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    Birds of a Feather at Le Colonial

    Food+Travel Views: 1734

    The River Oaks District’s sexy-scene-y Le Colonial  (713.629.4444) has welcomed award-winning executive chef Hassan Obaye — formerly with La Table — to its culinary team helmed by Nicole Routhier. The duo has...

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    Dining

    Devouring Houston

    Food+Travel, Uncategorized Views: 6600

    Every H-Town foodie knows that the Westheimer Curve in Montrose has risen to national notoriety for its superstar chefs, cool coffeeshops, bustling bakeries and trendy bar-next-door vibe. But the edible enclave is by no...

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    Travel

    Meet Me in Montana

    Food+Travel Views: 905

    If you prefer a bit of actual winter in wintertime, the Ranch at Rock Creek offers cool comforts — and audacious adventures. ...

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    Summer Place

    Food+Travel Views: 941

    It’s summertime in New Zealand, where spectacles of natural beauty are commonplace, and a trio of posh resorts has unexpected Texas ties....

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    dining

    Big Fish

    Food+Travel Views: 855

    Subtly lavish in its industrial-hip environs, and astoundingly accomplished, new sushi star Kukuri rises on the Washington Corridor. ...

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    Travel

    A New High

    Food+Travel Views: 1069

    With new spins on snow sports on offer, and classic adventures in après-ski aplenty, Aspen is hotter than ever this ski season. ...

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    Food

    Laidback in Business!

    Food+Travel Views: 1748

    After shuttering his famous Oxheart earlier this year, top chef Justin Yu returns with the hip, ‘more approachable’ Theodore Rex. ...

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    Food

    Upping the Game

    Food+Travel Views: 3397

    Donnette Hansen celebrates the 40th anny of her field-and-stream-savvy Rainbow Lodge with holiday fare, while working a new angle in the Rio Grande Valley. ...

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    Travel

    Gleaming Green

    Food+Travel Views: 1544

    Singapore, an international shopping mecca with hip little pockets of funky charm, thrills with its slick, sustainable take on urbanism....

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    dining

    A Classic, Revisited

    Food+Travel Views: 1258

    With an assist from a rising-star chef, fine-dining standard-bearer Tony’s gets fresh for fall....

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    Dining

    Glam Slam

    Food+Travel Views: 1260

    With their posh new Potente, an elegant eatery near the ballpark, top-tier chef Danny Trace and Astros-owner-turned-restaurateur Jim Crane have hit a haute homerun. ...

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    Fantasy Phuket

    Food+Travel Views: 8669

    Tucked into a hillside in a rainforest on Phuket Island, a quietly enchanting Thai resort is a counterpoint to the region’s famed nightlife — and to reality itself....

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    Into the Temple

    Food+Travel Views: 1179

    The sacred and sublime meet in central Vietnam, where a newly reimagined resort coexists with an ancient city. ...

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    food culture

    Kid in the Kitchen

    Food+Travel Views: 1045

    It was far from assured that Paul Petronella, 40 — scion of Houston’s most prolific extended food family, including Mandolas and Carrabbas and others — would ever run the charming little Italian restaurant in...

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    You Don’t Know Jack

    Food+Travel Views: 1167

    Jack-o’-lantern, that is. Three top Houston cooks put a fresh new spin on the quintessential ingredient of October: pumpkin. ...

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    dining

    The New ‘New Asian’

    Food+Travel Views: 1056

    The city’s fascination with fresh takes on Asian cuisine seems boundless, as sexy Roka Akor and sophisticated Aqui bow....

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    food culture

    To Market

    Food+Travel Views: 1186

    99 Ranch Market Roam aisle after aisle of ground spices, canned curry paste, instant noodles and pickled cucumbers at this West Houston Asian grocery store with locations across the country. Score seafood, dead or...

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    Posh on the Peninsula

    Food+Travel Views: 1013

    In the dry forests of northwestern Costa Rica, on a cliff above turquoise seas, a former private mansion becomes a luxurious getaway resort....

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    food culture

    Hope Blooms in Sunnyside

    Food+Travel Views: 1891

    An urban-farm project a decade in the making is on the grow in south Houston. And, if its founder has her way, bringing fresh produce to one of the city’s worst food deserts — and to H-Town’s top chefs — is just...

