After an impressive 45 years in the Houston restaurant scene, the city’s beloved Spaghetti Warehouse closed its doors due to Hurricane Harvey flooding. It’s taken two years for a comeback, but its new and contemporary spinoff Warehouse 72 will officially open on August 1, 2019. Paying homage to Spaghetti Warehouse which was founded in 1972,… Read more
During New Mexico’s monsoon season, the rain comes heavy and fast. On Friday, Yelp Elites enjoyed a completely different kind of downpour (although the weather was appropriately wet): great food and drink. Growler USA, a full liquor bar and scratch kitchen featuring lots of live entertainment including trivia, karaoke, music and craft beer tap takeovers,… Read more
Elites at the Nacho Daddy Downtown Event – Photo Credit: Jeff Ragazzo On July 23, we teamed up with Nacho Daddy Downtown to host a fiesta just for our Las Vegas Elites. Elites were greeted with chips and dips upon entering the exclusive party and quickly were given their choice of margarita (traditional, raspberry, pomegranate,… Read more
Making affogatos School might be out for the summer, but Chicago’s North Shore welcomed the opportunity to connect the Chicagoland Yelp community with great local businesses through a handful of learning experiences open to anyone with a Yelp account. Throughout June and July, Yelp North Shore hosted its first mini-series of workshops, demos, tastings, and… Read more
IWASM in Cleveland by Elizabeth Sturm Photography This July 24 marks Amelia Earhart Day – a day created to remember the legacy, fearlessness and advocacy of the infamous trailblazer. Not only was she the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic ocean, but an early supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment and an… Read more
Founder Tracia Forrest at Tulsa’s Artisan Fine Wine & Spirits When Oklahoma’s liquor laws changed, longtime wine industry veteran Tracia Forrest knew she was uniquely poised to take on a new challenge. In 2016, she opened Artisan Fine Wine & Spirits, a Tulsa-based wine and spirits wholesaler and distributor, focusing on small and midsize wine… Read more
The Yelp ROC Elites enjoyed a private experience at Downtown’s favorite culinary pop up, Midtown Eats. As attendees took over Parcel 5’s deck area, business owners brought samples over of everything from crab rangoon nachos to loaded pulled pork kettle chips, and sipped on a complimentary PBR! Elites enjoyed bites and sips from the following… Read more
On Wednesday, July 10th Phoenix Elites were invited to a fiesta at Los Sombreros in Scottsdale. The event took place on the restaurant’s beautiful patio, equipped with air conditioning and misters on full blast. Who knew that you could be comfortable outside in AZ in July – it was a dream come true! Surrounded by… Read more
photo by Farrah A On July 11th, BATL – The Backyard Axe Throwing League – hosted Houston Elites for a round robin tournament. At this Thursday night throw down, Elites donned their most rugged lumberjack attire then rolled up their plaid sleeves to battle it out. Austin Eastciders offered a refreshing spread of their newly… Read more
Quack, quack. That’s what the Yelp Elite Squad was saying – literally! – at our latest event where we boarded the Maine Duck Tours for a land and sea adventure. Whether Elites were new to the city, grew up visiting from other parts of Maine, or were lifelong residents of Portland, it was a really… Read more