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Wine school: High-end Houston restaurant makes summer classes fun, plans to build a new patio

By Davon D.E. Hatchett

05.17.13 | 12:02 pm

It’s almost summertime in the city, and for me that means two things: Spending more time outdoors and drinking wine. Well, I actually have that wine drinking part pretty much covered year &ls ...

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The Holy Grail of Mexican tequilas finally hits the Houston market: This is no spring break shot

By Darla Guillen

02.08.13 | 12:03 pm

If tequila conjures images of shot glasses and spring break: You’re doing it wrong. Houston is about to receive agave nectar to sip, not shoot, and it’s thanks to local cocktail pros wh ...

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Drinking like the Scots: A mind-bending spirits pairing at a high-end Houston restaurant

By Amy Chien, Darla Guillen

01.16.13 | 10:48 am

When I’m sending my whiskey on back to the sea Names will be shattered and glasses be filled The girls will get frisky and do what they will But the moment of finest reflection mu ...

"Celebrate the Repeal" benefiting MurrayAid

12.05.12

It has been 79 years since the Prohibition ended. To celebrate the anniversary of Repeal Day, the restaurant will be transformed to another era as dancers move about, music flows, glassware clinks

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Finally, a Houston restaurant takes wines by the glass seriously: More than 80 choices at redone lounge

By Sarah Rufca

09.26.12 | 12:16 pm

Most restaurants have a wines by the glass list so short you could try everything on it and still drive home safely. (Just kidding! Do not try this.) Then there's the wines by the glass lis ...

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Midtown entrepreneurs strike a balance between classic and modern at Mongoose versus Cobra

By Marcy de Luna

09.22.12 | 11:15 am

Mongoose versus Cobra’s motif is one part classic beer hall with wooden tables and benches, and one part modern bar with a hidden big screen TV that can be unveiled for important events and a ...

Third Annual Be Bold Margarita Competition benefiting Girls Inc.

10.17.12

Get out those sombreros and stand-alone mustaches: Girls Inc. of Greater Houston will host its third annual Be Bold Margarita Competition. Serving as emcee is KHOU's Great Day Houston host

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Getting fresh at Katsuya with Chloe Dao: A sexy sake cocktail fitting of a fashion queen

By Marcy de Luna

04.17.12 | 1:37 pm

For this edition of Bottoms Up! we visited Katsuya — a branch of the favorite Los Angeles sushi hot spot that's already turned into a prime celebrity hangout in West Ave. The res ...

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Hot toddies and hotter bartenders: Houston's Alex Gregg and Austin's Houston Eaves share their favorite recipes

By Tavaner Sullivan

12.15.11 | 9:15 am

Ask Austin's Houston Eaves, of Contigo, and Houston’s Alex Gregg, of Anvil Bar & Refuge, when’s the best time to have a hot toddy and they'll answer the same: right stinkin& ...

Second Annual Girls Inc. Be Bold Margarita Competition & Silent Auction

Cadillac Bar

10.19.11

All of the tequila used in the competition will be Izkali tequila, a new brand just introduced in Houston and winner of the Chairman’s Trophy at the Ultimate Spirits Challenge in New York in