Recently named by Southern Living magazine as one of 20 legendary steakhouses of the South thanks to its wild game program, Rainbow Lodge at 2011 Ella has seen its share of changes over the course of its near half-century run. Serving as one of Houston’s longest-running restaurants, The Lodge also offers one of the most […]
Camaraderie, chef Shawn Gawle’s forthcoming restaurant in the Heights at 608 West 11th Street, has added two well-known professionals from Houston’s beverage world: bar manager Kristine Nguyen and wine director and general manager Gillian Malone. The restaurant is anticipated in “early 2025” — so perhaps mere weeks or months from now. Nguyen got her bartending start […]
Alex Gregg, best known in Houston as co-owner of Moving Sidewalk, one of a flurry of high-profile bars that, for a time, brought life and fun to previously empty storefronts around Congress and Main Street. Moving Sidewalk shuttered in 2018. On two Tuesdays — August 13 and August 20 — Gregg is hosting a revival pop-up […]
It’s fair to say that Kenny Freeman of Captain Foxheart’s Bad News Bar at 308 Main is one of Houston’s most enduring bartenders. It’s not the easiest profession, yet he’s been a familiar face for more than a decade at top establishments that also include Anvil Bar & Refuge and Julep. Now, he is representing […]
A Houston bartender at a local cocktail bar is headed to Austin for a statewide bourbon competition. Last month, over 50 bars and restaurants took part in the Bourbon Takeover of Texas — an event that celebrated the 183rd birthday of Texas and challenged bartenders and chefs across the state to incorporate Garrison Brothers Distillery […]
