Four Things In Houston Not to Miss This Month
- She’s the Boss: It’s Women’s History Month, which is an excellent time to support women-led restaurants (not that you need an excuse) — and H-Town has plenty of notable options. For pizza, there’s the beloved EaDo pie joint Tiny Champions and Los Angeles import Pizzana Houston, not to mention Nonno’s for crispy Chicago tavern-style pizzas. If fusion is your jam, try globally inspired Traveler’s Table and sister restaurant Traveler’s Cart, as well as the newly opened Peruvian-Vietnamese spot Alora and Indian-Portuguese canteen Da Gama. Want barbecue? Look no further than Michelin-starred CorkScrew in Spring and Feges in Spring Branch. And of course, add all the Bludorn Hospitality restaurants to your list as well — Bludorn, Navy Blue , Bar Bludorn, and Perseid. Consider these a starting point.
- Food News: Phat Eatery recently named Terry Wong, co-owner of Blood Bros. BBQ and LuLoo’s Day & Night, as its new culinary director. Wong was a longtime friend of the late chef Alex Au-Yeung, who launched Phat Eatery in 2018 in Katy Asian Town to share his deep love of Malaysian food with Houstonians. Wong will work together with co-directors of operations Kevin Lee and Marvin He at both the Katy and Woodlands locations to oversee the kitchens, which includes rolling out a new Cantonese barbecue program and happy hour menu.
- Rodeo Season: It’s Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo time, y’all! The family-friendly event takes place from March 4-23 at NRG Park, and is known as much for its dining options and deep-fried delicacies as it is for its competitions, concerts, and carnival games. And there’s much to look forward to this year as food vendors introduce tasty new concoctions like ice cream nachos, cotton candy bacon on a stick, and cheese curd tacos, among other snacks. Houston rap legend and Trill Burgers co-founder Bun B also announced that Trill will have its own 9,000-square-foot space this year (aka Trill Town), where rodeo-goers can get their smash burger fixes alongside a special brisket burger and brisket fries collab with Truth Barbecue, as well as taste Trill’s latest concept, Trill Tenders. Break out the stretchy pants for this one.
- Secret’s Out: Those in the know have already heard about Blood Bros. BBQ’s Thursday night Happy “Nhau”-ers, where the chefs test out dishes that wouldn’t necessarily fit on the regular menu. (In Vietnamese, nhau roughly translates to “eating and drinking for no particular reason.”) After years of doing this with friends and family, the Michelin-lauded barbecue spot is opening up the evening event to the public and adding Fridays and Saturdays into the mix as well. Make your Resys here, and find out what else is New on Resy.
New to the Hit List (March 2025)
Craft Pita, Crawfish & Noodles, Marmo, Mimo, Perseid.
