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Eater
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Eater
3 Houston Restaurants to Try This Weekend: May 23
Each week, we'll provide a trusty list of recommendations to answer the most pressing of questions: 'Where should I eat?' Here are four places to check out this weekend in Houston. And if you need ideas on where to drink, here's our list of the hottest places to get cocktails in town . For THC-infused drinks and goodies: Wild 2121 North Shepherd Drive, Heights 1609 Westheimer Road, Montrose Texas is nearing a decision on the latest battle over THC: A bill seeking to squash all sales of products containing hemp-based THC or cannabinoids passed in the House on Wednesday, May 21, and is now headed for Gov. Greg Abbott's desk for approval. Some say this could mean the end of legally buying any THC-containing products in the Lone Star State. While some wait with bated breath, others might make plans to enjoy THC goodies while they can. At local favorite Wild, a coffee shop, cocktail lounge, and dispensary with a tropical theme, customers choose their hemp indulgence without judgment and spike their coffee drinks and flavorful elixirs with THC or CBD. Favorites include the frozen iced coffee; the Pink Loco, a sweet yet tart combination of lemon, lime, hibiscus, coconut cream, and bubbles served in a pineapple-shaped glass; the Purple Haze latte, a floral blend of lavender and honey; and the Good Kid Mad Berry, a playful ode to Los Angeles rapper Kendrick Lamar that features blackberry, hibiscus, spirulina, and Topo Chico. The onsite dispensary also offers a wide selection of products, including gummies, chocolate bars, tinctures, and hemp smokes. Those interested in a more mellow scene can seek out Wild's sister establishment, Grinder's Coffee Bar, a dispensary and coffee shop that serves breakfast, pastries, and drinks with the option to infuse them with THC or CBD. For a tiki bar that requires a little travel: Coco's On the Canal 624 Marina Bay Drive, Kemah Kemah, Texas, the bayside town in Galveston County, is home to a bustling boardwalk with amusement park rides, shopping, and a cluster of Landry's restaurants, but it's far more than a tourist trap. Once known for its fishing culture, this laid-back town is now host to some of Greater Houston's most exciting dining destinations, including Ishtia, a Native American tasting menu restaurant, and Viola and Agnes, a Creole restaurant that serves generous portions at affordable prices and feels like a hidden gem. One of the most unassuming spots is Coco's on the Canal. Tucked into a little strip mall, this tiki bar welcomes all into its neon-lit lair outfitted with eclectic decor and plenty of television screens. Bartenders whip up tiki-style drinks such as the Floor is Guava (vanilla and coconut rums, pineapple, lime, and guava) and a Lychee Nut Daiquiri (rum, Giffard Lichi Li, Maraschino liqueur, lime juice) — but if you have something in mind that you don't see on the menu, tap one of the talented bartenders to help make your dream drink come to life. The best part, however, might be the back patio, which overlooks a calming canal and invites bargoers to sail up on their boats or jet skis and stop in for a drink. Since parking is tight, ridesharing is encouraged — unless, of course, you're riding in on a boat. For exclusive ice cream with a culinary twist: Underground Creamery x Uchi Uchi: 904 Westheimer Road, Montrose Underground Creamery: 1010 North Shepherd Drive, Heights Ice cream from Underground Creamery can be pretty hard to get. Josh Deleon started the business as a pop-up in his home, before moving to its Heights shop, where he does things a lot differently than the average scoop shop. The food equivalent of exclusive music or streetwear drops, Deleon releases mind-blowing flavors, often junk-food inspired and fruity cobbler renditions, on Instagram with a link that requires diners to sign up via online sales platform Hotplate and keep tabs on the countdown before the drop. If they're lucky (pints sell out quickly), they'll be assigned a pick-up time. This weekend, however, the process might be a tad easier. Underground Creamery is kicking off summer with a collaboration with Texas sushi favorite Uchi. Available by the pint for $14, the special edition and cleverly named ice cream flavor Hama Chilly is an ode to Uchi's signature crudo, the hama chili. The frozen treat features a blood orange yogurt base, swirled with spicy ponzu caramel and tiny mochi taiyaki, a Japanese fish-shaped street pastry. Pickups begin at Uchi's Houston location on Friday, May 23; continue at both Uchi and Underground Creamery on Saturday and Sunday, May 24 and 25, and wrap up exclusively at Underground on Monday, May 26. Diners can order pints for delivery via DoorDash. Proceeds from the ice cream will benefit No Kid Hungry, a nonprofit that helps combat childhood hunger. Sign up for our newsletter.
