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    Christmas Dining

    Procrastinator's Guide to dining out on Christmas weekend: 13 restaurants with multi-course options

    Marcy de Luna
    Dec 21, 2016 | 1:50 pm

    Wondering where to feast this Christmas Eve and Christmas Day? There's a full weekend of dining opportunities and, if you're like us, you might have waited until the last minute to make reservations. We’ve got you covered with our guide to dining out in Houston this holiday, including eight hotspots offering special prix fixe menus on December 24, and five restaurants with stellar eats open on December 25. For details, read on.

    Christmas Eve

    Ritual
    At casual Heights neighborhood eatery Ritual, the three-course Christmas Eve dinner features alluring dishes like maple winter squash bisque, boudin-stuffed pork chop (with Creole mustard reduction, Cajun spiced sweet potato, and broccolini), and duck breast (with smoked mushrooms, snow peas, baby bok choy, and toasted sesame-chestnut puree).
    Price: $65 per person.
    Hours: 5 pm-9 pm.

    Triniti Restaurant
    The creative, super-delicious fare at Triniti attracts locals and out-of-towners alike, including first lady Michelle Obama. Here, the special four-course holiday menu showcases dishes including celery root and apple soup (with beets and bacon), orange glazed duck (with confit dumpling, green beans and almonds), and sea bass (with roasted green olives and ratatouille). For dessert, choose from cookies and milk, eggnog pot de crème, or yule log with marshmallows.
    Price: $75 per person.
    Hours: 5 pm-8:30 pm.

    Prohibition Supperclub & Bar
    At downtown’s Prohibition Supperclub & Bar, dine on delectable eats while partaking in the burlesque musical, Tales of a Hard Nut, a sexy spin on the holiday staple The Nutcracker. For dinner, guests will have the choice of one starter, one entree and one dessert such as smoked chicken and andouille gumbo, short ribs (with bordelaise sauce, roasted carrots, mushrooms, and mashed potatoes), butternut orecchiette, and chocolate cheesecake.
    Price: Show tickets range from $29 to $75 per person; the three-course, prix-fixe dinner is an additional $45 per person.
    Hours: Dinner/show seatings are at 6 pm and 8:30 pm.

    Sud Italia
    Dig into extravagant offerings, from octopus carpaccio and mussels in white wine reduction to linguini (with clams in olive oil and garlic) and to freshwater trout (with fingerling potatoes and limoncello sauce) at Sud Italia, located in Rice Village.
    Price: $49.50 per person.
    Hours: 5 pm-10 pm.

    Le Mistral
    The elegant French restaurant Le Mistral in the Energy Corridor will serve four-courses of fabulous items like a mini Maine lobster roll on butter brioche, chestnut veloute soup (with duck confit and hazelnut whipped cream), and roasted black cod filet (with champagne sauce and potato crisp). As if that wasn’t enough to get our attention, there’s also a decadent prime beef chateaubriand served with truffle bordelaise sauce and wild mushrooms.
    Price: $90 per person.
    Hours: 5 pm-11 pm.

    Bistro Provence
    Dine French-style at Bistro Provence, which will bring a three-course menu to the table on Christmas Eve. Starters include onion soup and caramelized scallops (with pomegranate sauce), while second-course items range from wild red snapper (with saffron sauce and vegetable gratin) to herb-mustard crusted rack of lamb (with crème fraîch potatoes). Save room for a chocolate mousse dessert.
    Price: $60 per person, with a $30 deposit via Paypal required in advance.
    Hours: Reservations are available between 6 pm-6:30 pm for the first seating, and between 8 pm-8:30 pm for the second seating.

    Radio Milano
    Spend the holiday at CityCentre’s Radio Milano, where they're plating up a four-course Italian menu. Along with main course options like oven-roasted quail (with wild seasonal mushrooms, a potato cake and cippolini onions) and porchetta pork roast (with chestnut spread, apple glaze, and caramelized chestnuts), choose from wild winter mushroom soup (with black truffles and parmesan froth), apple tart (with apple brandy ice cream and caramel sauce) and more.
    Price: $75 per person; optional wine pairing is available for an additional $45 per person.
    Hours: 5 pm-9 pm.

    Etoile Cuisine et Bar
    Duck foie gras (with dry fruit on toasted brioche), roasted duck breast (with mushrooms and a potato cake), John Dory fish (with brown butter, roasted marble potatoes, cauliflower, broccolini, and tomato confit), and milk chocolate Christmas log are all selections on the Christmas Eve menu at Etoile Cuisine et Bar, where chef Philippe Verpiand adds his own modern spin to authentic French/Mediterranean cuisine.
    Price: $65 per person.
    Hours: Reservations still available for 5 pm (only).

    Christmas Day

    Morton's The Steakhouse
    Morton's The Steakhouse scores points for extra-deliciousness with its holiday special of a 6-oz. filet mignon and 6-oz. lobster tail. You can also order from the regular menu of meaty offerings at the classic American chophouse.
    Price: $55 per person.
    Hours: 4 pm-9 pm.

    The Oceanaire Seafood Room
    It’s ships ahoy at Galleria restaurant The Oceanaire, which boasts a dining room decked out to resemble an ocean liner. Load up on seafood offerings on Christmas Day, from jumbo shrimp scampi to pan-seared Dover sole.
    Price: A la carte.
    Hours: 2 pm-8 pm.

    Red Lion Pub
    The traditional turkey meal at the cozy British pub Red Lion arrives with sides of sage and onion stuffing, mashed potatoes, roasted potatoes, carrots, Brussels sprouts, peas, and gravy. Pair it with a pint or a whiskey from the bar.
    Price: $24 per person.
    Hours: 11 am-2 am.

