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Lorretta Ruggiero

@lorrettarug

Mom and Freelance Writer

 Houston, TX
Joined April 2017
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Weekend Happy Hour at The Rustic houstonpress.com/restaurants… @TheRustic #houstonhappyhour #houstondiningdeals
Come On, Get Happy: The Rustic Uptown

Come On, Get Happy: The Rustic Uptown

We went uptown for a great weekend happy hour at The Rustic.

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Happy Hour Houston: Loro Asian Smokehouse houstonpress.com/restaurants… @HaiHospitality @franklinbbq #houstonhappyhour #houstondiningdeals
Getting Cool and Happy at Loro Asian Smokehouse & Bar

Getting Cool and Happy at Loro Asian Smokehouse & Bar

We went in search of a good happy hour and found it at Loro.

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Andiron: The Wait is Over houstonpress.com/restaurants… @ThePitRoomBBQ @Sambrooks44 #andironHTX #houstonsteakhouse
Andiron Opens Tonight

Andiron Opens Tonight

Sambrooks new steakhouse, Andiron, opens for dinner this evening.

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Gold Buckle Foodie Awards: Fried Foodapalooza houstonpress.com/restaurants… @RODEOHOUSTON @BunBTrillOG #GoldBuckleFoodie #HoustonRodeo #HoustonRodeoBites

Gold Buckle Foodie Awards 2023: Winners All-Around

We have a look at this year's Gold Buckle Foodie Awards and the over-the-top Rodeo eats. .

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Pop Goes the Rodeo Uncorked & Best Bites 2023 Competition houstonpress.com/restaurants… @ChefEvelynG @Cacao_Cardamom @BlackGirlTamale @RODEOHOUSTON @weareskyfall @eculent @KHOU @KPRC2 #RODEOHOUSTON #RodeoUncorked
Rodeo Uncorked Roundup & Best Bites 2023: Delicious Winners

Rodeo Uncorked Roundup & Best Bites 2023: Delicious Winners

We have a first hand look at the 2023 Best Bites and Rodeo Uncorked winners.

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Quick Bites: Tacos El Patron and Home Slice houstonpress.com/restaurants… @homeslicepizza @Blaggards #tacosbirriahouston #houstonpizza #newyorkstylepizzahouston
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houstonpress.com/restaurants… @TacoCabana @tacocasacypress @tacobell #mexicanpizza #mexicanpizzasmackdown #whatthehelltacobell
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Southern Smoke Festival's Return a Huge Success houstonpress.com/restaurants… @SouthernSmokeTX @BunBTrillOG @trillburgers @TurkeyandWolf @fluffbakebar #houstonstrong #takingcareofourown
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Aaron Sanchez: Pit Stop Houston houstonpress.com/restaurants… @AaronSanchez @QuakerState @andescafehou @posthtx #HispanicHeritageMonth #MasterChef2022
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Openings and Closings: Lyric Market Has Opened, Gatsby's Seafood Debuts houstonpress.com/restaurants… @SouthernSmokeTX @MollyVoorhees @DaddysChickenS1 @CaboBobs @LotusSeafood #houstonrestaurants #houstondining
Fall Flower Gardening in Houston houstonpress.com/arts/fall-b… @buchanansplants @Plantsforall @arborgateonline #houstongardening #houstonfallweather
Fall Back Into Gardening This Month

Fall Back Into Gardening This Month

With the cooler temperatures, it's time to get back into the garden.

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Fall Vegetable Gardening: Ready, Set, Plant! houstonpress.com/arts/housto… @rareseeds @Plantsforall #houstonvegetablegardening#houstonfallgardening
Houston Vegetable Gardening:It's Time to Plant

Houston Vegetable Gardening:It's Time to Plant

It's time to get back in the garden to plant fall vegetables.

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Houston Theater Week: Pre-Show Eats houstonpress.com/restaurants… @BrennansHouston @GuardandGrace @HelenGreekFood @LaFisheriaHTX @cbaldwinhotel @XochiHou @alleytheatre #Houstontheaterweek #Houstontheatredining
BB's Tex-Orleans: Houston Restaurant Weeks houstonpress.com/restaurants… @BBsTexOrleans @HouRestaurantWk #HoustonRestaurantWeeks #HoustonCajun
Houston Restaurant Weeks: BB's Tex-Orleans

Houston Restaurant Weeks: BB's Tex-Orleans

We try out BB's Tex-Orleans for Houston Restaurant Weeks.

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Los Lobos Came to Houston and Tore Up "The Neighborhood" houstonpress.com/music/revie… Great article, Jesse! @chuyelcucuy @LosLobosBand
Review: Los Lobos, Heights Theater, August 10, 2022

Review: Los Lobos, Heights Theater, August 10, 2022

Los Lobos wrecked "The Neighborhood" last night in Houston, using their bombastic musical talents to create an exceptional concert moment, the culmination of all the high notes the veteran band hit...

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Houston Restaurant Weeks 2022 Launches Today houstonpress.com/restaurants… @HouRestaurantWk @KatieStoneHTX @BrennansHouston @RomaHTX #HoustonRestaurantsWeek #CleverleyStoneFoundation #HoustonFoodBank
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Shouldn't Matt Gaetz be in jail by now?
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Club Soda No Twist: Mocktails for a Cause houstonpress.com/restaurants… @HTX_Recovery @JohnnysGB @reserve101 #houstonmocktails #houstonsobriety #sipplehouston
Club Soda No Twist: No Alcohol, Lots of Fun

Club Soda No Twist: No Alcohol, Lots of Fun

Houston Recovery Center and Davis Holdings co-hosted an alcohol-free happy hour with a mocktail competition.

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Opinion: Another American Tragedy houstonpress.com/news/opinio…
Opinion: American Shame and the Uvalde Shooting

Opinion: American Shame and the Uvalde Shooting

Amid graduations and the end of school celebrations, America has another mass shooting.

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Girls Rule, Guests Drool at Butcher's Ball houstonpress.com/restaurants… @BravoTopChef @chefevelyngarcia @chefdawnb @sasha_grumman @thebutchersball #topchefhouston #thebutchersball #CityPlaceMarriott #HTXWhiskeyWeekend
The Butcher's Ball Brings Top Chefs to CityPlace

The Butcher's Ball Brings Top Chefs to CityPlace

The first HTX Whiskey Weekend at CityPlace launches with a Top Chef lineup.

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