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volume 13 | issue 145 letter from the editor Photography by Michelle Watson for www.lastnightpics.com

don’t know about you, but time flies by! I feel like we were just working on the green issue, yet here we are again. Plus, another decade has gone by.

I remember our first green issue three years ago when it wasn’t easy being green, and it was more of a trend. Well, that trend has turned into a lifestyle for so many, which in the end benefits us all since we all share this earth. Rather than preach to the choir and tell you what should already be second nature – you know, take your own bags to the grocery store, use refillable water bottles, recycle, recycle, recycle… (Shame on you if CARLA VALENCIA DE MARTINEZ you aren’t doing at least a few of those) – we decided to tell you about a few people making a difference as well as offer a guide to two of the city’s greenest places. Sustainability is a word popping up all over the place. (Kind of like the word “green” used to.) And in essence it’s the capacity to endure. Our cover features David Cater of the Utility Research Garden in Brazoria County. I recently visited one of his farms for this piece and was amazed at the 25 acres of bamboo and the lushest produce I’ve ever seen. I first heard of Cater last summer in a piece I read in the Houston Chronicle about the sustainability of bamboo. Here we talk to him about bamboo and that aforementioned produce you can get at various local farmers’ markets. Nadia Michel breaks down all that Houston Arboretum and Discovery Green have to offer for spring while Jackson Potts is back with “Mini Me” where he catches up with 13-year-old hippie Francesca Farris and Jessica Zapatero of Green Lily Events. “Retail Wrap” features greenplates.com; “It’s cool to…” teaches how to plant a tree plus we’re super excited to hear firsthand from Mayor Annise Parker and her Sustainability Director, Laura Spanjian, with Sandra Gunn in “Archichat.” And inevitably, there’s a fitness section beckoning you to be better in 2011. From easy at home Suspension training to the 2nd annual Texas Yoga Conference coming up next month, to pilates– it all starts on page 41. Whatever your contribution to sustainability may be, just remember one person can make a massive change. Be well,

PUBLISHER alejandro martinéz ext 16 a.martinez@002mag.com EDITOR-IN-CHIEF | CREATIVE DIRECTOR carla valencia de martinéz ext 13 c.valencia@002mag.com CONTRIBUTING EDITOR victoria bartlett ART DIRECTOR alex rosa ext 17 arosa@002mag.com LIFESTYLE EDITOR beatrice allen ext 11 bvalencia@002mag.com ASSOCIATE EDITOR rocco, the office gato pixie ibañez ext 10 pixie@002mag.com ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER william king ext 18 w.king@002mag.com ADVERTISING EXECUTIVES carlos valencia ext 12 cevalencia@002mag.com ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ext 14 accounting@002mag.com PHOTOGRAPHERS cody bess, kim coffman, kennon evett, jill hunter, jaime lagdameo, gabriella nissen, daniel ortiz, jackson potts, anthony rathbun, sofia van der dys, jackson potts CONTRIBUTING WRITERS susan bynam, michael garfield, sarah gish, sandra gunn, travis jones, tim moloney, greg scheinman, jenni rebecca stephenson, lance scott walker, scott ward CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS danny clark, jaime collier, aaron courtland, carolina quesquen, nick duers, george ramirez, the photo boutique, for www.lastnightpics.com: michelle watson, patrick peñas, brad sechler INTERN ashley-marie tobar

DAVID CATER A MODERN DAY FARMER Photography by Aaron Courtland

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FEBRUARY

table of contents

BUSINESS + REAL ESTATE + DEVELOPMENT issue

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letter from the editor table of contents scene houston map

52 42 suspension training 43 texas yoga conference

44 HOUSTON ARBORETUM

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downtown map scene uptown map + scene on our radar party pics calendar

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discovery green things i like love destination: shangri-la party pics

52 IT’S COOL TO PLANT A FRUIT TREE 54 ARCHICHAT: CITY OF HOUSTON’S GREEN INITIATIVES

54 32 18 museum district 20 art houses + museums + exhibits

22 FOR ART’S SAKE: JAIME COLLIER 24 25 26 27 28 30

nonprofit: bridge over troubled waters gish phone shots spacetaker born cool. grow hip. | party pics mini me

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002 profile: adam aschmann where to live tools + toys + gadgets architecture+design: hammermann’s garden markers MENtertainment wise guy restaurant listings dinewrite: niko niko’s market square