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    Friends in Low Places

    Food+Travel Views: 1027

    At Lowbrow and Better Luck Tomorrow, top toques trade haute cuisine for pub grub with panache....

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    Destination: Doing Good

    Food+Travel Views: 1027

    Its look is brightly arty, but what really makes new Hotel Ylem so hip is its big heart. ...

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    FOOD

    The Tao of Chic

    Food+Travel Views: 1971

    In its first foray into the continental U.S., oh-so-buzzy Yauatcha matches contemporary teahouse environs with an elevated dim sum menu. This is not dumplings as usual. ...

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    Food

    Indian Summer

    Food+Travel Views: 1028

    Just in time for the season, Kiran Verma touts a sparkly new space and vegetarian tasting menu, along with familiar elegance and grace. ...

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    Food

    Star Is Born

    Food+Travel Views: 1160

    Top restaurateur Lee Ellis takes a dive — into the deep coastal waters of seafood-savvy Star Fish. In the Ellis way, this is fun food done well. ...

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  • Pomegranate guacamole at new Sumomaya in River Oaks District.
    Food

    Latest Dish

    Food+Travel Views: 1881

    Houston’s Best Food News, in Small Bites ... ...

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    FOOD

    New in Brew

    Food+Travel Views: 1495

    Got beer? Houston is filling to the brim with new breweries, joining stalwarts Karbach and Saint Arnold and new-classics 8th Wonder, No Label and Buffalo Bayou as hip drinking — and eating — destinations. Prefer...

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    Food Culture

    Green Day

    Food+Travel Views: 2234

    It’s not just about skipping meat. Vegans, fast increasing in numbers, do it for the animals, the environment and their health. And, in Houston, they’ve never had better food. ...

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  • The Rio Grande River running through Santa Elena Canyon at Big Bend National Park in Texas. A hiker rests by the riverbank in the lower right, facing away from the camera.
    Travel

    Go Big!

    Food+Travel Views: 1510

    Summertime might not seem like the best time to hike Big Bend. But, with the right guidance, it’s an ideal season to take in the Texas treasure’s unique splendor....

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    Dining

    Deep South

    Food+Travel Views: 1525

    Hugo Ortega has probably done more to enlighten foodies on authentic Mexican food than anyone else alive. And it’s made him a Houston treasure. A five-time finalist for the James Beard Award, his landmark Hugo’s —...

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    Food Culture

    Check Your Feed!

    Food+Travel Views: 1758

    Last summer’s big Instagram-approved foodie trend was frosé. What’s coming this year? Our guess: colorful, cooling treats like poke bowls, ‘taiyaki’ ice cream and, of course, frosé 2.0. ...

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    Video

    March 2017: On Location

    Art+Culture, Business+Innovation, Fashion+Home, Food+Travel, Video, Wellness+Giving Back Views: 1719

    The new issue is out now! Here's your behind-the-scenes glimpse at the making of the March issue, full of fashion, the hottest parties, and the biggest ideas in Houston. And, as always, it's all local. From cover to...

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    Video

    Super Bowl Blast!

    Art+Culture, Business+Innovation, Fashion+Home, Food+Travel, Video Views: 1071

    Want to party with Michael Phelps, James Brolin and Common? Here’s your VIP ticket inside one of Super Bowl 51’s best bashes, the CityBook-sponsored Big Game Big Gift blowout!...

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    Dining & Nightlife

    Devouring Houston

    Food+Travel Views: 3306

    H-Town has Super Bowl fever, and the hottest restaurants and night spots are expecting capacity crowds hungry for fun and thirsty for trouble. Here's where the Big Game throngs are sure to gather ­— plus audacious...

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    Travel

    Bend in the River

    Food+Travel, Uncategorized Views: 2087

    San Antonio, often dismissed as touristy, is changing fast, as star chefs vie for foodies, and a hip hotel scene rises at water’s edge. ...

