Food
Parrots leaves other burgers in the nest
Located on the edge of Hempstead off FM 395 is the Thirsty Parrot Bar & Grill. It is like most bars you will find anywhere else. You can shoot pool, throw some money in the...
Houston restaurant is an unsung hero
A Houstonian culinary icon for almost 100 years, One’s a Meal, formally known as Brooks System Sandwiches, was the first in Houston to be open 24 hours a day and now resides at Westheimer...
Staff picks: Best menu under $20
John Brannen: It tastes like chicken Every area of Houston offers up an overwhelming amount of diversity. Being from Sharpstown, you can travel through several continents in the span of a few miles. My favorite...
Cuban café brings Havana to Houston
Established in the early ’90s, Café Piquet has moved from a corner store front of a shopping strip to its own stand-alone building on Bissonnet, and is therefore the king of Cuban cuisine in...
Middle Eastern gem hidden in Bellaire
Droubi’s is a bakery, grocery store and restaurant located in Southwest Houston at 7333 Hillcroft between a used car dealership and a ratty-looking strip of shops. Some look at this setting and think they...
Healthy food isn’t always synonymous with tasteless food
Baking or grilling can be a sure-fire way to trim down before Spring Break. Normally when we think junk food, we think unhealthy food. Not true. There are ways to fight cravings with the food...
A job well-done by The Burger Guys
There are burger places, and then there’s that special burger place where you tell all your friends about. Ladies and gentlemen, that place is called The Burger Guys. You would think it would hard to...
Cheat on fruits, try chocolate on Valentine’s Day instead
A chocolate romance may be the healthiest relationship you’ll ever have. With studies consistently proving the health benefits chocolate has on the body, it’s no wonder why some lovers insist on curling up to a...
Lines, good food await at The Breakfast Klub
Walking into a restaurant that is significantly hyped by the Houston area always proves to be disappointing from my personal experience. However, as soon as I arrived at The Breakfast Klub, I could tell...
Four Loko crazy but shouldn’t be banned
Earlier this week, the Food and Drug Administration told four manufacturers of caffeinated alcoholic beverages, like the notorious Four Loko, that they had 15 days to either stop adding caffeine to the...