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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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Less Is More: New Shopping Center Design Gets A Revamp Before Breaking Ground
A new Montrose retail center designed by Ziegler Cooper Architects is close to breaking ground, but only after undergoing an overhaul to help it fit better within the neighborhood. The Houston Business Journal reports
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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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Camerata Turns Into A Classroom One Saturday A Month
Camerata — the wine bar at 1834 Westheimer, adjacent to Paulie’s — is turning briefly into a classroom this Saturday (and future Saturdays) from 2-4 p.m. to discuss the finer points of
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