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Tilman Fertitta

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2012

    NBA Formalwear: Chase Budinger's NBA Socks Worn Under His Suit At Tilman Fertitta's Charity Event

    On the evening of May 2, John Granato and I had the opportunity to broadcast a "very special edition" of our show on 1560 The Game live from local restaurant and casino mogul Tilman Fertitta's palatial (Understatement Adjective of the Year, by the way) estate in River Oaks. It was the annual "Gath ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    Houston's Underground Reservoir: Five Potential Uses to Fear

    The Houston Chronicle has a terrific story on an empty underground reservoir near Buffalo Bayou. The large space -- about one and a half football fields -- features 25-foot ceilings supported by slender columns, with entry and exit limited to a trap-door at the surface. The Buffalo Bayou Partnersh ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 5, 2012

    “Dennis Harper: Born in the Bayou”

    The Houston Chronicle has a terrific story on an empty underground reservoir near Buffalo Bayou. The large space -- about one and a half football fields -- features 25-foot ceilings supported by slender columns, with entry and exit limited to a trap-door at the surface. The Buffalo Bayou Partnersh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    Happy 31st Birthday, Turducken: 8 Foods Born in 1980

    Thirty-one is officially too old to try to learn how to use Photoshop.​Tomorrow, on 11-11-11, I will turn 31 years old. Last year, for my 30th birthday, my uncle sent me a Facebook message that contained only the following Pink Floyd quote and a "Happy Birthday" at the end: So you run and you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2011

    Terror In River Oaks (Or Just More Tilman Fertitta Extravagance)

    Photo by Houston Police FoundationSWATters at Tilman's: What fun!​It was a memorable jog last night for one Houston runner: So there I am, minding my own business running to `ho last night when the most unlikely thing happened. After roller coaster, I dropped down to the "Alligator Alley" tra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    Sampler Plate: This Week in Food Blogs

    Each week, we put together a sampler plate of the most interesting links from both local and national food blogs. Know a blog we should be paying particular attention to? Leave the address in the comments section below. Bon Appetit: The big news this week, of course, was Andrew Knowlton's trip to H ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    The Top Five Biggest Blights on the Houston Skyline

    Photo by Jeff BalkeSee how nice that looks with nothing in the way?​Houston gets a lot of negative publicity for things like sprawl, pollution and other problems common to urban areas short on zoning and long on business interests. Notable, however, is the downtown skyline, which, for all the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2011

    Landry's Admits Some Flagship Debris May Have Been Dumped In Gulf, And They're Not Happy

    Shelby ScottThe Flagship, in its dying days​Landry's Restaurants, the company owned by Tilman Fertitta that is tearing down Galveston's Flagship Hotel, has been disputing reports that demolition crews have been tossing debris into the Gulf. No longer. A letter to the contractor, issued publi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2011

    Galveston's Flagship Hotel, Slowly Coming Down

    Shelby ScottGalveston's Flagship Hotel, coming down slowly​The musty old Flagship Hotel, the famous building on a Galveston pier, is a lot more airy than it used to be. Crews are in the process of taking down the edifice in order to build Tilman Fertitta's Kemah Boardwalk-like "Pleasure Pier" ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2011

    Gabrielle Giffords Lands in Houston; New Picture Released

    Courtesy Gabrielle Giffords's office​Gabrielle Giffords has landed in Houston, to much media coverage. Tilman Fertitta provided the jet. Earlier today her office released a picture of Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly taken yesterday. "The two are on an outdoor deck at University Medical C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2010

    KTRU: U Of H Regents Approve Purchase Of Rice Station

    UPDATE (12:15 p.m.): Rocks Off will have more on the pending change of ownership at KTRU and its fallout this afternoon, with further comments from members of the Houston music scene including several current and former KTRU staffers. See you on the Web, KTRU...​Moments ago, the University of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2010

    KTRU: The Death Knell Rings, Thanks To UH

    Turn that music down!!​Moments ago, the University of Houston Board of Regents approved the purchase of Rice University student station KTRU (91.7) FM, reports Rocks Off's Matthew Keever, who is at the board's quarterly meeting at the Hilton University of Houston.The motion carried by a margin of ... More >>

  • News

    April 22, 2010

    Chron's Feelings Are Hurt

    HBO drama didn't celebrate Houston as best-est place.

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2010

    The Chronicle Gets Its Feelings Hurt By Treme; Possibly Offers A Solution

    ​In case you hadn't heard -- and there's no way you haven't heard, since seemingly everyone who writes for a living in America worships David Simon's TV shows -- Treme premiered Sunday.It's a story about New Orleans in the aftermath of Katrina. It contained two passing references to Houston: One, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2010

    Chef Chat, Part 3: Carlos Rodriguez of Vic & Anthony's

    Fabio​Our interview with Carlos Rodriguez of Vic & Anthony's revealed how much work has gone into the restaurant's menu. Rodriguez spent seven months in the test kitchen developing menu items, and a panel of testers including Tilman Fertitta tested each dish. Some recipes we see today on the m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2010

    Chef Chat, Part 1: Carlos Rodriguez of Vic & Anthony's

    Fabio​As we entered Tilman Fertitta's venerable mansion, Vic & Anthony's, we were greeted by his stalwart concept chef, Carlos Rodriquez. He told us about the ins and outs of this dynasty's crown jewel. Eating Our Words: How long have you been with Vic & Anthony's? Carlos Rodriguez: Since th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2009

    What The Hell? Kemah Is One Of The Top Ten Boardwalks In The U.S.?

