Tonight: Catch Khruangbin's Hometown Show Before Their Global Tour

FOUNDED IN HOUSTON in 2010 by guitarist Mark Speer, bassist Laura Lee, and drummer Donald “DJ” Johnson, Khruangbin is a rock band Miles Davis would have loved to have played with, for space is the key to their interlocking, antiphonal ambience. It’s (mostly) instrumental music you can listen to alone, or enjoy with a few thousand of your closest friends.

Top Chefs Serve Up Food Frenzy at Four Seasons, Support Camp for Kids Touched by Cancer

Jeff Gremillion

SOME OF HOUSTON'S most noted chefs gathered in one of the city’s grandest hotels to raise about $85,000 for children touched by cancer.

Pop and Pour! New Cali Food and Wine Festival Ropes in Texas Celeb Chefs, Spotlights Sonoma

Robin Barr Sussman

READY FOR A long weekend of Northern California sunshine, fine wine, and epic natural beauty? It’s well worth the 3.5-hour flight for Houstonians to attend the Healdsburg Wine & Food Experience (May 20-22) and stay a few extra days to explore the glorious region.
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Long-Anticipated Japanese-French Resto Set to Bow in River Oaks on Friday

Manhattan Roll (photo by Julie Soefer)

THERE’S NO SHORTAGE of interesting fusion food in Houston — but a groundbreaking combo of French and Japanese cuisine along with stunning interior design should place this latest restaurant at the top of your to-do list.

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A Holiday Toast with Christmas Cocktail Queen Lexi Paterno, Julep’s New GM

Lexi Paterno (photo by Claudia Casbarian)

THE HOLIDAYS ARE in full swing at Wash Ave hotspot Julep. The bar, which won a James Beard Award for Outstanding Bar Program this year, is decked out in festive décor, a holiday drink menu — think spiked hot chocolate served in Santa mugs — and a new general manager, SoCal native Lexi Paterno.

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