    Fogo de Chao
    A carnivores dream, choose from 16 skewered meat options (think rib-eye, leg of lamb, and pork loin) at ​Fogo de Chao. The Brazilian chain will also serve Christmas-Day-only selections like seasonal beef roast and sweet potato casserole.
    Price: A la carte.
    Hours: 12 pm-9 pm.

    Quattro
    Quattro Restaurant, located at the Four Season Hotel Houston, cranks out a killer contemporary Italian buffet this holiday. The expansive list of over 60 items features roast turkey, mesquite smoked prime rib, roasted lamb, and much more. Featured sips include Bottomless Bloody Marys, mimosas, and house red and white wine.
    Price: $95 per adult and $42 per child, ages 5-12.
    Hours: 11 am- 7 pm.

    What's the holiday without a lavish multi-course meal?

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    That's Amore!

    Pioneering Mexican chef and chic speakeasy popping up at Houston hotel

    Brianna Griff
    May 23, 2025 | 10:00 am
    Chef Alejandro Ruiz of Casa Oaxaca
    Photo courtesy of Four Seasons Hotel Houston
    Four Seasons Hotel Houston is hosting a two-night pop-up dinner featuring chef Alejandro Ruiz of Casa Oaxaca.

    Houston diners won’t need a passport to explore Mexico’s culinary capital next month. On June 16 and 17, Four Seasons Hotel Houston will host From Oaxaca, With Love, a five-course experience that teams celebrated chef Alejandro Ruiz of Casa Oaxaca with Oaxaca City cocktail bar Sabina Sabe and agave-spirits producer The Lost Explorer.

    The evening begins with Sabina Sabe bartender Mike Prado greeting diners with a cocktail in Bandista, the hotel’s speakeasy bar and lounge. The libations promise to be divine, with Sabine Sabe currently ranked No. 54 Best Bar in North America, and Bandista sitting at No. 59.

    From there, the party moves into a dining room filled with contemporary works supplied by Oaxaca Serrano Contemporary Art Gallery and underscored by live music.

    Ruiz, whose flagship Casa Oaxaca earned a spot in Mexico’s inaugural Michelin Guide, built his reputation by elevating the dishes he learned as a child cooking alongside his mother on the family farm.

    The chef stays close to his roots with recipes crafted using native ingredients such as chiles, corn, insects, and seeds purchased directly from local producers. Ruiz has long been considered an ambassador of the southern Mexican state — his enfrijoladas caused Noma’s famed Chef Rene Redzepi a moment of rapture.

    For his Houston appearance, diners can expect a true taste of Oaxaca: think a mini tostada topped with heirloom chapulines, chicatanas, and gusanos de maguey (grasshoppers, flying ants, and agave worms); red snapper cured in a bright tomatillo-rice-vinegar broth; and a slow-braised short rib finished in a fruit-laced mole.

    Prado will pair each course with cocktails such as the Pimiento Margarita, combining The Lost Explorer Tobalá mezcal with vermouth, peach, pimiento, cinnamon, and lime.

    “It is our great pleasure to welcome chef Alejandro Ruiz and Sabina Sabe to Houston, Texas,” Tom Segesta, Four Seasons Hotel Houston’s general manager, said in a statement. "These dinners, featuring these awarded ambassadors of Oaxacan food and drink, are sure to be enjoyed by our local community and guests from around the world.”

    The pop-up continues the hotel’s ongoing dinner-series format, which has previously spotlighted restaurants ranging from Emeril’s in New Orleans to Employees Only in New York and an Italian-American steakhouse from James Beard Award winner Chris Shepherd.

    From Oaxaca, With Love begins at 7 pm on Monday, June 16, and Tuesday, June 17. Seating is limited, with tickets priced at $250 per person plus tax and gratuity. Each reservation will receive a signed English-language copy of Ruiz’s cookbook The Food of Oaxaca: Recipes and Stories from Mexico's Culinary Capital. Reservations are available via OpenTable.

    Those who wish to linger can book the hotel’s Advance Purchase offer, which discounts room rates by up to 25 percent when reserved three or more days ahead.

    The menu features:

    Starter Trio

    • Mini tostada with heirloom insects
    • Zucchini blossom stuffed with ricotta and roasted banana purée
    • Hoja santa “taco” with quesillo, beans, and wild mushrooms

    Green Aguachile

    • Red snapper cured in tomatillo-rice-vinegar broth, Persian cucumber, red onion, cilantro, ginger-toasted peanuts
    • Cocktail: Pequeño Gigante – Madre Cuishe mezcal, hoja santa, ginger, lime, Oaxacan spices

    Tortilla Soup

    • Tomato-pasilla mixe broth, crispy tortillas, fresh cheese, cream, pork cracklings, mint-celery garnish
    • Cocktail: Pimiento Margarita – Tobalá mezcal, Mistela vermouth, peach, pimiento, cinnamon, lime

    Braised Short Rib

    • Anchamanteles mole, seasonal fruit relish, banana purée, crispy plantain
    • Cocktail: Agave Xerez – The Lost Explorer tequila, Palomino sherry, green apple, pear

    Textures of Oaxacan

    • Chocolate Mousse, sponge cake, ice cream, tuile, passion-fruit jelly, cacao nibs
    • Neat pour of Tobalá mezcal
    • Traditional water-based hot chocolate infused with cacao flower

    Chef Alejandro Ruiz of Casa Oaxaca
      

    Photo courtesy of Four Seasons Hotel Houston

    Four Seasons Hotel Houston is hosting a two-night pop-up dinner featuring chef Alejandro Ruiz of Casa Oaxaca.

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