The Texas Revolution of hotel dining is upon us.
All tagged houston
A restaurant does not need a half dozen forks per place setting and a wine list as long as a hardback book to be romantic.
Everyone has a fantasy of rolling into an unfamiliar city, walking into a nondescript bar, and discovering it's the coolest, chillest place within a 50-mile radius to swig beer.
"For those of you that have gone drinking in Houston or peeked within the pages of Playboy magazine over the last couple of years, you might be familiar with our guests this week, Bobby Heugel (Anvil Bar & Refuge) & Alyson Shepard (cocktail & nightlife writer for Playboy Magazine). Tune in as we chat about ignoring emails, Houston's rivalries, and getting press for your bar."
When people from Mexico walk into The Pastry War agave bar in Houston, they often ask the bartenders: Is your owner Mexican?
“I don’t allow music in my kitchens. Whether cooking and working in a restaurant is a blue-collar profession or a white-collar profession is up to us. It’s up to us how seriously we take our own profession. When I’m cooking at home though, I’m a staunch fan of Norwegian black metal.”
Playboy talked to chef Chris Shepherd about what’s fueling the Houston restaurant boom, what culinary schools aren’t teaching, and how he’s redefining American food in the most diverse city in the country.