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Fall is fast approaching, and while your thermostat shows no signs of that fact, an ever growing list of new bourbons are here to help you toast its arrival. After all, September is National Bourbon Heritage Month. While other spirits make do with a si…
Read MoreThe Heights area’s new food hall is very much open — and bustling. Two recent Friday and Saturday night visits to Railway Heights Market a week apart found the white stone covered parking lot relatively filled and most of the second level outdoor…
Read MoreWe might have known something was up when interviewing interior designer Amanda Medsger last month when she demurred on revealing Underbelly Hospitality’s design plans for the new restaurant going in at Regent Square. On Tuesday morning, Underbel…
Read MoreHouston is not short on sushi restaurants, but Soto is something very different. The new restaurant from Austin chef Andy Chen in Montrose almost belongs in a category all of its own. This is not any other sushi place. Soto is something of a unicorn. S…
Read MoreThe Kimpton Harper Hotel reimagined Fort Worth’s century old Farmers and Mechanics National Bank Building, bringing a new contemporary Italian restaurant dubbed Il Modo and a penthouse level bar known as Refinery 714 to the city’s dining mix. But…
Read MoreOnly days before a first anniversary celebration, chef Aaron Bludorn called off the festivities at his namesake restaurant. The very virus that had challenged Bludorn’s successful entry into the Houston restaurant arena was responsible, via the D…
Read MoreWhen chefs Shiva and Rick Di Virgilio envisioned their latest restaurant — da Gama Canteen in M-K-T Heights — they sought an ambience that would reflect their love story that has evolved into 15 years of cooking and serving Houston. She of Indian desce…
Read MoreA recent staycation in Malibu presented me with the opportunity to assemble a selection of wines I had been meaning to sample for review purposes, and in the mix I threw a few canned cocktails. We were hosting friends from Texas, a couple we had not se…
Read MoreApparently, tis the season for restaurant openings of various degrees and there are three new notable Houston restaurant happenings to report with something for diners of every stripe. This is the Houston restaurants news you need to know: Concura Ital…
Read MoreAnyone who has savored the Strawberry Shortcake or other impossibly delicious creations from the talented hands of Bludorn pastry chef Alejandra Salas understands the excitement with which I am anticipating her latest contribution to the world of delic…
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