And just like that, the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo is back for another season. With Houstonians more motivated than ever to return to carnival grounds, eat rodeo and cheer on their favorite singing sensation, it’s all the more reason to celebrate all month long. As people …
Read More »Best Fish and Chips Restaurants in Austin
Fish and chips at Garbo’s.| At Garbo’s Fish and chips have been a staple of the British diet since the early 1860s, battered in beer, fried and served with malt vinegar. The first known boutiques dedicated to the dynamic culinary duo opened in places like London and Lancashire; in the …
Read More »West Coast Taco Bar opens a Mexican restaurant in Elk Grove
West Coast Taco Bar’s Bitchin’ Cali burrito is stuffed with asada, shrimp, fries, guacamole, cheese, pico de gallo and chipotle salsa. Courtesy of the West Coast Taco Bar. A taco truck, once voted maker of the best burrito in the Sacramento area, has its roots in Elk Grove. The West …
Read More »The wildly inventive sausages at this Houston-area barbecue push the boundaries
Visiting a BBQ in Houston just a few years ago resulted in limited options when it came to ordering sausages. There were usually two choices: regular and jalapeño and cheese. These were made with pork and beef and purchased from a commercial distributor or made by a local butcher to …
Read More »Things to do: Upcoming food events this week in Houston
Here’s a look at this week’s hottest culinary events: The whole week Galveston Restaurant Week The beloved island tradition of Galveston Restaurant Week returns, running now through Sunday, February 13 and offering discounted prix-fixe menus at dozens of the island’s best restaurants. This year’s lineup includes hot spots like BLVD …
Read More »Bars and restaurants lead January recruitment spree
(Stock) The leisure and hospitality industry added 151,000 jobs in January, accounting for nearly a third of all positions added to the U.S. economy, according to government figures released Friday. The robust performance has eased fears that the Omicron variant would prevent people from returning to the labor market and …
Read More »Houston restaurants takeover of downtown street extended for another year, signaling what could happen in other parts of the Bayou City
According to David Fields, the city’s chief transportation planner, a seven-block stretch of downtown Main Street is a perfect example of how Houston can redesign its roads. A pedestrian square to the south. The Metropolitan Transit Authority red line runs down the center of the street. Diners eat outdoors in …
Read More »21 restaurants that opened in the Bay Area in 2021, 3 soon in 2022
The Burger Joint opened in 2021. (Courtesy of The Burger Joint) Throughout the year, Community Impact Journal keeps track of new and new restaurants and bars opening in the Bay Area. Here is a non-exhaustive list of new restaurants opening in 2021 classified by type of cuisine. “> American 1. …
Read More »The Clever New Speakasis For A Clandestine Cocktail Party In Dallas
EEveryone loves a good speakeasy. With so many hotels, restaurants, and bars opening in Dallas, there has been an influx of elusive new places to discover (in addition to our city’s longstanding affinity for hidden cocktails). From an old-school getaway in Grapevine to several secluded spots around town, these are …
Read More »The omicron-induced COVID-19 surge has hit some Texas restaurants and bars harder than others – Houston Public Media
Many Texas restaurants and bars have been forced to close temporarily — for days, a week, sometimes longer — as this latest wave of COVID-19 brings staff shortages and other challenges. As the Omicron variant began to catch on late last year, bar owner Lee Daugherty grew concerned. He began …
Read More »Omicron-induced COVID-19 surge hits some Texas restaurants, bars harder than others
As the Omicron variant began to catch on late last year, bar owner Lee Daugherty grew concerned. He began to implement serious protocols among his staff at Alexandre, his establishment in the Oak Lawn neighborhood of Dallas, including bi-weekly testing. It wasn’t long before someone tested positive for COVID-19. “We …
Read More »The Adolphus is one of the most historic hotels in Texas
Posted in Texas Accommodation January 19, 2022 by Katie Lawrence If you’re a history buff — or just someone who loves a luxury vacation — you’ll love staying at the Adolphus in Dallas. Opened in 1912, the stately building is one of the most historic hotels in Texas. According to …
Read More »Hidalgo brings Harris County back to its highest COVID-19 threat level. Is anyone listening?
