HUNGRY FOR KOREAN, Italian, sushi, Tex-Mex, or maybe just not sure? H-Town restaurants are on a roll, so read up on the newbies to whet your appetite!
TEN Sushi + Cocktail Bar
TEN (photo by Kirsten Gilliam)
TEN Sushi + Cocktail Bar just swung open its doors in the 200 Park Place building in River Oaks. The Southern California hotspot from Daily Dose Hospitality Group — the team behind Bosscat Kitchen & Libations — is serving up a sophisticated full-service sushi bar, signature black-rice rolls, wok specialties and an elevated cocktail program. The sexy, 2,800-square-foot space, with a patio overlooking Mid Lane, is a collaboration between co-owner and chief designer Leslie Nguyen; Josh Weisman, owner of the Houston-based builder Construction Concepts; and California artist Jason Roose. This second location for TEN weaves unique Houston-inspired imagery into its Southern California design. "TEN will be a great complement to the River Oaks food scene,” Nguyen said in a release. “We bring a lot of energy and stunning views throughout the restaurant, and we can’t wait to show Houston what we’re all about.”
Zanti Cucina Italiana
Zanti's Scampi Aglio Olio & Peperoncino
River Oaks Shopping Center touts a sprawling and stylish newcomer just in time for large holiday gatherings and festivities. The original Woodlands-based Zanti Cucina Italiana was founded by restaurateur Santiago Peláez, who is passionate about Italian food and wanted to exemplify the art, architecture and food of Italian culture with a second location. Contemporary and open, his newly constructed space is designed with several dining options including the open kitchen with wood burning oven, large patio, and a luxurious bar tucked off to one side of the restaurant (don’t miss the daily happy hour). Standout dishes include the grilled Zanti artichoke with pancetta, sundried tomatoes, white wine and stracciatella cheese; wood-fired Neapolitan-style pizzas; and housemade pasta such as luscious lobster tagliolini with saffron sauce, and the pappardelle al ragú di ossobuco. Mains like rib-eye Tagliata are easy to share, and to keep the experience authentic, the wine list touts myriad interesting Italian reds and whites by the glass and bottle.
Karne Korean Steakhouse
Karne (photo by Jenn Duncan)
In the works for years, glitzy Karne Korean Steakhouse is now heating up the Heights with tableside grilling and top-notch beef. Founder Jason Cho, of Houston’s Dak and Bop and Tom n Toms Coffee in the Galleria, has appointed Korean-born chef Yurum Nam as exec chef and partner. Prime-grade beef and American and imported Wagyu dry-aged in-house is the star of the menu, with each steak cooked tableside and seared on a grill inset at your table. Steaks are served with kimchi and pickles, a scallion salad and dipping sauces. But it doesn’t stop there: Seafood lovers can anticipate showy seafood towers, crudos, seasonal oysters and poached jumbo tiger shrimp, as well as other plates like rib-eye hot pot and pork belly with micro green kimchi salad and maple cream.
Goode Co. Kitchen & Cantina
Goode Co. Restaurants has opened its newest and third location of Goode Co. Kitchen & Cantina in the Heights. The menu created by Levi Goode honors his Mexican-immigrant grandmother, Emma Longoria Goode. She became a Tex-Mex pioneer from her life cooking for her family with ingredients found on both sides of the border. “We want our guests to feel like they are pulling up a seat at our family’s table,” says Goode. Expect comfort food favorites like seafood campechana, mesquite-grilled fajitas, carnitas, Texas quail, redfish on the half shell, and more. The casual, Southwestern-chic space is brightened with tall windows by day and handcrafted Mexican pendant lights by night, booths with handmade punched tin light fixtures, and a sleek stone bar top with leather barstools.
B.B. Italia
Arancini at B.B. Italia (photo by Kirsten Gilliam)
Recently debuted in Sugar Land Town Square, B.B. Italia Bistro & Bar serves classic Italian-American food with modern twists in a lively setting. “Growing up in Manhattan, I ate at incredible Italian-American restaurants which not only inspired several of the dishes on our menu but also the overall design of the space,” says Benjamin Berg, founder and CEO of Berg Hospitality Group. To design the interior, Berg tapped Sam Governale, an operating partner at Berg Hospitality, and local architect Isaac Preminger. With more than 60 dishes made from scratch daily, expect shareable appetizers including a hot antipasto tower; homemade soups and salads; pastas; pizzas; and Italian plates with chicken, veal, lamb, beef and fish. B.B. Italia’s cocktails were designed by James Beard award-winning mixologist Alba Huerta of Julep.
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The Trailer for Tom Brady’s Houston-Set Film — Starring Fonda, Tomlin, Field and Moreno — Just Dropped
Nov. 17, 2022
THE FIRST TRAILER for 80 for Brady, the funny new flick inspired by a true story and executive-produced by Tom Brady, dropped today.
In it, four women roadtrip to Houston for the 2017 Super Bowl in hopes of meeting Brady. Played by Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno and Sally Field, the gals try to scalp tickets at a tailgate at NRG Stadium where — amongst many hijinks — they end up performing a dance number with Billy Porter outside the stadium’s gate.
Posted this morning by Brady, the trailer features sweeping views of the Astrodome, NRG Park and the George R. Brown Convention Center. “This is an incredible story, led by four amazing women, and we’re so excited to share our trailer,” he said. “I’m just getting started! February 3, 2023! LFG!”
In an interview with People magazine, Fonda said Brady was “so sweet and generous and, could it be possible, humble?” Tomlin added, “He has an incredibly sweet nature. He's sensitive and tries to make people comfortable."
Brady returned the love in a Variety interview. “[Tomlin] is really funny, and when you see it, they make it look so natural,” he said. “You're on set and you're going through your scene and she says something, but it's not really on script. I'm like, 'Is this just her normal?' And then the scene cuts, and I don't know if she's still in character or not.”
80 for Brady is scheduled to be released on Feb. 3, ahead of Super Bowl LVII on Feb. 12 in Glendale, Ariz.
80 FOR BRADY | Official Trailer (2023 Movie)
Four best friends. One wild trip. Watch the new trailer for #80ForBrady starring Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, Sally Field, and Tom Brady – in theatr...From Your Site Articles
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