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  Openings and Closings: The Sauer Kraut Grill Opens, The Next Door Closes

  January 24 at 6:30 a.m.

  The Sauer Kraut Grill, 734 Crabb River Road, opened January 21. Owner Eric Morse has been serving German cuisine from the Sauer Kraut food truck for five years and has now achieved his dream of owning his own brick and mortar restaurant. Morse attended culinary school in Austin and is...

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

  Friday, September 20, 2019 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

  Thursday, August 29, 2019 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

  Friday, July 26, 2019 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

  Thursday, July 18, 2019 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

  Friday, July 5, 2019 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...