Breakfast Republic, the popular Southern California breakfast and brunch concept from Rise & Shine Hospitality Group, is looking to Texas for expansion, including the Houston area. Founder Johan Engman said that the company is actively evaluating potential Houston locations, although no leases have been finalized. “We’ve been evaluating opportunities in several of Houston’s strongest restaurant […]
Exilio Latin Flare isn’t an incantation from the Harry Potter universe. Exilio is the newest concept from Bari Hospitality Group, which also operates Bari Ristorante and Georgia James. It’s a modern Pan-Latin restaurant in the Harlow District in Montrose, adjacent to La Griglia and Katami, in the former Verde Garden space. The restaurant opened on […]
Houston chef Paul Friedman, who was first known for his South African cuisine at Peli Peli, the last one of which closed in August 2021, converted the original Peli Peli in Vintage Park into The Chef’s Table shortly afterward. Now, he and his team, which includes his son, Kyle and operating partner Chelsey De Crosta, […]
Longtime Houston chef Manabu Horiuchi aka “Chef Hori” just opened his most-ambitious project to date: a six-seat omakase restaurant, Sushi Horiuchi. Located next to Katami at 2701 West Dallas, the $300-per-person experience features rare fish, seafood and meat imported directly from Japan, and the menu changes based on what the restaurant can acquire that is […]
There’s something refreshing about going into a restaurant “blind” and devoid of any bias or preconceived expectations. Such was the case when Houston Food Finder was invited to a tasting at Kahani Social Group’s newest concept, Kitchen Rumors. The group, founded by brothers Surpreet and Preet Paul Singh and chef Jassi Bindra, also run fast-casual […]
