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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Fall Getaway to Boston, New England’s Largest City

It’s not every day us Southern girls get to travel to the East Coast, so our getaway to Boston was a welcome trip! Major shout out to the City of Boston for hosting 2 Girls Who Travel. We had a blast. Let’s get down to the fun stuff … After catching an uber from Boston

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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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Food Trucks, Wall Art & 6th Street – Welcome to Austin

Let’s face it. Austin is fun. It has a lively, hipster artsy vibe. It’s known for its live music and festivals and has even been dubbed the “Live Music Capital of the World.” So we decided to take a quick road trip to our state’s capital (only a 2 ½ hour drive) and see what

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2 Girls Who Travel Visit Detroit – “Comeback City”

Okay, so take any preconceived notions you may have about Detroit … and throw them out the window! Seriously, from the moment we jumped in our Uber from the airport, we learned that Detroit wasn’t playing about their newest nickname, “Comeback City.” During our 30-minute drive to our hotel downtown, our Uber driver Michael shared

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Celebrating Culture at the Houston Black Heritage Festival 2016

2 Girls Who Travel were in great company Saturday afternoon for the 2nd Annual Black Heritage Music and Arts Festival at Discovery Green in Houston. There was literally an entire day and evening full of entertainment, from vendors and food trucks to musical acts such as headliner Monica – you know, the Monica Brown. Founded

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Labor Day Road Trip to Canada

So we’re having a great time in Detroit and Labor Day rolls around. Now some of the places we wanted to visit in Detroit were closed for the holiday – and we knew that already – so we thought it would be a good day for a road trip. The sun was out, the weather

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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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