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Brothers Taco House

It’s another hot one in Houston. Wife had some business to handle this weekend over near the downtown area. We were gonna be on the road for a bit and needed to hit it with something in our bellies. Of course, Tacos are always a good choice! After a quick…

Better Luck Tomorrow

We went out for drinks. I’m so fucking angry… I can’t even handle this. I’m not even gonna tell a story like usual. We went out and had a drink with friends at Better Luck Tomorrow. I wasn’t even hungry! They told me to order the lamb belly. I like…

Taqueria Rancho El Jalisco

Yay anniversary celebrations! We had some wonderful pre-anniversary celebrations and had an actual anniversary celebration too! I woke up the next morning HUNGOVER… oh man… Like it wasn’t right, guys. I need something to clear this out of my face. I wrote a post about Tacos La Bala, which was…

The Branch

OH GOD! What a TERRIBLE week! Seriously, work was awful. And not just for me. The week was also a meanie to Wife, which is grounds for an ass-whoopin’! I was up all night last night with an emergency at work which was followed immediately by a lovely meeting at…

Southeastern Chicken with Master Yoda

A Guest Presenter: Today we have a special dish that’s been swimming around in my head for some time. It’s not really a dish as much as a mix of different flavors I thought we’d toss together. I happened to notice all these aromatics in the same vicinity while on…

Tacos La Bala

It’s Sunday, and it’s so bleeding hot! Like it’s so hot that I feel a little hungover, you know? The sun is bright and beating down making me a little clammy. Well. There happens to be a classic remedy for a hangover, in any form, that’s tried and true among…

Port Cafe

So our anniversary adventure to Surfside Beach was a resounding success! Well… it was pretty good. It was fun. We had some time together, we built a fire and cooked over the flames, we had some drinks and swam in the gulf. We slept in the car on the beach.…

The Union Kitchen

It was just our anniversary! We’ve had some pretty awesome years thus far and to celebrate we had some dinner and went to see a show a show last week: Hamilton! It was pretty epic. Even so, this week was our actual anniversary, and it was only right to have…

Nick’s Bar-B-Q & Catfish

My brother got married! That means Wife and I were back home for a while. It was a good time full of all the things that make times good: family and friends; music, food and drinks; hugs. But it’s time to head back down to the heat, which means it’s…

Healthy Shankable Dumplings

I try to stay healthy. And by “try” I mean “workout often and regularly, and use that as an excuse to eat whatever I want”. It’s terrible. I know, I know. I have a weakness: I love delicious things! I’m also well aware that my diet is the sole reason…