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Sixth Dish Society location opens; new restaurants, concepts on the Houston dining scene


Expanding brands are among news on the local food scene this week
Greg Morago December 18, 2020Updated: December 21, 2020, 4:55 pm
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, a New York cult favorite known for its dairy and vegan ice creams, will open a brick and mortar store at 2565 Amherst in Rice Village in spring 2021. Photo: Van Leeuwen Ice Cream
Dish Society has new West U location
Dish Society has opened a new restaurant at 4191 Bellaire at Southside Commons between the West U and Bellaire neighborhoods.
The new location at the adaptive re-use project inside the former Palace Bowling Lanes is the farm-to-table dining concept’s sixth restaurant. It occupies a 3,600-square-foot space with a full bar, seating for 100 inside, and 55 seats on a year-round patio. It was designed by Gin Braverman of Gin Designs. ....

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My Favorite Tex-Mex and Mexican Bites of 2020


The torta ahogada at Birotes Tortas Ahogadas in San Antonio.
Photograph by José R. Ralat
Despite the struggles of a global pandemic and the subsequent recession, 2020 has been an extraordinary year for tacos and Mexican cuisine. The creativity and resilience with which taquerias and restaurants have responded to unprecedented adversity is uplifting. I’ve eaten better this year, in and out of dining rooms, than ever before. Before COVID-19 swept through Texas, I was able to squeeze in a quick trip into Matamoros, Brownsville’s sister city across the border. Had I been able to get back to Mexico at least one more time, I’m sure this list would’ve been longer. It is nevertheless a roundup of excellent eats (in no particular order) from across the state and just across the Rio Grande. I’d eagerly scarf all of these again, pronto. ....

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Hidden Omakase Soon, Tres Tacos Now, Morningstar Will Depart


Hidden Omakase, 5353 W. Alabama, is shooting to make its debut December 15. The tasting menu-only restaurant comes from Japanese chef Billy Kin, most recently executive chef and partner at Blackbird Izakaya, a Japanese pub and restaurant Kin opened with Ken Bridge of Delicious Concepts. Blackbird closed this past July. Robot Noodle, another concept from Bridge, has taken its place.
Kin is a graduate of the Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management at University of Houston. Kin comes from a restaurant family with a grandfather owning restaurants in Japan and his father operating restaurants in Taiwan and San Francisco, where Kin was born. After completing his degree, Kin began cooking professionally in Houston and studied under Takehiko Fuse in Austin. When Blackbird Izakaya closed, the chef took time off to start a family. ....

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