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New Brightside Coffee Concept Is Fueled by Caffeine, Passion — and a Whole ‘Latte’ Love!

Jhane Hoang

When Juan Jose "JJ" Carrion and Ericka Zuleta decided to launch their gourmet mobile coffee cart Brightside Coffee at the beginning of the year, they had no idea how tricky things were about to get. Carrior is in finance for a major chemical company, and Zuleta's getting an MBA at UH while juggling her own day job in oil and gas project management, so the idea of opening their own biz may taste a little, well, bitter. But despite setbacks, the couple has found bold success, through pop-ups at weekend farmers markets, and through an innovative new big-batch cold-brew delivery service.

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On the Grow: Sustainable Harvesters Finds Fertile Ground for a New Kind of Eco-Friendly Farming

Kelli Durham

Braud and his loyal farm dog, Sophie

Forty miles northwest of Downtown, amid fields of grass, oak trees and white picket fences in the picturesque town of Hockley, lives Sustainable Harvesters, a 167-acre property with five greenhouses comprising 20,000 square feet of growing space. Launched by business partners Matthew Braud and Andrew Alvis in 2013 upon graduation from the LSU College of Agriculture, the farm is one of few commercial aquaponic farms in the country, and the largest in Texas.

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Everything You Need to Know to Have the Most Delicious Thanksgiving Ever

The Annie, photo by Jenn Duncan

To cook, reheat, dine-in or takeout? For Thanksgiving 2020, that is the question. With Covid still on the rise, and officials advising the public to exercise caution, whether you choose to celebrate at a restaurant or at home will come down to a personal choice. Either way, Houston-area restaurants are ready to serve, with options ranging from an utterly decadent, eat-until-you-can-eat-no-more feast at Benjamin Berg's brand new Turner's, to the homier, take-out comforts tried and true places like Cleburne Cafeteria. Where will you and your family celebrate Thanksgiving? Here are 32 restaurants that will do the cooking for you.

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