Steve and Dan Zimmerman on Montrose Then, Now and Next, Part 1

Houston CityBook editor Jeff Gremillion and Southern Smoke's Caroline Starry chat with two generations of Montrose developers, Steve Zimmerman and his son Dan. From their historic La Colombe d'Or — a storied boutique hotel just renovated and expanded to include a residential tower, a partnership with the Hines corporation — they look back and the neighborhood's colorful past. And glimpse its future.


Chef Jonny Rhodes on Sustenance and Justice, Part 1

Prior-service Marine Jonny Rhodes has come a long way for hawking Frito pie out of his window as an entrepreneurial kid in Trinity Gardens to becoming one of Houston's most widely lauded chefs. With CityBook editor-in-chief Jeff Gremillion and chef-journalist Kate McLean he dishes on the hard-won acclaim of his Indigo restaurant — and his decision to shut it down soon, to further engage in the fight to end the city's "food apartheid."


The Art of the Interview, with Ernie Manouse, Part 2

Emmy-winning, celeb-schmoozing TV host Ernie Manouse has been a Houston favorite for years. Houston CityBook Editor Jeff Gremillion and Creative Director Patrick Magee turn the tables on one of the tube's top talkers, continue interviewing the interviewer about his life and career.


The Art of the Interview, with Ernie Manouse, Part 1

Emmy-winning, celeb-schmoozing TV host Ernie Manouse has been a Houston favorite for years. Houston CityBook Editor Jeff Gremillion and Creative Director Patrick Magee turn the tables on one of the tube's top talkers, interviewing the interviewer about his life, career — and his buddy Al Pacino!