Meet the maestro behind Spring Branch s hottest new restaurant, plus the hottest food news
Meet the maestro behind Spring Branch s hottest new restaurant Chef Brandon Silva is this week s guest.
Photo by Kirsten Gilliam
Brandon Silva joins CultureMap food editor Eric Sandler to discuss
Degust, his newly opened tasting menu restaurant in Spring Branch. Silva brings a wealth of experience to the project, having worked locally at restaurants such as Uchi, Pesce, and Brasserie 19 as well as staged at restaurants in Chicago and Copenhagen. Silva draws on his Spanish and Mexican heritage to create Degust s eight-course tasting menu. For example, some courses utilize corn that s ground in-house and put through a traditional nixtamalization process to create masa that becomes tortillas, tostadas, and quesadillas. Many dishes use vegetables and herbs grown either on-site or at the restaurant s urban farm in The Heights.
Bocca Italian Kitchen serves seasonal, Italian-inspired dishes, such as polenta and various pastas. (Courtesy Marco Torres)
Bocca Italian Kitchen serves seasonal, Italian-inspired dishes, such as polenta and various pastas. (Courtesy Marco Torres)
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Bernie s Burger Bus creator opens Bocca Italian Kitchen, Lupo Pizzeria in Generation Park near Summerwood
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Award-winning chef Justin Turner is set to open two combined restaurants, Bocca Italian Kitchen and Lupo Pizzeria, in Generation Park this Friday with Gastropub Productions.Courtesy of Integrate Agency/Generation ParkShow MoreShow Less
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Award-winning chef Justin Turner is set to open two combined restaurants, Bocca Italian Kitchen and Lupo Pizzeria, in Generation Park this Friday with Gastropub Productions.Courtesy of Integrate Agency/Generation ParkShow MoreShow Less
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Award-winning chef Justin Turner is set to open two combined restaurants, Bocca Italian Kitchen and Lupo Pizzeria, in Generation Park this Friday with Gastropub Productions.Courtesy of Integrate Agency/Generation ParkShow MoreShow Less
Tuesday, January 12
Taco Tuesday Team-Up at Tacos A Go Go
Tacos A Go Go continues its Taco Tuesday Team-Up series with a new limited-time taco from chef Dawn Burrell. Every Tuesday this month, Burrell s Beef Cheek Birria taco featuring beef birria, adobo, Monterey Jack cheese, red onion, fresh cilantro pickled leaves and sliced radishes will be available at all Tacos A Go Go locations. A portion of proceeds from every taco sold will benefit I’ll Have What She’s Having in support of women’s health.
Thursday, January 14
National Hot Pastrami Day at Kenny & Ziggy’s
Kenny & Ziggy’s New York Delicatessen Restaurant, 2327 Post Oak, celebrates National Hot Pastrami Day with a Triple Decker Hot Pastrami Sandwich, available for dine in or takeout. The colossal sandwich is made with its own USDA prime beef, cured inhouse for 45 days and then triple-smoked at a low temperature so the flavor permeates the meat. Get it for $21.95.