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    This week in dining

    These are the 9 best food and drink events in Houston this week

    Holly Beretto
    Jan 27, 2020 | 11:23 am

    Monday night's Truffle Masters competition may have sold out, but this week offers lots of other entertaining options for food lovers. Consider celebrations of ice cream, red beans and rice, and a casual wine dinner at a popular pizza place.

     

     Monday, January 27

     

     Red Beans and Rice Pop-Up Dinner at Brennan's of Houston
    Food writer and natural-born cook Pableaux Johnson joins Brennan's proprietor Alex Brennan-Martin and executive chef Joe Cervantez to create a family-style feast. The three-course supper and wine pairing includes New Orleans shrimp remoulade, red beans and rice with Andouille sausage (natch) served with Papa’s Cornbread, and a Creole bread pudding. The evening starts with a cocktail gathering at 6:30 pm, followed supper at 7. The cost is $55 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Purchase tickets online.

     

     The Industry Sessions: How to Build a Restaurant Empire at OKRA Charity Saloon
    The first installment of TouchBistro's series brings together Chris Shepherd and Victoria Dearmond of Underbelly Hospitality, Justin Yu of Theodore Rex and Better Luck Tomorrow, Leonora Varvoutis and Christina Ramey of Agricole Hospitality, and Tracy Vaught of H-Town Restaurant Group for a panel discussion about successfully scaling one restaurant to multiple, They'll discuss the importance of dictating a restaurant’s culture, navigating the gamble of choosing the right concept, and more. Networking and fried chicken sandwiches follow. Doors open at 7 pm and the discussion begins at 7:30. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online. Proceeds from the evening go to WCR: Women Chefs and Restaurateurs, non-profit that advances the voice of women in hospitality.

     

     Thursday, January 30

     

     Il Borro Wine Dinner at Emmaline
    Salvatore Ferragamo, CEO of this Italian winery, will walk guests through the evening's selections. The menu includes Caviar Ciccetti, with chilled soubise cream, fresh-cut chives, and a brioche crisp, partnered with the 2017 Lamelle Chardonnay Toscana Bianco, and a branzino filet with oregano pesto, Israeli couscous and a vegetable salad, paired with the 2016 Polissena Toscana Rosso. The evening begins with cocktails at 6:30 pm and dinner starts at 7. Tickets are $150 per person, excluding tax and gratuity. To reserve, call the restaurant at 713-523-3210.

     

     No Frills Wine Dinner at Cane Rosso
    The popular pizza joint teams up with neighbor The Heights Grocer for a three-course dinner of off-menu items that show off Cane Rosso's beyond-pizza culinary chops paired with an approachable wine from The Heights Grocer. Look for selections like a roasted beet carpaccio with crispy shallots and goat cheese, paired with the 2018 Raína Umbria Bianco Grechetto, an orange wine, and Calabrian fried quail alongside the 2018 Matthiason Tendu red blend. Tickets for the dinner are $50 per person, and include tax and gratuity. Guests who fall in love with a certain wine can purchase a "Choose Your Own Pairing" package for an additional $40 that includes one bottle of wine from the dinner, a pair of branded wine glasses, and the diner’s choice of any Cane Rosso pizza. The "Choose Your Own Pairing" package must be purchased at the wine dinner and is good only for dine-in at Cane Rosso. The dinner begins at 7 pm. To purchase wine dinner tickets, call 713-868-0071.

     

     Friday, January 31

     

     Rosé Champange Master Class at Pappas Bros. Downtown
    Pappas Bros. Steakhouse’s three Master Sommeliers — Barbara Werley, Jack Mason and Steven McDonald — unite for an epic evening of rare Champagne from some of the world's top producers. Vintages include selections from Dom Perignon, Krug, Louis Roederer "Cristal,” and Paul Bara, an ultra-desireable wine that the restaurant sourced directly from the winery. Instead of a walk-around tasting, the class will feature a seated tasting with classroom-style seating. Tickets, $1,295 plus tax and gratutity, are available online. Class begins at 6 pm.

     

     '80s Comedy Movie Night at City Acre Brewing
    The brew pub kicks off its big-screen movie series tonight with a showing of When Harry Met Sally. Throughout the series, which runs through June, look for themed menu items to go with the flicks. Get a punch card and rack up freebies: viewers who attend two movies get a free popcorn, see three and get a free pretzel; four movies earns a free plate of fries, and see five and get a free bottle from the special Cellar Bounty collection. Those hard-core film-goers who see all six receive a free dinner and drink on the house. Movies start at 8 pm. For more information on the series, contact the brewery online or call 832-377-0237.

     

     The Creole Food Experiment at Poitín Bar & Kitchen
    Chef Dominick Lee presents this dinner that's intended to showcase his hometown of New Orleans. The seven-course menu, available for both omnivores and vegetarians, features dishes like Oyster Plant Funnel Cake, BBQ shrimp, and cabbage rolls. Tickets, $75 plus tax and gratuity, may be purchased online. Cocktail pairings available for an additional $45. The dinner repeats February 1, 7, and 8.

