{"id":313721,"date":"2026-05-29T09:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T09:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/313721\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T09:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T09:36:09","slug":"weekend-food-bets-cider-cheese-and-one-last-hang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/313721\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Food Bets: Cider, Cheese and One Last Hang"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\tGood Times on Main: Grand Opening Block Party at Main Street Promenade<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, 11 a.m. to\u00a0 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Main between Rusk and Allen\u2019s Landing<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/downtownhouston.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Downtown Houston<\/a> celebrates the grand opening of the new Main Street Promenade with a free block party featuring live music, DJs, street performers, pop-up markets, food and drink specials, and family-friendly activities throughout the corridor. A ribbon cutting takes place at noon outside the Rice Hotel, while Main Street businesses join in with early openings and activations throughout the day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cider &amp; Cheese Pairing at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityorchardhtx.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">City Orchard<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, 6 to 7:30 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>1201 Oliver City\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Orchard teams up with Curd Culture for a guided cider and cheese pairing featuring five ciders matched with artisan cheeses. The tasting walks guests through how different cheeses interact with acidity, fruit and bubbles, without the stuffy wine-class energy. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/cheese-pairing-night-at-city-orchard-tickets-1987934657073\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tickets<\/a> are $50 and space is limited.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Brewsology Beer Fest at Houston Museum of Natural Science<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, 7 to 11 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>5555 Hermann Park<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brewsology.com\/houston\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brewsology Beer Fest<\/a> returns to HMNS, turning the museum into an after-hours craft beer festival with access to exhibits, science displays and beer tastings from more than 50 breweries and cideries. General admission starts at $60 and includes entry from 8 to 11 p.m. with unlimited samples, while early admission ($75) adds a 7 p.m. entry and specialty pours, and VIP tickets ($95) include early access, souvenir glassware and $30 in food credit. The event is ages 21 and up.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, 4 p.m. to close\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>33 Waugh<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Southern cocktailery and kitchen Good God, Nadine\u2019s is hosting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYlcyOTNyCh\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">one last call<\/a> before closing permanently after its lease ends. Whether you\u2019re a regular or have been meaning to try the neighborhood hangout, come out for good food, drink specials, DJs and a packed farewell-party atmosphere throughout the evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>AAPI Restaurant Weeks\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All weekend long<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Running through June 15, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aapirestaurantweeks.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AAPI Restaurant Weeks<\/a> returns with more than 50 participating Asian American and Pacific Islander-owned restaurants offering special menu items, discounts and promotions through a digital dining pass. A minimum $15 donation unlocks the pass while supporting rice and care package donations for low-income Houston seniors. Participating spots include Agnes and Sherman, Aka Sushi and dozens more across the city.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good Times on Main: Grand Opening Block Party at Main Street Promenade Saturday, 11 a.m. to\u00a0 6 p.m.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":313722,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[59,60,1004,6493,64,727,320,226,56,58,57,354,69,35086,74,75],"class_list":["post-313721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-beer","tag-calendar","tag-drink","tag-eat","tag-events","tag-festival","tag-food-and-drink","tag-homepage","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-restaurants","tag-things-to-do","tag-upcoming-events","tag-what-to-do","tag-wine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313721","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=313721"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313721\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/313722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=313721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=313721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=313721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}