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It looks like Dallas-based restauranteur Hunter Pond, CEO of the Vandelay Hospitality Group, has a soft spot for that storied old Hollywood look. A time when screen sirens from Rita Hayworth to Lana Turner oozed glamour, and crooners like Frank Sinatra…
Read MoreTucked away in the Mayan forest along Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula lies a serene haven. Here, the jungle meets crystal-clear ocean waters that gently caress soft white sand beaches. The lush landscape is home to native flora like wild ferns, palms and ma…
Read MoreYou’ll feel like a giddy kid again when you walk through the doors into the bright neon-lit, candy-colored Buttermilk Baby, the new fast-casual restaurant opened in The Heights by prodigious restaurant creator Benjamin Berg. Channeling a cheerfully ret…
Read MoreThe name must have been Kismet. That’s the only way to explain it. You see when Itai Ben Eli and Itamar Levy, owners of Sof Hospitality, were approached about occupying a vacant space in The Montrose Collective at 888 Westheimer Road in Houston, plans …
Read MorePerk up. There’s a new coffee game in Houston. Coffee Fellows — the German-born brand with nearly 300 shops across Europe, Asia and Africa — is digging in stateside. More specifically, Coffee Fellows has made it its mission to launch in the Houston are…
Read MoreLevy Park, the verdant family-friendly park on Eastside Street just off Richmond Avenue in Upper Kirby, has another new restaurant with its roster turning over. Hearsay Levy Park is the latest Hearsay developed by Landmark Houston Hospitality Group. It…
Read MoreThere’s no denying it. Houston-based restaurateur Benjamin Berg, founder of the hospitality group that bears his name, has a taste for steak. Or at least he recognizes that plenty of Texans do. Nearly 15 years ago, after his most recent stint with Smit…
Read MoreFood & Wine magazine calls the Sugar Factory American Brasserie “the most Instagrammed restaurant in the United States.” And it’s no wonder that the sweet (and savory) food and drink emporium, which opened earlier this summer in the Houston Galleri…
Read MoreThe British are coming, the British are coming. But this is an anglophile invasion of a whole different sort. Stylish couple Bailey and Pete McCarthy and their colleagues at Goodnight Hospitality recently expanded their restaurant empire by opening The…
Read MoreIt’s almost that wonderful food time of year again — time for Houston Restaurant Weeks. Yes, as the temperatures continue to rise (with brief dips), prices at some of Houston’s best restaurants begin to fall for a short while with multi-course pr…
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