Gr8 Plate Hospitality, the company behind the Houston area’s six The Union Kitchen locations and three Jax Grill locations, is debuting its first Italian restaurant. Called Passerella, it’s located at 9945 Barker Cypress in Cypress’s Boardwalk Towne Lake center — which is also the site of one of The Union Kitchen restaurants. Passerella opens on […]
Canada-based coffee and doughnut chain Tim Hortons caused quite a stir when the company announced its intent to open multiple locations in the Greater Houston area. Now, we know where the first one under construction is located. Ground has been broken at 21811 Clay Road in Katy, just a few blocks from the Grand Parkway. […]
Israeli restaurant Hamsa at 5555 Morningside opened on May 11. Itai Ben Eli, Sash Kurgan and Itamar Levy of Sof Hospitality — owners of Doris Metropolitan steakhouse and pastry shop Badolina (also in Rice Village) — are the forces behind the new restaurant, and all three bring personal experience to the project, as each was […]
With a historic name, a classic location and a beloved chef, The Warwick restaurant is tapping into our love for nostalgia. The Warwick name evokes the sophistication of the historic hotel that was transformed into today’s Hotel Zaza. The restaurant’s location at Westheimer and Fountainview is the former home of Houston’s, a longtime favorite that […]
Way back in 2004, Wolfgang Puck opened a location of his Wolfgang Puck Gourmet Express chain in the Carillon center in the Westchase District. The celebrity chef, who’s also known for catering the Academy Awards, opened a second location in Sugar Land, but by 2007, both were closed. Now, 15 years later, and perhaps emboldened […]
