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Women food power: All female, all-star chefs make "Bitches for Bitches" an unforgettable meal

By Jodie Eisenhardt

05.01.13 | 2:14 pm

A lucky sold-out crowd of 125 had their taste buds enticed by a talented lineup of all-female chefs, bartenders and wine professionals from Houston and Austin at event space 5226 Elm last week ...

Passionate Professions

Top 5 uniforms that drive women — and some men — wild (hint: it's not a cop)

By Jennifer Chininis

03.31.13 | 9:08 am

The illustrious UniformDating.com, a dating site for anyone working in uniform or hot for those who do, has determined the top five job uniforms that ladies find lust-worthy. Apparently cops aren&r ...

All in good taste

Ultimate foodies night: 21 big-name chefs, 21 gourmet menus & 225 diners make delicious music

By Shelby Hodge

01.30.13 | 10:24 am

We detected a bit of competition Monday night between the chefs who are veterans of the Bon Vivant fundraiser for the Youth Development Center. Brennan's Danny Trace went Caribbean on his table ...

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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 ...

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Hotel ZaZa goes bold, hiring a new big-name chef with foodie clout

By Sarah Rufca

09.18.12 | 2:50 pm

It's a tale as old as time — or at least as old as modern food culture. Chef without restaurant meets restaurant needing a new chef. Jonathan Jones, fresh off a less-than-amicable par ...

Society for the Performing Arts presents "Good vs. Evil: An Evening with Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert"

Jones Hall

11.10.12

Join Anthony Bourdain, chef, author of Medium Raw and host of The Travel's Channel's No Reservations, and Eric Ripert, renowned chef of Le Bernardin, author and regular guest on Bravo's

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Stella Sola says so long to Adam Dorris: Is the Heights restaurant a chef-maker?

By Sarah Rufca

04.16.12 | 12:54 pm

Adam Dorris went from creating Ghetto Dinners to managing the kitchen at Stella Sola, and now he's taking his career and his cooking to new places. Bryan Caswell has confirmed to CultureMap ...

Shelby's Social Diary

A walk on the wild side: Tempting tastes of Randy Rucker's conāt highlight Tapas On The Trails

By Shelby Hodge

02.15.12 | 11:56 am

What a treat for urban dwellers to take a break from the asphalt jungle and pass an evening in the forested setting of the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center. Doing just that were more than 250 ...

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The Beav has flown: Jonathan Jones is out at Xuco Xicana

By Sarah Rufca

01.28.12 | 7:42 pm

Ever since Jonathan Jones took over Midtown's El Patio, transforming the Tex-Mex menu into a fun take on interior Mexican fusion, the press (including CultureMap) has done nothing but rave. ...

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Chef roulette: Jason Hauck exits Soma and hits the road

By Sarah Rufca

08.23.11 | 3:47 pm

Add another name to the ranks of Houston's talented and unemployed chefs. Soma, the hybrid sushi/French-Asian fusion restaurant has confirmed that Jason Hauck has left his post as executive che ...