68 CHEF’S SPECIAL: LATIN BITES CAFE 69 party pics

32 DAVID PECK: CROP COLLECTION 34 people of houston 36 costumes for cocktails

44 37 retail wrap: green plate kids

38 A MODERN DAY FARMER 41 party pics | pilates

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new restaurants party pics the scene club review: royal oak nightlife recording: john foster of the band foster bea here now cd reviews crossword puzzle

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houston map

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Downtown...........................................1 Holocaust Museum..............................2 Galleria...............................................3 Uptown Park.......................................4 River Oaks Park..................................5 Rice Village.........................................6 Highland Village.................................7 Memorial City......................................8 Town & Country Village.......................9 CityCentre.........................................10 Sam Houston Race Park....................11 Katy Mills.........................................12 Sugar Land.......................................13 Zoo .................................................14 Museum District................................15 George Bush Intl. Airport..................16 Hobby Airport...................................17 Space Center Houston.......................18 Kemah.............................................19 Miller Outdoor Theatre.....................20 Contemporary Arts Museum..............21 Houston Museum of Fine Arts...........22 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Museum...........................23 Houston Museum of Natural Science.......24 Houston Arboretum..........................25 Houston Theater District...................26 The Woodlands.................................27

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Photography by Carolina Quesquen

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EVENT YPB ONE O’CLOCK SWINGS WHY TO CELEBRATE THE FIRST EVENT OF THE SEASON WHERE JONES HALL AND SAMBUCA JAZZ CAFÉ WHEN NOVEMBER 12 Launching a new season, members and guests of Houston Symphony’s Young Professionals Backstage reveled in a swingin’ evening to celebrate the first event of their subscription year. The celebration began at Jones Hall where they enjoyed a One O’Clock Swings concert. The troupe then strolled across the street to Sambuca Jazz Café where they were greeted with Sambuca’s finest sips and snacks. Hipsters jumped and jived until the wee hours thanks to DJ Ash, who played some funky swing tunes.

Erin Mushalla, Zachary Martin

Elise Wagner, Frank Huang

James and Jennifer Donovan

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Dustin Mollick, Devin Eddleman, Jessica Taylor

Carl and Andrea Wilson

Katrina Mahler, Andrew Husmann

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EVENT IT’S ALL GREEK TO ME WHY TO BENEFIT THE HELLENIC CULTURAL CENTER AND WILHELM SCHOLÊ INTERNATIONAL WHERE HYATT REGENCY HOTEL WHEN NOVEMBER 20 Houstonians gathered for a festive and glamorous evening at the Hyatt Regency downtown where event chair, Dr. Carolyn Farb, interviewed acclaimed actress Olympia Dukakis in a fascinating up-close and personal interview. Her candid, funny and approachable personality enchanted all. No detail was overlooked, from the sumptuous haute Greek dinner to the gorgeous floral arrangements and elegant linens. A lively performance by the Olympian Dancers in traditional Greek folk costumes provided guests with the perfect entertainment. Opa!

Olympia Dukakis, Carolyn Farb

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Devinder Bhatia, Gina Bhatia

Olympian Dancers

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Marko Dasigenis, Kathy Dasigenis

Christina Higgins, John Higgins

Curtis Pangle, Ann Pangle

Judge Eric Andell and Kelli Stoner

Photography by Kim Cofman

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radar

Photo by Kyle Christy

on our shop talk

Diane von Furstenberg takes on the world of home design. The new collection will be sold at DVF.com, Bloomingdales nationwide and online, and will hit stores February 28. The line includes tabletop, bedding, bath and decorative accessories. Expect von Furstenburg’s bold design of unexpected colors, patterns and materials. Although we are still waiting for our own H&M, Hennes & Mauritz, here in Houston if you’re headed to Vegas, check out the international fashion retailer known for offering fashion-forward apparel and quality basics. The largest H&M location in the world opened last month at The Forum Shops at Caesars. Luvi Wheelock, the fashionista behind Casa de Novia Bridal Couture, is adding ready-to-wear to her repertoire. Located adjacent to Casa de Novia at 3331 D’ Amico, Atrium’s décor is unmistakably French with a modern touches. Slated to debut in mid-January, the boutique will carry elite labels and offer clients attention to detail. Tiffany & Co. recently opened its doors in The Woodlands. The 3,500sf store is located on Market Street, the community’s charming shopping area of elegant boutiques and fine restaurants. Tiffany & Co. also designed a 13-foot clock that stands outside the new store. The clock features the distinctive Roman numerals of the Atlas clock that was created in 1853 and today presides over the entrance of Tiffany’s Fifth Avenue store.

