Backyard Gems is my ever-evolving personal list of things to do in Houston, Texas – my hometown. As one of the largest cities in the USA, Houston is bursting with culture! It’s the South’s epicenter for food and creative arts and home to some of the biggest industries and brightest stars. In short: visit Houston.
Reading Time: 4 minutes My Backyard Gems list is special to me – it holds all the places that are my go-to when I need to effortlessly impress my friends and visitors with a fail-proof restaurant experience. After two impromptu happy hour visits, I knew Eunice deserved to be on the list.
Reading Time: 2 minutes I took a quick trip to City Orchard Cidery and got some much needed fresh air in their cider garden. This Sawyer Heights cidery has over a dozen ciders in their tap room and was a fun addition to my Things To Do in Houston list.
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Funnel Bar is a Houston-based pop up restaurant serving classic and creative twists on funnel cakes.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Thanks to Instagram I found out there’s a Black-women owned winery in my backyard! Well, close to my backyard. Located in the Katy suburbs, just west of Houston, ErmaRose Winery specializes in a variety of fruit wines like mango, peach, blueberry, and banana! Yes, banana wine is a thing (and it’s good.)
Reading Time: 2 minutes There’s a fried chicken joint in downtown Houston and it serves some of the best fried chicken in the city. There, I said it!
LIT Chicken’s menu highlights West African culinary influence with items like loaded jollof rice and pounded yam dumpling. I heard ravings reviews about the fried chicken so I had to check it out for myself.
