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Promoter Sues Owners of Club Where Jay-Z, Beyonce, LeBron James, Dwayne Wade Celebrated All-Star Weekend

A group called All Pro Management is suing the owners of Rich's, where Jay-Z (aka Mr. Beyonce Knowles) hosted an NBA All-Star par-tay, accusing them of cheating All Pro out of proceeds from liquor sales. The promoters claimed to have paid $25,000 to host the event, according to the Courthouse News ... More >>

Chef Chat, Part 2: Dagan Lynn of 024 Grille on His Upcoming Tasting Menus, Wine Dinners and More

Dagan Lynn 024 Grille at the Westin Memorial City 945 N. Gessner Rd. Tel: 281-501-4350 This is Part two of a three-part Chef Chat series. Read Part 1 here and Part 3 in this same space on Thursday and Friday. EOW: So, being an executive chef in a hotel, how is that different than being one in a ... More >>

Bartender Chat: Bryan of Danton's

This week I did what I do pretty much every other Monday evening. I went over to Danton's, winner of 2011's Best Cajun and Best Seafood restaurant awards in the Houston Press Best of Houston edition, to partake in what French poet Léon-Paul Fargue said was akin to "...kissing the sea on the lips." ... More >>

First Look at Katsuya by Starck

It was a rainy, humid, otherwise uneventful night, and glitzy California import Katsuya by Starck was having its soft opening. Only, there was nothing soft about it. Not the loud shouts of "Irrashaimase!" when you entered the main dining room, not the sexily lit bar with beautiful people milling abo ... More >>

iFest's First Weekend Thick With Music, Humidity

GroovehouseJimmie Vaughan (left) and his band gave the large iFest crowd some saxual healing Saturday.​Lots more iFest in our slideshows: The bands, the performers, the crowds and even the food. For something that was still going on 24 hours ago, the first weekend of the Houston International ... More >>

Eight Alternatives to Frozen Margaritas

Photo by Matthew WettergreenThe Volcano also offers frozen screwdrivers, which are just as tempting.​When I think "summer" in Houston, I also think "margarita." It's a natural thought progression in a city that's oppressively hot in the summer but also blessed with a plethora of great Tex-Mex ... More >>

Shake Weight Olympics: Not for the Faint of Heart

Marc BrubakerThe early field of contestants at Swaye Bar's Shake Weight Olympics.​To see photos of the Shake Weight Games, check out our slideshow. There are scads of ways to get people to come to a bar, and in our experience cheap drinks, entertainment, free food, bands, etc. all work pretty ... More >>

Island Style

Danton's Galveston Island Tea

Stirred & Shaken: Danton's Galveston Island Tea

Troy Fields​When you eat a fresh raw oyster, it's still alive. A month after my grandfather ate his last serving of raw oysters, he was not. Bacteria caused the fatal infection, but a weakened immune system was really to blame. Despite reminders of the health risks, he wouldn't be denied oyste ... More >>

Hurricane Judy at Katz's Deli & Bar

​I think I found the most overpriced, underwhelming drink in town. Enticed by the "2 for $10" deals offered in celebration of Katz's tenth anniversary, I went there for a discounted sandwich and some onion rings. I had never taken advantage of the "bar" aspect of Katz's, but as it was its ... More >>

Vintage Cocktails: The Mary Pickford

1937 copy of La Florida recipe book​Last week I told you about the La Florida Bar in Havana, Cuba, "la catedral del Daiquiri." This week's drink comes from a brittle 1937 copy of that bar's recipe book, which was found at a flea market. The book is old enough that each recipe is in both Spani ... More >>

Aftermath: Keith Urban, Peculiar Superstar And Musician's Musician

Photos by Dave Rosales​ Keith Urban is a peculiar superstar. Take away the rugged good looks, and you'd still be left with a talented guitarist who, Tuesday night, gave every impression he'd be just as content jamming in the studio as headlining the rodeo before almost 60,000 adoring, possibly hyp ... More >>

