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🔎 BURGER WATCH! 🍔   is September 18, so we’re heading north to World’s Burgers in Montgomery to support a small, locally...
09/18/2026

🔎 BURGER WATCH! 🍔 is September 18, so we’re heading north to World’s Burgers in Montgomery to support a small, locally owned shop near Lake Conroe.

Founded in 2011 by Eva and Louis Alonso,
this family-operated spot is an old-fashioned burger joint that’s easy to miss from the road.

🐃 The thick, coarsely ground Angus beef patty is peppery and cooked through, with chopped iceberg lettuce, thin tomato slices and rough-cut white onions. The homemade, preservative-free bun gets toasted inside, giving its edges a buttery crispness.

🍟 The hand-cut fries are cooked in peanut oil, with crunchy edges and hot, fluffy centers. They have a subtle sweetness and earthy flavor that makes them especially good with the burger.

🍨 Blue Bell shakes come from an old-school mixing machine, while the menu also covers hand-cut onion rings, tacos, chile con queso, kosher beef hot dogs, chicken sandwiches and mozzarella sticks.

💲Combos run about $15.75 or less, while burgers and sandwiches average around $7.75 à la carte.

Could the restaurant use a little TLC? Sure. The walls wear a waxy patina from years of burger-and-grill air, long-retired equipment occupies some floor space and the wet-floor signs look like they may have achieved permanent residency.

But here’s the thing: the burger is great, the fries are fresh and the prices still feel like somebody remembers what a neighborhood burger joint is supposed to be. World’s Burgers isn’t polished, but I'll happily take it over another sterile burger box any day. 🍔

📍 World’s Burgers, 18438 TX-105
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🎬 The River Oaks Theater is screening Ang Lee’s acclaimed Eat Drink Man Woman on Friday, September 25. The 1994 film fol...
09/18/2026

🎬 The River Oaks Theater is screening Ang Lee’s acclaimed Eat Drink Man Woman on Friday, September 25.

The 1994 film follows a widowed father and his three daughters in Taipei, where elaborate Sunday dinners become a central part of family life.

After the screening, Houston Chronicle food critic Bao Ong is moderating a Q&A exploring the connections between cinema and food culture. 🍜

📍 , 2009 West Gray

Meet the host and co-creator of Le Duel Culinaire! David Denis is the executive chef and owner of Bistro Mistral, a grow...
09/17/2026

Meet the host and co-creator of Le Duel Culinaire! David Denis is the executive chef and owner of Bistro Mistral, a growing restaurant business in Houston that has locations in the Memorial neighborhood and in Bellaire. In 2014, he was awarded the prestigious Maîtres Cuisiniers de France title, the highest honor a chef can receive for French cuisine. He is one of only three living chefs exclusively based in Texas who hold that title. Denis has won numerous other awards, including “Best Food in Houston” from the Houston Press “Best In Houston” awards for four years, and the Waterford Crystal Chef of Chefs Award at W**e Rendezvous Grand Tasting & Chef Showcase during W**e & Food Week in The Woodlands, also for four years.

A native from the South of France, Denis has been at the forefront of bringing both modern and traditional French cuisine to Houston ever since opening his first restaurant, Le Mistral, in West Houston, in 2001. The restaurant thrived for 18 years, then Denis moved on to other ventures and partnerships, including one in Bistro 555 in the Memorial neighborhood. In 2025, he took full ownership of the restaurant and created the first Bistro Mistral — the name a nod to his original Houston restaurant. In 2026, he opened a second location in Bellaire.

The Bellaire location of Bistro Mistral will host all Le Duel Culinaire events in 2026. Tickets for all five competitions are sold out, but keep an eye on our social media channels, as planning for a Winter 2027 series is already in the works. Visit the Bistro Mistral events page to add your name to the interest list. You can express interest in competing or nominate a chef who you want to see compete by emailing Phaedra Cook at [email protected].

