Chef & Co-Founder of FM Kitchen & Bar Announces Departure
Chef and co-owner Ryan Hildebrand publicly announced on Facebook this morning that he has left FM Kitchen & Bar at 1112 Shepherd, just off of Washington Avenue. While the restaurant is best known for its quality burgers, the menu certainly is not limited to those. It features, among other things, classic Southern-style dishes, such as […]
Chef & Former Restaurant Owner Leaves Multi-Location Houston Company
Lyle Bento has resigned from his role as culinary director with Sambrooks Management Company. Owned by Michael Sambrooks, the business oversees his original Houston restaurant, The Pit Room, as well as former Cherry Pie Hospitality spots Pi Pizza, Sam’s (formerly Lee’s) Fried Chicken & Donuts and 1751 Sea & Bar, located in what was previously […]
Meet the Married Chef Couple Helming a West Houston Restaurant
Several years before executive chef Ana Amaya and executive sous chef Adrian Del Angel — who are also married — were installed as the culinary team at Radio Milano earlier this summer, they worked at the now closed Bistro Moderne. She was a line cook and he was a dishwasher. Their shared journey from those […]
Groundbreaking Houston Restaurant Lands Coveted Spot on Worldwide Must-Visit List
Indigo, the neo-soul food restaurant featuring tasting menus by chef-owner Jonathan “Jonny” Rhodes, has another accolade to add to its growing list. Earlier this year, Rhodes was a James Beard Award semifinalist for Rising Star Chef of the Year and, in July, Indigo landed on Food & Wine’s Best New Restaurants list. Now, it’s been […]
Try This Sneak-Preview Recipe From An Award-Winning Houston Chef’s Cookbook
Houston celebrity chef Chris Shepherd seems to be everywhere these days: television, charity events and opening restaurants like he’s playing Monopoly. The Underbelly Hospitality founder will soon add “author” to his list of career achievements. His new cookbook, Cook Like a Local, is being released on September 3, 2019. Written with former Food & Wine […]