For those of us that have spent much of our adult life in or around the Rice Village, the news of the closing of Benjy’s in the Village was almost more than I could bare! It was my first hip, edgy restaurant that I went to and I loved all the food, the flourless chocolate […]
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It’s that time again! Valentine’s Day is creeping up on us, and whether you celebrate it or not, it’s a great excuse to dine out (or in) with the one(s) you love. And these days we’re taking any chance we get to support our local restaurants and businesses. See below for some of our favorite […]
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as published by the Houston Chronicle Swift + Company’s “Jarcuterie” using The Fab Fete Brio Trio soufflé as the base and layered with a fan of apples and pears, cured meats, Marcona almonds, roasted red and yellow grape tomatoes, herbed mozzarella, olives, cheese straw, and baguette crisps. Last week, my friend and Houston Chronicle Food […]
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When the magnificent Rich and Nancy Kinder Building opened in November 2020, we were all in awe of this spectacular building and the works of art within it. However, there was also a buzz going on at the press previews as we saw the empty spaces that were soon to become (2) restaurants. I was […]
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As we made our treck (which is nothing by the way, just shy of an hour) down to the bay area to visit this new hot restaurant that I kept hearing about and that my own kids, the chicken people, Nicole & Michael, had visited three times already. It was for me a trip down […]
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If you are like me, living through this challenging year we have had, it has been a year of missing things, many of our favorite things……..certainly missing seeing friends enough but also missing my trips to Italy and at this moment it’s all about missing my decades-long December trip to New York City, (I would […]
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If we have mastered anything this year, it’s how to pivot. Arguably the most widely used word of the year, businesses large and small have had to dance their way around unprecedented challenges and push all creative boundaries. 2020 has forced everyone to think outside of the box, but for events expert, Elizabeth Swift Copeland, […]
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After posting this story on the then soon-to-be-reopened La Table restaurant last Sunday (Nov.15), I was invited by its GM, Valerio Lombardozzi to a most entertaining night of dining on the newly revamped menu. Valerio and his waiter, Ciro, both Italians here directly from some of my favorite areas of Italy………Rome and Amalfi Coast respectively, […]
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If you’re like me you have had a difficult time deciding just what to do about this Thanksgving holiday that is approaching very quickly. It has always been our family’s favorite holiday and in fact, having my traditional Thanksgiving feast with many family and friends has been my very favorite gathering of the holidays and […]
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Like many of us that have been in our Covid survival mode for the last several months, we have spent a great amount of time supporting our local restaurants from afar. Yes, for our family, restaurant dining has largely been restricted to rare outdoor dining(still our favorite way to dine-in) but mostly curbside pick-up and […]
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