{"id":432695,"date":"2026-09-11T10:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T10:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/432695\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T10:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T10:00:30","slug":"upcoming-maximos-50-tasting-menu-and-more-fall-eats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/432695\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming: Maximo\u2019s $50 Tasting Menu and More Fall Eats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the next few weeks, <a href=\"https:\/\/maximo-htx.com\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"maximo-htx.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maximo<\/a>, 6119 Edloe, is offering a five-course tasting menu inspired by chef Adrian Torres\u2019 home state of San Luis Potos\u00ed for $50 per person.  The menu features regional dishes including Potosina and Rioverdense enchiladas and a modern take on zacahuil, with an optional wine or cocktail pairing available for an additional $35. $5 from each tasting menu will be donated to Caritas in San Luis Potos\u00ed, which provides food and clothing to people in need.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Camaraderie, 608 West 11th, has unveiled its fall <a href=\"https:\/\/www.camaraderiehtx.com\/happenings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Better Together\u2019 event series<\/a>, designed to foster community, comfort and connection through special, one-day-only menus. This month\u2019s upcoming events include a New Orleans Brunch on Sunday, September 13 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., featuring a live brass band and eats from gumbo to shrimp etouffee; and an Oktoberfest Sunday Supper with golden pretzels, crispy J\u00e4gerschnitzel, housemade spaetzle and warm apple strudel on Sunday, September 27.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kindeethaicuisine.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kin Dee Thai<\/a>, 1533 North Shepherd, is launching Kitchen Social by Kin Dee on Saturday, September 12. Continuing through October, the new Saturday cooking series combines hands-on Thai cooking with lessons on the culture and history behind each dish, with classes including the finished dish, light bites, dessert and cocktails.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Toga, 2800 Kirby, hosts Belly of the Beast for a two-night, eight-course tasting menu collaboration Monday, September 14 and Tuesday, September 15. Chef Thomas Bille, the 2025 James Beard Award winner for Best Chef: Texas, joins Toga\u2019s team for the dinner, with the menu priced at $85 per person. A limited cocktail menu and optional beverage pairing will also be available. <a href=\"https:\/\/resy.com\/cities\/houston-tx\/venues\/toga?seats=2&amp;date=2026-09-08\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reservations<\/a> are required and seating is limited.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.florahouston.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FLORA Mexican Kitchen<\/a>, 3422 Allen Parkway, celebrates Mexican Independence Day Wednesday, September 16 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. with $10 LALO Margaritas and Chiles en Nogada available all day, plus evening entertainment including Baile Folkl\u00f3rico, live music and mariachi. The bar is open to walk-ins, while dining room and patio reservations are encouraged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">H Town Restaurant Group celebrates Mexican Independence Day, or Fiestas Patrias, Wednesday, September 16, with all-day margarita specials at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hugosrestaurant.net\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hugo\u2019s<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caracol.net\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Caracol<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xochihouston.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Xochi<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zarandahouston.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zaranda<\/a>, including $10 Hugoritas and other signature margaritas plus buy-one-get-one-free Greatest Margarita Ever Sold cocktails. Mariachi performs at Caracol and Xochi from 6 to 7 p.m. and at Hugo\u2019s from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., while Zaranda hosts a Baja California wine dinner beginning with a 6 p.m. reception and 6:30 p.m. seated dinner. At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbehouston.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">URBE<\/a>, a Mexican Independence Day Fiesta runs from 7 to 11 p.m. with four cocktails, Mexican street food and dessert stations, live mariachi, folkloric dancers, a DJ and photo booth for $85 per person plus tax and gratuity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mexican Independence Day gets a Loteria-fueled celebration at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.johnnyritas.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Johnny Rita\u2019s<\/a>, 5602 Fulton, on Wednesday, September 16. Starting at 6 p.m., guests can get 50 percent off 1-pound fajitas and $45 frozen margarita pitchers before Loteria begins at 7 p.m. The $20 buy-in includes two cards and 10 rounds, with a prize awarded after each round and a cash prize for the final round. Happy hour runs from 3 to 6 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brennan\u2019s, 3300 Smith, hosts a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brennanshouston.com\/event\/plumpjack-wine-dinner\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">five-course wine dinner<\/a> featuring Napa Valley wineries PlumpJack and CADE on Thursday, September 17 from 6 to 9:30 p.m. The evening starts with a welcome reception before a seated dinner of bay scallop aguachile, pecan-crusted halibut, roasted quail, slow-braised beef cheek and chocolate meringue pie, paired with pours including 2025 CADE Sauvignon Blanc, 2024 PlumpJack Reserve Chardonnay and 2022 PlumpJack Estate Cabernet Sauvignon. Tickets are $185 per person plus tax and gratuity, with reservations required and limited seating.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For the next few weeks, Maximo, 6119 Edloe, is offering a five-course tasting menu inspired by chef Adrian&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":432696,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[13723,6491,1004,6493,64,372,727,226,56,58,57,1811,6495,1623,3813,6496,18994,6497,6498,75],"class_list":["post-432695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-13723","tag-chef-collaborations","tag-drink","tag-eat","tag-events","tag-fall","tag-festival","tag-homepage","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-october","tag-pop-up","tag-restaurant-news","tag-september","tag-specials","tag-tastings","tag-things-to-do-this-month","tag-upcoming-events-in-houston","tag-wine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432695","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=432695"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432695\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/432696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=432695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=432695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=432695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}