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How a Longtime Houston Restaurateur Opened Two Revamped Restaurants in the Same Month

Brittany Britto Garley — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 20:08:46 +0000

Mexican restaurant Maximo has been completely revamped to include some of the most unique native ingredients. | Carla Gomez

Local Foods owner Benjy Levit is changing with the times — and so have his restaurants Maximo, ...

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A Houston Billionaire Restaurateur Behind Morton’s and Bubba Gump Shrimp Might Serve in President-Elect Donald Trump’s Administration

Brittany Britto Garley — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 20:52:36 +0000

Houston billionaire and restaurant Tilman Fertitta is allegedly the top pick for U.S. Ambassador to Italy. | Brett Coomer

Sources say Trump will name Tilman Fertitta as the U.S. Ambassador to Italy Tilman Fertitta, the H...

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Award-Winning Katy Chef & Restaurateur Dies After Battling Cancer – Houston Food Finder

Google Alert - Sugar Land, Texas — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 15:38:05 +0000

Texas Restaurant Association, and a 2021 ... Sugar Land Mortuary at 1818 Eldridge in Sugar Land. ... Texas. Everyone is welcome to attend. In lieu of ...

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Award-Winning Katy Chef & Restaurateur Dies After Battling Cancer – Houston Food Finder

Google Alert - "Sugar Land" — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 15:38:05 +0000

... Sugar Land Mortuary at 1818 Eldridge in Sugar Land. In lieu of flowers, Au-Yeung's family encourages donations to the Houston-based Southern Smoke ...

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Buzzy brunch restaurateur rises opens new Midtown bakery serving scratch-made sweet …

Google Alert - "Sugar Land" — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 08:55:14 +0000

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Longtime Restaurateur Benjy Levit Reveals a New Rice Village Bistro – Houston Food Finder

Google Alert - "Sugar Land" — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 21:51:57 +0000

... Best Restaurants in Sugar Land for 2023 · Spring Branch Restaurant From Celebrity Chef & Author Christine Ha is Now Open · The Award-Winning ...

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Veteran Restaurateur Benjy Levit is Debuting Eau Tour in Rice Village Next Week

Megha McSwain — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 18:10:08 +0000

Eau Tour is opening in Rice Village on Tuesday, March 21. | Jenn Duncan

The new chef-driven bistro boasts modern French fare, wine, and whimsical cocktails in an Art Deco space Veteran Houston restaurateur Benjy Levit is...

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Houston Restaurateur Duo Part Ways After Two Decades & Divvy Up Restaurants

Phaedra Cook — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 17:43:28 +0000

After 20 years of opening — and sometimes closing — multiple Houston restaurants, chef Charles Clark and restaurateur Grant Cooper of Clark Cooper Concepts are parting ways. Clark is now exclusively with Brasserie 19 at 1962 West Gray in River Oaks, while Cooper is retaining ownership of the other restaurants: Coppa Osteria, Gratify and The […]

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Pioneering Houston Restaurateur Elouise “Ouisie” Adams Jones Dies at Age 79

Google Alert - "Missouri City" — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 17:39:02 +0000

A Missouri City native, Jones originally founded Ouisie's Table on May 12, 1973 in a small, former grocery store at a time when it was rare for ...

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Pioneering Houston Restaurateur Elouise “Ouisie” Adams Jones Dies at Age 79

Phaedra Cook — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 17:19:32 +0000

Elouise “Ouisie” Adams Jones, founder of Ouisie’s Table at 3939 San Felipe, wasn’t afraid of making a statement. She even did so when she left this world on Monday, January 10, 2022 — her birthday. She died at age 79 after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease and dementia, according to the Houston Chronicle. She’s […]

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Houston restaurateur Elouise Adams Jones dead at 79 | Datebook

Google Alert - "Missouri City" — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 21:36:06 +0000

10, 1943, Jones grew up in Missouri City and her family moved into Houston when she was 10. Her maternal grandparents and her mother were from ...

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Prolific Houston Restaurateur Ben Berg Will Open a New Italian Eatery in the Heights

Amy McCarthy — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 15:59:28 +0000

A rendering of the Docks at Timbergrove | Courtesy Berg Hospitality Group

It’s one of two exciting new additions to the prolific restaurateur’s culinary empire Houston restaurateur Benjamin Berg has plans to expand his ...

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Podcast: Even as a child, this San Antonio restaurateur knew what she wanted

Steven Santana — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:23:30 +0000

Lisa Wong went from a Saturday morning lemonade stand to what is now a recognizable name in San Antonio's Mexican restaurant scene. Find out more in the latest episode of the Texas Business Minds podcast.

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Local restaurateur’s nonprofit teams up with mental health organizations to help workers statewide

Sara Samora — Fri, 29 May 2020 13:39:17 +0000

Houston restaurateur Chris Shepherd's nonprofit, Southern Smoke, has teamed up with the University of Houston and Mental Health America of Greater Houston to provide free treatment for food and beverage workers and their children across Texas.

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Houston’s top restaurateur continues to innovate to keep his company alive

Laura Gillespie — Thu, 28 May 2020 03:32:19 +0000

Chris Shepherd has kept his head on a swivel to stay on top of the fast-changing restaurant scene amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Houston restaurateur, philanthropist, and lawman feed kids in need http://houston.culturemap.com/news/society/05-19-20-teach-houston-susan-sarofim-tony-vallone-alan-rosen-hisd-meals-drive/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=dlvr.it …

(@culturemap) — Tue, 19 May 2020 22:10:32 +0000

Houston restaurateur, philanthropist, and lawman feed kids in need http://houston.culturemap.com/news/society/05-19-20-teach-houston-susan-sarofim-tony-vallone-alan-rosen-hisd-meals-drive/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=dlvr.it …

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Billionaire Restaurateur Tilman Fertitta Didn’t Keep PPP Money Because He Was Afraid of Criticism

Amy McCarthy — Tue, 19 May 2020 14:47:41 +0000

Photo by Doug Mills - Pool/Getty Images

The Landry’s, Inc. owner also asked President Trump for more federal funds for large restaurant groups On Monday, President Donald Trump hosted business owners across the restaurant industry for a ...

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Houston Restaurateur Files $1 Million Lawsuit Against Its Insurance Company Over COVID-19 Claims

Tierney Plumb — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 13:30:00 +0000

Gringo’s Mexican Kitchen/Facebook

Russell Ybarra, owner of Houston-born chains like Jimmy Changas, filed the suit this week Russell Ybarra, the prominent Houston owner/operator of Gringo’s Mexican Kitchen and other homegrown Tex-Mex chai...

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Prolific Houston restaurateur fires up new seafood spot in Oak Forest http://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/04-21-20-millies-kitchen-and-cocktails-new-seafood-restaurant-garden-oaks-oak-forest-delicious-concepts-ken-bridge/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=dlvr.it …

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Restaurateur Tilman Fertitta Desperately Seeks Cash Infusion For His Hospitality Empire

Amy McCarthy — Thu, 09 Apr 2020 16:51:47 +0000

Tilman Fertitta | Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images

The billionaire restaurateur is willing to pay 15% interest on a “lifeline” loan Houston-based restaurateur Tilman Fertitta is in search of a lender to provide a massiv...

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