Spirits

Are You Not Entertained?

Let me preface this article by saying I am not a big fan of trendy new joints or theme restaurants.…

Good News: Bad News (Bar) Is Here!

Justin Burrow has been a valuable contributor to Houston’s bartending scene for the last several years. He was one of the…

Welcome To Europe

Congratulations to our SideDish and My Table contributor Phaedra Cook, who won the 2013 Anvil Regulars Cocktail Competition at Anvil…

Get Burns-ed

Not that I’ve ever needed a reason to enjoy a Scotch neat as soon as the weekend arrives, but if…

Drink with the Chefs!

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

Drinking With Dinosaurs

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

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…

Mongoose Versus Cobra

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

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…

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…