Major Chef Upgrade

Members-only club taps top Houston chefs to upgrade menu with best local and global ingredients

A members-only club in CityCentre is about to get a major culinary upgrade. The Marque has tapped chefs Mark Cox, the owner of well-regarded Montrose restaurant Mark's American Cuisine, and his former sous chef Eric Aldis to overhaul its culinary operations.

Aldis will serve as The Marque's executive chef while Cox will serve as culinary director. Together, they'll collaborate on menus for both the club's members and in the Method dining room that's open to the public.

"It’s about making people happy," Aldis said. "If a member says he wants a cheeseburger, I’m going to make him the best cheeseburger he’s ever tasted."

The menu will play off Aldis's impulse towards local sourcing with Cox's penchant for finding the best ingredients from across the globe, whether they be truffles, seafood or meat.

According to the club, Cox will divide his time between his namesake restaurant and its CityCentre facility.

In addition to his stint at Mark's, Aldis's resume includes time with the Four Seasons Hotel in Houston, the Bellagio in Las Vegas and Mo's: A Place for Steaks. While the Katy native will provide a set menu, the chef also plans to cater to club members who want custom options. "It’s about making people happy," Aldis said in a statement. "If a member says he wants a cheeseburger, I’m going to make him the best cheeseburger he’s ever tasted."

Both Cox and Aldis will also oversee menus for the club's private event and banquet offerings, which are open to both members and the general public. With enough notice (and, undoubtedly, for the right price), the chefs will even interact with diners by operating action stations at events. "Our goal is make it memorable," Cox said. "Provide that 'wow' factor that keeps them coming back."

From the club's perspective, the duo are exactly what The Marque needs.

"Mark's American Cuisine is my favorite restaurant in the city," said The Marque managing partner Dr. Akash G. Bhagat. "It’s Mark’s attention to culinary detail, excellent reputation, and professional longevity that make him a perfectly-aligned partner in elevating our dining experience to the highest level . . . we are all excited to bring something new and creative to this area of the city."

Non-members can try some of Aldis's dishes at the Method room.

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Non-members can try some of Aldis's dishes at the Method room.

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ps, we're closed

Houston's most pretty-in-pink restaurant quietly closes in Upper Kirby

Photo by Jenn Duncan

You'll see a lot of pink at PostScript.

PostScript, Upper Kirby’ posh pink restaurant, has quietly closed, CultureMap has learned.

Although the restaurant is still accepting reservations on OpenTable — and is, as of this article’s publication, listed as open on both Yelp and Google — reports circulated on social media this weekend that it had abruptly canceled diners’ Mother’s Day reservations. In addition, its dining room in the Shops at Arrive mixed-use development has been emptied of furniture.

PostScript opened with considerable fanfare in February 2024. Owners Veeral Rathod and Obi Ibeto, brought their experiences as partners in the Dallas-based GAP Hospitality to the project, which operates establishments such as XOXO Dining Room, Lyla, and Drai’s Dallas. Particularly inspired by XOXO Dining Room, they created an ode to pink that included pink exterior and interior walls, a pink quartz bar, and a pink grand piano. “Push for Champagne” buttons added to the lively spirit.

Chef Bryan Caswell created the menu. Best known for his pioneering Gulf Coast seafood restaurant Reef that closed in 2019, Caswell’s menu included fried chicken with hummus, oysters three ways (raw, roasted, and fried), a sushi roll, and the double smoked pork chop that was a Reef staple. A doughnut topped with caviar became a customer favorite.

Since Caswell was only consulting on the project, he left a couple of months after opening. Latuli, Caswell’s new Gulf Coast-inspired restaurant in the Memorial area, is expected to open soon.

CultureMap has reached out to PostScript via email, phone, and Instagram message for comment on the decision to close the restaurant. We will update this article if they reply.

PostScript’s closure follows that of Cru, which ended a 13-year run in December 2024. On the other hand, Kira, a sushi hand roll concept from Houston’s Comma Hospitality that’s also located in the development, is thriving, having earned the No. 4 spot on Texas Monthly’s list of the state’s best new restaurants. The development is also home to beloved Indian restaurant Pondicheri, an outpost of the steakhouse chain Eddie V’s, and top tier Houston shopping destination Tootsie’s.

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