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Bartender Chat: Mike Kurth of Cork Soakers

​Six weeks ago, the owners of Lucky's Pub on St. Emanual opened Cork Soakers wine bar across the street from Lucky's. A wine bar opened by sports bar owners? Yeah, we were curious, too. "The owners wanted to open a laid-back, unpretentious wine bar where people could come in wearing jeans and ... More >>

Bartender Rawad Semaan of The Grove

Photo by Sarah Rufka​To see Rawad Semaan behind the bar or patrolling the floor at The Grove (1611 Lamar St., 713-337-7321) with his impeccable suit and easy smile, you'd think he's never done anything else. But in reality his success -- Beverage Director at one of the city's hottest new resta ... More >>

Steak House Shuffle

Vallone's takes a break just in time to give Fleming's a shot

Crisis on Cullen Boulevard

Funding is down. Faculty is fleeing. And 50 professors are in semi-open revolt. Is the University of Houston on an irrovocable slide toward mediocrity?