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At this weekend’s Saturday market, Urban Harvest Farmers Market will be wrapping curated gift baskets. Shoppers who choose a minimum of three items will be given a complimentary gift basket by Urban Harvest to be wrapped on site. Urban Harvest has even compiled a gift guide with items from featured vendors to give shoppers an idea of everything the market has to offer, from olive oil to citrus to cookies, ginger beer holiday sets, barrel-aged honey and more. Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. 1618 Westheimer
Montrose Cheese & Wine will be throwing an après-ski-style party on the patio with Raclette cheese as the star of the show. Guests can purchase plates, featuring the melty cheese, potatoes with caramelized onions, frisée, cornichons and baguette slices, for $18 ($22 with charcuterie).
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It’s been a rotten year. Let’s get that out of the way. The coronavirus pandemic, combined with social, political, and economic unrest, has ruined 2020 for most of us. Businesses were shuttered, jobs were lost, and family and friends got sick. Yeah, it’s been bad. So let’s talk about beer.
Choosing the best Texas beers of the year is almost an impossible feat, not unlike choosing your favorite Bill Callahan song. There are too many great choices, and too many variables that could sway your opinion. I’ve spent most of this year working from home, quarantining with my family in Brownsville, and riding my bike around the perimeter of Texas. All that meant I had plenty of time to drink lots of beer, but the experience was far from my usual routine of visiting breweries around town and throughout the state. When at home in Austin I stuck close to the house, which meant I bought beer from either H-E-B or WhichCraft, a neighborhood beer store
Welcome to the fourth part of a series where we showcase the noteworthy food and drink experiences of a very weird year. In the spirit of the holidays, it s also a very special collaboration between the food writers of the Houston Press and Houston Food Finder, the online publication founded by former Houston Press restaurant critic and food editor Phaedra Cook. This edition features some of our writers favorite beer experiences. Part five will cover the Houston chefs who stood out and offered diners some of the most intriguing experiences, even during a year when takeout and delivery dominated. If you missed Part 3: Wine, click to read. For other articles in the series, check out the list at the end of this article.