Katsuya

Ah, the grand opening of Katsuya. An event bringing forth all possessing posh. This particular league of posh people maintain designer duds, almost 6 dozen implants, a smidgeon of lipo, and the always exciting tidbit of Botox. Based in LA, Katsuya oozes all that is California in the very best way. When the words massive explosion of socialites are used, um, there's no exaggeration. Nada. If the...

Samba Grille

Accompanied by Mr. Delicious Mischief himself, we quickly made our way to the world's best mini movie room ever. Directly in front of the very spot in which our chef slash owner interview would commence, played a movie of massive classic proportion. John became super sentimental upon realizing this movie was in fact... Casablanca. Triple Sad Ending Sniffle. As John prepared to tape radio,...

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...

Brennan’s of Houston

As the hostess completed the one up one down look around, she slowly investigated my dining companion before semi growling, "Sir, you will have to cover your t-shirt with the sweater wrapped around your neck, as we do not allow those kinds of shirts inside... Brennan's." Gasp. Really? Seriously? To give a better description of the outfit Biff was wearing is just that. Biff. Enough said. What...

Coppa Ristorante Italiano

After chef Chris Shepherd announced his exit, to prepare for the opening of Underbelly, tails were wagging in anticipation of exactly what would become of Catalan. During an interview last summer, owner Charles Clark expressed happiness for Shepherd’s new endeavor, as well as stating he & partner Grant Cooper had definite plans to reinvent what was once their beloved Catalan. Clark &...