Monthly Archive: July 2016

Foodies Gear Up for 2016 HOUSTON RESTAURANT WEEKS

31 July, 20160

Eat your way thru philanthropy! It's back and it's better! August 1st kicks off the favorite month of the year for Houston Foodies! Houston Restaurant Weeks,  or #HRW, is the largest annual fundraiser for America's largest food bank. Planned by volunteers, HRW donates 100% of the funds raised to the Houston Food Bank. Participating restaurants make donations to the Food Bank based upon how many brunches, lunches and dinners they sell during the event. Some of your favorites will be participating Read more [...]

Food/Drink, Non-Profit

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National Fried Chicken Day

6 July, 20160

It's July 6th and millions nationwide will be partaking in #NationalFriedChickenDay! History says Scottish immigrants are widely believed to have brought fried chicken to the U.S.A., but it was African immigrants, brought to work on plantations in southern states, that improved the recipe with varied spices and seasonings. Someway the lines got crossed and Fried Chicken became not only a negative connotation, and a stereotype. However, gone are the days where Mr. BoJangles is the face of fried chicken Read more [...]

Food/Drink, Highlights

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