We made our second stop for Houston Restaurant Weeks at benjy’s in Rice Village to grab lunch from their HRW 2012 lunch menu. The tasty American-styled cuisine and chic ambiance of this West University eatery made for a great luncheon experience! Check out a couple highlights from our meal. Burger and fries! Is there a […]
HRW 2012: Hearsay Gastro Lounge
August 9, 2012 by 2 Comments
With Houston Restaurant Weeks 2012 fully underway, we decided to make our first stop at Hearsay Gastro Lounge for a weeknight dinner. Located near historic Market Square in Downtown, this cozy American eatery was the perfect way to kick off our 2012 HRW tour with a bang! Walking in, I immediately fell in love with […]
Every Day I’m Wafflin’ With The Waffle Bus
June 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
“MyHoustonLife, this is Tommy.” “Hi Tommy. I’m with the Cooking Channel’s Eat St. We will be in Houston this weekend filming The Waffle Bus and would like to invite MyHoustonLife to join other Houston food bloggers on our set.” “Wait. What? I’m going to be on TV?” “Maybe. There will be a lot of people […]
Lankfords Grocery List of Delish
November 18, 2011 by 1 Comment
Simplicity is a concept that can easily be complicated. When you think about it, the burger is a simple concept — buns, meat, cheese, toppings. Simple. So in a city where there are so many places that offer different flavors of basically the same meat-bun-cheese-topping formula, what is there to differentiate one burger joint from […]
The Original Hubcap Grill
November 15, 2011 by 1 Comment
Houston is a great burger town. Ask ten different Houstonians where the best burger in Houston is and you’ll likely get ten different answers. Read ten articles written by ten so-called experts and you still wouldn’t find a consensus “best burger”. Take ten people with you to The Original Hubcap Grill for burgers and you’ll […]
Catch of the Day! Coffee House Fish Tacos
November 12, 2011 by 1 Comment
In the culinary sea of the Houston East End, there is no shortage of great tacos to be found among the largely Hispanic neighborhoods. With an area littered with taco trucks and taquerias serving up traditional beef, chicken and pork tacos, it was refreshing to find tacos with a lighter, much more So-Cal style. The […]
MHL Learns to Restaurant Crawl
November 10, 2011 by 2 Comments
It seems like every weekend a new restaurant is opening it’s doors in the Washington Avenue area of Houston. Hey, this MHLer is definitely not complaining. And it’s easy to see why — the Washington area continues to be this city’s hottest night spot and has emerged as the newest incubator for Houston’s culinary scene. […]
The Armadillo Palace
November 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Situated across the street from its Goode Company flagship barbecue restaurant, The Armadillo Palace serves up good ‘ol, down-home Texas comfort food. With a rather large selection of tasty burger variations, this Kirby eatery is a perfect spot to pop in to for lunch. Beef ground fresh daily and crispy shoestring fries make the burger […]