The Herald Scotland
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
This Scottish rock trio shared a dressing room with Hendrix
The band's two Sunday shows there, on the evening of May 7, 1967, saw Hendrix, who had already tasted UK Top Ten chart success with Hey Joe and Purple Haze, assaulting his amplifier with his guitar while, out of sight of the cheering audience, a diminutive roadie struggled to keep the speakers upright. Sharing the bill – and Jimi's dressing-room – that night was a powerhouse trio from Scotland, called 1-2-3. They consisted of Billy Ritchie on Hammond organ and guitar, Harry Hughes on drums, and Ian Ellis on bass guitar. Ritchie and Hughes were just 20, Ellis a year older. For a band that had made its debut at Falkirk's La Bamba only the previous November, 1-2-3 had made stunning progress. In London, they had impressed the manager of the Marquee venue after playing a mere half of one song at an audition. The venue's newsletter remarked that the band had created 'an entirely new sound in 'pop group music''. Jimi Hendrix was supported by 1-2-3 in 1967 (Image: PA) Their subsequent residency at the Marquee was a series of riotous affairs, with half of the audience loving them and the other half taking an active dislike. Fellow musicians such as Greg Lake, Robert Fripp and Keith Emerson watched them play, however, and were impressed. Epstein was, too, to the point that he signed them to his NEMS Enterprises management company. The Saville Theatre gigs in May 1967, then, were another step forward for 1-2-3. The concert programme (copies of which are for sale online at eyebrow-raising prices) noted that they had a wide-ranging repertoire dominated by standards arranged in modern jazz style" and that NEMS would shortly be releasing plans for a debut album release). Not everyone shared such upbeat assessments of 1-2-3, however. Derek Boltwood, a writer on the Record Mirror music weekly, wrote in a review: 'It seems to be all the rage for groups to have a line-up of only three people. There were two such groups at the Saville last week — The 1-2-3, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience — the 1-2-3 should take a lesson from Jimi Hendrix — you've got to be very good musicians if there are only three of you to make the sound'. Someone who took umbrage at this was a young man named David Bowie, who was about to release his debut album. He had been friends with Billy for a while, having heard their adventurous version of one of his earliest songs, I Dig Everything. And it was Billy who introduced him to Hendrix at the Saville. Not long after Boltwood's review appeared, Bowie bumped into the band at the Marquee and told them that he had written an indignant reply to Record Mirror. His letter spoke of 'three thistle- and haggis-voiced bairns who had the audacity to face a mob of self-opinionated with a brand of unique pop music which, because of its intolerance of mediocrity, floated as would a Hogarth cartoon in the Beano …' The story of 1-2-3 would evolve further – a change of name to Clouds, the release of three albums, and high-profile tours, but for a variety of reasons the trio never received the acclaim their musicianship and ambitions deserved. In later years. however, they have been rediscovered and favourably reassessed. Ellis and Hughes had been in a Bathgate-based group, The Premiers, when they first came across Ritchie, who was already renowned as an expert on the Hohner organ and was capable of playing front and centre rather than on the side of the stage – a decidedly unusual arrangement for the time. At length, the three formed 1-2-3. The first rehearsal, as Billy wrote in his revealing memoir, The ABC of 1-2-3: The True Story, 'was the best musical experience of my life. We all knew we had hit on something special. '1-2-3 was, I believe, one of the finest bands ever to emerge in popular music. It was a tragedy that the band, in that form, never recorded. 