From ‘Fuzzy Balls’ to Barbecue: What’s Hot in the Heights Now
THIS SUMMER, THE Heights has become a literal hotbed for restaurateurs and bar owners opening new doors. Here’s a look at newcomers to try, plus what’s on tap this summer at other favorites in the ’hood.
Southern Decadence: Inside the Opulent New Black-Owned Restos Warwick and Rare
Jeff Gremillion
TWO POSH NEW eateries in the voluptuous style of rich steakhouses, Rare and The Warwick — both Black-owned and led by African American chefs, and influenced by the overlapping traditions of Southern cuisine, soul food and Cajun-creole cooking — have opened in Houston.
From Church Organ to World Stage: Houston’s Hot Khruangbin Trio Hits the Road
Chris Becker
FOUNDED IN HOUSTON in 2010 by guitarist Mark Speer, bassist Laura Lee, and drummer Donald “DJ” Johnson, Khruangbin is a rock band Miles Davis would have loved to have played with, for space is the key to their interlocking, antiphonal ambience.
Ashley Muncie (photo by Alex Montoya)
