{"id":667281,"date":"2026-03-19T17:40:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T17:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/667281\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T17:40:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T17:40:27","slug":"upcoming-honey-hops-and-high-end-pours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/667281\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming: Honey, Hops and High-End Pours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Viva Abejas at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/houston\/dining\/restaurants\/toro-toro\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Toro Toro<\/b><\/a>, 1300 Lamar, runs March 24 through April 22 with a month-long celebration spotlighting the role of bees in the food system, where one in three bites depends on pollination. The limited-time menu highlights bee-pollinated ingredients across dishes like the Viva Tiradito, beef tenderloin with truffle honey and a passionfruit cream cake, plus cocktails including the Honeycomb Carajillo and Margarita Melipona alongside a zero-proof option. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opentable.com\/r\/toro-toro-by-chef-richard-sandoval-houston\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reservations<\/a> are recommended.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fwww.kennyandziggys.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Kenny &amp; Ziggy\u2019s<\/b><\/a>, 1743 Post Oak, is gearing up for Passover with a full spread of traditional favorites available for pickup or nationwide shipping ahead of the April 1 Seder. Expect everything from matzo ball soup and gefilte fish to macaroons and chopped liver, plus a prix fixe dinner for 10\u201312 people priced at $475 or \u00e0 la carte options and Seder plates for $23. Orders must be placed by March 25 for local pickup by April 1, or by March 26 for shipping, with delivery available via Goldbelly.<\/p>\n<p><b>The Finn<\/b>, 712 Main, hosts Sips<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/sips-scoops-a-beer-ice-cream-pairing-experience-tickets-1983496215575?aff=ebdsoporgprofile\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> &amp; Scoops! Beer &amp; Ice Cream Pairing<\/a> on Wednesday, March 25 from 6 to 8 p.m., a classic ice cream social with a guided tasting on the rooftop terrace. Guests will sample six ice cream flavors paired with six Saint Arnold Brewing Company beers, designed to surprise and expand your palate. Tickets are $36.64 and include six 2-ounce beer pours and six 2-ounce ice cream servings.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, March 26, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musaaferhouston.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Musaafer<\/b><\/a>, 5115 Westheimer, will host a Southern Smoke Foundation Wine Dinner, with\u00a0 an intimate evening of cellar selections from Alexana and Revana Vineyards, poured alongside a thoughtfully paired Indian tasting menu from chef Mayank Istwal. Guests will hear from Dr. Revana while enjoying a guided culinary journey designed to complement each wine. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opentable.com\/booking\/experiences-availability?rid=1044355&amp;restref=1044355&amp;experienceId=670705&amp;utm_source=external&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=shared\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Seats<\/a> are $195 per person.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/themarigoldclub.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><b>The Marigold Club<\/b><\/a><b>, <\/b>2531 Kuester, hosts a Hirsch Vineyards wine dinner on Thursday, March 26, featuring an in-person tasting led by winemaker Jasmine Hirsch. The evening spotlights hard-to-find Sonoma Coast pours, including estate Chardonnay, ros\u00e9 and a lineup of single-block Pinot Noirs, each paired with a menu from chef Austin Waiter and available to purchase after the tasting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opentable.com\/booking\/experiences-availability?rid=1287526&amp;restref=1287526&amp;experienceId=662464\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tickets<\/a> are $495 per person, benefiting the Southern Smoke Foundation.<\/p>\n<p><b>Southern Smoke Foundation<\/b>\u2019s sellout wine event <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southernsmoke.org\/southern-smoke-decanted-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Southern Smoke Decanted<\/a> is set to take place on Saturday, March 28 at <b>Lott Hall<\/b>, 6201 Hermann Park, from 2 to 6 p.m. The annual vintner\u2019s reception and live wine auction features a Yacht Rock theme alongside wine tastings and an epic culinary lineup, including every Michelin-starred restaurant in Houston. Tables are <a href=\"https:\/\/cbo.io\/app\/public\/bidapp\/decanted2026\/tickets\/SSF\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">on sale now<\/a> starting at $1,500 for 8.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Viva Abejas at Toro Toro, 1300 Lamar, runs March 24 through April 22 with a month-long celebration spotlighting&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":667282,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5130],"tags":[12086,169014,9729,16560,2879,4084,12730,4345,276108,3250,23788,9733,45746,259594,16561,9877,95448,358,16559,3187,16558,9963,3159],"class_list":["post-667281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-12086","tag-chef-collaborations","tag-drink","tag-eat","tag-events","tag-festival","tag-homepage","tag-houston","tag-hslr","tag-march","tag-pop-up","tag-restaurant-news","tag-rodeo","tag-rodeo-season","tag-specials","tag-spring","tag-tastings","tag-texas","tag-things-to-do-this-month","tag-tx","tag-upcoming-events-in-houston","tag-wine","tag-winter"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116257071216433395","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/667281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=667281"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/667281\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/667282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=667281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=667281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=667281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}