boob tube Coming Spring 2011, several Houstonians have partnered with international news professionals to launch an independent world news network called the Global Broadcasting Channel, or GBC, based out of the most global city in the world – Houston, TX. GBC will deliver news via DirecTV to 18.7 million American households. The network will be the first US news channel to bring world news in a 24/7 stream to an American audience, ensuring insight into global events and issues – information presently absent or incomplete in other the major media outlets. gbcworldnews@gbctv.us

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Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy is a new History show, a coast-to-coast celebration of the people, places and institutions that make us proud to be Americans. In each episode, Larry will visit various sites across the country revealing their history while immersing himself in new and different lifestyles, jobs and hobbies that celebrate the American experience. Plus, Larry gets a chance to experience the “barrel man” job under the tutelage of veteran barrel man Leon Coffee. The history of rodeos? Got their start in the 1800s! The Houston Rodeo has been around since 1932 and seats 75,000.

Green Houston’s first green fitness facility is open. Quality Life Fitness, led by business partners Brian Nash and James Huter, is located at 4150 Westheimer Rd., next to Highland Village in the Galleria area. The 7,000sf facility is the city’s first certified green gym (www.gbb.org.). Quality Life Fitness operates with energy-efficient lighting and equipment – all powered 100 percent by wind energy harvested in Texas. Recycled materials were used in the construction of the facility, with all natural bamboo flooring covering the fitness studio. The Green Elf Recycling Co. LLC is a modern recycling company powered by emission-free electric vehicles and charged by a renewable energy plan. They offer weekly pick-up services for home, apartment and business at low subscription rates. A portion of the proceeds from recycled materials are turned into charitable donations on behalf of the customers of Green Elf. Slated to start at ZIP codes 77005, 77006, 77007, 77008, 77009, 77019 and 77098. They recycle and properly dispose of most everything and no sorting is required: glass, plastic, aluminum, bi-metal, paper, cardboard, small electronics, ink cartridges, cell phones, computers, batteries and styrofoam. For more information, visit GreenElfRecycling.com or call 713.864.1501.

bites Strip House partners with luxury lingerie designer, Kiki de Montparnasse (www.kikidm.com) to create the Studio Manasse-inspired cocktail dresses, recently launched for the Las Vegas location. The sexy sophistication of the cocktail uniforms coupled with Strip House’s seductive atmosphere and innovative menu seduces diners’ senses. Just when you thought the cupcake craze was winding down, ICING, a new cupcake experience, launches in Houston. The specialty cupcake bakery and wholesaler brings its freshly baked confections to the customer’s door, free of delivery charge. Owned and operated by three long-time friends who set aside their “day jobs” to focus on their passion for baking and a desire to create unique, affordable cupcakes for the connoisseur. With a variety of flavors like peanut butter and jelly and cotton candy, a more grown-up approach is taken with their Margarita, Tiramisu and Sex in the City Cosmo cupcakes.

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CITYCENTRE IS PUTTING ON A PHOTO CONTEST CALLED SHOW US YOUR CITYCENTRE. IN A NUT SHELL SEND A COOL PICTURE (FROM JANUARY 1 – MARCH 15, 2011) AT ONE OF THEIR EVENTS, DINING OUT, SHOPPING OR AT THE HOTEL AND WIN A FABULOUS STAYCATION SPREE AT CITYCENTRE. VISIT CITYCENTREHOUSTON.COM/PHOTO FOR A COMPLETE SET OF RULES. OVER $1,000 IN PRIZES FROM CITYCENTRE BUSINESSES, INCLUDING HOTEL SORELLA, LIFE TIME ATHLETIC, STUDIO MOVIE GRILL, ELAINE TURNER, CYCLONE ANAYA’S, FLORA & MUSE, RA SUSHI, RUGGLES GREEN & MORE!

