High Meals & Drink Occasions: February 2023

Dine on scrumptious dishes and luxuriate in our picks for the highest foods and drinks occasions going down round Houston in February 2023.

February’s culinary happenings are every kind of tasty, from candy riffs on conventional King Cake and puckery Margarita Day drinks to the return of a sizzling, smoky barbecue competitors.

Plus, there are Tremendous Bowl and Valentine’s Day specials, a one pot cook-off, and the most important picnic in Texas.

Right here’s the whole lot it’s essential to eat and drink in Houston this month:

High 12 Meals & Drink Occasions in Houston This Month: February 2023

• King Cake Kolaches at Kolache Shoppe | Weekends in February – In the course of the month of February, all three Kolache Shoppe places will function the Mardi Gras–impressed King Cake Kolache. Made with the bakery’s fluffy yeast dough, the kolache is crammed with sweetened cinnamon cream cheese and pecans, completed with almond vanilla glaze and a dusting of coloured sugar. It’ll be obtainable on the Greenway location Thursdays to Saturdays, and on the Heights and Kingwood places from Friday to Sunday. $2.75 every, whereas provides final.
• One Pot Showdown at Saint Arnold Brewery | Sunday, February 5 – The annual One Pot Showdown returns—“one half chili cookoff, one half stew stampede, one half gumbo gauntlet, and ten components Saint Arnold goodness.” Cookoff groups will compete utilizing their finest one pot recipes utilizing Saint Arnold beer, and ticket holders get to style and assist crown a champ. Tickets (recognized to promote out) are $45, with proceeds proudly benefitting Youngsters’ Meals. 1pm to 4pm.
• Pizza Day & Tremendous Bowl Weekend Specials at Monkey’s Tail | Thursday, February 9 to Sunday, February 12 – The Mexican American kitchen and dive bar in Northside will supply half-off all its pizzas beginning on Nationwide Pizza Day on Thursday and thru Sunday that weekend. The additional massive pie is eighteen inches and begins at $9.50, with favourite alternatives together with the pastor and barbacoa pizzas. Plus, you’ll additionally discover crawfish specials on Tremendous Bowl Sunday. Instances fluctuate. 
• Mardi Gras! Galveston | Friday, February 10 to Fats Tuesday, February 21 – Greater than 3 million beads might be thrown at Mardi Gras! Galveston—the third largest Mardi Gras celebration within the U.S. Operating by way of Fats Tuesday, the multi-day competition options 20+ elaborate parades, headliner performances, household occasions, and loads of island model feasting alternatives. $14.50 and up; free for ages 12 and underneath. Instances fluctuate.
• The Greatest Picnic in Texas at Memorial Park | Saturday, February 11 | FREE – To have fun the extremely anticipated opening of Memorial Park’s new 100-acre Land Bridge and Prairie, the park will host a free, family-friendly extravaganza that includes meals and drinks for buy, a picnic basket giveaway, reside music, face portray, self-guided excursions, academic alternatives and extra. 10am to 5pm.
• Galentine’s Brunch & Floral Workshtop at Ouisie’s Desk | Sunday, February 12 – The River Oaks stalwart, Ouisie’s Desk Restaurant & Gardens, hosts its 3-hour Glad Galentine’s occasion on the enclosed porch, boasting brunch, glowing cocktails, sweets, video games, and a hands-on class providing ideas and tips for making grand, floral centerpieces. $175; reservations required by Monday, February 6, 2023. 11am. 
• Valentine’s Day Omakase at Uchi & Uchiko | Valentine’s Day, Tuesday, February 14 – Outdoors-the-box Japanese eating places Uchi in Montrose and Uchiko in Uptown might be providing a ten+ course omakase tasting menu, in-person and to-go this Valentine’s Day. Each eating places will showcase unimaginable dishes and elective beverage pairings, with highlights together with Softshell Crab Maki and Wagyu Strip Steak at Uchi, and Sawara Crudo and Black Truffle Squab at Uchiko. Ten programs at Uchi are $300 for dine-in; $200 to-go. Dine-in at Uchiko is $350 for 12 programs; to-go is $225 for 8 programs. 4pm to 11pm.  
• Ziggy’s Roumanian Steak Home at Kenny & Ziggy’s New York Delicatessen | Valentine’s Day, Tuesday, February 14 by way of Sunday, February 18 – Kenny & Ziggy’s is bringing again its Borsch Belt Pop-up for 4 nights over Valentine’s weekend. Ziggy’s Roumanian Steak Home will host Dani Luv (beloved New York comic from the now-shuttered Sammy’s Roumanian Steakhouse) for dinner exhibits starting at 6pm. Company can anticipate music, dancing, drinks and laughs alongside a Roumanian-style menu with highlights from stuffed kishka and rooster schnitzel to Romanian tenderloin steak and make-your-own egg lotions. $35, plus a minimal $50 per individual buy of meals and drinks, plus tax and gratuity. Reservations required. Instances fluctuate.
• Eat Drink HTX at A number of Places | Wednesday, February 15 to Tuesday, February 28 – Sister occasion to Houston Restaurant Weeks, the meals fundraiser Eat Drink HTX returns for its second 12 months. The 2-week eating occasion focuses on the informal restaurant class, with cheaper price level units for prix fixe brunch, lunch, and dinner menus, permitting extra informal and fast-casual eateries the chance to take part. Benefitting the Houston Meals Financial institution and Youngsters at Danger, this 12 months’s roster of individuals consists of favorites like Craft Burger, Craft Pita, Da Gama Canteen, Every day Collect, Dak and Bop, La Calle Tacos, and extra. Brunches and lunches are $15; dinners vary from $20 to $25. Costs and occasions fluctuate.
• Houston Rodeo Roundup & Finest Bites Competitors at NRG Middle | Sunday, February 19 – Earlier than the Houston Livestock Present & Rodeo takes over city, the Roundup & Finest Bites Competitors brings foodies and wine lovers collectively for one of many largest connoisseur meals occasions on this planet. Over 450 award-winning wines and greater than 100 signature dishes might be on show, plus company can chat with cooks and vineyard representatives whereas serving to resolve who takes house the Folks’s Selection Award. Tickets begin at $165 for people, with tables obtainable. 6:30pm.
• Nationwide Margarita Day with H-City Restaurant Group | Wednesday, February 22 – H-City Restaurant Group bartenders are getting the limes, tequila and shakers able to have fun Nationwide Margarita Day. Head to Caracol, Hugo’s, URBE, and Xochi to sip the Biggest Margarita Ever Offered for a reduced worth of $18, and look out for different specials together with pleased hour pricing on margs all day at URBE and $10 home margs from sibling institutions Caracol, Hugo’s, and Xochi. Instances fluctuate.  
• World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Contest at NRG Park | Thursday, February 23 to Saturday, February 25 – Kicking off the rodeo yearly is an epic bbq weekend—the World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Contest. Greater than 250 groups of barbecue lovers will compete for the title, and whereas most workforce tents are invitation-only, guests can take part on the enjoyable at a number of public venues, together with the carnival, the Backyard, Rockin’ Bar-B-Que Saloon and the Chuckwagon. $20; $10 for ages 3 to 12, features a complimentary sliced brisket plate with chips and beans. Instances fluctuate.