Category: Food

Where to Dine in Houston on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 2016

Are you staying home for the Christmas holiday? Don’t feel like setting foot in the kitchen? Then let 2 Girls Who Travel share their favorite list of restaurants (yes, we’ve been to them all). They’ll have their doors open Christmas Eve and Christmas Day this year. The menus at these restaurants offer a variety of

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2 Girls Who Travel Get a Cooking Demo from Macy’s Culinary Council’s Chef Ming Tsai

Any time we can get cooking tips, sample delicious food and drinks aaannnnd interview an award-wining chef, we consider it a great day! 2 Girls Who Travel were lucky enough to do all of the above at a holiday cooking demonstration featuring Macy’s Culinary Council’s own Chef Ming Tsai! We were able to chat with

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Culinary Crawling at The Glisten Dine Around in City Centre

2 Girls Who Travel kicked off the holiday season with mouth-watering food, refreshing cocktails and fun times at the Glisten Dine Around culinary crawl hosted by City Centre and Ms. Independent. This holiday-themed crawl through City Centre started at Bowl and Barrel with bowling, sliders and mimosas. For a girlfriends night out, birthday celebration or good-ole family fun,

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2 Girls Who Travel “Harvest the Block” with Houston Black Restaurant Week

We are still recovering from a full weekend of food and fun as part of the Houston Black Restaurant Week’s “Harvest the Block” initiative that benefited the Blue Triangle Community Commercial Kitchen. It allowed Houstonians to experience the farm-to-table cycle. Friday night’s Kitchen Konversations was an interactive culinary demonstration with Chef Shakti Baum; and Saturday

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Battle of the Lobster Roll – Boston Style

There’s just certain things you gotta do when you visit some cities. And on our recent trip to Boston, 2 Girls Who Travel knew we had to have a lobster roll. And not just any lobster roll. It had to come from Neptune Oyster, a quaint, high-end restaurant located in Boston’s North End. We did

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Coming Soon: Houston Black Restaurant Week’s Harvest the Block

2 Girls Who Travel is excited to share some great news about the second installment of a great Houston initiative, Houston Black Restaurant Week (HBRW). HBRW previously hosted the wildly popular and successful Black Restaurant Week in April, and coming this November, it will host a 4-day event called Harvest the Block, benefiting the Blue

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Grazia Italian Kitchen – A True Gem in Pearland

Alright, you know we love good restaurants and in search of a new fav, we decided to venture down Highway 288 South to exit 518. We found Grazia Italian Kitchen. This gem, which opened in 2014, is located in a shopping center at 9415 W. Broadway St. in Pearland. We opted to try the Dal Mare with sautéed

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Soul Food Sunday at Ms. E-Vee’s

You can take the girls out the south, but you can’t take the south out the girls! During our trip to Detroit, we decided that Sunday was officially “soul food Sunday” and we had to find the perfect restaurant for two southern girls who know good soul food. So we took to the internet to

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Maggiano’s Little Italy Grand Opening in Memorial City

Maggiano’s Little Italy is bringing its Italian-American cuisine to Memorial City and we couldn’t be happier. We were on hand hours prior to the restaurant’s grand opening to the general public to sample some delicious appetizers (including a delicious new bruschetta bar), entrees and desserts. The new Memorial restaurant is the third Houston location. The

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