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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. ....
Houston Creole house Brennan’s, 3300 Smith, is hosting a Fat Tuesday feast to kick off Mardi Gras on Tuesday, February 16. Join for a special three-course menu, special performances from Vincent Trio Jazz Band and Sin City Drag, beads and festivities, with Brennan’s specials including Muffaletta Salad, Crawfish Boudin Stuffed Quail and celebratory Mardi Gras Mambo King Cake. Cost is $65 per person and seatings run from 5 to 9 p.m. Call 713-522-9711. Orleans Seafood Kitchen, 20940 Katy Freeway, is offering a Fat Tuesday takeout special on Tuesday, February 16 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Call in or order the Mardi Gras TO-GO package online for $60, featuring five pounds of boiled crawfish, a half gallon of frozen hurricanes and beads for your krewe. ....
Mark your calendars, because you don’t want to miss these deliciously fun culinary happenings: Torchy’s Tacos has introduced its January Taco of the Month, the Fancy Schmancy, a perfect brunch taco made with hot smoked salmon, scrambled eggs, fresh spinach, capers, pickled onions and jalapenos, fresh dill and herb cream cheese on a flour tortilla. Get it for $6.50 and pair it with $3.50 mimosas all month long. On Sunday, January 17 at 4 p.m., Underbelly Hospitality culinary director Nick Fine will teach kids of all ages to cook in UH’s next installment of Virtual Cooking for Kids: “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.” The $55 kit serves four and includes all the ingredients to prepare veggies and ranch, garlic bread, pasta and meatballs, and cannoli. Pick up your kit on January 16 between noon and 5 p.m. at 1100 Westheimer. ....
The Hope Farms Rolling Green Market will be at Tootsies, 2601 Westheimer, every Friday from noon to 2 p.m., and starting January 7, every Thursday at Bering’s, 6102 Westheimer. Each week the Rolling Green Market team will offer an array of freshly harvested produce, popular food from friends like Hive Bee honey, cookbooks, Hope Farms swag, fresh flowers from Flower Child and more. Agricole Hospitality will host a Virtual Wine Tasting on Saturday, January 9 at 5 p.m. with special guests Nicole Andrus of Trinchero Family Estates. Andrus will take guests through how winemakers use Terroir to add power to popular varietals and wines. The class will include four bottles of wine that will be tasted throughout the presentation, as well as a Revival Market Charcuterie Board to snack on while tasting. Tickets are $150. ....