Chef Secrets

Chef Secrets: Rising star shows how to grill the perfect burger (the secret's in the bubbles)

Chef Joseph Stayshich.

Photo by January Tang/Courtesy of Karbach

In Houston, grilling burgers is pretty much a year-round activity, but cooks of all stripes definitely step things up during the summer. Nothing's better than a refreshing dip in the pool followed by a freshly grilled burger.

While some are certainly grill masters, too many would-be burger gurus serve patties that are totally charred on the outside and raw in the middle.

That's not good eating.

To get a little help, we turned to Joseph Stayshich, the chef at the recently opened Karbach Brewery restaurant, for the first installment in a periodic video series called "Chef Secrets." Stayshich may seem like an unlikely source of burger wisdom, but after all, nothing goes better with burgers than beer and he admits he has a passion for grilling.

Watch the video above to learn how to determine when the patty is medium rare and how to build a stack so the toppings don't slide off. The tips will have you on your way to burger nirvana.

Or just go to Karbach and have Stayshich make one for you with beef from 44 Farms. The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner every day.

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New Mexican eatery sweetens Houston with 150 spirits and bold flavors

Mexican Sugar Houston rendering

Courtesy of Mexican Sugar

Mexican Sugar is coming to Regent Square in December.

A Dallas-based Mexican restaurant is coming to Houston. Mexican Sugar will open its first Houston location in Montrose this December.

Located next to Georgia James in the Regent Square mixed-use development, Mexican Sugar will occupy a two-story, 13,000-square-foot building. All that room offers seating for 375 as well as two private dining rooms with full audio-visual capabilities. Both the upstairs and downstairs patios will have a view of nearby Buffalo Bayou Park.

Its part of FB Society, the Dallas-based hospitality group behind Whiskey Cake, Sixty Vines, and Haywire, the Texas-inspired comfort food restaurant that opened its first Houston-area location earlier this year. Mexican Sugar has three locations in the Dallas area: Plano, Las Colinas, and Uptown Dallas.

In a release, Mexican Sugar touts its use of seasonal ingredients. It also makes its tortillas by hand. Menu highlights include skirt steak, lobster fundido, and a bone-in pork chop. At brunch, look for options such as cajeta French toast, Benedictos Rancheros, and vanilla-cinnamon pancakes.

Agave fans will find plenty of choices courtesy of more the 150 tequilas and mezcals. They’re available in individual pours as well as in flights that allow customers to compare the flavors of the different spirits.

“Our goal is to create a dining experience that blends bold Mexican flavors with our signature style of hospitality that stays two steps ahead,” Justin Beam, Mexican Sugar’s director of operations, said in a statement. “We’re excited to offer Houstonians an immersive Mexican experience in a fresh, light, and approachable way.”

Mexican Sugar Houston rendering

Courtesy of Mexican Sugar

Mexican Sugar is coming to Regent Square in December.

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