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Openings and Closings: POST Houston Debuts, Bluestone Lane Next Year

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Nov 12, 2021

POST Houston, 401 Travis, will open November 13 with a grand opening extravaganza. The adaptive reuse project has completely transformed the Barbara Jordan Post Office into a mixed-use property for cultural, culinary and commercial concepts. Its international food and market hall will feature over 30 vendors and its Skylawn will...
Openings and Closings: Burro & Bull Coming to Cypress, Arabella Expands to Houston

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Oct 22, 2021

Burro & Bull, 25618 Northwest Freeway, will softly open sometime in November, according to a press release. The new Cypress restaurant is a partnership between the husband and wife team of John and Veronica Avila and Bruce Gingrich and Andria Cain. For the past year, John Avila has been consulting...
Openings and Closings: Alba at Granduca, The Palm Downtown

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Oct 1, 2021

Alba Ristorante, 1080 Uptown Park Boulevard, opens October 2 for dinner at the Hotel Granduca, in time for the hotel's 15th anniversary celebrations. The hotel's owner and developer, Giorgio Borlenghi, brought in designer Kara Childress to redesign the restaurant space, creating an intimate dining room and cozy champagne bar that...
Openings and Closings: Daily Gather This Fall, Turkey Leg Hut UH

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Sep 10, 2021

Daily Gather, 800 Sorella Court, is shooting to open this fall at CityCentre. The upscale casual restaurant has some culinary notables bringing it to fruition. Owner and CEO Aaron Lyons, who has opened six Dish Society locations in the Houston area since 2014, has been eyeing the space at CityCentre...
Openings and Closings: Pho Binh Now at Finn Hall, Trash Panda Next Week

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Jul 22, 2021

Pho Binh at Finn Hall, 712 Main, opened July 19. Originally slated for the downtown food hall in March 2020, the pandemic delayed its arrival. The chefs in charge, Kevin Pham and Di Nguyen, also own Pho Binh By Night on Bellaire. There are seven iterations of the Vietnamese restaurant,...
Openings and Closings: Feges BBQ Spring Branch, Mo' Better Brews

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Jun 25, 2021

Feges BBQ Spring Branch, 8217 Long Point, opened June 20. This will be the second location of the barbecue restaurant from husband and wife Patrick Feges and Erin Smith. The first opened in the food court of the Greenway Plaza office complex in 2018. Feges is a Purple Heart recipient...
Openings and Closings: The Lymbar by David Cordua, Van Leeuwen Ice Cream Arrives

By Lorretta Ruggiero
May 7, 2021

The Lymbar, 4201 Main, is coming to The Ion this fall. The craft cocktail bar and restaurant is bringing Latin and Mediterranean flavors from chef David Cordua, currently executive chef and owner of David + Michael Cordua Events. Cordua is also the former executive chef/owner of Americas and Churrascos. Cordua...
Openings and Closings: Cafe Leonelli Debuts Soon, Ritual Closes This Week

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Apr 2, 2021

Cafe Leonelli, 5500 Main, will open at the Nancy and Rich Kinder Building at Museum of Fine Arts Houston April 16. The cafe comes from The Bastion Collection with partner and Michelin-starred chef Jonathan Benno at the helm. This will be the first Houston outpost for the Leonelli brand. Currently,...
Two Brothers Join Forces To Bring Coffee, Cheesecake, and Brisket Downtown

By DeVaughn Douglas
Mar 9, 2021

Roughly a month ago press began coming out about Day 6 coffee and its two owners, Ricardo “RJ” Wilson and Jason Ian Wilson. Many of the headlines touted their place as Houston’s first Black-owned coffee shop. The two brothers quickly released a video on their Instagram making sure to clarify...
Openings and Closings: Lucille's Hospitality Launches, Kanpai Club Opens

