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These Houston restaurants have temporarily closed due to the winter storm

Burger Bodega has closed for the day.

Photo by Michael Ma

Restaurants across the Houston area are following the lead of local school districts and other institutions by making the decision to close for service on Tuesday, January 16. CultureMap will maintain a running list of establishments that have announced on social media or contacted us directly to state that they are closed today.

Many restaurants remain open to serve customers. Diners looking for a hot meal are strongly encouraged to proceed cautiously, as bridges and freeway overpasses may be icy.

Thankfully, the city should be back to normal by tomorrow. Highs on Wednesday are predicted to reach the 50s.

Downtown, EaDo, East End, and Washington Avenue

Buffalo Bayou Brewing Company
Burger Bodega
Coastline Artisan Pizzeria
Federal Grill
Finn Hall
FM Kitchen & Bar
Leaf & Grain (Wesleyan location open)
Phoenicia (closing early at 6 pm)
Pho King Noodle Bar
Pitch 25
Post Houston
Potente
Street to Kitchen
Underground Hall
Xin Chao
Xochi (closed for lunch, open for dinner)

Galleria and nearby neighborhoods

Caracol (closed for lunch, open for dinner)
Craft Pita
MAD
Roegels Barbecue
Tom N Toms
Urbe
The Warwick

The Heights, Garden Oaks, Oak Forest, and nearby neighborhoods

B.B. Lemon
Baso
Better Luck Tomorrow
Canyon Creek
Cedar Creek
Comalito
Da Gama (closed for lunch)
Dolce Neve
Fat Cat Creamery
Gatlin’s Fins & Feathers
Good Dog Houston
Hando
Heights Biergarten
Homestead Kitchen & Bar
Jun
Karne
Kin Dee
Les Ba’get
Maison Pucha Bistroo
Mapojeong
Melange Creperie
Mico’s Hot Chicken
Mi Tierra Mexican Kitchen
Parlor Doughnuts
Rooster and Rice
Savoir (closed for lunch)
Squable
Studewood Cantine
The Upside Pub (closed for lunch)
Underbelly Burger

Memorial and Spring Branch

Federal Grill
Feges BBQ (closed for lunch)
Hando
Karbach Brewing
Magnol French Baking
White Elm Brasserie
Wild Oats

Montrose, Midtown, Museum District, and Third Ward

BCN
Brennan's of Houston (closed for lunch)
Catbirds
Conservatory
ElRo Pizza and Crudo (closed for lunch)
Georgia James
Holman Draft Hall
Luciile’s (closed for lunch)
The Lymbar
93 'Til
Pastore
Rado Market
Ray's Real Pit BBQ Shack
Refuge
Riel
Sorrento
Weights + Measures
Wooster's Garden

West U, Upper Kirby and River Oaks

Albi
Armadillo Palace
Backstreet Cafe
Badolina Bakery
Craft Pita
Doris Metropolitan
Feges BBQ
George’s Bistro and Bar
Hamsa
Kata Robata (closed for lunch)
Money Cat
River Oaks Donuts
Trill Burgers

Katy and West Houston

Dim Sum Box
Federal Grill
Pacha Nikkei
Pearl & Vine
Phat Eatery (Closed for lunch)
Proper Rose Garden
Roegels Barbecue

Chinatown Southwest Houston, and Sugar Land

Aya Sushi
Fung’s Kitchen
Himalaya
Mahesh's Kitchen

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Chef-backed nonprofit will train the next generation of Houston hospitality

Courtesy of Culinary Careers Program

Aaron Bludorn has been involved with Culinary Careers Program for many years.

A culinary training program founded by one of America’s most prominent celebrity chefs is coming to Houston. Culinary Careers Program (C•CAP) will launch in Houston with a sold out dinner this Wednesday, September 16.

Founded by multiple time James Beard Award winner Marcus Samuelsson, Culinary Careers Program is a national workforce development nonprofit that partners with public schools to provide under-resourced students with the skills they need to succeed in jobs in the hospitality industry.

The nonprofit provides education, job training, apprenticeships, scholarships, and career opportunities that both help students find good jobs and supply restaurants with well-trained, highly-motivated employees.

To date, Culinary Careers Program has reached close to 400,000 students across the United States and awarded $79 million in college scholarships.

Houston chef and restaurateur Aaron Bludorn became involved with C•CAP when he served as executive chef of Cafe Boulud in New York City. He’s leading the charge to bring the program to Houston by hosting a sold out fundraiser at Bar Bludorn this Wednesday in collaboration with chef Nick Wong (Agnes and Sherman) and Leonard Botello IV (Truth BBQ).

“It’s so important that C•CAP comes to Houston. I think it’s very similar to, if we’re going to get good at soccer in the United States we need to focus on youth soccer and getting kids interested early,” Bludorn tells CultureMap.

“For Houston to continue to become a major culinary city in the United States, it’s important to focus on the next generation of chefs. C•CAP gives that opportunity to high school students to have on the job training while still being in school.”

As the owner of a growing group of restaurants, Bludorn recognizes that businesses need a steady stream of people. C•CAP participants arrive with basic skills that allow them to get up to speed more quickly than other applicants.

“It provides chefs with young talented cooks that have been vetted and given proper training. You’re not taking a guess on someone,” Bludorn says.

Botello IV’s participation shows that C•CAP is adapting to Texas. Students will have the opportunity to work at Truth BBQ, a Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient that Texas Monthly ranks as the state’s 10th best barbecue joint.

“There will be opportunities to become a chef or a general manager, but also to learn barbecue and get your foot in the door at a place like Truth and become a pitmaster. That on-the-job training is the most valuable,” Bludorn says.

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