Category: Houston

2 Girls Who Travel Attend Cirque du Soleil “Kurios”

Cirque du Soleil has brought its high-flying, jaw dropping, lively show Kurios – Cabinet of Curiosities to Houston and we were invited to attend opening night! The show took place under the blue and yellow Big Top at Sam Houston Race Park. It was really a first-class event. Even the porta potties were clean and

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Maggiano’s Welcomes its New Weekend Brunch Menu

Let’s face it. Brunch is all the rage these days. That little meal that sits between breakfast and lunch has gained tremendous popularity in recent years. And that’s part of the reason why Maggiano’s Little Italy decided to create a special brunch menu so guests can partake in one of the coolest meals of the

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2 Girls Who Travel Deal of the Month: Dine at Applebee’s for Half Off!

Hello everyone! You’re in luck because we’re here to let you in on a little secret. Well maybe not a secret, but it hasn’t been widely publicized. Applebee’s Grill & Bar restaurants in Texas will be giving visitors a chance to make use of all those expired coupons and gift cards they’ve been holding on

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2 Girls Who Travel Have Brunch at Phil & Derek’s

So here’s the situation … most people remember the old Phil & Derek’s restaurant (you know, the delicious assortment of brunch foods and those three flavors of bottomless mimosas). Well, when they opened up in a new location, everyone wondered if it would live up to the hype – well, we are here to say

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2 Girls Who Travel Get a First Look at Houston Astros Owner Jim Crane’s New Restaurants

Houston patrons can experience some fine Italian cuisine at new downtown restaurant Potente, located on the ground floor of a luxury apartment building just steps from Minute Maid Park. Potente boasts a menu of high quality seafood, steaks and pasta; an exhausting wine list and décor that would make anyone stand in awe. Their menus

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2 Girls Who Travel Attend “Syncing Ink” at Alley Theatre

It’s true! 2 Girls Who Travel definitely love to travel. We also love to find great restaurants – hidden gems – here in Houston and around the country. But our other love is cultural arts – museums, music and theater. We have spent many, many hours emerged in cultural art finds. We recently attended the

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Love Jones The Musical Hits Houston

Super Bowl LI weekend in Houston had a bevy of events and activities happening across the city. There were tons of options for Houstonians and out-of-towners alike. Of course 2 Girls Who Travel enjoyed NFL activities and parties, but we decided to take a break from the parties and spend Saturday afternoon in downtown Houston at the Hobby

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Macy’s Culinary Council’s Chef Bryan Caswell Cooks Up Super Bowl Faves

Just in time for the Super Bowl comes Chef Bryan Caswell – you know, owner of Houston’s upscale seafood restaurant REEF. Chef Caswell was on hand for Macy’s Culinary Council’s cooking demonstration, in which he made some of his favorite game day dishes.   Prior to the demo, Chef Caswell, born in Lafayette, Louisiana, but

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The Ultimate Super Bowl Foodie Guide

With the Super Bowl less than two weeks away, everybody who is anybody is gearing up for the big event. And how lucky for us that Super Bowl LI will be hosted in our great city of Houston! Because we’re such great people, we decided to share a blog from the Houston Food Bloggers Collective

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REVIEW: Jerry Built Homegrown Burgers

When 2 Girls Who Travel get hungry, the city of Houston is our oyster. Saturday evening, we were a few notches away from starvation. We originally planned to review a new restaurant in West Houston, but after being seated for a few minutes and being told the chef wasn’t there yet to prepare our food,

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