Eats & Drinks
Tenderloin Grill Moves to City Market, Pig Snoots and All
By Kevin Collison The Tenderloin Grill has relocated to the City Market after serving its namesake speciality, along with food including hamburgers and pig snoot sandwiches at 900 Southwest Boulevard for 90 years. The new location takes over the space in the northeast corner formerly occupied by Taste of Brazil. As part of the transaction,…
Noka Brings an Elegant Touch of Asia and Memory to Martini Corner
By Kevin Collison Amante Domingo’s new restaurant, Noka, is a homage to his father based on his dying words two years ago. “He was on his death bed and he told me he wanted to take me to a new sushi place in the Yucatan,” he said. “I built the restaurant he would have wanted…
Where the Wild Drinks Are: Foraging for Cocktails
A chef, a mycologist, a journalist and a James Beard-nominated bar owner walk into the woods. They come back with exotic cocktails using foraged ingredients.
Historic Building at 2100 Grand Slated for Renovation
A six-story building at 2100 Grand that opened in 1911 is slated to be renovated into offices, a spa and 13 short-term rental units, according to a city application. The redevelopment plan includes a potential coffee shop on the main floor along the Grand viaduct with a spa and dental/medical spaces on the next two…
Barrio Taqueria Opening at Martini Corner This June with Rooftop Patio
By Kevin Collison Barrio is adding a fourth outlet at Martini Corners in the former Sol Cantina space, this one with serving a more streamlined menu and a modified name, Barrio Taqueria. Chris Ridler, a partner in Barrio Taqueria, says the new restaurant will include a rooftop patio that can accommodate 75 people, more television…