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo has again moved the county to its highest COVID-19 threat level, her office said. The announcement should be an old hat for Hidalgo, who has gone red three times since the start of the pandemic. “Sadly, today we find ourselves crossing a threshold that we …
Read More »Inside Rice Village’s Sipple – Texas’ only alcohol-free bottle store for adults
ASince the day Bayou City Hemp Co. put its Mixer Elixer Ranch Water on the shelves at Sipple, Texas’ only alcohol-free bottle store, the CBD-infused seltzer has sold out weekly. The placement in the Rice Village spot four weeks ago was a market test before Bayou City Hemp officially launched …
Read More »Restaurants close dining rooms, cut hours as omicron wreaks havoc on already tight workforce
It’s starting to look like 2020 again to the restaurant business as omicron takes a bite out of an already tight workforce. Then restaurants closed on government orders to slow the spread of COVID-19. Now, they close or return to take-out only when the latest variant infects employees, leaving them …
Read More »Frisco residents, visitors spent $ 7.68 million on alcohol in October. Here’s where they spent the most
Frisco bars and restaurants saw their total alcohol sales increase in October. Alcohol sales for the month totaled about $ 7.68 million, an increase of about 13.1% from $ 6.79 million in September. Here are the Frisco restaurants and bars where customers spent the most on alcohol in October, according …
Read More »Review of the year 2021: News • Return to normal?
Kirk Myers, left, and Erykah Badu, right, at the Juneteenth Mega Party. Gay district reopens in 2021, but COVID-continues Just as we thought we were getting back to normal, the Omicron variant appeared and within three weeks became the dominant strain of the virus. Vaccines with a booster appear to …
Read More »COVID variant disrupts vacation travel but not shopping – KXAN Austin
The latest variant of COVID-19 is shaking up the vacation plans of tens of thousands of travelers – but it hasn’t done much harm to vacation shopping. Airlines canceled hundreds of additional flights on Sunday, citing staff issues related to COVID-19, as the country’s travel problems lingered beyond Christmas, with …
Read More »8 Packers players who have entered the restaurant and bar industry
TThe Green Bay Packers are coming out of a week off and while it’s nice that the guys in green and gold got a well-deserved and well-earned rest, it leaves us without a lot of new talking points. In the place of listing a bunch of bad Bears quarterbacks from …
Read More »U.S. jobless claims drop for seventh consecutive week to 268,000 – Austin Daily Herald
WASHINGTON – The number of Americans claiming unemployment benefits fell for the seventh week in a row to a pandemic low of 268,000. Unemployment claims in the United States fell by 1,000 last week from the previous week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Unemployment assistance claims are a proxy for …
Read More »33 places with 5 to 7 specials at Round Rock, Pflugerville and Hutto
Many restaurants and bars in Round Rock, Pflugerville, and Hutto offer specials and discounted prices on food and drink during happy hour. (Courtesy of Canva) November 12 is National Happy Hour Day. In honor of the holiday, here’s a roundup of restaurants in the Round Rock, Pflugerville and Hutto regions …
Read More »Why more bartenders are mixing cocktails less alcohol – Texas Monthly
Unfold a bar menu (or, more likely, swipe your phone over a bar QR code) and you might notice a relatively new category of libations hidden under beer and wine. Called zero proof, alcohol free, NA, zero ABV or, my favorite, at Monkey’s Tail in Houston, free-spirited, these drinks are …
Read More »Fast food chain brings company employees to work in restaurants :: WRAL.com
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business CNN – National fast-food restaurant chain Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers has a new solution to the workforce shortage in the restaurant industry – it’s asking company employees to work as cooks and cashiers for fries. The private company based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has a …
Read More »North Carolina businesses have received $ 645 million in federal assistance for restaurants. Here is who has the most
RALEIGH, North Carolina (WNCN) – Only about 40 percent of North Carolina restaurants that requested money from a federal program designed to help them received it before it ran out of money. About 6,600 restaurants across the state have requested a total of $ 1.6 billion from the Restaurant Revitalization …
Read More »How Hawaii Restaurants Handle Vaccination Mandates
As a newly opened restaurant that is still streamlining its cuisine, the recently introduced COVID-19 vaccination policies for diners and food workers on four islands in Hawaii receive decidedly mixed reviews. The mayors who created the new rules say they could change or eliminate them later this fall, if public …
Read More »Seeking to grow, Charlie’s Plumbing taps into the beer market
Many companies are trying to tap into new ideas to grow their business. Charlie’s Plumbing’s latest venture involves literal taps, the kind that produces beer. The Houston-based company, which previously focused on installing and maintaining commercial and industrial plumbing, recently launched Draft Horse, a new division that installs and services …