grams designed to create a long and successful future for the endangered atolls’ land and sea communities. Both locations house extensive research and preservation projects designed to help conserve the marine life and their habitats. Reviving the Reefs – Reefscapers, the resort’s coral propagation project is one of the most successful in the world, with more than 60,000 fragments of coral transplanted to date. For more information, visit www.fourseasons.com/maldiveslg/. Or specifically for marine conservation activities: www.fourseasons.com/maldiveslg/marine_conservation_activities/. ONE OF LONDON’S MOST FASHIONABLE DESTINATIONS, THE BERKELEY, HAS THE MOST FABULOUSLY CHIC TRUNK ON DISPLAY. CURATED BY CARMEN HAID, THE FOUNDER OF ATELIER-MAYER, WHICH SPECIALIZES IN LUXURY VINTAGE FASHION AND ACCESSORIES, THE TRUNK CELEBRATES THE BEST OF VINTAGE FASHION, FEATURING THE MOST COVETED PIECES AND RARE FINDS FROM THE 50’S, 60’S AND 70’S. GUESTS STAYING AT THE BERKELEY WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST THE BESPOKE TRUNK, FREE OF CHARGE, FOR AN EVENING, WHERE THEY’LL BE INVITED TO WEAR THEIR FAVORITE DESIGNER ACCESSORIES TO COMPLETE THEIR NIGHT-OUT LOOK.

Not only is the Memorial area getting the first new hotel to the area in years in the new Westin slated to open April 2011, but also they recently announced the new restaurant. Famed New York eatery, Il Mulino New York, will open a new concept called Trattoria Il Mulino. Il Mulino New York is world-renowned for their classic Italian dishes focusing primarily on the Abruzzi region. A fixture on the New York dining scene since 1981, Il Mulino New York is considered the Big Apple’s “see and be seen” destination for the best in Italian cuisine.

reads Celebrate 100 years of Gaido’s Seafood Restaurant! Known for serving the freshest Gulf seafood from its famous location along the Galveston seawall, pick up Gaido’s Famous Seafood Restaurant: A cookbook celebrating 100 years. More than a mere cookbook, this historic documentary tells the story of San Jacinto “Cinto” Gaido, who rose above adversity to earn great success in the restaurant business. The Gaido family created the cookbook to honor Gaido’s legacy and includes 68 recipes. The book showcases their beloved Galveston, and captures the Gulf’s culinary culture with 100 year’s worth of stories and pictures of the Gaido family, employees and guests.

golf A new premium venue called SHO Club 16 will be unveiled at the 2011 Shell Houston Open PGA TOUR Tournament. SHO Club 16 is a covered skybox venue that sits along the par-3 16th green. “SHO Club 16 is perfect for golf fans and those who are seeking a VIP experience at the tournament,” said Steve Timms, President and CEO of the Houston Golf Association and Tournament Director for the Shell Houston Open. “It will be an exclusive venue very close to the action to highlight the tournament experience. Skybox patrons have an unobstructed view from green to tee on one of the most exciting closing holes at Redstone Golf Club – Tournament Course.” For more information, visit www.shellhoustonopen.com.

travel In the Maldives, Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Kuda Huraa, Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavru and the Four Seasons Explorer are the first in the country to develop comprehensive eco-preservation initiatives. Today, they remain the only hospitality collection in the destination to offer in-depth pro-

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calendar JANUARY SUNDAY

PERFORMING ARTS + CONCERTS + SPORTS + FESTIVALS + GENERAL INTEREST

MONDAY

WEDNESDAY

TUESDAY

THURSDAY

TO PURCHASE TICKETS, PLEASE CONTACT

ALLEY THEATRE: alleytheatre.org CWMP: woodlandscenter.org HOBBY CENTER: 713.315.2525 thehobbycenter.org HOUSE OF BLUES: hob.com JONES HALL: 713.227.3974 joneshall.org MAIN STREET THEATRE: 713.524.6706 mainstreettheatre.com MERIDIAN: meridian.com MILLER OUTDOOR THEATRE (MOT): milleroutdoortheatre.com

HOB Gospel Brunch 11am Main Street A Catered Affair 3pm Reliant Stadium Texans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars 12pm Stages The Marvelous Wonderettes 3pm | Panto Pinocchio 3 & 7pm Toyota Disney Live! Presents Mickey’s Magic Show 12:30, 3:30 & 6:30pm

Stages Panto Pinocchio 7pm

Main Street A Catered Affair 7:30pm Stages Panto Pinocchio 7pm Toyota Rockets vs. Trailblazers 7:30pm

January 4 & 8, Pre-sale Talk for the Urban Harvest Fruit Tree Sale at United Way of Greater Houston. Learn the how-to’s for your tree purchase. For times, visit www.urbanharvest.org.

