Anyone who talks more than 12 seconds with Evan Turner, sommelier and proprietor of Helen Greek Food and Wine, will likely learn he’s on a crusade to get the world to drink more Greek wine. If the wine sales at Helen are any indication, his efforts are having an impact. The cozy Rice Village restaurant […]
A huge thanks goes to our “Perfect Houston Pairings” series sponsor, 8th Wonder Brewery. When it comes to defining Houston’s unique food scene, there’s not a better way to do it than to demonstrate by example. In our Perfect Pairings series, we show how the drinks and food of two independent Houston businesses reflect the […]
Bosscat Kitchen & Libations has announced via press release that it will be opening its Houston location on February 22 at 4310 Westheimer. It promises one of the city’s largest whiskey selections (over 260 kinds in a glass-enclosed “whiskey room”) and barrel-aged cocktails with a comfort food menu. The original Bosscat Kitchen & Libations was […]
Over the past few years, downtown Houston has been treated to a cocktail revival by way of several quality establishments from highly trained bartenders who honed their craft behind the bar before learning how to be business owners. But a few mediocre bars have cropped up recently, content to serve poorly made drinks with average […]
Bobby Heugel of Anvil Bar & Refuge, The Pastry War and other Houston bars just dropped a bombshell. With no preliminary announcements, he says he and Peter Jahnke are opening a bar called Tongue-Cut Sparrow, with a soft opening starting next week. Jahnke (a can-do kind of guy who has not only been an Anvil […]
