The Howard Hughes Corporation® (NYSE: HHC) announced Bluestone Lane, an Australian-based premium coffee and healthy food brand café, is coming to Lake Woodlands Crossing in The Woodlands Town Center in The Woodlands®, and will be located adjacent to Flower Child restaurant. The Woodlands will be Bluestone Lane’s second Houston-area location, complementing their recently opened café…
We’ve been watching for months as construction progressed on North Italia, the Woodlands outpost of the popular Italian concept founded by the prolific Sam Fox. Now under Cheesecake Factory ownership, North Italia is the unusual restaurant that’s part of a big chain yet feels very local. Unusually, the local management team can customize the menu…
Update: They’re almost done! We know many local foodies are excited about In-n-Out Burger coming to the Woodlands, and have been closely following their progress. Since our last update we’ve seen significant progress at the new In-n-Out Burger location on the Mall Ring road at the Woodlands Mall. Windows are in place, as are doors.…
Sixty Vines is the new restaurant and wine bar that is coming to Market Street, taking over the old Jasper’s location. They are targeting a December opening. Sixty Vines features a selection of wines on tap, paired with their menu offerings. Unlike many wine bars, Sixty Vines places as much emphasis on the food as…
A meal at McDonald’s is a right of passage for many kids, and McDonald’s has known this for decades. Ever since summer of 1979 McDonald’s has offered a Happy Meal for hungry kids, containing an entree, fries, a drink, and the all-important toy. Now it’s 2022, and McDonald’s has taken their next step toward world…
DR Delicacy, the creators of The Truffle Masters, held their ode to caviar, La Nuit du Caviar, on October 3, at the Astorian in Houston. This black tie optional event drew 350 VIP guests. The assembled guests enjoyed champagne, vodka, fine wines, ice cream, and a macaron bar, plus sweet-and-savory bites imaged by Eculent Executive Chef David Skinner.…
Niko Niko’s, the iconic Houston Greek restaurant, has confirmed that they are coming to the Woodlands. They have secured the old Luby’s restaurant location on Lake Front Circle, just north of the Woodlands Mall. No opening date has been confirmed, but we estimate the transition should take nine months to a year. Update: Niko Niko’s…
With the coming of cooler weather, foodies have come to expect another fall tradition: Pumpkin and pumpkin spice everything. A brief stroll down the aisle of your local HEB will reveal a plethora of products flavored with fall’s favorite gourd. While we’ve come to expect this, we were surprised to see an offering from one…
PSA: Gumbo Season is here. Don’t do gumbo wrong. Here are some handy rules from a gumbo expert: Brown your sausages ABSOLUTELY NO wieners/hot dogs/franks in the pot Don’t put whole, undressed crabs in the pot PLEASE clean your Blue crabs NO snow, king or dungeness crabs in the pot De-vein your shrimp, I prefer…
The Grogan’s Mill Village Center has attracted a new hospitality tenant, Artisan Culture Coffee. This vegan coffee shop is open for business. We stopped by, and captured photos of this cool new coffee house. Tap or click on any photo for a larger image Artisan Culture Coffee serves locally roasted coffee, and sells whole beans at…