Alley God of Carnage 7:30pm HOB Gospel Brunch 11am Jones HS POPS: The Music of Frank Sinatra 7:30pm Main Street A Catered Affair 3pm Relian Center 55th Boat, Sport & Travel Show 11am Stages Panto Pinocchio 3pm Toyota Aeros vs. San Antonio Rampage 4:05pm

Alley God of Carnage 2:30 & 7:30pm Hobby GEB: West Side Story 2 & 7:30pm HOB Gospel Brunch 11am Jones HS: Tchaikovsky’s Winter Daydreams 2:30pm Main Street A Catered Affair 3pm Reliant Center 55th Boat, Sport & Travel Show 11am Toyota Aeros vs. Grand Rapid Griffins 4:05pm Warehouse Motel 6 Rock Yourself to Sleep Tour 7pm

Alley God of Carnage 2:30 & 7:30pm | A Weekend with Pablo Picasso 7:30pm HOB Gospel Brunch 11am Main Street The Year of Magical Thinking 3pm Reliant Center Houston Auto Show 10am Wortham HGO: Lucia di Lammermoor 2pm

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Reliant Center 55th Boat, Sport & Travel Show 1pm

January 23, H-Town Sneaker Summit Winter ’11, 2-8pm at Toyota Center. Stay tuned to www.HTownSneakerSummit.com for more info.

Toyota Rockets vs. Milwaukee Bucks 2pm

January 18, The 25th Annual Paul “Bear” Bryant Awards, 6-10pm at the Hilton Americas. Benefiting the American Heart Association. Visit www.bryantawards.com for more info.

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Alley Inprint: Peter Carey 7:30pm

Alley God of Carnage 7:30pm Reliant Center 55th Boat, Sport & Travel Show 1pm

January 15, Cabaret For A Cure at Hilton Americas. Benefiting Legacy Community Health Services. Featuring entertainment by Chaka Khan. For info, contact Michael Mandola, mmandola@legacycommunityhealth.org or 713.574.9736.

Alley God of Carnage 7:30pm Hobby GEB: West Side Story 7:30pm Toyota Ozzy Osbourne 7:30pm

Layered Wine, Art and Music Tasting featuring Suzanne Lefevre, 6-8pm at Nos Caves Vin. Tickets at www.rocohouston.org or by calling 713.665.2700.

Alley God of Carnage 7:30pm

MINUTE MAID PARK: astros.mlb.com RELIANT PARK: reliantpark.com STAGES REPERTORY THEATRE: 713.527.0123 stagestheatre.com TOYOTA CENTER: 1.866.4HOU.TIX toyotacentertix.com VERIZON THEATRE: verizonwirelesstheatre.com WAREHOUSE LIVE: warehouselive.com WORTHAM CENTER: 713.237.1439 worthamcenter.org

Main Street A Catered Affair 7:30pm Stages Panto Pinocchio 7pm

Amahl and the Night Visitors, 6 & 8pm at The Church of St. John the Divine. Tickets at www.rocohouston.org and in the SJD Bookstore. Happy Feet, 6:30pm at Discovery Green on the IKEA Houston Silver Screen. Presented in conjunction with Mix 96.5. More info at www.discoverygreen.com or www.ikeahouston.com

Alley God of Carnage 7:30pm Alley God of Carnage 7:30pm Hobby Gexa Energy Broadway: Hobby Gexa Energy Broadway: West Side Story 7:30pm West Side Story 7:30pm HOB Alpha Rev 8pm HOB Girl Talk 8pm Reliant Center 55th Boat, Sport & Travel Show Main Street A Catered Affair 7:30pm Warehouse Kristine Mills 6pm 1pm Toyota Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder 7:30pm Sonia Henie in It’s a Pleasure, 6:30pm at

Discovery Green on the IKEA Houston Silver Screen. Presented in conjunction with Mix 96.5. More info at www.discoverygreen.com or www.ikeahouston.com

Alley God of Carnage 7:30pm Hobby GEB: West Side Story 7:30pm | Toyota Rockets vs. New York Knicks 7:30pm

3rd Annual Junior Tiger Fun Run, 8am at Klein Collins High School Track. The track and field season kick-off is a fundraiser for the Klein Collins Cross Country and Track teams. The onemile fun run is for youth in K through 4th grade and 1.8 miles for grades 5-6. Contact David Windsor 832.797.1230, windsordavid@sbcglobal.net, www.kcxctrack.com for more info

