{"id":383302,"date":"2026-07-23T02:40:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T02:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/383302\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T02:40:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T02:40:19","slug":"guided-houston-food-tour-explores-mahatma-gandhi-district-with-bao-ong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/383302\/","title":{"rendered":"Guided Houston food tour explores Mahatma Gandhi District with Bao Ong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wanted to explore Houston&#8217;s vibrant Mahatma Gandhi District but weren&#8217;t sure where to begin? Curious about the area\u2019s incredible South Asian food scene and the stories behind it?<\/p>\n<p>Join Houston Chronicle restaurant critic\u00a0Bao Ong for a guided food tour through one of the city&#8217;s most dynamic culinary destinations on Sunday, August 2, at 1 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Led by\u00a0Ong, the tour features a handpicked lineup of standout restaurants that showcase the district&#8217;s rich flavors and traditions. You&#8217;ll enjoy a meal at a three-star Afghan restaurant, dine at one of the Chronicle&#8217;s Top 100 vegetarian Indian restaurants, and finish with sweets from what could be Houston&#8217;s most iconic Indian sweet shop. Along the way, you&#8217;ll hear from Ong\u00a0and the restaurant owners about their food, culture and history.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are $100 per person and include all food during the tour. Purchase tickets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/houston-gandhi-district-food-tour-tickets-1994835252941\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please note: Due to the nature of the experience, we&#8217;re unable to accommodate dietary restrictions, including nut allergies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ever wanted to explore Houston&#8217;s vibrant Mahatma Gandhi District but weren&#8217;t sure where to begin? Curious about the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":383303,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56,58,57],"class_list":["post-383302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383302","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=383302"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383302\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/383303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=383302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=383302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=383302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}