Shelby's Social Diary

Young professionals help top chefs earn bragging rights in tasty Kiss My Grits throwdown

By Shelby Hodge

04.21.13 | 4:47 pm

Other than die-hard Southerners, few among us have an appreciation for grits. But when a handful of the city's top toques delved into the mushy mess and came up with mouth-watering fare, opinio ...

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Drink like a cowboy: H-Town's world-recognized whiskey bar breaks out a special Rodeo drink

By Marcy de Luna

02.23.13 | 2:16 pm

BBQ, funnel cake, whiskey . . . it’s Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo time! Throw back some whiskey with Bottoms Up! at Reserve 101 Bar & Signature Cocktail Lounge and learn how to m ...

Shelby's Social Diary

Hot club celebrates its anniversary by giving out free drinks: A true Manhattan party in Houston

By Shelby Hodge

01.21.13 | 3:14 pm

What a swell couple of guys — Mike Raymond and Steve Long. Just ask fans of their club, Reserve 101, who enjoyed Manhattans on the house — all night long as the biz partners celebrated ...

Boozy News

Pour another round: Two Houston bars named to Gold list of best spots for whiskey in the world

By Sarah Rufca

10.09.12 | 2:34 pm

What's the best country in the world for drinking whiskey? According to Whisky Magazine, it's India. On its fourth-ever list of the "great whisky bars of the world," 74 out of ...

192 Varieties

The Holy Grail of bourbon: Tasting my way through the Single Oak Project at Reserve 101

By Amy Chien

07.21.11 | 5:04 pm

My heart skipped a beat when I read about the Buffalo Trace Single Oak Project. Hoping to create the perfect bourbon, my favorite bourbon brand has mixed and matched 192 varieties of single barrel ...

Canadian Whiskey and Coffee Tasting

Reserve 101

04.26.11

The tasting will feature Canadian whiskeys Forty Creek Barrel Select and Forty Creek Double Barrel Reserve and products of Houston-based Katz Coffee. Ontario-based Forty Creek is run by winemaker-t

Bottom's Up

After 52 years, Maker's Mark tries something new & gives Texas first dibs

By Sarah Rufca

07.19.10 | 3:35 pm

You know the saying, if it's not broke, don't fix it. It's an attitude that has served Maker's Mark well for the past 52 years. While other liquor companies rush to capitalize on th ...