Alley God of Carnage 7:30pm HOB Led Zeppelin 2, 8pm Main Street The Year of Magical Thinking 7:30pm Reliant Center Houston Auto Show 1pm Toyota Rockets vs. Los Angeles Clippers 7:30pm Verizon Thirty Seconds to Mars 7:30pm Warehouse Escape The Fate 6pm

Alley God of Carnage 7:30pm Hobby GEB: West Side Story 7:30pm HOB Joe Satriani w/ Ned Evett & Triple Double 7pm Jones HS: Verdi’s Requiem 8pm Main Street A Catered Affair 7:30pm Warehouse Underoath 6:30pm

Alley God of Carnage 7:30pm HOB JJ Grey & Mofro 8pm Jones SPA: The Peking Acrobats 7:30pm Main Street The Year of Magical Thinking 7:30pm Reliant Center Houston Auto Show 1pm

January 29-30, The Oak Ridge Boys at Galveston’s Grand 1894 Opera House. Visit www.thegrand.com for times and more info.

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NOT SURE WHAT TO DO? TRY ONE-STOP SHOPPING AT

WWW.HOUSTONTHEATERDISTRICT.ORG FRIDAY

SATURDAY

HOB Back in Black and Rock & Roll Over 7:30pm Toyota Aeros vs. San Antonio Rampage 7:35pm Main Street A Catered Affair 8p

Jerry Jeff Walker, 8pm at Galveston’s Grand 1894 Opera House. Visit www.thegrand.com for more info.

Alley God of Carnage 8pm HOB The Radiators 7pm Jones HS POPS: The Music of Frank Sinatra 8pm | Main Street A Catered Affair 8pm Reliant Center 55th Boat, Sport & Travel Show 1pm Stages Panto Pinocchio 7:30pm Toyota Aeros vs. Lake Erie Monsters 7:35pm Warehouse Crash 45 CD Release Party w/ Crown & Silent Canvas 7:30pm

Alley God of Carnage 2:30 & 8pm Hobby Musiqa & Aurora: Real and Imagined 7:30pm | HOB High School Band Challenge 6pm | Jones HS POPS: The Music of Frank Sinatra 8pm | Main Street A Catered Affair 8pm| Reliant Center 55th Boat, Sport & Travel Show 10am | Stadium: Monster Jam 7pm Stages Panto Pinocchio 3 & 7pm Toyota Rockets vs. Utah Jazz 7:30pm

January 7- February 5, Sex Please We’re Sixty at Theatre Suburbia. Houston Premiere Farce by Michael and Susan Parker. Visit www.theatresuburbia.org for times.

January 8, West Side Story, 7:30pm at Discovery Green. Part of the Gexa Energy Broadway at the Hobby Center Film Series. www.discoverygreen.com.

Alley God of Carnage 8pm Hobby GEB: West Side Story 8pm HOB “Jud Johnson Band & Strings” w/ Dimitri’s Rail & The 71’s 6:30pm Jones HS: Tchaikovsky’s Winter Daydreams 8pm Main Street A Catered Affair 8pm Reliant Center 55th Boat, Sport & Travel Show 1pm Toyota Rockets vs. New Orleans Hornets 7:30pm Wortham Smokey Joe’s Café 8pm

Alley God of Carnage 2:30 & 8pm Hobby Divas World: Jazz Salon SeriesNew Orleans 7:30pm | GEB: West Side Story 2 & 8pm | Jones HS: Tchaikovsky’s Winter Daydreams 8pm | Main Street A Catered Affair 8pm Reliant Center 55th Boat, Sport & Travel Show 10am Toyota Aeros vs. Grand Rapid Griffins 7:35pm Warehouse Jetspeed Live Music Festival w/ Parabelle 6pm | Wortham Smokey Joe’s Café 8pm

Urban Harvest Fruit Tree Sale, 9am-1pm (or until sold out) at Robertson Football Stadium on the University of Houston campus. Learn more at www.urbanharvest.org.

Alley God of Carnage 8pm Hobby GEB: West Side Story 8pm Main Street A Catered Affair 8pm Toyota Aeros vs. Texas Stars 7:35pm Warehouse The Get Up Kids 7:30pm

January 22, Art4Life, 8pm at The Station Museum. Presented by AIDS Foundation Houston. Exhibition and silent auction. For more info or to purchase tickets, please contact Nathan Kasselder, at 713.623.6796 ext. 278.

