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Saturday, December 21 was the last day of service for Le Mistral at 1400 Eldridge, the longstanding French restaurant in West Houston owned by brothers chef David Denis and general manager-sommelier Sylvain Denis. They first opened Le Mistral in 2001 in a strip center next to a gas station. Later, as the restaurant grew and […]

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December 9, 2019 Phaedra Cook

Doris Metropolitan Owners Choose Rice Village For New Houston Restaurant Concept

With the recent opening of new food hall Politan Row and a revitalized Benjy’s, the redevelopment of Rice Village is well underway. Now, an area that was once a row of bars at 5555 Morningside is undergoing a multi-million dollar revamp to house a spacious new restaurant from the owners of New Orleans-style steakhouse Doris […]

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December 5, 2019 Phaedra Cook

Popular Midtown Wine Bar 13 celsius is Celebrating Its 13th Anniversary With 13 Events

13 celsius at 3000 Caroline is such a fixture in Houston that it is both surprising and appropriate that the wine bar — located in a 1920s-era building that was once a dry cleaners — is now 13 years old. It was one of Houston’s first serious wine bars, and yet the prevailing culture is […]

December 5, 2019 Phaedra Cook

Under-the-Radar Hotel Restaurant in the Medical Center is an Outstanding New Addition

The area around the Texas Medical Center isn’t known for its dining scene. Unless you work there or are visiting for medical care, it’s hard to imagine going to that neighborhood explicitly to dine. However, there are signs that this is changing — upscale bakery Common Bond recently opened a location in the area, for […]

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November 29, 2019 Phaedra Cook

A Houston Celebrity Chef is Soon Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live

Local celebrity chef and owner Chris Shepherd of Houston restaurants One Fifth, UB Preserv and Georgia James recently published his first cookbook, Cook Like a Local. He’s now getting an opportunity to share it with a national audience. On Tuesday, December 3, Shepherd is appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and demonstrating a dish from the […]

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November 27, 2019 Phaedra Cook

The Food, Drinks and People of The Perfect 10 Gala

All photos by Quy Tran Photography unless otherwise noted. Attendees can view the entire photoset and order prints online. On Thursday, November 21, Houston Food Finder hosted its first big event: The Perfect 10 Gala. The festive occasion featured 10 chefs, 5 sommeliers and 5 bartenders and took place at the modern Big Brothers Big […]

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November 18, 2019 Phaedra Cook

Chef & Co-Founder of FM Kitchen & Bar Announces Departure

Chef and co-owner Ryan Hildebrand publicly announced on Facebook this morning that he has left FM Kitchen & Bar at 1112 Shepherd, just off of Washington Avenue. While the restaurant is best known for its quality burgers, the menu certainly is not limited to those. It features, among other things, classic Southern-style dishes, such as […]

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November 8, 2019 Phaedra Cook

Most Former Employees of El Real Tex-Mex Got Nothing From an Assistance Fund — Updated

by Phaedra Cook and Carlos Brandon Crowdfunding platforms such as GoFundMe can be used for humanitarian efforts that demonstrate the combined power of good-hearted people. However, there is a potential flaw: anyone can start a crowdfunding campaign without much thought to how to actually distribute the funds . It’s one thing when a campaign is […]

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