Hello, Goodbye: This Week’s Openings, Closures and Other Tasty Bits

Robin Barr Sussman

HERE'S WHO'S POPPING in and what's going down this week in Houston's dynamic restaurant scene.

This Week at Lawndale: See How Pianist Jason Moran Used His Instrument to Make a Different Kind of Art

Chris Becker

HOW MUCH PROFUNDITY can be hidden in just a few lines of poetry? How much history can be contained in the pressure of fingers on the strings of a guitar, or the keys of a piano?
food

Montrose Tex-Mex Fave Fires Up Al Fresco Brunch

Alex Montoya

IT'S AL FRESCO brunch season in Houston, and Candente has rolled out a new menu for the occasion. Boasting a large buzzy patio — with lots of fans! — the Montrose Tex-Mex charmer is known for its live-fire cooking technique that gives food a signature Mesquite-grilled flavor.

Keep Reading Show less
Food
parties

Can-Do Spirit Takes Over Benny Chows for Sold-Out Wine Dinner

Ryan Arnold, Elizabeth Yost, Marial Biard, Bear Biard

THE THIRD ANNUAL Hope Uncorked event had vino-lovers popping bottles at Benny Chows in the name of CanCare! The sold-out wine dinner and auction took over the entire Washington Avenue restaurant and raised an impressive $90,000 for the organization.

Keep Reading Show less
Parties