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Chef Jon Bonnell is a homegrown success story. He grew up in Fort Worth and his family has deep roots here. The Vanderbilt University grad taught English before finding his true passion in the food world and enrolling in New England Culinary Institute….
Read MoreThree new drinking spots are headed to Foch Street, adding to the plentiful options in what has become Fort Worth’s nightclub district ― West Seventh/Crockett Row. Get ready for The Dogwood, The Backyard and The Bottle Blonde. Here’s everything y…
Read MoreA few weeks ago, a unique new cocktail bar called Apothecary opened on Lower Greenville in the former Wah Wah Room space. Owners Tanner Agar, Nic Cain, and Taylor Rause, who originally opened Rye in Mckinney in 2018, had teamed up to open this cocktail…
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 MoreMontrose pizzeria, Pizaro’s Pizza Napoletana, has a popular BYOB policy. | Pizaro’s Pizza Napoletana / Facebook
Bring that fancy bottle of wine you’ve been saving to pizza shops, Vietnamese cafes, and more Plenty of rest…
Read MoreWhen Chef Regino Rojas pulled out of Fort Worth for good and set up in Deep Ellum, his creativity gained the notice of the James Beard Foundation, which named him a semifinalist in both 2018 and 2019 in the Best Chef in the Southwest category. He also …
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…
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