🍽️ Parkwood American Grille Brings Upscale Dining to Friendswood 👨🏽‍🍳 Friendswood hasn't had many upscale restaurant choices, but Parkwood American Grille, at 2131 West Parkwood just added a new one. Full story: instagram.com/reel/DfAf4eepQ…

🍽️ Foodie Group Nick’s Local Eats Hosts Friendsgiving Dinner for Charity Facebook group Nick’s Local Eats and Xalisko Cocina Mexicana are teaming up for a special charity dinner benefiting the Montgomery County Food Bank on 11/22. Full story: instagram.com/p/DfAguQFoAZo/…

🍣 Houston’s Japanese dining scene gains yet another addition in 2027 with Uchibā, the izakaya-inspired concept from Austin-based Hai Hospitality. Full story: instagram.com/p/DfAIRUZoPuX/…

Tonight is the final round of Le Duel Culinare Season 1! Competing are executive chef and co-owner Luis Roger of BCN Taste & Tradition and MAD and executive chef E.J. Miller of Chardon! Full story: instagram.com/p/De-SwnRR21u/…

👩‍🍳 **Meet Phaedra Cook, co-founder of Le Duel Culinaire!** Cook will serve as the tiebreaker judge, if needed, for the Season 1 finale of Le Duel Culinaire at Bistro Mistral Bellaire on October 27. Full story: instagram.com/p/De9sg96Becq/…

👨🍳 Meet the Chefs of Le Duel Culinaire! EJ Miller is the Executive Chef at Chardon, a modern neighborhood French bistro in Houston’s Thompson Hotel. Full story: instagram.com/p/De9rMh1BWt0/…

👨‍🍳 Meet the Chefs of Le Duel Culinaire! Executive Chef and co-owner Luis Roger of BCN Taste & Tradition and MAD brings two decades of Spanish gastronomy experience to Houston. Full story: instagram.com/p/De9qEbOBq4l/…

🔎 Burger Watch: Does This Butcher's Burger Make the Cut? 🔪 In Santa Fe, south of Houston, Doreck’s Meat Market brings old-school butcher shop character to the burger game with a Smash Burger Basket worth the stop. Full story: instagram.com/p/De9cmK1kSbx/…

🍷 The H-E-B Wine Walk brought an evening of food, drinks and live entertainment to The Woodlands Resort on Saturday night as part of Wine & Food Week. Full story: instagram.com/reel/De7YsEfBY…

🥟 Is Din Tai Fung coming to Houston? A new Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing points to a potential location at The Galleria. Full story: instagram.com/p/De2q-O8IDEA/…

🎉 Sip & Fiesta: A Spirited Evening with Tequila Corralejo 🤠 @CorralejoUS brought the spirit of Mexico to Houston with a lively celebration put together by The Lede Company. 🍹 Full story: instagram.com/reel/De2F_yBRo… – at Houston, TX

✈️ Houston’s airport dining scene is getting a major upgrade as United Airlines opens its new Terminal B North Concourse at George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Full story: instagram.com/p/De1nVCbIOQp/… – at Porter, TX

👨🏿‍🍳 Chef Mark Holley is bringing his Gulf Coast flavor to Bungalow Dining’s next chapter downtown. Bungalow Dining reopens in early November at 909 Texas Avenue, with Holley leading the kitchen as executive chef. Full story: instagram.com/p/Dezyp48IMFB/… – at Woodbranch, TX

🌄 Houston chef Aaron Bludorn is Headed to the Texas Hill Country Bludorn has been named to lead the culinary program at Kimpton Fredericksburg, a luxury hotel in the Texas Hill Country. Full story: instagram.com/p/DezoMFPoGEe/… – at Woodbranch, TX

🏆 The Le Duel Culinaire Round 4 Winner is CHEF BENCHAWAN PAINTER! In this James Beard Award Winners Showdown, Chef Painter, aka “Chef G”, of Street to Kitchen and Jantra faced off against Chef Thomas Bille of Belly of the Beast. Full story: instagram.com/p/DezkAX6BWxl/… – at Woodbranch, TX

💔 It’s a tough week for Houston’s dining scene as Barbacana prepares to close after two years downtown. We stopped by for dinner last night to enjoy one last hurrah of à la carte favorites before the final service on 10/24. Full story: instagram.com/p/DezW3hUEcI0/…

#HFFOnTheRoad 🥪 There’s a little Houston’s history hiding inside Bartlett’s, the longtime North Austin steakhouse. Read more: instagram.com/p/DexN2mZkd7T/… – at Austin, TX

Chef competition... Outstanding! Le Duel Culinare : A Houston Chef Competition (Tuesday Night #4); it was a James Beard Foundation Award Winners Showdown! Full story: instagram.com/reel/DexFmE6uW…

🦪 The fourth annual San Leon Oyster Fest takes place Saturday, November 7, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Pier 6 Seafood & Oyster House. eventbrite.com/e/4th-annual-…

👨🏻‍🍳 Chef Drake Leonards has announced that he is taking full ownership of Eunice, ushering in a new chapter for the Louisiana-inspired restaurant and raw bar as it approaches its eighth anniversary in Houston. Full story: instagram.com/p/DewwG0CIHNn/…