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If something Alison Cook has written affected you, we'd like to hear about it. Tell us here.

Pete Wells, Bill Addison, Pat Sharpe and others weigh in on what Houston Chronicle restaurant critic Alison Cook has meant to them.

These Houston restaurants are ideal for when you want to impress a date, client or have a posh night out with family and friends.

These 20 restaurants on the Houston Chronicle's 2024 Top 100 Restaurants list won't break the bank.

Gatlin's BBQ, Himalaya, Rainbow Lodge, Pappas Bros. Steakhouse and Ninfa's on Navigation are all among the time-tested restaurants.

Which Houston restaurants should have made our 2024 Top 100 Restaurants list? Readers can submit their picks in survey.

The Chronicle's 2024 Top 100 Restaurants list was a group effort, written by Alison Cook, Bao Ong, Jody Schmal, Sonia Garcia, Todd Romero and Misha Govshteyn.

The 2024 Top 100 Restaurants list will publish Thursday, Oct. 24, at 6 p.m. Those attending our Houston Culinary Stars event will get first peek.

The lineup includes BCN, Belly of the Beast, Brennan's, Le Jardinier, Mimo, Musaafer, Navy Blue, Pizzana, Pondicheri and more.

Greater Houston is enjoying a new era of smoked meat supremacy, making it, perhaps, the new capital of Texas barbecue. Here are some of the best BBQ places in Houston.