Author: Laurann Claridge

As the Sambrooks Management Company readies for the unveiling of Andiron, its splashy new Houston steakhouse off Allen Parkway, they’ve hired a notable new chef and chef de cuisine. Owner Michael Sambrooks, whose restaurant group operates The Pit Room,…

Restaurateur Cori Xiong has a true American immigrant’s success story to tell. A daughter of divorce, she arrived in this country at the age of 12 from her birthplace of Chengdu in the Chinese province of Sichuan. The young University of Texas grad ope…

Six degrees of separation, the idea that two people are six or fewer connections (social or occupational) away from one another couldn’t be any truer than in the restaurant industry where often your last and possibly your next position comes via word o…

It arrived in a sturdy, sealed cardboard box with cooling inserts to keep its contents from melting in Houston’s oppressive 90 degree heat. Upon unboxing, I discovered a beautiful array of handmade chocolates presented in a white box decorated with col…

It arrived in a sturdy, sealed cardboard box with cooling inserts to keep its contents from melting in Houston’s oppressive 90 degree heat. Upon unboxing, I discovered a beautiful array of handmade chocolates presented in a white box decorated with col…

This fall as we thankfully begin to see the humidity and temperatures drop why not toast the new season with cocktails and bites at the new rooftop lounge at Georgia James? As you might recall, in July PaperCity took you for a virtual taste inside the …

For a major metropolitan city with such close geographic proximity to the Gulf Coast, it’s a wonder Houston doesn’t have more seafood-centered restaurants in its midst. The powers that be at Gatsby’s Hospitality Group (proprietors of the Montrose-based…