    Photo by mhowry​We didn't notice this until KPRC pointed it out recently, but the website Forbes Traveler recently published an article entitled "We Don't Know Anything About Boardwalks."That wasn't the actual headline on the article, but it should have been. Unless you believe that the pre-fab sc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    Menu Flashback: Don's Seafood 1972

    Photo by J.C. ReidBack in 1972, the Landry brothers were on a roll. They'd opened four of their Cajun-inspired seafood restaurants in Louisiana and had just begun a push into Texas with a restaurant in Beaumont. One of their employees, Jim Gossen, ordered a new menu design for their flagship restaur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2009

    Galveston's Flagship Hotel: Going Once, Going Twice.....

    The Flagship Hotel, that iconic building on a pier in Galveston, seems to forever be endangered. It now looks like it's more endangered than ever.The strange, twisty tale of the now semi-battered building might be coming to a conclusion, the Galveston County Daily News reports. Landry's Restaurants, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2008

    He's Guilty -- Of Generating Good Quotes

    The Flagship Hotel, that iconic building on a pier in Galveston, seems to forever be endangered. It now looks like it's more endangered than ever.The strange, twisty tale of the now semi-battered building might be coming to a conclusion, the Galveston County Daily News reports. Landry's Restaurants, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2008

    Tilman Fertitta Is Not A Homeless-Hating Grinch, City Of Galveston Says

    The Flagship Hotel, that iconic building on a pier in Galveston, seems to forever be endangered. It now looks like it's more endangered than ever.The strange, twisty tale of the now semi-battered building might be coming to a conclusion, the Galveston County Daily News reports. Landry's Restaurants, ... More >>

  • Film

    April 3, 2008

    Worth the Gamble: The Grand

    Forget this movie's poker face. It's the people who are cards.

  • Dining

    July 5, 2007

    T-Bone Tom's Steakhouse Restaurant

    Visit T-Bone Tom's and help keep Kemah weird

  • Dining

    April 12, 2007

    Fish Gone Wild

    Visit T-Bone Tom's and help keep Kemah weird

  • Dining

    December 21, 2006

    Split Personality

    PK's Blue Water Grill has the soul of a funky fish house and the body of a fashionable seafood restaurant

  • News

    May 4, 2006

    Still Fighting

    The battle against Nooky's Erotic Bakery rages on

  • Dining

    January 26, 2006

    I Am the Walrus, Part 2

    Oysters on the half shell aren't the only attraction at the old Magnolia

  • Dining

    January 19, 2006

    I Am the Walrus, Part 1

    Winter is prime time at Willie G's oyster bar

  • News

    August 25, 2005

    Letters

    Winter is prime time at Willie G's oyster bar

  • News

    August 18, 2005

    Letters

    Winter is prime time at Willie G's oyster bar

  • Dining

    August 11, 2005

    Past Its Prime

    Taste of Texas Steakhouse takes you on a nostalgia trip to the salad bar.

  • News

    May 26, 2005

    No Pain, No Gain

    Our solution for saving Texas's claim to capital punishment fame

  • Culture

    May 26, 2005

    Off the Beaten Path

    Get a taste of the old Kemah's salty flavor at these classic eateries

  • Resolutions

    January 20, 2005

    Houston Resolutions

    Ten ways to make our town a better place

  • News

    December 23, 2004

    Dome of Doom

    Can the county's rehab plans save the Astrodome from demolition?

  • News

    December 16, 2004

    Time Out, Mack

    Rewarding bad behavior by underachievers

  • Best of Houston

    September 23, 2004

    Best Service

    Rewarding bad behavior by underachievers

  • News

    July 29, 2004

    Letters

    Rewarding bad behavior by underachievers

  • Culture

    July 29, 2004

    Capsule Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Culture

    July 1, 2004

    Capsule Reviews

    Our critic weighs in on local theater

  • Culture

    June 17, 2004

    Capsule Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Culture

    June 10, 2004

    Capsule Reviews

    Our critic weighs in on local theater

  • News

    June 10, 2004

    Going Batty

    Efforts mount to make downtown home to a new kind of nightlife

  • News

    August 28, 2003

    Letters

    Efforts mount to make downtown home to a new kind of nightlife

  • News

    July 31, 2003

    Watershed Election?

    A new group wants to push an anti-flooding agenda

  • News

    July 3, 2003

    It's My Party

    Not everyone was celebrating Juneteenth in Harris County

  • Dining

    June 22, 2000

    Mudbugs: The Dirty Truth

    The dirt on crawfish

  • News

    May 27, 1999

    Playing the Games

    The dirt on crawfish

  • News

    January 1, 1998

    Alison Cook looks back at 1997: The Year That Bit

    The dirt on crawfish

  • News

    June 26, 1997

    Besieged by the Bay

    Beset by skyrocketing tax assessments and wary of encroaching development, property owners in San Leon-Bacliff wonder if their "poor man's Riviera" may soon go the way of other waterfront zones along Galveston Bay.

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