Triniti Restaurant + Bar

An immediate chase cut is in order. Hostesses at Triniti are not messing around. Service industry applicants need not assume it's simple to achieve a hostess gig in this town. False. There are certain qualifications one must possess in order to maintain the title of... Hostess at Triniti. Pause. Requirements are in place to protect the importance of what all hostesses must have, with the first...

Jenni’s Noodle House

Owner Jenni Tran-Weaver's massively sassy menu produces jolts of dish name joy at her nifty noodle house in the Heights. Let us not forget to mention the standard Jenni has set for what is acceptable paper to use for the ultimate to-go menu. This is not your average lame paper people. Texture comparable to that of a lusciously laminated gift, this miracle has yet to wrinkle since becoming one...

Prego

After almost fist fighting one block of scary shoppers, we finally found a parking spot not far from Prego.  All appeared peachy until my dining companion's lack of limb control took its toll. How hard is it to open your mouth, eat, and control your arms as if to not do the stretch yawn combo every 14 seconds? This is the same service industry rule breaking rookie that performed the server...

Liberty Kitchen & Oyster Bar

Linda Salinas noticed this mysterious black sticker located at the bottom of Liberty Kitchen's front door. Placed in the center of this circle sits none other than a you-are-banned-so-don't-even-think-about-it sticker stating this is the status of Houston Chronicle's food critic, Alison Cook. Gasp. Owner-chef Lance Fegen's decision to ban Cook from Liberty Kitchen is taking ridiculous to an...

Samba Grille “Newest Creations” Tasting

Samba Grille's executive chef David Guerrero recently hosted an 8-course dinner with wine pairings for writers, chefs, and yada to taste his personal twist on South American classics. Passes were also given for all to experience an after dinner showing at Bayou Place’s new Sundance Cinema, where the late-lamented Angelica used to be. After having recently experienced table 4 joy at Culinary...