Houston's best restaurant, chef, more star in 2022 Tastemaker Awards

Culturemap Houston Restaurants + Bars 5/25 4:47P Eric Sandler

Presenting the winners of the 2022 CultureMap Tastemaker Awards. This collection of restaurant industry professionals represents the best of Houston's dining scene. As a reminder, our judges' panel of...

Houston's oldest family-owned grocery store announces imminent end

Culturemap Houston Restaurants + Bars 5/25 9:22A Eric Sandler

Houston's oldest family-owned grocery store will soon close its doors. Rice Epicurean Market announced it will close its remaining location in Briargrove at the end of July. Located at 2020 Fountain...

Houston's 11 best chefs showcase city's world-class + diverse dining

Culturemap Houston Restaurants + Bars 5/24 10:35A Eric Sandler

The 11 finalists for the CultureMap Tastemaker Awards Chef of the Year are a distinguished group. The James Beard Foundation selected five of this year's nominees as semifinalists for its Best Chef:...

The Inside Scoop on a Top Chef Taping

Houston Food Finder 5/24 7:29A Ryan Kasey Baker

Ever wonder what it’s like to be a guest during the controlled mayhem of Bravo s long-running cooking competition show, Top Chef ? As a writer for Houston Food Finder, I had the good fortune of being...

Austin’s Award-Winning Bar Nickel City to Open Third Texas Location in Houston

Eater Houston 5/24 7:29A Brittany Britto Garley

Nickel City’s Houston location will feature a patio bar with a focus on rum. | Robert J. Lerma/EATX Unlike the other outposts, Houston’s Nickel City will emphasize rum in its cocktails Austin’s Nickel...

Everything You Need to Know About Dining and Drinking at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)

Eater Houston 5/24 4:54A Brittany Britto Garley

George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston offers a variety of dining options that can spice up any layover and make sure you’re satisfied before your flight. | Shutterstock As travelers return...

Where to Eat At William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)

Eater Houston 5/24 4:24A Brittany Britto Garley

When flying via Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport, there are plenty of dining options to tide you over until you reach your destination. | William P. Hobby Airport Enjoy tacos, pizza, cocktails, and...

After 42 Years, a James Beard Award-Winning Houston Chef Gets Some R&R

Houston Food Finder 5/23 12:08P Phaedra Cook

The year was 1992, and a Houston chef dubbed the Father of Southwestern Cuisine was honored with the James Beard: Best Chef Southwest award for his innovations. That chef was Robert Del Grande of Cafe...

Nationally renown Austin bar spills news on big Houston expansion

Culturemap Houston Restaurants + Bars 5/23 11:25A Hannah J. Phillips

It's possible that back in 2020, no one told Nickel City owner Travis Tober about the pandemic: At least, it doesn't seem to have slowed him down. The force behind the venerated East Austin watering...

Houston Restaurant Weeks serves up 2022 dates and new prices

Culturemap Houston Restaurants + Bars 5/23 11:06A Eric Sandler

Houston's most popular charity dining event has revealed its dates for 2022. Houston Restaurant Weeks will follow its usual schedule of running from August 1 through Labor Day weekend (Monday,...

Beard Award-winning chef behind Houston’s Cafe Annie will soon retire

Culturemap Houston Restaurants + Bars 5/23 6:19A Eric Sandler

One of Houston's most accomplished chefs will be transitioning to a new, less hectic phase of his career. Robert Del Grande will be stepping down from his day-to-day role as executive chef and partner...

These are Houston’s 9 best restaurants for 2022

Culturemap Houston Restaurants + Bars 5/20 11:10A Eric Sandler

With the CultureMap Tastemaker Awards less than a week away, the time has come to examine the nominees for Restaurant of the Year. As selected by our panel of local restaurant industry experts, these...

‘Top Chef: Houston’ Episode 12 Returns to Galveston for an Epic Catch and Cook

Eater Houston 5/20 6:49A Brittany Britto Garley

Top Chef: Houston contestants take to the Galveston seas to find some fish. | David Moir/Bravo Top Chef’ s final five contestants try their luck in Galveston waters, and cook their catches Top Chef:...

Houston Restaurant Owner In Cancer Remission Is Fundraising For A Cure

Houston Food Finder 5/19 11:27A Ellie Sharp

Just over a year ago, Levi Rollins , chef and owner of Urban Eats at 3414 Washington Avenue, thought his lack of energy and physical pain were due to the typical, exhausting demands of grueling...

Meet the couple behind the top-50-in-Texas BBQ joint in Spring

Culturemap Houston Restaurants + Bars 5/19 7:38A CultureMap Staff

On this week's episode of "What's Eric Eating," Nichole and Will Buckman join CultureMap food editor Eric Sandler to discuss CorkScrew BBQ. Texas Monthly named their restaurant in Old Town Spring to...