Just last week, author Andrew Ferren featured Houston in the 36 Hours section of the New York Times. A weekly publication in the Travel section, the 36 Hours feature typically reveals the best way to spend your time in a city if you only had three days, including recommendations for the most popular eateries to the most inspiring entertainment.
With the opening caption, “America’s youngest city offers a potpourri pot of cuisines, quirky shops and art with both global and local reach,” readers prepare themselves for a plethora of notable Houston hotspots.
Before departing on Sunday, Ferren battles the “morning rush hour and parking frenzy” to sample a bialy and a duck breast tartine at Common Bond. Then it’s time for more shopping at “the cluster of quirky antiques shops along Westheimer near Dunlavy.” Concluding his visit, Fennel makes time to visit the Menil art campus, “a home of the renowned Menil Collection, Rothko Chapel, Cy Twombly Gallery and Dan Flavin Installation at Richmond Hall (all free) just west of Montrose,” with his final meal nextdoor at the Bistrol Menil.