Just over a year ago, Levi Rollins, chef and owner of Urban Eats at 3414 Washington Avenue, thought his lack of energy and physical pain were due to the typical, exhausting demands of grueling restaurant shifts. His hip, bustling business is popular for its modern American and Southern fare, craft cocktails, specialty baked goods and […]
Local Group Brewing, the 7,500-square-foot brewpub located in Hardy Yards at 1504 Chapman, is back to making beer. Distincture Hospitality, owned by Dave Sorrell, Morgan Green and Jorge Benitez, has purchased the brewpub. Initially founded by Todd Donewar, Michael Steeves and James “Huggy Bear” Wolfe, it opened at a really bad time for food and […]
On May 17, bar owner Bobby Heugel will unveil Refuge, which he calls his most ambitious bar to-date. Described as a “formal cocktail apartment,” the new bar will be located at 1424 Westheimer on the second floor just above Anvil Bar & Refuge and Tongue-Cut Sparrow. While service and cocktails will be approached seriously by […]
As is the case with so many annual events tabled for the past two years, Tales of the Cocktail is returning to an in-person format from July 25 through 29 in New Orleans. A significant part of the event is the Spirited Awards. Akin to the “Oscars of bartending,” it honors the best bars and […]
Owner Farrah Cauley of Sonoma Wine Bar has announced that the Heights location at 801 Studewood is closing after a decade in business. Its last day of business is Sunday, June 26, so there’s still plenty of time to raise a last glass, enjoy a final meal and buy some bottles to take home. In […]