1-2-3 wasn't as polished or as powerful as Clouds later became, but what it lacked in experience, it more than made up for in soul and inspiration… Clouds at the 1971 Reading Festival. Photo courtesy of Billy Ritchie (Image: unknown) 'The band', he added, 'was rooted in blues and jazz and pop principles that were not only musical gold dust, but a godsend to all who took from it, and that band would still sound unique today… there really hasn't been a band like 1-2-3 before or since'. A good example of their boundary-stretching work is their version of Paul Simon's song, America, before it had even been released on Simon and Garfunkel's 1968 studio album, Bookends. Rewritten by Billy to include new time signatures 'and as much scope as possible for the three of us to express the song in every way', it showed what the trio were capable of; it was 'Prog before there was such a thing' They also reworked a very early Bowie song, I Dig Everything, even dropping a snippet of Bach into the middle section. A recording made at the Marquee can be listened to on YouTube. Epstein certainly liked 1-2-3, but his sudden death at the age of 32 in late August 1967, just a few months after he had signed them, rendered their immediate future uncertain. Impresario Robert Stigwood, who had just merged his own company with NEMS, took control of their career, but his priority was the career of a promising young act, the Bee Gees. His relationship with 1-2-3 did not last long, and the band and NEMS parted company. Soon, however, they came into contact with Terry Ellis, of the Ellis-Wright agency, who became their manager and agent. When Clouds's debut album, The Clouds Scrapbook, was released in August 1969, tracks such as The Carpenter, I'll Go Girl, Scrapbook and Waiter, There's Something in My Soup all played superbly to the band's individual and collective musical gifts. Today, writes Billy, Scrapbook is regarded as a really good album, one that attracted rave reviews at the time; 'it was', he observes, 'a strange mixture of pop songs, muso playing, and flashes of what would become progressive rock. For me, Waiter … is the best piece of work on there, as close to the bridge between Beatles pop and progressive rock as you will ever hear'. Promotional material by Island Records, issued in advance of the album's release, said: "It would be nice if we could just tell people that Clouds are an extraordinarily talented group playing exciting music in a totally original style". However, it continued, "mental barriers are thrown up against anything new and uncategorised and we are forced to be sneaky and use an easily accepted superhype method of attracting attention to Clouds and their album 'Scrapbook' - again, not what one would expect to hear. Clouds have successfully utilised all their talents to present a varied piece off aural entertainment. Presenting something new, which you believe in, is always something of a crusade, although always most rewarding. So watch Clouds tonight, listen to their album and well ... JOIN THE CRUSADE". Clouds on tour, pictured with friends. Photo courtesy of Billy Ritchie (Image: unknown) Clouds now began to enjoy to a new level of public exposure. They gigged around Europe with the Island Records Tour alongside Jethro Tull and Ten Years After (including a memorable gig at the Royal Albert Hall in May 1969), and the Bath Festival of Blues the following month, headlined by Led Zeppelin, The Nice and others. They played prestigious venues in the States, including the Fillmore West in San Francisco, New York's Fillmore East and (alongside the Stooges) Los Angeles' Whisky-a-Go-Go. In Montreal, they shared the bill with Van Morrison and Johnny Winter. Every time, they delivered a storming set that often put other acts in the shade. In June 1970 Billboard magazine, reviewing a gig at Chicago's Aragon Ballroom noted enthusiastically: 'On the basis of its showing here June 5, Clouds will be a giant. The group is a trio from Scotland that drew a standing ovation on the basis of its hard-driving sound that never lets up ... The group is young, talented ..." There was a second Clouds album, Up Above Our Heads (1970), which was issued only in the States, and finally, that same year, Watercolour Days – 'a beautiful piece of rock orchestration with piano, organ, harpsichord, guitars, mouth organ, drums and violins', said Florida's St Petersburg Evening Independent. But Chrysalis – the record label eventually established by Ellis – was, in Billy's telling, more concerned with Jethro Tull, another band on their roster, and made little or no attempt to promote Watercolour Days. Disillusioned, Clouds broke up in October 1971. Discussions continue to this day after the effect that 1-2-3 had on music at the time. Many fans take the view that 'prog' – progressive rock – was influenced at the outset by 1-2-3. As one fan argues on the progarchives site: 'Many British musicians would strongly argue that UK Prog began with Billy Ritchie and his band 1-2-3. Their residency in late '66 and early '67 at the Marquee introduced musicians as diverse as Jon Anderson, Jeff Lynne, Deep Purple, David Bowie and Keith Emerson to the idea of complex orchestrations played in extended works'.