     

     Saturday, February 1

     

     Ice Cream for Breakfast Day at Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
    Pop into this newly opened Heights spot and try breakfast-themed flavors like Skillet Cinnamon Roll, making its debut today, complete with dark caramel sauce or a coffee float that comes with a souvenir Ice Cream for Breakfast Day mug. Something to sweeten the deal: 100-percent of the profits made between 8 am and noon will benefit DoSomething.org, which encourages young people to create social change.

     

     Website Launch Party at Cloud 10 Creamery
    The Upper Kirby location hosts this celebration that's a marriage of ice cream and technology. With the website launch, guests can not only order at www.cloud10creamery.com and have the shop's creamy creations shipped to their doors — but they can ship it to their friends' doors, too, anywhere in the U.S. This will be feted with a DJ, a photo booth, prizes, and free ice cream from 1 to 4 pm.

    Have ice cream for breakfast at Jeni's on Saturday.

    Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams breakfast
      
    Courtesy of Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
    Have ice cream for breakfast at Jeni's on Saturday.
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    Ready. Set. Go.

    Exclusive: New cocktail bar from Houston hospitality stars coming to the Heights

    Eric Sandler
    Jul 2, 2025 | 12:25 pm
    Bobby Heugel Jacki Schromm Ready Room
    Courtesy of Thorough Fare
    Bobby Heugel and Jacki Schromm are opening a new bar in the former Ready Room space.

    The Heights’ growing bar scene will soon welcome a new addition with serious cocktail cred. Anvil owner Bobby Heugel has partnered with bartender Jacki Schromm to open a new cocktail bar in the former Ready Room space (2626 White Oak Drive) in the Heights, the duo tell CultureMap.

    Slated to open in the fall, the still-unnamed cocktail bar will be the latest project from Thorough Fare, the hospitality company Heugel operates in partnership with James Beard Award-winning chef Justin Yu. The group’s portfolio also includes Heights restaurants Squable and Better Luck Tomorrow; cocktail bars Anvil and Refuge; neighborhood bars Catbirds and Blue Lagoon Club; and Theodore Rex, Yu’s fine dining restaurant in downtown that earned a Bib Gourmand designation in the Michelin Guide.

    The new bar will also be Heugel’s first new concept since opening Refuge in 2022. However, since Refuge evolved out of Tongue-cut Sparrow, Heugel’s Japanese-inspired cocktail bar, it retained certain elements from its predecessor. The new project aims to bring a fresh perspective to Houston’s cocktail scene.

     Bobby Heugel Jacki Schromm Ready Room The new bar is expected to open this fall.Courtesy of Thorough Fare

    “While I love Refuge and still think it’s one of the best bars we’ve ever done, it was a continuation of some disjointed history,” Heugel says. “It’s exciting to do a cocktail bar where we get to talk about a fresh concept, fresh ideas — really update those ideas for where the scene is at today.”

    Partnering with Schromm is a key source of those new ideas, Heugel explains. Since moving to Houston from Boston in 2019, she worked with Heugel at both Better Luck Tomorrow and Anvil. Currently, she’s the general manager of Reserve 101, the downtown cocktail bar known for its extensive whiskey selection, knowledgeable staff, and extensive inventory of vintage spirits. Schromm describes Heugel’s invitation to partner with him as “a shock in the most delightful way.”

    “I think it’s every bartender’s dream — when you’ve worked in X amount of spaces with X amount of owners — you start to think, I could do this,” she says. “I thought that was still five-plus years away. We’re jumping into it maybe a little sooner than what my goals were, but it’s incredibly exciting.”

    First opened by restaurateur Ken Bridge in 2018, the Ready Room distinguished itself with its intimate atmosphere, vintage decor, and live music. Permission Whiskey owner Peter Nolan took over operating the bar in 2023. The bar closed last year when Bridge shuttered his Korean restaurant Mapojeong, ending his lease on the property that also includes Ready Room. Neither Heugel nor Schromm are ready to share specifics about the bar’s concept, but Schromm promises it will be a welcome addition to the Heights.

    “What this cocktail bar will become is something that we don’t have in the Heights yet,” she says. “I think it will be a really fun and exciting addition to the Heights community.”

    Schromm has about a month left at Reserve 101 before she devotes her full attention to the new bar. She’s eager to make a splash in a neighborhood that’s recently welcomed new additions like Starduster Lounge and The Kid — and she recognizes how meaningful it is to work with a partner who has a track record as solid as Heugel’s.

    “It does not sit lightly with me. This is an incredible opportunity,” Schromm says. “I don’t think I’ve stopped smiling from the moment that we talked about it. It’s a really rewarding feeling to be recognized like that. Just feeling really blessed and grateful.”

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