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After a sweltering, drought-inducing summer Texans are ready for fall. Really ready. Hang in there folks, Labor Day is on the horizon. That long-awaited heralder of at least slightly cooler fall forecasts and the old banning of white pants, shoes and h…
Read MoreThose who travel the Waugh Drive corridor through Montrose on any regular basis have certainly noted that the Pept0-Bismol pink facade of the former Tony Mandola’s Seafood Kitchen has become a pristine white. Something is up. And sure enough a ne…
Read MoreFans of the recently shuttered Revival Market in The Heights likely have made the acquaintance of former general manager Layne Cruz. The Louisiana native, who was formerly employed by Agricole Hospitality (Revival’s corporate owner) for years, ro…
Read MoreIf you haven’t tried Nikkei cuisine (or can admit you have never heard of it), Chef Masura Fukara aims to show you what you’re missing at his new Houston restaurant called Pacha Nikkei. For those uninitiated, Nikkei refers to the descendants of Japanes…
Read MoreRosland’s Grill & Bar is now open, just a stone’s throw from Houston’s bustling Washington Avenue corridor at 903 Durham Drive. It is named for a fictional character dubbed Rosland, whom restaurant owners Kim and Don Cristopher of…
Read MoreLonging to try the Houston burger that Good Morning America recently deemed the best in the U.S.A. in its nationwide United States of Burger competition? Bun B’s Trill Burgers still does not have a permanent Houston restaurant space. But it’…
Read MoreYou could argue that caterer Elizabeth Stone, founder of Houston-based Silver Stone Events, is either remarkably clairvoyant or her timing was very lucky. In November 2019, months before most of us could possibly conceive of a worldwide pandemic (even …
Read MoreThe end of a Houston restaurant era is nearly here. After dinner service this Friday, August 5th, The Vincent Mandola Family Restaurants group will shutter all its restaurant doors after serving the last Italian meals at Nino’s, Vincent’s a…
Read MoreRobert Del Grande has left some big steel-toed shoes to fill at The Annie Cafe & Bar and its sister restaurant Turner’s. After retiring from the range earlier this summer, Del Grande has settled into the role of chef emeritus. Now Berg Hospitality,…
Read MoreThere are burgers, and then there is the burger that Good Morning America deemed the best burger in America. Bar none. And who pray tell walked away with that honor (not to mention a prize of $10,000)? None other than Houston’s own hip-hop star turned …
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