Meet Justin Turner, the Chef Building a Houston Burger Empire
“You gotta feed the masses to eat with the classes.” That’s a favorite saying of Justin Turner of Bernie’s Burger Bus and he considers it valuable culinary and financial advice given to him by his first restaurant mentor, chef Miles McMath (currently of Junior’s Home Cooking in Mississippi). It’s the reason Turner, with years of […]
Six Top Houston Chefs Collaborate for Upcoming Benefit Dinner
Six of the city’s most popular chefs are gathering to create an extravagant dinner experience as part of the Sunday Supper series hosted by Urban Harvest. It’s the first collaborative Sunday Supper of 2019; the previous one was last November. The event is at Kiran’s, located at 2925 Richmond, on Sunday, April 7 from 6 […]
Celebrity Chef Marcus Samuelsson is Coming to Houston — Updated
Updated 3/15/19, 9:00 a.m.: This event is sold out. The Macy’s Culinary Council event series often brings some of the country’s most beloved chefs to Houston — and another one is about to hit town. On Friday, March 15 at 6:30 p.m., James Beard Award-winning chef, restaurant owner and author Marcus Samuelsson is doing a […]
Give the Gift of Good Taste With Cookbooks From Houston Writers
By Ellie Sharp with Phaedra Cook Houstonians have near-limitless opportunities for dining out but that it doesn’t mean they don’t like to spend time in their own kitchens, too. These cookbooks (and a few other food-focused tomes) from local chefs and writers share bring professional tastes, skills and perspectives to the home hearth. These books […]
There’s A New Executive Chef In Houston & She’s At Harold’s
At first, it looked as if owner Alli Jarrett of Harold’s Restaurant & Tap Room at 350 West 18th in the Heights had found a replacement for former executive chef Antoine Ware in Richard Knight. Unfortunately, Knight, formerly of Feast and Hunky Dory, didn’t stay long, choosing instead to focus on family and marketing “Show […]