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📸 Courtesy of Bistro Mistral

🍷 *Highly experienced*   sommelier and bartender is seeking a new opportunity. If you know of an opening, please get in ...
09/17/2026

🍷 *Highly experienced* sommelier and bartender is seeking a new opportunity. If you know of an opening, please get in touch with me here or at [email protected] so I can have them forward their résumé.

🍸 Texas Cocktail Week returns September 20 through 26 with Houston events featuring guest shifts, tastings, educational ...
09/17/2026

🍸 Texas Cocktail Week returns September 20 through 26 with Houston events featuring guest shifts, tastings, educational seminars, competitions and visiting bars.

🥃 Presented by Michter’s, the statewide celebration brings international talent to local venues including Bandista, Donna’s, Lee’s, Trash Panda Drinking Club and Johnny's Gold Brick. 🍹

🎉 Houston’s schedule begins with the Texas Tipples: Kickoff Party at Bayou & Bottle in the Four Seasons on Sunday, September 20 featuring local and international bar teams and a live country music DJ performance by Lindsay Rae of Two Headed Dog. The kickoff event is followed by an after party with Freddy Andreasson (2026 North America's 50 Best Bartenders' Bartender) of El Gallo Altanero at Johnny's Gold Brick.

🗓 The rest of the Houston schedule runs throughout the week, giving local cocktail enthusiasts opportunities to experience visiting bars and Texas talent. The full lineup can be viewed at the link below.

https://texascocktailweek.com/events?city=houston

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🍷 W**e and Food Week's Platinum W**e Vault Returns September 18 💎 The Platinum W**e Vault Luxury Tasting, presented as p...
09/16/2026

🍷 W**e and Food Week's Platinum W**e Vault Returns September 18

💎 The Platinum W**e Vault Luxury Tasting, presented as part of W**e & Food Week, takes place Friday, September 18, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Bayway Cadillac of The Woodlands.

More than 125 rare and premium wines are being poured alongside culinary creations from local chefs and restaurants. 🧀 All food and beverage tastings are included with admission, as well as live musical performances.

🍝 Featured bites include agnolotti del plin with braised beef cheeks, loaded gourmet charcuterie cups, Cabernet-braised short ribs and mini loaded baked potatoes. 🍖 Additional offerings include chicken skewers, baklava, short rib ragu, salmon vol-au-vents, Brazilian shepherd’s pie and assorted artisan chocolates. 🍫

🤵‍♂️ Cocktail attire is requested, and attendees must be 21 or older. Tickets are available online.
https://wineandfoodweek.com/platinum-wine-vault/

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🍸 Best Regards, the Heights cocktail lounge  from owner Morgan Hansen, is celebrating its third anniversary on Saturday,...
09/16/2026

🍸 Best Regards, the Heights cocktail lounge from owner Morgan Hansen, is celebrating its third anniversary on Saturday, September 20.

🎶 The celebration runs from 4 to 10 p.m. and includes an oyster shucking station, cigar lounge, DJ sets, photo booths with prints to take home and both full-strength and zero-proof cocktails. 🍹

The female-owned bar occupies a 4,000-square-foot indoor-outdoor space accented by imported stone, brass and glass, with 20-foot sliding doors opening onto a string-lit garden patio, while a Void Acoustics sound system and rotating DJs shift the mood from relaxed daytime lounging to energetic late-night sessions. 🌌

📍 , 222 West 11th
📸 Sergio Luviano
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🍽️ Houston, Stock Your Freezer, Shop Local and Simplify Meal Planning!The New York Butcher Shoppe Tanglewood’s Broadway ...
09/15/2026

🍽️ Houston, Stock Your Freezer, Shop Local and Simplify Meal Planning!