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    Two Truths and a Lie

    Don’t Tread on Me

    Food+Travel Views: 3020

    Chris Cusack, 35, ended 2016 on a sour note with the uber-controversial and widely panned shuttering of his lauded Foreign Correspondents and neighboring bar Canard. But Cusack, who still has hot spots like Down House...

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    Video

    Winter 2017: On Location

    Art+Culture, Business+Innovation, Fashion+Home, Food+Travel, Video Views: 1548

    We’ve hit the streets — and the Super Bowl-savvy restaurant and nightlife scene — to cover the best of Houston food, fashion and fun now. Here’s your intimate peek inside the third issue of the hottest new...

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    Holiday 2016: On Location

    Art+Culture, Business+Innovation, Fashion+Home, Food+Travel, Video, Wellness+Giving Back Views: 2940

    Welcome back for round two! Here's your intimate behind-the-scenes look at the sophomore issue of the most exciting new magazine in Houston....

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    Business

    Last Exit to EaDo

    Business+Innovation, Fashion+Home, Food+Travel Views: 2045

    Peopled by collaborative young entrepreneurs, funky festival promoters and earnest street artists, EaDo may just become Houston’s answer to trendy Brooklyn districts. But it will have to survive its own good fortune...

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    Food Culture

    The Godfather

    Business+Innovation, Food+Travel Views: 10234

    In a beautiful new memoir/cookbook, one of the city’s standard-bearers of Italian cuisine — and family tradition — tells all....

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    Dining

    Chinese Revolution

    Food+Travel Views: 1710

    Combining devotion to age-old culinary style with fun new ideas — how about an artisan cocktail with your spicy crispy tofu? — several new Chinese joints are scoring in Montrose and the Heights....

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    Travel

    Mexico City, Wall to Wall

    Art+Culture, Food+Travel Views: 1699

    Glimpse the sights of one of the Americas’ oldest — and trendiest — cities, through the eyes of world-famous muralists....

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  • Catch of the Day Frixos Chrstinis proudly displays fresh-caught cobia at sunrise in Freeport
    Food Culture

    A Houston Odyssey

    Art+Culture, Food+Travel Views: 3041

    As one of the city’s most venerable block parties, The Original Greek Festival, turns 50, the Greek community reflects on its immigrant past — and how it’s shaped the way Houston eats....

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    Travel

    California Dreaming

    Food+Travel Views: 1264

    SoCal has never been better for spa lovers, as Cal-a-Vie turns 30 fabulously, and the surfsavvy new Ranch at Laguna Beach makes a splash....

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    Dining

    River Oaks’ New Number

    Food+Travel Views: 1669

    With contemporary flair and a sexy, scene-seeking following already secure, River Oaks District’s new Steak 48 is already the top of H-Town’s must-hit list....

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    Travel

    Weird. And Wow!

    Food+Travel Views: 1331

    With scores of smart new hotels, restaurants and more, Austin is a more sophisticated destination than ever before. But don’t worry, it’s still quirky....

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    Dining

    Colonial Rule

    Food+Travel Views: 2327

    Smartly channeling the romance and exotic allure of a faraway, long-ago world — and proffering beautifully accomplished Vietnamese fare — Le Colonial bows in River Oaks....

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    Business

    The New Lee Ellis

    Business+Innovation, Food+Travel Views: 2898

    Restaurant innovator Lee Ellis, who sees Frito pie as fine dining and creamed corn as an ice cream flavor, is quickly rebuilding his company — after leaving behind his empire....

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  • Shepherd, Yu, Siegael-Gardner, Pera and Gallivan team up as the HOUBBQ Collective for the second annual Southern Smoke dinner, which takes place at Underbelly and Hay Merchant on Nov. 6th. Tickets available at southernsmoke.org
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    Up in Smoke

    Food+Travel, Wellness+Giving Back Views: 1549

    They say where there's smoke, there’s fire. Such is the case with the Southern Smoke dinner, during which five of Houston’s hottest chefs serve smoked meats....

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    Premier Issue: On Location

    Art+Culture, Business+Innovation, Fashion+Home, Food+Travel, Video, Wellness+Giving Back Views: 2422

    Go behind the scenes with ‘Houston CityBook,’ the hot new magazine for the most fascinating town in America! ...

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