Located inside a family-friendly atmosphere, Slice of Venice brings a fresh take on Italian comfort food to the Spring and Klein communities. Founded by Inna Klebanskaya in January 2025, the eatery was created with the mission to serve authentic pizza and handmade pasta made with quality ingredients. From pizza dough crafted without sugar and Italian flour to scratch-made pasta prepared daily, every dish is designed to deliver flavor without the heavy, bloated feeling often associated with pizza, Inna said.

From the oven: Slice of Venice serves a variety of hand-tossed pizzas including the Granny Pizza, a customer favorite made with tomato sauce, mozzarella, meatballs, Parmesan cheese and parsley.

What's special about it? Inna said when they were struggling and on the verge of closing in early 2026, TikTok food blogger davidspov_ visited the business and helped call his followers for help to sustain the business. After the video went viral, locals and nonlocals rushed to the eatery giving enough business and donations to keep the Slice of Venice alive.

Asian restaurant Yummy Jungle is now serving the Spring area, business owners confirmed in a social media post.

The details: Specializing in Vietnamese and Korean cuisine, Yummy Jungle officials announced the grand opening of the restaurant on Facebook.

On the menu: Featured dishes being served at Yummy Jungle include banh mi, pho, vermicelli bowls, bibimbap as well as fruit teas.

As Houston prepares to see seven matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, several venues plan to hold watch parties across the Greater Houston area.

Rooftop Cinema Club
Rooftop Cinema Club invites soccer fans for the FIFA USA vs Paraguay match.

• June 12, 8 p.m.

• $15 (admission)

• 1700 Post Oak Blvd., 5th Level, Houston

Green Street
Taking place throughout GreenStreet Alley, programming will include experiences such as lasso competitions, axe throwing, Texas line dancing lessons, a Texas Makers Market curated by Feel Good Group, cowboy caricature artists, dueling mechanical bulls and cow milking contests.

• June 12-17, full schedule can be viewed on the website

• Free (admission)

• 1201 Fannin St., Houston

District 2.4.9 Bar & Grill
FIFA watch parties at District 2.4.9 Bar & Grill will feature large screens, cold drinks and specials, full kitchen all day.

• Through July 19

• Free (admission)

• 23238 Hwy. 249, Tomball

Officials with The Cleverley Stone Foundation, who produce the popular yearly event called Houston Restaurant Weeks, announced June 5 that last year's fundraising event generated over $1.6 million for the Houston Food Bank.

The local impact: Houston Restaurant Weeks is an annual foodie fundraising event across the Greater Houston area that hundreds of restaurants participate in every year. Restaurants that sign up serve specially priced, multi-course prix fixe menus for brunch, lunch or dinner, with a portion of proceeds going toward the Houston Food Bank.

The 2025 event, which was held from August to September, raised $1,651,698. According to the HRW website, every $1 donated equals three meals generated by the Houston Food Bank.

The next chapter: Houston Restaurant Weeks will return this year from Aug. 1 through Sept. 7. Per the release, 350 restaurants are expected to participate in 2026 across Houston, Sugar Land, Galveston and The Woodlands.