Behind The Bar

Houston’s 2012 “Iron Sommelier”

The Iron Sommelier event this past Tuesday (September 11) was so big that it encompassed three rooms and a hallway…

Drink with the Chefs!

Last Monday Double Trouble Caffeine & Cocktails and freelance cocktail bartender Chris Frankel debuted Drink with the Chefs, a series…

Tip Your Glass

If you dine out next Tuesday, September 11, you won’t have many of Houston’s finest sommeliers to rely on for…

The Heights Gets a New Neighbor

The second location of Sonoma is in the midst of its “soft opening” in The Heights. In fact, it dared…

Drinking With Dinosaurs

Last Friday night around 8 pm, the Houston Museum of Natural Science was packed with young people. Club music thumped,…

Dining With Two Masters of Cuisine

Anticipating that a double scoop of culinary perfection waited down the road, my man and I set off for the…

The Best Whiskey Bar You Never Heard Of

There’s the bait, and then there’s the hook. The bait that Reserve 101 is dangling this summer is its collection…

A More Serious Pinot Grigio

Too many years had passed since reading A Farewell to Arms for “Gorizia” to resonate. This town is the setting…

Mongoose Versus Cobra

Mongoose Versus Cobra is a violent sort of name for a bar, but the reasoning behind it is rather zen.…

A Novice Experiences Camp Beer

Camp Beer is one of those things that always sounded like something I’d really enjoy. It’s where a group of…