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Feb 5, 2021

Lucille's Hospitality Group, the new endeavor from Houston chef Chris Williams, is on track to produce four new restaurant and lifestyle concepts by 2022. Williams, known for his restaurant Lucille's in the Museum District, has launched the venture as a tribute to his grandmother, Lucille B. Smith, who not only...
Openings and Closings: Flappy Opens in Katy, Bistro 555 Departs This Month

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Jan 22, 2021

Flappy Wings and Burgers, 1315 W. Grand Parkway, began its soft opening December 29. A grand opening is planned within the next couple of weeks. The business began originally in Katy Mills Mall by Huma and Riaz Ahmad who were school clothes shopping when they came across a kiosk for...
12 Days of Favorite Houston Food & Drink Experiences in 2020, Part 6: Coffee

By Houston Press and Houston Food Finder
Dec 16, 2020

Welcome to the sixth part of a series where we showcase the noteworthy food and drink experiences of a very weird year. In the spirit of the holidays, it's also a very special collaboration between the food writers of the Houston Press and Houston Food Finder, the online publication founded...
Best of Houston® 2020: Best Coffee

By Houston Press
Jan 14, 2020

Best Coffee: BlendIn Coffee Club On the surface, BlendIn Coffee Club is just a cool coffee shop. The all-white interiors and cool contemporary design are fashionable and stylish, a great gathering place if you want to escape the world of corporate coffee. But look a little deeper, and BlendIn is...
Openings and Closings: Torchy's Tacos Tanglewood, OMG Burger Sugar Land

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Dec 6, 2019

Torchy's Tacos, 5885 San Felipe, will open December 11 in the Tanglewood Court Shopping Center which is anchored by the H-E-B grocery store. For taco fiends wanting a sneak preview, there will be an Opening Party December 9 with free tacos, chips and queso, drinks and swag. On Opening Day,...
Openings and Closings: Guard and Grace Opens, Black Lab Closes in December

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Nov 15, 2019

Guard and Grace, 500 Dallas, opens November 19. This is the second location of the steakhouse from TAG Restaurant Group and chef/owner Troy Guard, which opened in the central Denver business district in 2014. The Houston location is also the first restaurant foray outside of Colorado for the Hawaiian-born chef...
Smoked Out: Henderson & Kane

By Carlos Brandon
Jul 30, 2019

About a year ago John and Veronica Avila expanded on their little known downtown barbecue stand, El Burro & The Bull, with a totally new concept aimed at reviving the dying neighborhood grocer and bringing some New York charm to the streets of Sixth Ward. Henderson & Kane is an...
A Houston Bar Staff Tests an Assortment of Energy Drinks on One Night's Shift. Zoom, Zoom, Zoom.

By Kate McLean
Jul 15, 2019

Friday 4:15 p.m. “Brian, can I use the staff as guinea pigs in an energy drink article I need to bang out.” Brian Brossa, GM/Owner of this particular establishment, was in the middle of doing three things: scribbling down an addendum to the evening’s food features, nodding his head as a...
30 Days of No Caffeine, No Alcohol: And That's A Wrap

By Kate McLean
Jun 19, 2019

People say prison changes you. People say pregnancy changes you. Now I know exactly what they mean— both of them. That’s not to say this 30 day no caffeine, no alcohol prison has been all unsolicited shower visits. No, 30 days without matcha and whisky meant 30 nights of restful...
30 Days of No Caffeine, No Alcohol: Week Three

By Kate McLean
Jun 12, 2019

The (death) march continues. Really well-disciplined people that lead a healthy lifestyle, that are totally in control of themselves, I don’t know many, but I would imagine they would tell you the hardest part of a 30-day abstinence diet is the beginning. Listen up Bethany, it isn’t. The hardest part...
30 Days of No Caffeine, No Alcohol: Week Two

By Kate McLean
Jun 5, 2019

Namaste ladies and gentleman — we’ve made it 12 days no caffeine, no alcohol, and I have to say my body feels a little less laser party, a lot more Steel Pulse, and Dave Mathews Band still makes me want to punch someone in the face. Life is good. A...