{"id":343531,"date":"2026-06-20T00:19:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T00:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/343531\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T00:19:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T00:19:16","slug":"weekend-food-bets-from-a-fish-fry-to-dining-with-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/343531\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Food Bets: From a Fish Fry to Dining with Dad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\tWaxaholics x Gatlin\u2019s BBQ Juneteenth H-Town Kickback at Kulture\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Friday, 1 to 5 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>701 Avenida De Las Americas\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Celebrate Juneteenth with barbecue from Gatlin\u2019s BBQ, DJ sets by Big Reeks, cocktails featuring Black-owned spirits brands and live entertainment in a backyard cookout-style atmosphere. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewaxaholics.com\/products\/wax-x-kulture-juneteenth\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tickets<\/a> are $50 and include a barbecue plate and two drinks.<\/p>\n<p>Juneteenth Fish Fry at Kamp\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Friday, 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>6025 Westheimer<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Celebrate Juneteenth with a fish fry at <a href=\"http:\/\/kamphoustontx.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kamp<\/a> beginning at 4 p.m. The event features fish plates, drinks and live entertainment, with free admission until 7 p.m. for guests who register in advance. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/juneteenth-fish-fry-fri-jun-19-kamp-txt-fishfry-8327522196-for-vip-tickets-1987711887764\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">General admission<\/a> starts at $10, with VIP and 2-for-1 ticket options also available.<\/p>\n<p>Taste of Houston at Houston Museum of Natural Science<\/p>\n<p>Friday, 8 to 10 p.m. (7 p.m. VIP)<\/p>\n<p>5555 Hermann Park<\/p>\n<p>Explore the museum after hours while sampling bites inspired by Houston\u2019s diverse culinary scene, from Texas barbecue and Tex-Mex to Cajun and global flavors, paired with local beer, wine and craft spirits. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmns.org\/events\/taste-of-houston\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tickets<\/a> start at $125 ($115 members).<\/p>\n<p>Father\u2019s Day Dining<\/p>\n<p>Sunday<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Looking for last-minute Father\u2019s Day plans? Start here. From sizzling fajitas and steakhouse feasts to brunch buffets and bourbon pairings, our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpress.com\/restaurants\/from-fajitas-to-filet-houstons-fathers-day-dining-guide\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Father\u2019s Day dining guide<\/a> rounds up the best places to celebrate Dad across Houston.<\/p>\n<p>World Cup Watch Parties and Specials<\/p>\n<p>All weekend long<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Houston\u2019s restaurants, bars and breweries are going all in on the World Cup celebrations this summer. Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpress.com\/restaurants\/where-to-eat-drink-and-watch-the-world-cup-in-houston\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">guide to the best World Cup watch parties<\/a> across Houston and our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpress.com\/restaurants\/where-to-eat-drink-and-watch-the-world-cup-in-houston\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">roundup of World Cup food and drink specials<\/a>, featuring everything from match-day viewing events and giant screens to limited-time cocktails, international menus and fan-friendly promotions running throughout the World Cup.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpress.com\/author\/brooke-viggiano\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Avatar photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Viggiano_Brooke_Houston-120x120.jpg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-120 photo\" height=\"120\" width=\"120\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrooke Viggiano is a contributing writer who is always looking to share Houston&#8217;s coolest and tastiest happenings with the Houston Press readers.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpress.com\/author\/brooke-viggiano\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore by Brooke Viggiano\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Waxaholics x Gatlin\u2019s BBQ Juneteenth H-Town Kickback at Kulture\u00a0 Friday, 1 to 5 p.m.\u00a0 701 Avenida De Las&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":343532,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[59,60,1004,6493,64,727,320,226,56,58,57,354,69,35086,122580,74,75],"class_list":["post-343531","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-we-bring-you-a-list-of-the-hottest-culinary-happenings-in-houston-this-weekend-homepage","tag-what-to-do","tag-wine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343531","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=343531"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343531\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/343532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=343531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=343531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=343531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}