At Dress for Success and Women of Wardrobe's annual Summer Soiree, generously hosted by Tootises, fashion-forward attendees dressed in pretty pastels, bold patterns and lots of ruffles — many designed by Houston's Hunter Bell, who showed off her fall line alongside jewelry by Claudia Lobao. Chairs Karishma Asrani, Courtney Campo, Allie Danziger and Melissa Sugulas welcomed guests to the event, which toasted the 20th anniversary of Dress for Success, and raised more than $20,000 for the org.
Spring Over So Soon? Not at Le Jardinier, Where Seasonal Produce Is Still the Star Ingredient
May. 30, 2024
WHILE SPRING CAN seem fleeting in Houston, chef de cuisine Felipe Botero at Le Jardinier inside the MFAH is making the most of the season’s freshest ingredients. French for “the gardener,” Le Jardinier is helping to extend Springtime sensations, even if it’s just through the extra-fresh ingredients Botero has used to craft the seasonal menu.
Living up to its name, the spring menu is heavy on produce, highlighting radishes, peas, alliums, fava beans and artichokes. Light and refreshing, the French white asparagus is beautifully plated and served with puff rice for a crunch.
Veggies also star in the scallop crudo, which is served with radishes and beets — oh, and a heaping pile of royal kaluga caviar! The slices of the tea-spiced duck breasts are paired with equally hearty servings of turnips. Don’t miss the pandan cotta for dessert; it’s flavored like carrot cake and served with pecan ice cream, and a little slice of fresh carrot for good measure.
For the sake enthusiasts, Richard Geoffroy, the former winemaker for Dom Pérignon, has started his own sake brand, IWA Sake. Geoffroy hosts two dinners at Le Jardinier this weekend. He’s calling it the “wine-lovers” sake, and is partnering with chef Botero for a five-course dinner that promises chilled lobster and blue crab risotto. Tickets are available via Resy.
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ON MARCH 29, the same day Beyoncé dropped her celebrated Cowboy Carter album and sent Nashville’s most prickish pundits into a tizzy, Texas icon Willie Nelson and young buck Orville Peck released their duet, “Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other,” further scrambling the brains of close-minded country fans with the catchy refrain: “Say, what do you think all them saddles and boots was about?”
As multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens pointed out in her essay for The Guardian, tradition and genre are two different things, and in recent years, the spectrum of artists lending their voices to the tradition of country music has expanded to include the aforementioned Queen Bey, rapper Lil’ Nas X, and Brandi Carlile.
On Saturday, June 1, Pride Chorus Houston offers their own loving take on the tradition with “Y’all Means All,” a concert of country tunes arranged for the chorus, including “Cowboys Are Frequently ...” (arranged by Pride Chorus Artistic Director David York) and songs by country stars who have become iconic figures in the LGBTQ+ community, including Shania Twain, Selena, and Dolly Parton. The “pride-filled hoedown” takes place one night only at Unity of Houston.
“We really want to highlight the diversity and welcoming nature of our Texas community,” says Pride Chorus Board President Matt Leslie. “What better way to do that than through the diversity of the country, western, folks, and Tejano musical traditions of Texas?”
And on July 10, Pride Chorus Houston travels to Minneapolis to perform selections from “Y’all Means All” at this year’s GALA Festival, a gathering of nearly 200 LGBTQ+ choruses and over 14,000 queer choral singers from around the world that is held every four years. “We haven’t been to GALA Festival in eight years, 2020 was canceled,” says Leslie, “so we really thought it important we represent Houston with our performance.”
Pride Chorus Houston was originally founded as the Montrose Singers in November of 1979. The Montrose Singers became the Gay Men’s Chorus of Houston (GMCH) and later expanded by adding the Bayou City Women’s Chorus (BCWC). Now known as Pride Chorus Houston, the chorus is celebrating 45 years as Houston’s LGBTQ+ community chorus.
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