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ye Disses Cam'ron For Saying He Put A 'Stain' On Chicago, And Cam Responds Exactly How You Think He Would
Cam'ron has responded to Ye taking aim at him due to the Harlem rhymer claiming the Chicago artist has put a 'stain' on his hometown with his antics. After Cam's initial remarks that both Ye and incarcerated R&B star R. Kelly put 'a stain on a good city' with their behavior, Ye replied with a since-deleted X/Twitter post, where he first claimed to 'love' his former label mate before saying he almost didn't release new song 'COUSINS' due to people like the Purple Haze rhymer potentially making fun of him. The song highlights West's claim of having an incestuous relationship with his male cousin as a kid. 'How Cam say I'm doing anything bad for Chicago. Chicago loves me,' West posted. 'I love Cam. It's n***as like you that had me shook to release the song but I ain't scared of y'all n***as. And thank you for making dip set. You're a God. 'And f**k you by the way,' he added. 'And I got on my 2 million dollar dipset belt as I tweet.' West also addressed Cam's comments during his Parti livestream with Sneako over the weekend, where he called Cam a 'pu**y a** ni**a' for his remarks, adding, 'don't tell me sh*t about Chicago.' Cam shared his reaction on Monday's episode of his It Is What It Is podcast. Instead of responding with equal energy, the Uptown spitter laughed off Ye's shots while saying he doesn't go back and forth with anyone 'once you admit you suck d*ck,' a reference to the aforementioned 'Cousins' track, where Ye claims he performed oral sex on his male cousin until the age of 14. 'I don't usually talk to ni**as who suck d*ck, once they suck d*ck, I don't go back. I don't wanna go back-and-forth once you admit you suck d*ck. That's just me,' Cam said though chuckles. See his reaction to Ye's slights below. In addition to Cam saying West is currently making his city look crazy, the rapper also previously called out the Bully artist for his 'disgusting' remarks regarding JAY-Z and Beyoncé's children. 'I was disgusted,' Cam said at the time. 'Why are you mentioning another man's kids? That's not only out of bounds, it's desperate.' More from Ye Teases Ku Klux Klan-Inspired Met Gala Look Ye Claims He "Invented" Rage Music, Trippie Redd Calls Him "Psychotic" In Fiery Response Ye Uses Virgil Abloh's Death As A Warning To Those "Stealing" From Him
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Florida-based breakfast chain expanding in Mass. with first Boston location
First Watch, a Florida-based breakfast chain known for its freshly prepared dishes, is continuing its expansion into Massachusetts by opening a new location. First Watch is expected to open in the heart of Downtown Boston at 777 Boylston St. by the end of the year. This will come after the popular breakfast spot made its Massachusetts debut by opening in Hanover in January. First Watch formally announced that the company was setting up shop in New England last year, Chief Brand Officer Matt Eisenacher previously told MassLive. He said First Watch was getting 'a ton of outreach from people in New England,' so the company wanted to cater to residents' needs. 'Breakfast is very different in the Northeast,' Eisenacher said. 