Cory Owen

Though Open City has only been open a few months, we've been hearing nothing but rave reviews and felt the need to check it out ourselves. Best decision we've made in 2008 (well, besides deciding to ignore our New Year's diet resolution). We've heard that coming to Open City is... continue reading on Houstonist

Fried grasshoppers in Houston?! Apparently it's all the rage at Hugo's. We didn't have the craving, but it did pique our curiousity. So off to Hugo's we went. After a round of the bartender-recommended sangria margarita (a nicely balanced marriage of flavors), we were seated and ready to get our... continue reading on Houstonist

We're not claiming to be winos, but Houstonist is just like any other Joe Schmo who likes a good glass of wine. . .or two. Maybe three. That being said, we were more than thrilled to stumble (not literally—that comes afterwards) across Sonoma Wine Bar and Boutique. Okay, so we... continue reading on Houstonist

Despite the Thai food trend that seems to be sweeping the nation, we somehow never jumped on the bandwagon. Even though it has been all the rage for the last ten years, we could not get over the. . .stench of pad thai. All our friends kept recommending pad thai... continue reading on Houstonist

Don't ask how, but somehow we'd gone our entire life without trying out dim sum. In fact, we hadn't even heard of dim sum before moving to Houston. It is a travesty, but don't worry—we've remedied that situation. This weekend, we lost our dim sum virginity at Kim Son. .... continue reading on Houstonist