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Restaurant Shocker: Bryan & Jennifer Caswell’s Oxbow 7 Contract Has Been Terminated

POSTED: January 19, 2018 AT 6:21 pm   /   News

As first reported by Alison Cook of the Houston Chronicle, chef Bryan Caswell and wife Jennifer have been “released from their contract” to operate Oxbow 7, the restaurant they opened this past October. It’s on the first floor of the Le Méridien Houston hotel at 1121 Walker. A representative for the restaurant says Oxbow 7’s chef de […]

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Repairs Complete! Fluff Bake Bar Is Reopening

POSTED: January 19, 2018 AT 10:38 am   /   News

Make way for the Sugar Fairy’s return! That’s one of the nicknames for Rebecca Masson, who had to shutter her midtown Houston pastry shop Fluff Bake Bar last October. A broken water pipe from the apartment above the shop flooded the dining room. After a nomadic three months where the bakery stayed in operation thanks […]

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Houston Chefs To Know: Lance Fegen At Liberty Kitchen

POSTED: January 17, 2018 AT 12:40 pm   /   Chefs You Should Know, News

“It’s not hard to become a chef but it’s really freakin’ hard to stay one,” says Lance Fegen, the culinary director and a managing partner of F.E.E.D. TX restaurant group. With that perspective, it’s remarkable that he has maintained a career spanning 27 years. His early days in the Houston restaurant business includes work at […]

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Houston Food News Bites: All The Beef Your Heart Desires

POSTED: January 17, 2018 AT 8:22 am   /   News

Week of January 15 In this extra-beefy edition, there’s a steak night for every budget: inexpensive and super-casual, a prime rib night and an opportunity to indulge in “flights” of high-end Wagyu. In addition, a longtime Houston restaurant finally opened a location inside the Loop and a Washington Avenue spot is marking an anniversary with specials. […]

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Houston Restaurants & Bars Closed—And Open—For Tuesday, January 16

POSTED: January 16, 2018 AT 9:57 am   /   News

A lot of moisture and below-freezing temperatures are conspiring for icy road conditions today. In light of that, some Houston bars and restaurants are staying closed to help keep employees and patrons safe. This list will be updated continually as we are rapidly receiving new information. If you don’t see a place on our list—actually, […]

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