'We really just don't think there's many doing breakfast like we do, and that was the biggest reason for us coming to the Boston area.' First Watch was founded in Pacific Grove, California in 1983. The company later moved its headquarters to Bradenton, Florida in 1986 and is now headquartered in Sarasota. While the chain is new to the Bay State, First Watch has been recognized in other markets for its modern take on breakfast and brunch food. First Watch specializes in a seasonal menu that rotates five times per year. Dishes are made to order using fresh ingredients in a kitchen without heat lamps, microwaves or deep fryers. Staples include the lemon ricotta pancakes — a mid-stack of whipped ricotta pancakes topped with lemon curd, strawberries and powdered cinnamon sugar — and 'Million Dollar Bacon' — four slices of hardwood smoked bacon baked with brown sugar, black pepper, cayenne and a maple syrup drizzle. First Watch's fresh juice program is a company staple as well. The juices are made in-house every morning and change based on the season. Examples include the 'Morning Meditation,' 'Kale Tonic,' and 'Purple Haze.' First Watch also serves Project Sunrise coffee, which is made from coffee beans sourced by women coffee farmers in South America. Additionally, the chain strives to make every location unique to the community and 'a place to gather within our individual neighborhoods,' according to Eisenacher. 'People don't come to you because you have a lot of locations. They don't care about the other locations they have,' Eisenacher said. 'They care about the one that's in their neighborhood. And so we try very hard to make sure that each one has a local feel and it's connected into the neighborhood.' This will be showcased in the design of the Boylston First Watch, which will include a Boston-inspired mural specially designed and painted by a local artist. The Boston opening will create approximately 30 new jobs for the local community. Hiring will start this fall. First Watch will also raise money for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund during the weekend before the restaurant's opening. Boston Greek restaurant included on Condé Nast Traveler's 2025 Hot List Best outdoor dining spots around Boston Mass Hidden Gems: A pancake paradise at Crepes Tea House Top bagel bakery in Boston area eyeing second location in Somerville Pop-up restaurant brings authentic Mexican fare to Boston seafood eatery Read the original article on MassLive.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Abita Brewing Company opens second location in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — For nearly 40 years, Abita Brewing Company has had only one location on the Northshore in Abita Springs, but now it is expanding to the Southshore in New Orleans with a brand-new brewery. 'We have 36 offerings on tap. Most of the beers will be fan favorites like Amber, Purple Haze and Turbo Dog,' President of Abita Brewing Company Troy Ashley said. There's a new brewery on the block, but it is one you're familiar with. NOLA Craft Beer Experience: Abita Brew Pub, a friendly bar where they know your name! 'Abita's been crafting and innovating beers since 1986. It has been difficult for some people to make their way across the Causeway to try our beers, and we figured if they couldn't come across the Causeway then we'd bring the brewery across the Causeway,' he said. The new space is about 2,000 square feet and can comfortably house around 250 guests. 'We tried to design the space to be very family friendly with outdoor seating and televisions both inside and outside,' Ashley said. Party Recap: Where were the best parties for the Big Game in the Big Easy? A new space, but the same great taste. 'Brewing in Abita Springs, you know, we are really proud of our water. While we are brewing here in New Orleans we made an effort to actually bring water from Abita Springs here in New Orleans,' he said. It is the dawn of a new Abita age. 'We will have a lot of new offerings that people haven't seen before like our new beer, '2375, which is named after our address, right here on Tchoupitoulas Street,' Ashley said. Abita New Orleans is located on the corner of First and Tchoupitoulas member caught crossing Rio Grande, Border Patrol says Columbia student sues Trump admin over efforts to deport her WATCH: Saints Brandin Cooks talks reunion, role in the receivers room, impressions of Kellen Moore and Derek Carr 5 takeaways from Trump officials war planning group chat breach Abita Brewing Company opens second location in New Orleans Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
