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  Openings and Closings: The Annie Cafe & Bar Debuts, Saigon House Will Relocate

  September 20 at 5 a.m.

  The Annie Cafe & Bar, 1800 Post Oak, will open for dinner September 25.  It was originally scheduled to open September 24, but Tropical Storm/Depression/Pain-in-the- Ass Imelda left team members stranded, so the opening was pushed back a day. The new concept is a revamp of Robert Del Grande's Cafe...

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  Better Late Than Never: Celebrate Breweries' Beer-To-Go Beginning Sunday

  August 29 at 5 a.m.

  Just in time for the Labor Day weekend, new legislation goes into effect this Sunday, September 1, that lets consumers buy beer growlers, crowlers and cans to-go from neighborhood breweries. It's a convenience that already had been approved elsewhere in the U.S. and Texas is the final state in the...

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  Openings and Closings: Bravery Chef Hall is Open, Warehouse 72 Next Week

  July 26 at 5 a.m.

  Bravery Chef Hall, 409 Travis, softly opened July 23, for dinner only. Next week, the multi-chef food hall will be open for lunch as well. Last year, we wrote about some of the chefs who had signed on for the concept from partners Ahn Mai, Lian Nguyen and Shepard Ross...

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  Houston Music Tales From Behind the Bar

  July 18 at 4 a.m.

  If you wanna know whether a Houston band has chops, if it has a draw, if it’s staffed with reasonable working musicians or rock star divas, don’t ask a so-called music critic: ask a bartender. From load in to payout, these diligent professionals see and hear everything visiting musicians do...

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  Openings and Closings: B.B. Lemon Montrose Opens, Monkey's Tail Swings In

  July 5 at 5 a.m.

  B.B. Lemon, 4319 Montrose, will open officially July 8. Owner Benjamin Berg, of Berg Hospitality Group, has transformed the space, which housed the acclaimed restaurant Pax Americana until this past January, into a cozy, dimly-lit bistro, reminiscent of a venerable New York tavern with green plaid walls, vintage paintings and...

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  Openings and Closings: MAD Debuts Next Week, Be More Pacific Coming

  June 14 at 5 a.m.

  MAD, 4444 Westheimer, is expected to open June 19. The Madrid-inspired restaurant comes from partners Ignacio Torras and Chef Luis Roger who brought BCN, a Barcelona-inspired hot spot to Houston's Montrose area five years ago. Now, with veteran general manager and sommelier Sebastien Leval on board, they are bringing an...