John-Henry Perera

Food and Gulf Coast editor for @Chron | Dad x 3 | Husband x 1

[John-Henry Perera @pererajh]

🙋🏾‍♂️From me: Critics say @Sysco is ruining the restaurant industry. But the Houston-based multinational company says they’re actually saving it. https://t.co/DVx8xbKCR7 via @chron

[De’Vion Hinton @stilldexhinton]

I’ve been ordered to seek shelter at the bar today🫡

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For any Dutch fans in Houston looking for some post match entertainment, Polekatz strip club is here in the East End advertising their after party

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For your viewing pleasure, I compiled all the very good images of knackered England fans getting kicked out of a pub in Dallas https://t.co/0vxkFKUrdO

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Since my newsletter for @chron, Y'all Heard, launched in May, I've gone from 366 subs to over 800. I am so thankful to my readers. Everyone who has subbed thus far is being claimed as a dependent on my taxes. If you want to get in on that, sub here: https://t.co/vsPWKYZ066

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[Evan @evan7257]

Stopping this was the number one issue at the Texas GOP state convention

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"it smells like piss in here" bro i bet! https://t.co/MhRPIIfIII

[gwen howerton @kissphoria]

i appreciated the candor of the guy that runs Light Bulbs Unlimited in Montrose when I asked why he's moving from the store's longtime location:

"There comes a point where a light bulb store can only pay so much rent. It's just too much for me."
https://t.co/jN3dCfU9oB

[erica cheng 鄭伊澄 @oop_echeng]

one of the strongest bonds forged in Houston, Texas

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It feels really fitting that my first award ever is all about Houston. H-TOWN FOREVER BAYBEEEEE I LOVE MY CITY

[John-Henry Perera @pererajh]

🗒️Side note: One of the reasons why I was interested in this story was because Bertsch is kind of unique in the dining space in the way he's tapped into social media to create a kind of loyalty for his ghost kitchen.

The only thing is, I'm don't think everyone will want to copy.

[John-Henry Perera @pererajh]

✍️From me: Much has been said online about Sunny Bertsch, the owner of Kaisen Sushi at Blodgett Food Hall.

I wanted to get the measure of the man myself, so I reached out. Our talk played out the same way as his many Insta reels. https://t.co/Uvex6bDxAY via @chron

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🗣️"I've made every mistake I can make in the restaurant space, and I didn't know they would cost so much," Bertsch said.

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🧐Observation: Always funny to see it's the same Houston news outlet, again and again and again, that never credits where it got the news from.

(It's me. I'm the one they got the news from.)

[Chron @chron]

😂 Houston has apparently found something everyone agrees on.

A proposed new nickname for Downtown Houston is getting roasted across social media, with hundreds of locals making it very clear they are not on board.

The comments section may be more entertaining than the nickname itself: https://t.co/AnKc539d4U

#Houston #HoustonTX #DoHo

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📪From the inbox: Former NFL DT Michael Brockers has reopened QUAD Houston at 4608 Almeda Rd. in Houston, Texas.

The revamped sports bar and restaurant has new food and drink menus, renovated spaces and more TVs ahead of the @FIFAWorldCup.

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@chron 🗒️Side notes: We actually had a very long talk, and not everything got in, but Killen is super bullish about his quest to transform his Pearland steakhouse into the first Michelin-starred establishment of its kind in Texas. https://t.co/YANcKQf5el

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🚨Exclusive: Killen's likely to close in Houston Heights. Acclaimed restaurateur and pitmaster Ronnie Killen is under contract to sell the 101 Heights Blvd. property. If it goes through, the restaurant will wind down operations by July 17. https://t.co/YANcKQf5el via @chron

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@chron 🗣️"Yesterday was four weeks since the surgery. I'm finally sleeping throughout the night without any medication." - Ronnie Killen.

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📫From the inbox: Houston's Bludorn Hospitality Group is opening a restaurant in San Antonio's Pearl District. It's a new concept, name not revealed yet.