Houston Restaurant Mogul Reveals His Family Secrets in an Anticipated New Book

What: Book signing with Johnny Carrabba

Where: Events in River Oaks Shopping Center

PC Moment: The 100 or so guests waiting in line to get the restaurateur’s signature on his spanking new book, With Gratitude, Johnny Carrabba, were not disappointed as they leafed through the pages of the food and family tome. For within, they found recipes for Carrabba’s signature parmesan dressing, for those to-die-for meatballs and for scores of other popular dishes that have contributed to his namesake’s restaurant’s 30-year-success. The cookbook is available at Carrabba’s restaurants and online here.

Seen: Philamena Baird, Roz Pactor, Jackie and John Loafman, Kathy Kates, Gerard O’Brien, Amanda and Robert Brock, Laura Cozac, Courtney Hunter, Dian Diamond, Chad Stubbs, and Joan and John Pillow.