Looking for some great pasta, a sip of a delicious Tuscany red wine, and maybe listening to some live music in a piano bar? Fratelli’s has all that; it even has a fascinating piece of Houston history. Owner Barbara Marquis knows her way around a restaurant and has created a world of beautiful yet comfy… Read More Fratelli’s: Always Fresh, Always First Class
Culinary Institute Lenotre, the only French-managed culinary college in the U.S., has again been ranked as the #1 Culinary College in America in 2021 by Niche.com. The internationally renowned Culinary College has now earned this prestigious designation for three consecutive years in 2019, 2020, and 2021. Culinary Institute Lenotre trains and welcomes the culinary experts of tomorrow… Read More Houston-based Culinary Institute Lenotre Ranked #1 Culinary College in America in 2021 by Niche.com for the Third Year in a row
Try Taste of Texas For Dinner and Hilton Americas for the True Christmas Spirit Houston’s Award-Winning Taste of Texas Steak Restaurant serves only perfectly aged Certified Angus Beef in a beautifully decorated setting. Nina and Edd Hendee, owners of Houston’s award-winning Certified Angus Beef steak restaurant Taste of Texas, in the Memorial area have been at it for… Read More Try Taste of Texas For Dinner and Hilton Americas for the True Christmas Spirit
A British Treat For The Holidays! Feeling Lonely or Hungry During the Holidays try Red Lion Pub for Holiday Treats By Marene Gustin No need to sit home alone on the holidays and binge on junk food. The Red Lion Pub near River Oaks is always open for the holidays Besides being comfy and quaint —… Read More Red Lion Pub: A British Treat for the Holidays
By Marene Gustin When you think of an Italian restaurant you probably think pasta, pizza and Parmesan cheese but when Abbas Hussein opened an Italian restaurant down the street from his Sorrento — home to one of the best veal osso buccos in town — he decided to make it about the meat. And that’s… Read More At Bistecca It’s All About the Meats and the Chef
by Marene Gustin Between rising rents inside the Loop and the flooding and loss of income from Hurricane Harvey, Houston lost quite a few restaurants in 2017. But the hurricane also showed what kind of spirit the Houston food industry has as many restaurants opened their doors to feed first responders and evacuees… Read More For Houston it was a very bad (and good) year
Thread Alliance Launches the 6th Annual Blue Plate Special On Sunday, April 1, 2018, The Thread Alliance launched the 6th Annual Blue Plate Special, a month-long campaign encouraging Houstonians to stand up for child abuse prevention and dine out at participating Blue Plate Special restaurants. During the month of April, which is National Child Abuse Prevention month,… Read More Thread Alliance Launches the 6th Annual Blue Plate Special
From Jonathan Levine and The Rub by Marene Gustin Jonathan’s The Rub is a hub for Memorial Village families and it’s a real family restaurant with chef/owner Jonathan Levine working alongside his son and daughter. For almost a decade they have been serving up delicious American fare and Levine is set to open a… Read More Your Perfect Steak
Houston’s award winning restaurant still serving perfectly aged certified Angus beef By Minnie Payne Nina and Edd Hendee, owners of Houston’s award-winning Certified Angus Beef steak restaurant Taste of Texas, in the Memorial area have been so busy since opening in 1977, that they each haven’t had time to complete the one semester needed to… Read More A Taste of Texas: Iconic Memorial Eatery Celebrates 40 years of Service
When Horace Greeley wrote, “Go West, young man and grow up with the country,” in the 1800’s, he probably meant further west than Houston. But the sentiment holds today for many Houstonians who are moving westward to Memorial Villages, the collective name for Spring Valley, Piney Point, Bunker Hill, Hedwig, Hilshire and Hunter’s Creek villages and the enclave of Memorial City.… Read More Memorial Eats: The Best Restaurants in the West