Read More »Florida investor buys Heights apartment portfolio
A billionaire Florida buyer bought a pair of recently built mid-size apartments in the heights. Cardone Capital, an Aventura, Florida-based investment firm headed by Grant Cardone, purchased 15th Street Flats, at 1414 N. Shepherd Drive, and Heights Waterworks, at 515 W. 20th St. The seller was the developer. Alliance Residential. …
Read More »Deep Ellum’s Blues Alley pays homage to the neighborhood’s rich musical history
Deep Ellum has long been one of the city’s most colorful neighborhoods, thanks in no small part to the quirky characters to be found in its concert halls, restaurants, bars, tattoo parlors, and art galleries. art. But the Arts and Entertainment District is also colorful in the strictest definition due …
Read More »New Denver Restaurants Open This Week, September 19-25
A brasserie, two bars and a food hall in the south are among the openings this week. Beer lovers, take note: A Bit Twisted Brewery & Smokehouse debuted in Aurora, combining Colorado craft beer with Texan-style barbecue. If cocktails are your favorite alcoholic beverage, River – which is also part …
Read More »Bravo’s Top Chef for next season in Houston
If the world weren’t already familiar with the gastronomic and gastronomic glories of Houston, it would be: Bravo’s “Top Chef” arrives in Bayou City. NBC / Universal, Bravo’s parent company, and Houston First confirmed on Tuesday that television’s biggest chef contest will take place in Houston for season 19, which …
Read More »Austin unemployment rate drops to 3.8% in August
In the latest sign that Austin‘s economic recovery from COVID-19 is continuing, the region’s unemployment rate fell last month to its lowest point since the start of the pandemic. The unemployment rate in the Austin metropolitan area stood at 3.8% in August, according to the Texas Workforce Commission. That’s down …
Read More »TABC at Texas restaurants: Comply with state vaccine law and we don’t have beef: SB 968 liquor license suspension is “last resort,” agency says of State – News
The dust continues to fall following recent reports that two local restaurants have returned, proof of COVID-19 vaccination requirements for in-person meals after being informed that such measures violated Texas Senate Bill 968. Following Austin‘s decision earlier this month to Step 5 local precautions in the event of a pandemic, …
Read More »Locally Inspired Hilton Garden Inn Opens in Downtown Austin
Rockbridge and HRI Properties have opened the new Hilton Garden Inn Austin University Capitol District, with a chic interior design concept led by Studio 11 Design. This 214 key property, developed by HRI Properties and managed by HRI Lodging, is located in the heart of downtown Austin. Impressive amenities at …
Read More »Vaccinated Austinites urged to wear masks during Delta strain COVID-19 outbreak
In a major setback for the local restaurant industry and public health in general, Austin Public Health (APH) recommends that everyone – vaccinated, unvaccinated and partially vaccinated – wear masks when indoors . The APH is also urging eligible unvaccinated people to get vaccinated as soon as possible, as COVID-19 …
Read More »Wichita Restaurants Embrace Indoor / Outdoor Dining Trend
Glass garage doors have recently been installed in the main dining room of Eurobistro de YaYa, and people inside can now enjoy music on the patio. Jaime Green The Wichita Eagle When Tory DeMarce and his partners were making their plans to The Belmont – the popular new College Hill …
Read More »Frisco’s alcohol sales have grown 70% since Texas reopened. Here’s where people spent the most
Alcohol sales continue to skyrocket this summer with more than $ 7.65 million spent at bars and restaurants in Frisco in May. In February – before Gov. Greg Abbott ended the statewide mask tenure and reopened businesses and bars – local restaurants and bars reported around $ 4.5 million in …
Read More »Bexar Tonics: the latest cocktail mixer in San Antonio
Without the pandemic, Bexar tonics maybe still just a hobby. But after Matt McLaughlin was put on leave from the restaurant industry in the spring of 2020 due to COVID-19, he and his wife Maray McChesney agreed to transform the tonic syrup recipes he had concocted at home. into a …
Read More »Houston Firehouse Saloon burns in massive fire after closing in November 2020
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) – After closing for good in late 2020, the legendary honky-tonk Firehouse Saloon nearly burned down early Thursday morning in southwest Houston. The building has been abandoned for some time. The Houston Fire Department said it responded to the old lounge located in the 5900 block of …
Read More »California North Coast winemakers see visitors, restaurant sales return
What a difference a year ago on the North Coast, when local wineries and restaurants began to reopen from the first shelter-at-home order that went into effect statewide in mid-March. This was reversed in early July 2020, less than a month later, followed by the color-coded tier system in late …
Read More »More bars in the South to allow alcohol to take away after the pandemic
NEW ORLEANS Restaurants have suffered more than most businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dining rooms were closed or severely restricted when the virus began to spread in March 2020. Restaurants that remained open relied on take-out orders. Many states, however, have offered some relief by allowing take-out sales of beer, …
