In honor of Pride Month, Central Market is hosting a series of Virtual Cooking School classes featuring notable LGBTQ+ Chefs and Personalities. For example, Joe Yonan participated recently. Yonan, the two-time James Beard Award-winning Food and Dining editor of The Washington Post and the author of the
Monday, February 22
National Margarita Day
Check out our National Margarita Day Dining Guide to find Houston bars and restaurants celebrating the day with drinks and deals.
Wednesdays
Three new oysters have been added to the International Oyster Night menu at
Traveler’s Table, 520 Westheimer. Slurp up a dozen East Coast raw (campechana cocktail sauce, classic mignonette, mango cucumber dill sauce), nine East Coast Russian-style (paddlefish caviar, smoked trout roe, lemon vodka crème fraîche, dill), or Roasted Chesapeake (blue crab, bacon, parmesan, sour cream, mayonnaise, fresh herbs, garlic, shallots) for $30/each, available only on Wednesdays from 5 to 9 p.m. Louisiana Raw (dozen) and Roasted Viet-Cajun (nine) are still available for $20/each and bottles of white wine are 25 percent off.
All week long
Prisoner Wine Company at Liberty Kitchen
Liberty Kitchen, 4224 San Felipe, 963 Bunker Hill, kicks off its newest wine dinner series with Prisoner WIne Company, offered now through Valentine s Day at both the River Oaks and Memorial locations. The four-course, wine-paired dinner ($99 per guest) features seared scallop with citrus confit, poached pear and candied almonds with sweet basil puree, steak and lobster petites with truffle mashed potatoes and brandy peppercorn sauce, and chocolate covered strawberries with vanilla bean Chantilly.
“Mi Amor” Burger at Rodeo Goat Ice House
Rodeo Goat Ice House, 2105 Dallas, has launched a new burger themed for Valentine’s Day. The “Mi Amor” is a 44 Farms all-beef patty stacked with black pepper crusted bacon, peach marmalade, arugula and maple pecan cream cheese, available through Tuesday, February 16 for $11. And for a limited time, Girl Scout cookie milkshakes will also be available, including the popular Thin Mint
February 7, 2021
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Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us have turned to cook more meals at home. Cooking meals and eating at home has many benefits. When preparing meals, you can select the ingredients and choose healthy recipes lower in saturated fats, sodium, and sugar. When eating out, we tend to eat more food. You can more easily control your portion sizes when eating at home. Remember to include a variety of fruits and vegetables in your main dishes and side dishes. Finally, preparing and eating meals together is not only a fun way to teach healthy eating habits and cooking skills, but it is also a great way to connect at the end of the day.