Jody Schmal
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Houston Chronicle travel and food editor
Houston, Texas
Joined June 2009
Peak Ringer. So good.
The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. affair is the mess that never ends. Here’s a look inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time. @brianphillips:
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Trump Burger had four Texas restaurants. They all have different names now. @avivabechky reports on a pretty messy situation: https://t.co/Lclbz6ulYa via @houstonchron
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The restaurants now have monikers like MAGA Burger, Freedom Burgers & Beer Garden and President Burger. The pro-Trump theme remains intact.
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ICYMI, @houstonchron dropped its 2025 Top 100 restaurants list. Our food team pays for every meal to ensure transparent, unbiased recommendations. If you value that kind of journalism, please consider subscribing: https://t.co/JYTp03NfTx
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Team behind acclaimed Japanese restaurants Neo, Kira to open sushi counter Oru in Heights area https://t.co/VDDj60Wl9z via @houstonchron
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Oru, a 24-seat hinoki counter, offers dishes like barbecue-spiced trout as well as omakase.
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Election Day! @houstonchron editorial board bases its endorsements on reporting, research and in-person interviews. Here’s the run-down for today if you’re not sure what’s on the ballot or why it matters:
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See which candidates for the 2025 Texas election on Nov. 4 are endorsed by the Houston Chronicle Editorial Board.
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Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo to swap Ben Berg's Ranch for Fertitta Entertainment restaurant https://t.co/2D1ehmDIbZ via @houstonchron
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1932 Cattleman’s Club will take over the space that the Ranch once used. Its menu includes steak and an oyster and raw bar.
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Federal prosecutors added new charges against Turkey Leg Hut co-founder Lynn Price, who already faces arson and conspiracy counts in Houston. https://t.co/7K4HxUtHtN
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Just love this: Houston bookstore on wheels is fun, silly and a genuine attempt to get people back into reading https://t.co/oK9vT6YPuf via @houstonchron
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Brian Wilson brings his mobile book truck to coffee shops and farmers markets, carrying 500-600 unique titles to each event.
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No new Houston restaurants received a Michelin star this year, but the six awarded last year maintained their recognition. https://t.co/amoxVDCz4L
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Elliot Wood, general manager at Levi Goode's Texas-inspired restaurant Credence, earned the Michelin Service Award Tuesday night. https://t.co/37gNWS9XuJ
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The Michelin Guide announced its picks for top Texas restaurants in Houston. In total, 22 local restaurants won recognition as Bib Gourmand spots https://t.co/37gNWS9XuJ
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Powerful op-ed from the dad of dead Camp Mystic camper Chloe Childress, who would have been a freshman at UT: https://t.co/zilWz7s3H3 via @houstonchron
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Three months after the Hill Country floods killed 27 girls, Camp Mystic’s owners are planning to reopen while grieving parents still demand answers, writes Matthew Childress, who lost his...
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Direct link to buy tickets: https://t.co/BAQU0iuxR2 There really is SO MUCH WINE AND FOOD, come one, come all.
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.@houstonchron drops its Top 100 restaurants Nov. 13. There is a party w/ tons of food and wine. For $125 you can try Little's Oyster Bar, Casaema, Truth BBQ, Musaafer, Amrina, Viola & Agnes, Ishtia, Navy Blue, Credence and many more: https://t.co/mkqaYzgRvl via @houstonchron
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.@houstonchron drops its Top 100 restaurants Nov. 13. There is a party w/ tons of food and wine. For $125 you can try Little's Oyster Bar, Casaema, Truth BBQ, Musaafer, Amrina, Viola & Agnes, Ishtia, Navy Blue, Credence and many more: https://t.co/mkqaYzgRvl via @houstonchron
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The lineup includes Truth BBQ, BCN, Mimo, Maximo, Camaraderie, Xochi, Street to Kitchen and more.
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Wondering why beef prices are so high? Let @avivabechky explain. https://t.co/OQITEKlYdi via @houstonchron
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The U.S. has the fewest cattle right now since 1951, and ranchers face hard decisions on whether and how to grow their herds.
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Ozempic, wellness and the new portion economy: Why Houston’s plates are shrinking https://t.co/YgzUzEgEwh via @houstonchron
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As costs rise and GLP-1 drugs curb appetites, Houston restaurants debut smaller menus — from Girl Dinner to Petite Bar — to entice diners.
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An Armenian baker brings Texas-style brisket to life in a Los Angeles ghost kitchen; @jcreidtx found a sandwich that looks VERY fetching: https://t.co/yfKYMLCqcu via @houstonchron
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How Texas barbecue and Armenian tradition met inside a ghost kitchen — and created one of America’s best sandwiches.
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Kim Son, a Houston Vietnamese institution, sets final day for flagship location in East Downtown https://t.co/G9CXSAKbEg via @houstonchron
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Kim Son’s departure ends a decades-long run that helped shape Houston’s Vietnamese dining scene.
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Houston, our Houston: Dressed as tortilla delivery person, man attempts to steal 20 pounds of Gulf shrimp from Winnie's restaurant https://t.co/HHLOZqlU8J via @houstonchron
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Staff at Winnie's, a Houston bar and restaurant, managed to prevent the theft of about 20 pounds of fresh Gulf shrimp.
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Where to find mooncakes in Houston before the Mid-Autumn Festival starts on October 6. I learned something reading this story by @avivabechky
https://t.co/Al0QcP5y1A via @houstonchron
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Local bakeries throughout Houston sell the cakes, which are commonly filled with mild and sweet pastes like red bean and lotus seed.
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