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Houston occupies the land of ancient civilizations. The Atakapa, Akokisa, Deadose, and the better-known Karankawa lived their days here with family and friends, as we do today. As far back as 13,000 years ago, they traded goods with people in Mexico City and Central...

Paper City HoustonIt is open, but not close to done. That is the best way to sum up the Houston Farmers Market, which has been open for nearly 80 years at 2520 Airline Drive in the North Heights, but has never looked like this. On a sunny Sunday, there is a steady...

Paper City HoustonFor those who salivate at the mere mention of Hay Merchant’s Cease and Desist Burger, chef Chris Shepherd has something even more enticing in the works. An enhanced version of the popular burger is set to be the centerpiece of Underbelly Burger, a...

Culture Map HoustonChris Shepherd is bringing burgers to the Heights. The James Beard Award winner will open Underbelly Burger at the Houston Farmers Market this summer. The announcement clarifies the style of the fast-casual restaurant that Shepherd first announced...

HoustoniaCHRIS SHEPHERD AND UNDERBELLY HOSPITALITY are in a “can’t-stop-won’t-stop” mode. On Friday, MLB Capital Partners announced that the James Beard Award-winning chef’s hospitality company will open a burger restaurant this summer at the Houston Farmers Market....

Houston ChronicleJames Beard Award-winning chef Chris Shepherd’s culinary stamp on Houston continues to grow with news that his Underbelly Hospitality will open a burger restaurant. MLB Capital Partners, the Houston commercial real estate company that owns the Houston...

Houston ChronicleSeattle has the Pike Place Market. San Francisco has the Ferry Building. New York has Chelsea Market. And Houston? Todd Mason, founding partner of the investment company MLB Capital Partners, hopes that the Houston Farmers Market, a 18-acre open-air...

New York TimesHOUSTON — In early March, a delivery truck carrying dozens of bags of live Louisiana crawfish arrived at Crawfish & Noodles. The restaurant, in a district known as Asiatown, is arguably Houston’s best-known purveyor of Viet-Cajun crawfish. The style...

Culture Map HoustonThe Houston Farmers Market has landed a major new tenant. Legendary Viet-Cajun restaurant Crawfish & Noodles will open its second location at the property, real estate developer MLB Capital Partners announced. The restaurant hardly needs an...

HoustoniaCRAWFISH & NOODLES, ONE OF HOUSTON’S MOST VENERABLE RESTAURANTS, is expanding with its second location opening this fall at the new Houston Farmers Market development at 2520 Airline Dr. MLB Capital Partners, which is developing the Houston Farmers...