Read More »Restaurants Seek On-Demand Recruiting Apps Because Labor Costs Are Tight
Chef Matt Bols Source: Kelly Lamatia Like many restaurateurs, Matt Bols, executive chef at Nashville’s 404 Kitchen, has to get creative when the city is shut down with orders for the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) infection last spring. did. He kept some of the core staff busy preparing meals for local …
Read More »Chicago’s first all-vegan non-alcoholic beverage store and four restaurant and bar openings
Chicago’s renowned food scene is closer than ever to its pre-pandemic state. As of May 14, restaurants and bars in the city can operate at 75% of their capacity with at least six feet of space between tables, according to city guidelines. This is good news for many in the …
Read More »Dallas Class AA 27-Story Office Tower Project Receives Funding
Global real estate firm Harwood International and JLL Capital Markets recently announced that they have secured a joint venture interest in the development of Harwood No. 14, a 27-story Class AA office tower totaling approximately 360,000 square feet in the Harwood neighborhood of Uptown Dallas. Due for completion in Q2 …
Read More »Porting without a license wouldn’t really change anything for bars, says Texas Bar and Nightclub Alliance
Many bars have become restaurants to survive the pandemic. The unlicensed porterage bill would allow people to carry guns in restaurants, but not in bars. AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas unlicensed porterage bill is directed to Gov. Greg Abbott’s office. If signed, the bill would allow people to bring guns …
Read More »Pedestrian traffic, downtown home sales pushing Austin towards post-pandemic life
Downtown Austin Alliance released a report this week on how Austin has grown over the past year. COO Julie Fitch calls 2021 a year of recovery. AUSTIN, Texas – The coronavirus pandemic forced downtown Austin to close almost completely in the spring of 2020. A year later, the city is …
Read More »Texan entrepreneur gives cotton candy a unique twist
TEXAS – With a flick of her wrist, Jessica Halich spins a sweet treat. But this is no ordinary cotton candy. âWe make our own cotton candy using organic sugar, natural flavors, and we use a little bit of artificial color. But we keep the light on that,â said Halich. …
Read More »It’s not the fall during the COVID-19 pandemic that matters, it’s the rise
Let’s start by mourning our lost colleagues, managers, employees, customers and suppliers. More than 50,000 Texans have succumbed to COVID-19. Most of us know someone who has died and many are in mourning. We have lost leaders, entrepreneurs, experts, artisans and workers who made successful businesses. Replacing them will not …
Read More »Desperate for American workers, restaurants and stores to raise wages | News, Sports, Jobs
WASHINGTON – U.S. restaurants and stores are rapidly increasing wages in an urgent effort to attract more applicants and cope with a flood of customers as the pandemic abates. McDonald’s, Sheetz, and Chipotle are just a few of the latest companies to follow Amazon, Walmart, and Costco to raise wages, …
Read More »Marble Falls Brewery offers free shots and beers on May 15
Free beers and vaccinesThe Marble Falls brewery, Save the World Brewing Co., hosts a COVID-19 vaccination clinic This weekend. Those who receive the free vaccine will receive a free pint of beer. It takes place on Saturday, May 15 from noon to 5 p.m., and appointments are not necessary. The …
Read More »Downtown Austin Tower to open in summer with more than 300 apartments
In what will be the first new apartment to open in downtown Austin in about two years, the developer of a 32-story tower building on East Fifth and Brazos streets is considering a move-in date in the end. of the summer for the first residents of its mixture. use the …
Read More »Desperate for workers, restaurants and shops raise their wages
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. restaurants and stores are rapidly increasing wages in an urgent effort to attract more applicants and cope with a flood of customers as the pandemic abates. McDonald’s, Sheetz, and Chipotle are just a few of the latest companies to follow Amazon, Walmart, and Costco to raise …
Read More »Why restaurants are struggling to find staff at the moment
Sue Choi and her husband own several Korean restaurants in New York. For their latest adventure, Rib No. 7, they tried to hire waiters, kitchen staff, and hostesses – but have had few bites so far. âI don’t even get a single phone call, even for the whole week,â Choi …
Read More »Restaurants promising $ 20 an hour to attract workers
^ Keep Dallas Observer Free I support Local Community Journalism Support the independent voice of Dallas and help keep the future of the Dallas Observer free. Standard Pour is a charming staple in upscale neighborhoods, known for its delicious happy hour and good bites. Like many other restaurants and bars …
Read More »Suit challenges priority of restoration aid for women and minorities | Texas
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) – A conservative legal group on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against President Joe Biden’s administration for prioritizing women-owned and certain minority restaurants and bars in its COVID relief program- 19, claiming that white men were the back of the line “for help with their restaurants. The lawsuit …
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