The New York Butcher Shoppe Tanglewood’s Broadway Package gives you a freezer full of quality proteins for just $199:

🥩 2 Filet Mignons
🥩 2 Ribeyes
🥩 2 New York Strips
🍔 2 Angus Burger Patties
🐖 2 Center-Cut Pork Chops
🍗 2 Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts
🐖 1 Pork Tenderloin
🥩 2 lbs. Ground Angus Beef

Everything is vacuum-sealed and ready for the freezer. Additional packages are also available. Stop by New York Butcher Shoppe Tanglewood at 5886 San Felipe or call (281) 971-0699 for details.

Visit New York Butcher Shoppe in Houston, TX at our Tanglewood location for premium meats, artisanal cheeses, fine wines, and more.

🎉 Chef Lucas McKinney has been named one of Food & W**e’s 2026 Best New Chefs! The Mississippi native is the chef behind...
09/15/2026

🎉 Chef Lucas McKinney has been named one of Food & W**e’s 2026 Best New Chefs! The Mississippi native is the chef behind Josephine's Gulf Coast Tradition, the Midtown restaurant named for his great-grandmother.

🦪 McKinney’s cooking draws deeply from his Gulf Coast upbringing, childhood spent fishing the waters around Biloxi and generations of family members who worked in the seafood industry.

🦀 Since opening Josephine’s in 2023, McKinney has built a menu around the Gulf Coast ingredients and traditions he grew up with, including Texas redfish, blue crab, Gulf shrimp, oysters, crawfish, gumbo and fried seafood. His connections to fishermen, farmers and purveyors across the Gulf are central to the restaurant’s approach.

The honor places McKinney among an impressive group of chefs recognized by Food & W**e since the Best New Chefs program began in 1988, including Thomas Keller, Daniel Boulud, Grant Achatz, David Chang, Kwame Onwuachi and Nancy Silverton. 👏🏽

📍 , 318 Gray
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📸 Nick Scurfield (Scurfield Group)

📰 Duckstache Hospitality Announces Yet Another New Houston Restaurant Location👨🏽‍🍳 Right on the heels of announcing thre...
09/15/2026

📰 Duckstache Hospitality Announces Yet Another New Houston Restaurant Location

👨🏽‍🍳 Right on the heels of announcing three new Handies Douzo locations in Houston (see our coverage from August 27), Houston restaurant group Duckstache Hospitality has announced growth for another of its brands. The chef-driven restaurant group, led by chefs Patrick Pham and Daniel Lee and Chief Financial Officer C.J. Short, is opening a second Himari location in Houston’s Tanglewood neighborhood. The restaurant is planned for 6414 San Felipe in the former Bank of America space with an opening targeted for late 2026 or early 2027.

🍣 The original Himari at 1223 West 34th is a casual Japanese restaurant offering several types of sushi presentations, including maki, nigiri, sashimi, donburi and crudo. One signature dish is the Spicy Hamachi Crudo, made with Japanese yellowtail, serrano pepper and cold-smoked tomato.

🪑 At approximately 4,500 square feet, the new Himari will be Duckstache Hospitality’s largest Houston location to date. It will have approximately 110 seats, including 86 seats in booths, tables and banquettes, a 15-seat sushi bar and a 9-seat general bar. The design is by Gin Design Group and architect SDstudio, and takes inspiration from Japanese rural modernism. The restaurant will feature layered wood ceilings, indigo accents, dark terrazzo and an open sushi kitchen. The sushi and kappou bar will be the focal point of the dining room.

🗣️ “We wanted this second Himari to feel like a natural evolution of the original — still casual, approachable and welcoming, but with more room for people to gather and make it their own,” said Daniel Lee, chef and co-owner of Duckstache Hospitality. “And the fact that we’re taking over a former bank makes it even more fun. We’re finding creative ways to preserve some of the character of the original space while giving it a whole new life as Himari.”

📈 In addition to Himari and Hands Douzo, Duckstache Hospitality also owns Kokoro Hand Roll Bar, Kokoro Sushi & Yakitori, Aiko, Doko and Bar Doko. There are a dozen restaurants, total, and the company went international when it opened a location in Dubai.

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📸 Renderings courtesy of Gin Design Group; food photos by Studio Riviera.

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