The Audrey Jones Beck Building will be the home for the new addition to the Museum dining scene this Fall when it opens the MFA Cafe in the old Cafe Express space MFA CAFE Museum of Fine Arts Houston has partnered with two Italian-born co-creators, Paolo Fronza and Matteo Allessandri that will take over the […]
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Houston Restaurant Weeks begins this weekend, Aug. 1 thru Sept. 7 with over 100 participating restaurants + 40 first timers, both new and some old favorites that have joined the flock! What is Houston Restaurant Weeks and What Makes it So Special? For those of you that have never partaken in this city-wide food fest, […]
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Heights’ Revival Market opened for dinner service in May 2015…..a “Preservation” Kitchen sources ingredients from local farms to create a modern American Menu with a Gulf Coast Texas farm-to-plate sensibility. About Revival Market The original concept opened its doors in March, 2011, was conceived as the owners, Ryan Pera of Coltivare and Morgan Weber’s, 21st […]
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Houston’s newest Mexico-imported seafood restaurant, Peska in BLVD Place, features a ceiling sculpture designed by Houston artist Alberto Bonomi that mimics a swimming school of fish. Making its debut this week in Houston, is PESKA Seafood Culture, a concept unique to the U.S. in that brings to us from its success in its Mexico restaurants […]
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Jonathan Wills, the 32 year old chef , moved to Houston to open North Italia’s Seventh new Restaurant since they were established by award winner, Sam Fox, in 2002. Scheduled for an opening date of March 3, North Italia restaurant, is opening in BLVD Place, Phase II, (1700 Post Oak Blvd) just a stones-throw from […]
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Interior shot of Mascalzone Ristorante, that is where I sat to dine on their exquisite food….under the photo of Sophia Loren and sitting on red chairs…I was in Heaven! I knew I was in for a great evening when I showed up at Mascalzone Ristorante and was greeted warmly by co-owner, Rachel Magi, wife of […]
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Bistro Menil, on the campus of one of Houston’s true jewels, the Menil Collection, has finally opened its doors on October 1 after much awaited anticipation About the Cafe Bistro Menil, the beautiful space, located in lush green surroundings, on the Menil Collection campus, was designated by its original architect 25 years ago as the […]
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Looking forward…..Fall’s cooler, dryer weather means dining outdoors with friends, “al fresco” is a favorite way to spend an evening…in Houston, we’re getting close to that time! As the Fall Season begins to hint to those of us in Texas that it’s on it’s way or if you are lucky enough to be reading this […]
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About BCN Restaurant This past Saturday a new restaurant opened in Houston, in this town of great restaurants. What makes this one so special is that it is, with the opening of BCN Taste & Tradition a first Texas taste of modern Spanish cuisine. The name BCN is taken from the three-letter abbreviation for the city […]
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Wines of San Felice Agricola Damian’s Cucina Italiana owners, Johnny B. Mandola, Bubba Butera and Frankie B. Mandola (yes, they’re all my cousins!) are hosting a Walk Around Tasting with San Felice Agricola Wines on October 7 from 5:30 till 7:30 p.m. Guests will delight in a variety of wine and antipasto while Francesco Riviera, […]
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