*I shared this post on the new website Byline Houston! Be sure to check it out there too and be on the look out for more articles from me on that platform* This week means we are all back to work and school after the holiday break and here I am still catching up! While off from my full time gig, I made an afternoon visit to Jack & Ginger's Irish Pub, an Austin transplant that has now joined the Houston food scene.  Check out the details on my visit below! The Setup/Location Jack & Gingers is located in Houston's [...]

Back at with another happy hour post!  I visited  Ambrosia for the first time last week and LOVED their happy hour so I have to share all of the details with you.  Get in to this Happy Hour at Ambrosia recap below. The Setup Ambrosia is right off of 59 and Shepherd tucked one on a residential street.  Driving by, you probably would not guess that behind walls is a beautiful patio!  The Asian inspirations go beyond just their food, but also include their decor.   As you enter Ambrosia, you are greeted by their beautiful patio lined with lanterns.  Unfortunately [...]

With a little over three years of blogging, I find myself revisiting restaurants that I may have rewritten off in the past.  Most recently, I stopped by Ruth's Chris with my HFBC friends and discovered that I had them all wrong.  I put Ruth's Chris in the "generic steakhouse" box assuming they had no standout attributes.  Well a recent happy hour opened my eyes to so many unique and delicious items from Ruth's Chris that you HAVE to try starting with their happy hour.  Dive on in to this Happy Hour at Ruth's Chris recap! The Food Crab Beignets [...]

So the Houston bar scene has been taken over by beer gardens like Axelrad and Kirby Ice House.  For the last few years I would have said they cornered the market and there was no room for a new beer garden in the city!  Enters Truck Yard Houston to shut me right up! Yes folks Houston has a new beer garden and trust me it is giving your favorite a run for their money! Check out all of the details below about the new EADO beer garden, Truck Yard Houston. The Setup So first keep in mind that this place [...]