Feb
01
2012
- 02/01/2012 @ 12:28PM
- Laurann Claridge
- Lifestyle
Keys to the Door: Chef/owner Ryan Hildebrand; director of operations/ sommelier Fred Zennati; designer Chung Nguyen, MC2 Architects
What’s Cooking: At Triniti, Houston rising sta... Read Article
Once my child passed sixth grade, I am loath to admit, I really couldn’t help him with homework. Who has ever heard of Chicago Math. And Algebra II? Forget it. I am now addicted t... Read Article
Jan
23
2012
- 01/23/2012 @ 12:21PM
- Laurann Claridge
- Lifestyle
News just hit that Austin chef Tyson Cole’s Houston outpost of Uchi opens February 2 in the former Felix Mexican spot on Westheimer near Montrose. The James Beard Award winner&rsq... Read Article
Jan
11
2012
- 01/11/2012 @ 10:35AM
- Christina Geyer
- Lifestyle
The kind of resolutions we like best? Eating, drinking, being merry. (Not necessarily in that order.) Herewith, nosh news for an indulgent 2012. Celeb chef Lisa Garza is making waves ag... Read Article
Jan
06
2012
- 01/06/2012 @ 03:00PM
- Laurann Claridge
- Lifestyle
Pastry chef Vanessa O’Donnell has brought her Ooh La La Dessert Boutique to Memorial. The Town & Country Village location is the young baker’s third delicious bake shop ... Read Article
Jan
06
2012
- 01/06/2012 @ 02:29PM
- Laurann Claridge
- Lifestyle
Keys to the Door: Owner/operators Lee Ellis and Carl Eaves; chef Lance Fegen. What’s Cooking: In what was once a beauty shop at the corner of 11th and Studewood, Lee Ellis and Car... Read Article
Dec
19
2011
- 12/19/2011 @ 06:44PM
- Laurann Claridge. Photography Jack Thompson
- Lifestyle
The next time you order an après java at Indika, Kiran’s or The Inn at Dos Brisas — the sort of smooth, rich coffee that inspires you to sit up and take notice — you might want to thank... Read Article
Dec
19
2011
- 12/19/2011 @ 06:38PM
- Laurann Claridge
- Lifestyle
Looks like Central Market is in on the food-truck craze. Parked in front of the store Wednesdays thru Fridays, as well as on weekends, is Roadie (The Roadside Foodie) selling upscale go... Read Article
Dec
19
2011
- 12/19/2011 @ 06:36PM
- Laurann Claridge
- Lifestyle
Pejman Jamea has opened Felix 55 in Rice Village. Named in part for the address (5510 Morningside), its architect/owner designed the interiors while chef Michael Kramer, formerly of dow... Read Article
J’adore meringue, especially when it angelically envelops a meltingly moist six-layer vanilla meringue cake dense with zabayon filling. $12, at Up Restaurant, 3995 Westheimer in H... Read Article
Dec
16
2011
- 12/16/2011 @ 02:34PM
- Christina Geyer
- Lifestyle
December is arguably the most edible month of the year. At West Village, a treasured Oak Cliff restaurateur family — Matt Spillers, his brother Shane Spillers and their mother Don... Read Article
Keys to the Door: Owner Fernando Padilla.Tex-Mex, Times Two: Ask Fernando Padilla why he would open two namesake restaurants and he’ll credit Il Sorrento — the legendary, no... Read Article
Dec
14
2011
- 12/14/2011 @ 02:05PM
- Lauren Mang. Photo by Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group.
- Lifestyle
Keys to the Door: Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group chief executive officer Mark Medanksy, executive chef Aaron Henschen, general manager Sabrina Scully. Playing Favorites: You’... Read Article
Dec
14
2011
- 12/14/2011 @ 01:59PM
- Christina Geyer. Photo by Cindy Wilkerson.
- Lifestyle
Keys to the Door: Owner Khanh Dao, chef Phat Tran. Food Pho Thought: When it comes to those sipped-too-much-Dom-last-night woozies the morning after, we’ve tried everything: raw-e... Read Article
Some pine for grouse season or tulip season — but me, I await fireside season. If the weather doesn’t cooperate in Texas, I’ll take frosty sabbaticals east to do nothi... Read Article