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Guy Fieri-favorite Houston chef's new restaurant heats up this week's top stories

Davanti will open next month.

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Editor's note: It's time to recap the top stories on CultureMap from this past week.

1. Guy Fieri-favorite Houston chef opens fine new Italian restaurant in River Oaks. After tasting his pastas on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Fieri called the Italian chef "the real deal."

2. Houston's newest lagoon community makes a splash with massive beach and crystal-blue water. Future residents can look forward to paddleboarding, kayaking, a swim-up bar, a splash park, and more.

3. Houston's first medical cannabis brick-and-mortar store opens near The Heights. Catering to existing and new patients, the new facility will offer myriad medical cannabis products, such as gummies, tinctures, and lozenges.

4. Houston's newest brewery launches near downtown with specialty beers and games. When it opens this fall, the brewery will offer four core styles: American IPA, Hazy IPA, Munich Helles, and German Pilsner.

5. Promising Spring Branch restaurant with smart self-pour bar system shutters. Despite a talented team, the restaurant never drew enough diners to sustain itself.

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Fifteen Texas restaurants now hold one Michelin star.

Editor's note: It's time to recap the top stories on CultureMap from this past week.

1. 7 hot takes on Houston's 31 restaurants in the Texas Michelin Guide. The night's biggest takeaway is the more than 20 barbecue restaurants that made Texas' first-ever Michelin Guide.

2. How to watch the invite-only Michelin Guide Texas ceremony — plus predictions. People from all over the world tuned in to see which Texas restaurants would be included.

3. Michelin Guide removes shuttered Houston Vietnamese restaurant. The Montrose restaurant closed after the inspectors made their selections but before Monday's announcement.

4. A Houston desi wedding to remember: Ruchi and Walter’s unforgettable union. Bollywood-inspired glam and timeless Texan charm danced side by side at the Bryan Museum in Galveston.

5. Steakhouse wine expert wins prestigious Houston sommelier competition. The winning presentation showcased Rhone-style grapes, such as Cinsault, Syrah, and Grenache, grown in places other than France’s Rhone Valley.