Behind The Bar

WineStyles: A Nice Hangout That Could Use More Substance

I’m not quite a wine snob, but I have enough friends who are that I manage to learn a few…

Winos Get Ready For The Rodeo

It is a truth universally acknowledged that Houston has the most grandiose rodeo that has ever been. If you doubt…

The Man Knows His Rum

In Houston’s top restaurants at dinner, you’ll find sommeliers floating from table to table like hummingbirds. By day you’ll find…

Karbach Beers Arrive

Houston keeps improving as a beer town. With Karbach Brewing Co. releasing its first beers at the start of September,…

Wine Time At Bacchus

If you’re one of those people who wants to drink great wine, but feels hesitant about utilizing the services of…

All Are Divine

Along with a dozen dedicated, rather manic, fans and collectors of Saint Arnold’s Divine Reserve beers, I recently participated in…

Continued: Cooling Cocktails

Are you poolside during the weekend, wishing you were in salt water instead of chlorine? Maybe that’s Key West calling.…

Cooling Cocktails

This past Tuesday we received quite a few responses to our call for cooling summertime cocktails, and we’re happy to…

Drink Up and Win

We recently asked you, our readers: What is your drink of choice during the Houston summers? Our June-July issue of…

Eating Better… At The Bar

It used to be that we had to go to one place for our happy hour Lone Stars and a…