HRW 2012: Hearsay Gastro Lounge

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 […]

VERSUS! A Tale of Two Downtown Italian Eateries

So you’re in downtown Houston, and in desperate, dire need of Italian food. Now. Anything that isn’t you spinning a fork in some noodles and twirling up a mouthful is pointless. Lord have mercy on those between you and pasta. Problem is, where? Downtown Houston has its fair share of pennes, pizzas, porettis, and other […]

MHL’s Top Things To Do During The Holidays

Nothing lights up, figuratively and literally, the City of Houston like the holidays! Joyous shoppers flood the city’s numerous shopping centers, colorful decorations blanket homes and buildings throughout our neighborhoods and the city booms with holiday activities. We love the holiday season at MyHoustonLife and are sharing some of our favorite things to do in […]

MMM…Cupcake!

I was fully aware of this cupcake craze for a couple of years but I never felt like driving across town to more well known cupcake bakeries such as Crave Cupcakes or Sprinkles for the 4 bites it takes me to devour one of their cupcakes. Then I heard about MMM…Cupcake and how they drive around in their tiny […]

The Original Hubcap Grill

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 […]

The 5 Creepiest Places in Houston

If you haven’t learned this from our peddling of delicious foodstuffs, our indulgences in coffee at all hours of the day, or our generally being out and about among the well-lit goings on around our city, we here at MyHoustonLife are pansies.  Seriously, when one of the most burning questions we ask ourselves involves two overpriced hot dogs, we can’t […]

Three-At-A-Time: The Quest For Immortality At Flying Saucer (Part 1)

Full Sail Session Black. That’s the beer that, as of right now, I keep coming back to. Full Sail Session Black. 16 visits and 50 beers later, I still end my trip to this bar with Full Sail Session Black.