Tilman Fertitta

Alternative Names for Eva Longoria and Tilman Fertitta's "Female-Oriented" Steakhouse

This afternoon, CultureMap announced that Houston restaurant kingpin Tilman Fertitta would be teaming up with Eva Longoria and Morton's to create a Las Vegas steakhouse that will "create a feeling of empowerment, especially for female guests." SHe -- yes, that's the name; no, there's not a typo the ... More >>

2012 Summer Guide

A new minor league baseball team, a new amusement park, the urban wilderness of Buffalo Bayou, food, concerts and plays — Houston, prepare to get your summer on.

In Search of Spring Break

Looking for booze, babes and beach parties on Galveston Island

Tilman Fertitta's Galveston Pleasure Pier Is Taking Shape

TILMAN FERTITTA WILL NOT BE DENIED. He promised Galveston a (no doubt overpriced) "Pleasure Pier" by Memorial Day, and it looks like he's well on the way. The new amusement park, built on the site of the old Flagship Hotel, is expected to draw three million visitors a year. Our Allison McPhail was ... More >>

Tilman Fertitta's Galveston "Pleasure Pier" Will Be World-Class, Tilman Fertitta Says

Ye olde pleasure piere and shoppes​Fun magnate Tilman Fertitta unveiled his plans today for turning the old Flagship Hotel pier in Galveston into a -- wait for it -- a "world-class amusement park for all ages." Scheduled to open in May, the project will look (and cost) a whole lot like the Ke ... More >>

Tilman Fertitta's Yacht Will Save Atlantic City

Cozy.​Tilman Fertitta is coming to the aid of New Jersey people who own yachts and like casinos. Someone had to, it appears. Landry's, Fertitta's chain-seafood/casino company, has purchased the Trump Marina Hotel Casino in that jewel by the sea known as Atlantic City. With it comes operatio ... More >>

Comment of the Day: What Would Tilman Do?

​We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involv ... More >>

Comments of the Day

​Nicholas Hall had what he calls "the worst meal I have ever had in any restaurant, anywhere" at the Rainforest Café. Commenter Fjfurlow said he plans to avoid Tilman Fertitta's restaurants altogether: Tilman Fertitta could care less about the food you buy. Just keep giving him your money. I ... More >>

Tilman Fertitta: ATMs for Gold Bars Are Genius

Tilman Fertitta knows a hot trend when he sees one​Most people, when they read about the Florida ATM that disbursed bars of gold instead of cash, thought, "Good Lord, that is possibly the most idiotic thing I've ever heard in my life. And that includes the Matrix sequels." Tilman Fertitta, th ... More >>

Tilman Fertitta an "Executive to Watch" in 2011

This is Tilman Fertitta's three-story yacht. How's your 2011 looking so far?​Houston's Tilman Fertitta made a short list of restaurant executives to watch in 2011, in part because of his recent acquisition of a trio of new restaurant chains: The Oceanaire, Claim Jumper and Bubba Gump Shrimp Co ... More >>

Comment of the Day: Watch This

​Today, Katharine Shilcutt reported that Nation's Restaurant News has named Tilman Fertitta an "Executive to Watch" in 2011. She agreed that we should keep an eye on him, if for different reasons than NRN's. Meanwhile, commenter tinyhands had his own reason to not let Fertitta out of sight: " ... More >>

Wet and Half Naked

One way to smuggle cash

Flagship Hotel: Five Suggested Attractions For The New Amusement Park

Don't miss the Galveston Police Whack-a-Mole game​As was announced yesterday, the not-so-beloved Flagship Hotel in Galveston is being torn down so Tilman Fertitta's Landry's Restaurants can build an amusement park on its pier.What sort of attractions should be offered at the new destination? We ha ... More >>

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Openings and Closings

Photo by Margaret Downing​Just in time for summer, a cool-sounding restaurant with an even cooler concept has come along. Oceans, the ceviche-only restaurant that took over the old Bistro Vino location, is officially open to the public. We took a first look at Oceans a few weeks ago and found ... More >>

The Tale Of The AstroSafari Theme Park, Revealed

​A new edition of the Houston Press hits the web today, so at last it can be revealed -- last week's cover story, on the county's plans to turn the Astrodome into a Tilman Fertitta-owned safari hunt club, was tied closely to the publication date of April 1.A lot of people figured it out pretty fas ... More >>

Dogging the Dome

An extensive investigation has uncovered secret plans for the Astrodome's future.

The County's Plans For The Astrodome, Revealed

​A near-exhaustive investigation by the Houston Press has found that the county is about to announce its solution to one of the more annoying, intractable problems it faces: what to do with the empty, old Astrodome.A lot of things have been proposed, but all have foundered on the rocks of economic ... More >>

A Decade of Landry's

Photo by B. Tse​Whether you love them or hate them, you can't escape them -- not even if you leave Houston. Over the past ten years, Landry's has become a household name. Besides owning such well-known restaurants as Saltgrass Steak House, Aquarium, and Vic and Anthony's, Landry's has dabbled ... More >>

The Top Hurricane Ike Myths

The Bay Area Houston Chamber of Commerce Convention & Visitors Bureau says there are a lot of myths going around about Hurricane Ike damage, and they're determined to stop them.So they've issued a release listing the Top Five Myths Following Hurricane Ike, and they address each with no-nonse ... More >>

A Modest Proposal for the Rehabilitation of Galveston

We've seen the devastation first-hand, read the gloom and doom reports. Bolivar has been erased. UTMB's cutbacks threaten terminal meltdown for the Galveston economy. The schools are in peril. The beaches are ravaged.What is to be done?Predictably, there is a call for casino gambling on the island. ... More >>

Downtown Firefighters Finally Get New Digs

This week in Café: T-Bone Tom's in Kemah

This week in Café: T-Bone Tom's in Kemah

Debate Club

KTRH's shouter has a hissy fit

Fertitta's Dynasty of Dining

Love him or hate him, Tilman has turned the region into the land of Landry's

Lafayette's Legacy

Denis' Seafood House outclasses the competition

Letters

Capsule Reviews

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Undercover Cop

New HPD Chief Hurtt is still plainclothes

Pretty Please, Tilman

Houston's Donald Trump can't be bothered with paperwork

Capsule Reviews

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Pier Pressure

Fertitta and friends take on the operator of Galveston's forlorn Flagship Hotel

Perfect Fit

Metro's new president already has a Houston attitude

And Then There Was One

Vallone sheds several restaurants — but keeps Tony's

Best Atmosphere

Vic & Anthony's Steakhouse

Best Steak House

Brenner's Steakhouse

History's at Steak

Forgiving Fertitta

Is Tilman's awesome new restaurant reason enough?

The Downtown Aquarium

Open daily

Down at the Boardwalk

A couple's claim against Landry's -- was it bawdy behavior or veiled blackmail?

Best Local Boy Made Good

Tilman Fertitta

Brawl on the Boardwalk

With litigation-loving millionaires as landlord and tenant of the Landry's empire in Kemah, the mother of all eviction wars is under way

Atlantis Sinks Again!

Fishy deals for Fire Station No. 1

News Hostage

Dish

Wow on the Waterfront

A fish tank three and a half stories tall! And even more amazing: Good food.

Dish

The Party Boys

Politics pulls out the hard "soft" cash, Houston-style

Food Fight

The Landrys came to Houston with good food and good ideas. But a good family squabble let Tilman Fertitta step in and carve himself an empire.