Author: Phaedra Cook

Cypress Restaurant Celebrates a Decade with Deals on Wine & Steak

POSTED: April 19, 2019 AT 4:58 pm   /   Bargains, Featured, News

It’s fair to say that Dario’s Steakhouse & Seafood at 14315 Cypress Rosehill is one of the fancier restaurants in Cypress — as well as one of the most successful. The restaurant — operated by the family-owned Grupo Herrera Restaurants, which also runs Alicia’s Mexican Grille, Marvino’s Italian Kitchen, and Galiana’s Bakery & Café — […]

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Famed West Coast Restaurateurs Plan New Downtown Houston Hotel Restaurant

POSTED: April 19, 2019 AT 1:19 pm   /   News, Restaurant Openings

Chef Chris Cosentino, a West Coast restaurateur and Top Chef Masters winner who first came to prominence with his original restaurant, Incanto in San Franciso (now closed), has since opened three new eateries on that side of the country. These include Cockscomb, also in San Francisco, Jackrabbit in Portland, Oregon and Acacia House at Las Alcobas, […]

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Only Two of These Chef Collaboration Dinners in The Woodlands Remain — For Now

POSTED: April 18, 2019 AT 1:52 pm   /   News, Upcoming Events

Over the past several months, Cureight — the tasting menu restaurant inside of TRIS at 24 Waterway in the Waterway Square center in The Woodlands — has hosted a dining series called CollaborEIGHT that pairs resident executive chef Austin Simmons with notable chefs from Houston. (As alluded to by the name, each dinner includes eight […]

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Houston’s Newest Chef’s Table Option Lets Diners Drive the Menu

POSTED: April 17, 2019 AT 3:59 pm   /   Food Finds, Indian

As is appropriate for a cosmopolitan food city, many chefs in Houston offer sophisticated tasting menus, sometimes at a special table or counter. Usually, the dishes are predetermined to showcase the best, most seasonal dishes available. However, at recently opened Indian restaurant Verandah, located at 3300 Kirby in the Upper Kirby District, chef Sunil Srivastava prefers […]

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The Days Are Numbered for an Iconic Houston Dive Bar

POSTED: April 17, 2019 AT 9:14 am   /   Bars

Business owner Brad Moore has helped start many Houston bars, including Grand Prize Bar, The Original OKRA Charity Saloon, Sassafras and Bad News Bar, just to name a few. He has announced that the end is coming for one of his first: Big Star Bar at 1005 West 19th Street. The landlord is selling the property. […]

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