Saturday, August 26 was not a good morning for Chris Cusack, the owner of the popular, eclectic bar Betelgeuse Betelgeuse at 2101 Washington Avenue. Around 9 a.m., its brand-new food truck went completely up in flames. The bar is dependent on having a truck in order to provide food to its patrons — specifically, its […]
Chef and managing partner Zach McClendon of Cottonwood — the popular Garden Oaks bar located at 3422 North Shepherd— has found a happy medium beefing up his ElementsHTX pop-ups at bars around Houston while raising the steaks at Cottonwood. McClendon is a Houston native with over 20 years of experience in the restaurant industry. He’s […]
Scott Gertner’s Rhythm Room at 5535 Memorial in Houston’s Bayou Bend neighborhood is an entertainment venue and supper club from three-time Grammy Award-nominated musician and local business owner Scott Gertner. It opened at the start of the pandemic, and more recently secured the services of longtime Houston chef, Jason “Big Sexy” Hill. Much like Gertner’s […]
The Kirby Group, which owns Wooster’s Garden, Heights Bier Garten, Holman Draft Hall and more, is debuting a Tex-Mex beer garden in the complex that formerly housed Nino’s, Vincent’s and Grappino di Nino. The area, now dubbed Harlow District, will be home to Verde Garden at 1011 La Rue starting on April 25. Culinary director […]
When a pub opens at 11:30 a.m., it’s a good bet that it offers a great lunch. That’s the case at The Upside Pub, located at 3402 North Shepherd in Houston’s Garden Oaks neighborhood. My visit followed five whirlwind days of events and preceded a flight out of George Bush Intercontinental. Nothing sounded better than […]