Alley God of Carnage 8pm | A Weekend with Pablo Picasso 8pm HOB Badfish- A Tribute to Sublime 7pm | People on Vacation w/ Air Review 7:30pm Jones SPA: The Peking Acrobats 7:30pm Main Street The Year of Magical Thinking 8pm Reliant Center Houston Auto Show 1pm Toyota Aeros vs. Abbotsford Heat 7:35pm Wortham HGO: Lucia di Lammermoor 7:30pm

Alley God of Carnage 2:30 & 8pm Hobby GEB: West Side Story 2 & 8pm | Aperio: Deep Waters & New Horizons 8pm HOB NOFX & The Bouncing Souls, etc. 7pm | Gaelic Storm 7pm Jones HS: Verdi’s Requiem 8pm Main Street A Catered Affair 8pm|The Year of Magical Thinking 8pm | Reliant Arena Tristar Collectible Show 10am | Stadium Monster Jam 7pm | Toyota Rockets vs. Orlando Magic 7:30pm Wortham HGO: Dead Man Walking 7:30pm | Da Camera: Stefon Harris & Blackout 8pm

January 22, Spamalot, 3 & 8pm at Galveston’s Grand 1894 Opera House. Visit www.thegrand.com for more info.

Alley God of Carnage 2:30 & 8pm | A Weekend with Pablo Picasso 2:30 & 8pm Jones SPA: Tango Buenos Aires 2 & 8pm Main Street The Year of Magical Thinking 8pm Reliant Center Houston Auto Show 10am Toyota Harlem Globetrotters 2 & 7pm Warehouse Guitar Masters 7pm Wortham HGO: Dead Man Walking 7:30pm | Da Camera: Sarah Rothenberg’s The Blue Rider 8pm

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museum district By Pixie Ibañez

EXHIBITS EMAIL US AT PIXIE@002MAG.COM

1. The Menil ColleCTion www.menil.org

Tony Smith: Drawings, on view thru April 3, 2011, see a group of rarely exhibited works on paper by the American artist best known for monumental geometric sculptures in steel and bronze. Created between 1950 and 1955, the 30 drawings on display encapsulate a dramatic turning point in Smith’s artistic career, as he shifted from his professional architectural work towards painting and sculpture. 2. housTon CenTer for PhoTograPhy www.hcponline.org

HCP’s 2011 Auction Exhibition, on view January 21, 2011. The annual print auction where artists, galleries and collectors from all over the world contribute high-caliber photographic art auctioned to benefit HCP’s operating fund. One hundred percent of the proceeds go directly to support HCP exhibitions, educational initiatives, outreach programs and the award-winning publication, SPOT magazine. 3. The roThko ChaPel www.rothkochapel.org

The Rothko Chapel, founded by John and Dominique de Menil, was dedicated in 1971 as an intimate sanctuary available to people of every belief. A modern meditative environment inspired by the mural canvases of Russian-born American painter Mark Rothko (1903-1970), the Chapel welcomes thousands of visitors each year, people of every faith and from all parts of the world. 4. ByzanTine fresCo ChaPel MuseuM www.menil.org/visit/byzantine.php

Intimate in scale, the Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum is the repository of the only intact Byzantine frescoes of this size and importance in the Western Hemisphere. It’s also a manifestation of the redemptive power of art: The chapel was expressly built to house 13-century Byzantine frescoes that had been looted from their original home in a small chapel in Lysi, Cyprus. 5. housTon CenTer for ConTeMPorary CrafT www.crafthouston.org

The Color of Enamel: New Work by Leighelena, on view thru January 30, 2011. Austin jewelry artist Leigh Navarro, of Leighelena, creates beautiful enamel jewelry through a process of applying powders and vari-

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ous fragments of glass onto the surface of hand-cut copper shapes and then fires the pieces in a kiln. As an artist, Navarro is interested in the unpredictable chemical reactions that occur with different materials, and she experiments with enamel and frit. Many of her finished pieces feature bright color and intricate patterns inspired by the leathers and animal skins that she incorporates into her work. 6. lawndale arT CenTer www.lawndaleartcenter.org

