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Most local breweries got their partying in last Wednesday (Cinco de Mayo), so this weekend is a little quieter. But the weather is nice and there are plenty of new brews out there, so maybe pay a taproom a visit and relax.
News & Events
Saint Arnold is co-sponsoring four free concerts through August. The first features Sweet Crude and Ancient Cat Society and will take place at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Market Square Park in Downtown Houston. Folks will be let in at 6 p.m. For more, go here.
Beer Releases
City Acre is ready to open the cap on Quadratonic, a 15-percent ABV beer made with estate grapes, fermented with three yeasts, finished on cherrywood-smoked apricots, and stored for 15 months. This one is made for the end of a good night. It was supposed to come out last Saturday, but rain postponed the event to this Saturday.
Rockin LA-based ramen restaurant heats up Heights development
Rockin LA-based ramen restaurant heats up Heights development The broth may be vegan, but meaty toppings are available.
Courtesy of Rakkan Ramen A LA-based ramen shop will begin ladling its vegan broths next week.
Rakkan Ramen will open on May 3 in the M-K-T Heights mixed-use development (600 N Shepherd Dr.). To celebrate its Texas debut, the restaurant will give away 100 ramen meals on a first-come-first-served basis: 50 at 11 am and 50 more at 6 pm. Diners may also enter drawings on Instagram and Facebook for $25 gift cards and an iPad; register between April 28 and May 2. Traditionally, ramen restaurants make a pork-based tonkotsu broth, but Rakken Ramen s vegetable broth gets its umami punch from a combination of kombu (edible algae), mushrooms, carrots, onion, ginger, and garlic. Diners may satisfy their carnivorous cravings by adding pork chasu or chicken to their noodles. The menu also includes an
Houston rapper Slim Thug, Chick’nCone collab to support education programs for young men
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Houston rapper Slim Thug partnered with a local chicken-in-cone concept for a signature meal supporting his nonprofit organization Boss Life Foundation. (KPRC)
HOUSTON – Houston rapper Slim Thug partnered with a local chicken-in-cone concept for a signature meal supporting his nonprofit organization Boss Life Foundation.
Chick’nCone created the ‘Still Tippin’ Cone, named for the rapper’s collab with fellow Houston rapper Mike Jones. The waffle cone features fried chicken strips, macaroni and cheese, and spicy Kickin’ Ranch sauce.
The limited-edition dish is only available throughout April.
In an effort to get people outside on National Picnic Day this Friday, restaurants around Houston, including local spots, have teamed up with the Buffalo Bayou Partnership.
Restaurants have put together unique picnic baskets available to purchase for a picnic this weekend, and proceeds from each basket will go toward Buffalo Bayou Partnership.
âBuffalo Bayou is literally the heart of Houston and is so important in the everyday life of Houstonians,â said chef Bobby Matos of La Lucha, 1801 N. Shepherd Dr. âHelping the bayou succeed into the future enables Houstonians to continue to have beautiful green space for recreation, exercise and events for years to come.â