Not Getting It

Roots Bistro compounds its shocking domestic violence sign with an even worse first "apology"

By Tyler Rudick

04.15.13 | 12:19 pm

Roots Bistro is making national and international headlines, but not for the thoughtful locavore dishes that once made the restaurant a darling of the Houston foodie scene. On Sa ...

Foodie News

Roots Juice closes, but its juices live on in reimagined, new "growing" restaurant

By Whitney Radley

03.19.13 | 10:28 am

A morning stop at Roots Juice has always seemed more ideal in theory than in practice, but still, we hated to hear from a CultureMap tipster several weeks back that she received a "soggy" ...

Foodie News

New restaurant jumps into Houston's juicing craze: Are you ready for Ginger Spice?

By Whitney Radley

02.24.13 | 6:04 am

Following the lead of Pondicheri, Roots Bistro and Green Seed Vegan, Adair Kitchen will get in on the juicing craze when it opens AK Juice Bar on Monday morning.  Nick Adair tells Cul ...

Shelby About Town

Birthday bashes, an anniversary surprise and an engagement for Cerón are talk of the town

By Shelby Hodge

12.21.12 | 3:31 pm

Hermann Park Conservancy executive director Doreen Stoller received the surprise of her life on Thursday when the monthly midday board meeting erupted into a celebration of her 10 ye ...

Hometown Glory

New York Times loves Houston's carrot ice cream: New restaurant draws veggie dessert raves

By Sarah Rufca

11.02.12 | 3:08 pm

Veggies have been taking center stage around town, from Roost's famous miso-glazed cauliflower to Jett Hurapan's expert eggplant at Blu. But according to The New York Times, those veget ...

Foodie News

After a rave review, a big shake up at Roots Bistro

By Sarah Rufca

10.25.12 | 8:40 pm

Usually it's the bad reviews that prompt turnover at restaurants, but less than a week after receiving a delighted review from Alison Cook, executive chef German Mosquera is out at Roots Bistro ...

Nurturing Regional Talent

From palate to palette: Lawndale celebrates a five-year milestone with a feast for the senses

By Joel Luks

09.29.12 | 12:00 pm

The arts and culinary industries are no doubt a point of pride for this sprawling megalopolis. That a coterie of locals thought to emulsify them together, well, that's like paint on a canv ...

CrOp by David Peck presents "Full Circle" benefiting Covenant House Texas

Roots Bistro

09.25.12

CrOp by David Peck will celebrate a two-season partnership with Covenant House Texas with "Full Circle," a fall soiree introducing the launch of Y.A.C.H.T. The Young Associates for Covena

Food for Thought

High on Chopped but not Hell's Kitchen: The cooking shows Houston chefs watch on TV

By Marene Gustin

07.22.12 | 12:30 pm

There has been an explosion of food and cooking shows on television over the past decade. Almost any channel you turn to has some foodie feature or culinary challenge going down. And a lot of H ...

First Taste

Who needs Starbucks? New juice bar looks to transform the way Houston looks at drinks

By Sarah Rufca

07.11.12 | 2:14 pm

Roots Bistro executive chef German Mosquera says the first thing he does every morning is make himself a fresh juice, so it seems only natural that the chef is now sharing his juice passion with Ho ...