify 3 of the soldiers by comparing the details of their remains with the military enlistment records.

Black History Exhibit In February



The results is an exhibit of how forensic science can paint an accurate picture by pulling together small pieces of information to tell a story. This one of a kind, behind the scene look gives visitors insight into forensic anthropology and the techniques that are used to recover and assess important information such as the age, sex, stature, ancestry of skeletal remains.

It'll reveals for the first time publicly the intricate work that sculptors must do to capture the minute details needed to put a face on unidentifiable human remains. It's thought to be bold attempt to render the first known facial reconstruction of a Buffalo soldier. The face will be reconstructed in front of visitors during the Houston Museums, February Black History exhibit.

Buffalo Soldiers Museum In Houston

There have been two good by-products from the discovery of these remains. Something is finally being done to prevent the widespread looting of national treasures, remote burial sites like Fort Craig and old cemeteries, by relic hunters. And the bodies of these Buffalo soldiers were moved to a fitting and secure final resting place in the Santa Fe National Cemetery.

This incredible blending of art and science will bring some much needed attention and admiration to a group of once lost, but never forgotten African American soldiers and the Buffalo Soldier Museum.

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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 Cruise
Love Bug Dance
Personal Chefs In Houston

Pajama Cruise

There will be party and games at the one-of-a-kind Valentine's Day Pajama Cruise. Not only can you dress down for this event. You're invited to wear your favorite pj's and slippers and you may want to bring your robe to keep warm on this grown ups only cruise.
The excitement begins at 11pm and last till the wee hours of the morning. There will be plenty of snacks to go around and your favorite 4 P's.

• Partying
• Pajama contest
• Prizes
• Party People

Love Bug Dance

Only in Houston can you get your groove on and stroll through a living, tropical rainforest at a Valentine Dance. The Houston Museum Of Natural Science has put together an enchanting evening for people who want an all-inclusive evening of romance. Included in the price of a ticket are:

• Cocktails
• Appetizers
  
• Dancing
• Live Music

Personal Chefs In Houston

It doesn't matter if you or your spouse, mate or lover is new to cooking or a connoisseur of fine dinning, a home cooked meal can become a special treat when you use team work. I've included these few brief facts you should know about on dinning at home from the “Bertolli Romance Report1”.

• The average couple expressed that their relationships could benefit from more romance.

• Most wanted to talk more in person and sit down to a meal more often with their spouse/significant other.

• Two-thirds stated that eating meals at home promotes intimacy more than eating out.

Begin your romantic dinning adventure with the menu selection and the purchasing of the food and the love and happiness could very well last long past the lovingly prepared meal.


These places for couples to dine on Valentines Day make it easy to create an exotic memorable affair. It will be refreshing to escape the same old routine, hanging out in the same old places.

You're welcome to leave me a line or two in the comment section about your favorite, fantastic, fabulous and fun places for great dinning experiences in Houston.

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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 and/or containers in the car and keep your pet on a leash when you visit any of the 350 developed parks and over 200 greenspaces in Houston.

3.Do catch the high-powered action of NCAA Sporting events when you visit Houston. Houston is home to 4 major Universities that are always major contenders in their respective conferences.

4. Attending a NFL,MLB or any sports events in Houston requires that you get an early if you don't want to spend time in a traffic jam that has slowed to a crawl.

5. Take the NASCAR lover in your family out to Houston Motorsports Park for Pro Stock Car racing they'll also enjoy their Outlaw Pro Modified drag racing too.

6.Do your teens a favor and make a pit stop at the Cornerstone MX Park for some high flying motocross action. Houston also has Horse and Greyhound racing.


7. One of the really fun thing every visitor to Houston should do is take a guided tour of Minute Maid Park, Toyota Center or downtown Houston.

8. If you want to see some of the finest examples of rare, 19th-century furniture, pottery and Duchess De Caze Pink Camellias pay a visit to the Bayou Bend Garden's.

9. Another fabulous thing to do in Houston is to eat Soul food. Just Ox tails, This is it and the Breakfast Klub are the favorite eating places for many local residents.

10. Your to do list isn't complete until you've been on the lively tour at The National Buffalo Soldiers Museum In Houston.


There is always some fun things to do in Houston, regardless to what part of the city you reside, visit are traveling to. A few of the events may require the weather to cooperate, but if you give it a few minutes the weather will change,

Lots of the thing on this list are not only kid friendly they can be done on the cheap.

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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 beaming with delight as ya'll discover art and take part in a variety of cool learning activities. This Houston MFAH event allows visitors to explore, create and experience art, stories, a performance or a flick, and more! It's a great way to expose young children to art something they can enjoy for the remainder of their life.

No preregistration, No admission, it's a No brainer! This fantastic event is one that every Houston kid must see and do.

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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.

ART--THEATER	CONTACT INFORMATION
Community Artist's Collective	713-523-1616
Crossline Art Gallery	www.crosslinegallery.com
Dominic Walsh Dance Theater	www.dwdt.org
Ensemble Theater	713-520-0055
Gallery Sonja Roesch	www.gallerysonjaroesch.com
Houston Center for Contemporary Arts	www.crafthouston.org
Heinen Theatre and Theatre One	713-718-6570
Houston Fire Museum	www.houstonfiremuseum.org
Inman Gallery	www.inmangallery.com
Kinzelman Art Consultants	www.kinzelmanart.com
Lawndale Art Center	www.lawndaleartcenter.org
Midtown Art Center	713-521-8803

We've realize that this list contains just a sampling of the places to experience art and where true lovers of live theater gather in Houston.

If you want a free listing for your business or organization in any of our guides just contact us.

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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 that set these unique community theater apart as a platform for artistic productions that are entertaining crowd pleasing events. If you have the name of a organization that needs to be listed in our free directory just drop me a line in the comment section of the blog.

Houston Urban Theater Guide

The Ensemble Theatre
www.ensemblehouston.com -
(713) 520-0055

Interactive Theater 333 South Jensen Drive
(713) 862-7112

Encore Theater
Cullen
I have already completed the listings in the our Urban Theater Guide for the the groups listed above. I'm sure there are lots of others that can benefit from being placed in the directory.

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