Celebrating Black History Month with the Black Blogger Clique

Happy Black History Month folks! This month, we celebrate our culture and our history!  As a brand built on the celebration of blackness in the area of food and a lover of black history, I would be remiss if I did not highlight February.  For the month of February, I along with the Black Blogger Clique will be celebrating Houston's Black Owned Restaurants!  One of our collective goals is to highlight and support black owned restaurants through our blogs and we have found some fun ways to do just that for February.   Check out the details below on Celebrating Black [...]

By |2019-03-12T19:08:50-05:00February 2nd, 2019|Categories: Events, Houston Eats|3 Comments
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Cultivated F+B in the Lancaster Hotel

When I rattle of Houston facts to a non-believer I generally mention that Houston boasts the second largest theater district in terms of seats.  I say this so proudly while privately I have to admit it is rare that I visit one of our beautiful theater district venues!  Well I guess I was due for another visit because late last fall a blogger friend dropped an event in our group chat that I could NOT miss.  Y'all, Boyz II Men scheduled a performance with the Houston Symphony at Jones Hall.  My R&B loving self would rollout to see Boyz II [...]

By |2019-03-12T19:08:54-05:00January 29th, 2019|Categories: Events, Happy Hour, Houston Eats|2 Comments
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All I Want for Christmas: Black Girls Who Brunch Holiday Gift Guide

*This post was made in collaboration with Zing Zang, but all of the opinions below are my own.  This post also contains affiliate  links* It is that time of year again!  Where we all rack our brains trying to think of the perfect gifts for family and friends.  With this in mind, I created a short guide the "All I Want for Christmas: Black Girls Who Brunch Holiday Guide" featuring a few of my favorite things. Cue the Oprah gif! Books Becoming Michelle by Michelle Obama - Obviously Auntie Shelly's record selling book would be top on this list!  I [...]

By |2018-12-11T18:56:28-06:00December 11th, 2018|Categories: Events, Tips and Tricks|0 Comments
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Rooftop Cinema Club Houston

Get excited! Houston has a new movie theater, but this one comes with a few twists that I think you all will love.  Rooftop Cinema Club, a London based company, opened their first Texas cinema right here in Houston.  As the name implies, guests will enjoy their favorite classic movies under the stars! I had the privilege of visiting earlier last week and recapped my experience at the Rooftop Cinema Club below! The Setup Rooftop Cinema Club finds its Houston home atop BLVD Place in the Galleria area.  You may have visited BLVD on post oak for the nice Whole [...]

By |2018-10-07T12:12:53-05:00October 7th, 2018|Categories: Events, Houston Eats|1 Comment
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Dear Summer Beats and BBQ Block Party

So have you heard about the Dear Summer Beats and BBQ event?  Hosted at Sawyer Yards by CWP Event productions, this event will give attendees a chance to say goodbye to summer with music, barbecue and drinks!  Originally set for September 9th, the organizers pushed the event back to September 22nd due to rain.  Which only seemed fitting as we say good bye to summer! Anywho, I am selfishly excited about the delay because it gives me more time to tell you about the event.  So check out the details below for the Dear Summer Beats and BBQ Block Party! [...]

By |2018-09-18T21:42:45-05:00September 15th, 2018|Categories: Dinner, Events, Houston Eats|0 Comments
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Feed A Bee at Sur La Table

*This post is sponsored by #FeedaBee, but all thoughts and opinions are my own!* Yesterday, I had the privilege of visiting the Feed A Bee event at Sur La Table in celebration of National Honey Bee Day!  Our visit was full of education on the importance of honey bees, a great cooking class and of course food!  Read along for all of the details on Feed a Bee at Sur La Table. What is Feed A Bee? Created by Bayer, the Feed A Bee initiative aims at ensuring that we protect honey bees which are essential to our food system.  [...]

By |2018-12-29T13:52:17-06:00August 19th, 2018|Categories: Events|1 Comment
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Bat Tour on Buffalo Bayou

Growing up in Houston, you are all too familiar with our largest most powerful bayou, the Buffalo Bayou, that meanders through the city.  As a kid, I often longed for it be more like the Riverwalk not really understanding the value that it presents to our city as is.  Well, I recently had a unique opportunity to see Buffalo Bayou up close.  Actually on the water.  In a boat.  Oh and with wine!  Yes folks, on a random Thursday I took a Bat Tour on Buffalo Bayou and here is why you should too! Waugh Boat Tour Views of [...]

By |2018-07-20T23:21:29-05:00July 21st, 2018|Categories: Events|0 Comments
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Prepping for Essence Festival 2018

I am watching Girls Trip for the second time this weekend as I prepare for Essence Festival 2018.  My group chats are popping and I have begun the outfit sorting process.  In short I canNOT wait!  Despite having a pretty detailed breakdown of tips in my recap from last year, I decided to drop a few more gems in this Prepping for Essence Festival 2018 post! Get the Essence Fest App Have you downloaded the Essence Festival app? Looks like they scrapped the one from 2017 and started over.  Quite frankly, this new one is MUCH better than last year.  [...]

By |2018-07-02T19:06:48-05:00July 1st, 2018|Categories: Events, New Orleans, Traveling Foodie|2 Comments
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Blended Burger Project

When you receive an invite from the James Beard Foundation for a weekday lunch, you do not hesitate to respond yes.  You then mark off your work calendar to ensure you do NOT miss this one!  This week I had the pleasure of attending the Blended Burger Project hosted by the James Beard Foundation.  What exactly is the Blended Burger Project you ask? Keep reading to find out! The Mission For the fourth summer, the James Beard Foundation presents the Blended Burger Project which aims at creating sustainable blended burgers using mushrooms.  To be part of this project, the blend [...]

By |2018-05-23T21:51:35-05:00May 23rd, 2018|Categories: Events, Houston Eats|0 Comments
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8 Tips for Houston Greek Fest

Hey friends! I skipped out of work a bit early on Thursday and headed over to day one of the Houston Greek Fest hosted at St. Basil the Great Greek Orthodox Church.  Despite being hot, it was so much fun!  If you are planning to head that way this weekend here are 8 Tips for Houston Greek Fest! Do sip on Greek Wine!  There is a great beer and wine counter near the middle of the festival serving up the best greek wine, beers and cocktails.  There is also hand squeezed lemonade available near the front entrance. Be sure to [...]

By |2018-05-19T17:16:22-05:00May 19th, 2018|Categories: Events|0 Comments
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