Magnolia City Mixtape: Buxton, Wild Moccasins, Fight Pretty, Fat Tony, Fiskadoro And Still More SXSW Stuff

MCM doesn't really understand this Ford Fiesta Movement clown-car nonsense, but we do know Buxton - as lensed by sometime Rocks Off shutterbug Mark C. Austin - manages to sound awesome even packed into the back of a tiny sedan. The Wild Moccasins' tour kickoff will be April Fool's Day at Walte ... More >>

Stirred and Shaken: Roeder's Pub's Dragon-Ass

KOMODO'S PUB'S NUCLEAR RAINBOW

Stirred and Shaken: Komodo Pub's Nuclear Rainbow

Photo by Troy Fields​It didn't take long to realize Komodo's Pub (2004 Baldwin, 713-655-1501) is no dive. The Internet (specifically, Yelp.com) might have you believe that, but careful on-site analysis of the bar reveals that the Internet is full of bullshit. A real dive doesn't have "nice flo ... More >>

Ay, Mami - Ponche de Leche Cubano

​Cubans are people who know what they want: sugar and booze made from sugar. Well, and maybe a little dead pig, but more on that later... When we mentioned the possibility of having contracted a slight case of H1N1 to our mother, it really should have come of no surprise that she immediately ... More >>

CATBIRD'S TRUCK STOP CAPPUCCINO

Stirred and Shaken: Catbird's Truck Stop Cappuccino

Photo by Troy Fields​Bartender Matt Trimble of Catbird's (1336 West­heimer, 713-523-8000) is an impressive man. Before taking his current job, he undertook a weeks-long bicycle odyssey from Houston to New York, sleeping on the side of the road and surviving on his ability to charm str ... More >>

Upcoming Events

Photo by WayTru ​White linen is ruling the night this weekend, as the Heights throws its annual White Linen Night bash on Saturday, August 1. The free event is billed as "sultry, steamy, exotic, and artfully provocative" which is PR-speak for "come sweat your ass off during Houston's hotte ... More >>

THE JET LOUNGE'S MALIBU & 151 PUNCH

ISLA COQUI'S EL CHUPACABRA JR.

Slo-Mo Football-Movie Finales: The Top Five

Mixing Up a Hurricane, or How to Best While Away the Hours While the Winds Blow

Jumps Bar and Grill

Radioactive Rainbow

BUTTERFLY HIGH'S

MANGO LASSIE

PESCE'S

LONG ISLAND ICED TEA

DRINK HOUSTON

BLUE HAWAIIAN

MARFRELESS

CARLA'S DEEP DARK SECRET

Clean Linen

Leg Spreader

Front Porch Pub

Andre Williams

Thursday, March 16, the Continental Club, 3700 Main, 713-529-9666

Killer Cuts

It's a slice 'n' dice disco at the Texas Turntable Massacre, Part II

Singing from the Gut

You never know what'll be spewed at a Heist at Hand show

Hey, L.A.D.I.E.S.

Hardworking, hard-rocking women take the stage at the Proletariat

Belly of the Beat

Clopping heels have got nothing on gyrating hips

Here Come the Drums

Dhol Beat International takes the stage at Lotus

Perfecto Night Out

Paul Oakenfold takes the DJ booth at M Bar

Berry Talented

Charlie Berry performs at Porky's

Get Some Action

You won't be bored at this art opening

Night Owls

The Proletariat's Mai Tai

Dating Hazard

Kim Son's Tiki Tumbler

Miami Vice

The Spot's Green Iguana

Force of Nature

Floyd's Hurricane

A Mojito Without the Mint

El Buen Bife's Caipiroska

Stirred and Shaken

The Rhythm Room's Texas Tea

Stirred and Shaken

R&R Lounge's Blue Balls cocktail

Stirred and Shaken

Hunter's Pub's rum collins

Booze in a Blender

Bossa's mango daiquiri

Love in the Time of Chundering

Hoping to be a modern-day Pillow Talk, Bossa Nova merely blows its cookies