Category Archives: People
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My Montrose: Nick Protz of Eye Elegance
Tell me a little bit about Eye Elegance. Eye Elegance was started by my father [Daniel Protz] twenty-six years ago this June. Originally started in the Post Oak Pavilion before moving to
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Blacksmith’s John Letoto Shows Off His Latte Artistry To An International Audience
Barista John Letoto does it all. He roasts the beans, pulls the drinks and creates international-competition-worthy latte art, all behind the counter of Montrose’s Blacksmith at 1018 Westheimer. CultureMap reports that Letoto will
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Mistress of Spices: Anita Jaisinghani Taught Texans to Love Indian Haute Cuisine. Now She Wants New Yorkers To Love the Texas-Sized Flavors of Indian Street Food.
Early one morning in 2008, Anita Jaisinghani was puttering at Pondicheri, the then-new spinoff of her Montrose restaurant Indika. A customer, lured by the blackboard announcing Indian breakfast, studied the menu. His
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Houston’s Sustainability Director Laura Spanjian On The Upcoming Cigna Sunday Streets In Montrose
March 29th marks the return of the City of Houston’s very popular Sunday Streets program. Closing the stretch of Westheimer from Taft to Woodhead to automobile traffic between noon and 4 p.m.,
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The Neighborhood Astronaut: Koichi Wakata Lives In Montrose, But He Works In Outer Space
As a five-year-old in Tokyo, Koichi Wakata watched the Apollo lunar landing on TV with awe and longing. He yearned to go to space one day himself. And he knew it was
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