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We had ourselves a little quandary this past weekend. It was close to midnight and our friends wanted to grab a drink. Houstonist was hungry because, well, Houstonist is always hungry. Now, there's very little that excites us when we think of bar food. Being vegetarian, we have learned to expect that our late-night bar food will taste like deep-fried freezer burn. (We suspect that the meat options don't taste much better.) So we fortified...

Those who know it love it. And those who don’t know it don’t know they love it. Kraftsmen Baking not only serves preservative-free bread, pastries, sandwiches, salads and soups, they also provide many Houston restaurants with carbo-loaded delights as well. The owners of Kraftsmen have a wonderful collaboration that unites the Houston culinary community and places priority on quality, organic and local ingredients. Located in an adorable nook on Montrose where the buildings are covered...

Brown Bag Deli This is a great little show put on by the same people who do Barnaby's, and is just the place to get lunch on a Sunday when you're ready for the day but too lazy to make your own sandwich. The key to the Brown Bag experience is simplicity – walk up to the counter, pick up a signature menu-on-a-brown-paper-bag, and fill it out, checking the items you want on your...

There won't be any changes anytime soon, apparently, but a big real-estate deal just went down on Montrose Boulevard: Last week, the University of St. Thomas announced it has purchased one and a half blocks along the boulevard. The land includes the shopping center with the Black Lab, Cezanne and Kraftsmen Baking — one of Houstonist's favorite shopping strips in the world — and the office buildings at 4200 Montrose and 4203 Yoakum. It's not clear how much UST paid for the land, but the Chronicle reports that the school is seeking $20 million from private donors for the purchase and future renovations to the buildings.