Fugitive Emissions by David Sullivan, on view thru January 15, 2011, is an installation of large-scale animated paintings with sound that poetically probe the hidden life of petrochemical production. In these animations, abstract gestural brushstrokes collide with the realism of 3D computer graphics. These moving paintings are virtual worlds that blur the distinction between technology and biology. The dependence of our ways of life, especially along the Gulf Coast, on petrochemical processing and the effects of this production on living systems are the inspiration for this work. 7. Buffalo soldiers naTional MuseuM www.buffalosoldiermuseum.com

The Buffalo Soldiers National Museum pays tribute to African-American military history from the Revolutionary War to modern times. During the 1860s, soldiers of the 10th U.S. Calvary were nicknamed “Buffalo Soldiers” for their fierce fighting ability and bravery. 8. holoCausT MuseuM housTon www.hmh.org

Fragile Fragments: Ex pressions of Memory, on view through June 2011. This exhibit raises intriguing questions: How is the Holocaust memorialized in the visual arts? And how will it be remembered by future generations? The exhibit examines the complex relationship between art and loss as seen from the perspectives of several different female artists – Thea Weiss, Roz Jacobs, Ziva Eisenberg, Nancy Patz and author Susan L. Roth. Each of these artists worked directly with a Holocaust survivor to create their body of work highlighted in the exhibition. 9. Children’s MuseuM of housTon www.cmhouston.org

Run! Jump! Fly! On view January 15, 2011. Jump into action to find a kid-friendly environment featuring the theme of action adventures popular in children’s books, movies and television. Learn playful activities that you can do in and around home to build strength, coordination, balance and endurance. Five Friends from Japan, on view January 29, 2011, is an interactive display of the culture and lifestyle of Japanese people.

Discover the similarities and differences between your own culture and the Japanese culture while experiencing a firsthand look into the lives of Japanese children as each of the five children relates stories and shares real objects straight from Japan. 10. The healTh MuseuM www.thehealthmuseum.org

Planet You 3D- Imagine exploring an alien world where odd creatures roam bizarre terrain in search of food. Then witness the attack and counterattack of viral bacteria at a cellular level. Now imagine it all in 3D! It is an experience that will take you to a world you never knew existed before – a world that is so much closer than you think. It is a microscopic journey into the foreign landscape that is your o w n … S K I N ! (Permanent exhibit). 11. housTon MuseuM of naTural sCienCe www.hmns.org

Real Pirates: The Untold Story of the Whydah from Slave Ship to Pirate Ship, on view thru February 6, 2011, tells the true story of the Whydah, a pirate ship that sank off the coast of Cape Cod nearly 300 years ago. Real Pirates is an 8,400sf interactive touring exhibition organized by National Geographic. It showcases more than 200 artifacts from the first fully authenticated pirate ship discovered in U.S. waters, including treasure chests of coins from around the world (some of which visitors can touch), jewelry, daily life items and technically advanced weaponry of the time – 18th century cannon, pistols and swords. 12. housTon zoo www.houstonzoo.org

The African Forest , now open, vividly recreates an awe-inspiring wilderness habitat featuring chimpanzees, rhinos and giraffes in an environment reminiscent of the forest landscape of western equatorial Africa. Exciting “immersion” exhibits with virtually invisible barriers between guests and the animals provide an extraordinary adventure for Zoo guests. The African Forest takes visitors on an entertaining journey through one of the world’s most mysterious and beautiful places. A mustsee! 13. riCe universiTy arT gallery www.ricegallery.org

Rice Gallery presents one kind of art: installation. Five times a year, an artist is invited to create a sin-

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gle work of art that transforms the space. When you walk into Rice Gallery, you enter the art and move through it. Rice Gallery funds the artist’s creative process from start to finish, and installations can become a turning point in an artist’s career. Young artists have the opportunity to expand their processes into well-developed, large-scale works, while midcareer and established artists can “fine-tune” their ideas and methods, or try something new. 14. the MuseuM oF Fine arts, houston www.mfah.org 

Intimate Settings and Public Spaces: Impressionist and Post Impressionist Drawings and Prints, on view thru January 17, 2011. Born into a new age of urban culture, social mobility and leisure, the Impressionists captured the era’s rampant prosperity and social change in images of places they inhabited. This exhibition of some 60 works on paper looks at those spaces – both public and private – and the various artistic methods the artists used to captivate their modern world. 15. conteMPorary arts MuseuM houston www.camh.org 

Perspectives 173: Clifford Owens, on view January 6, 2011, marks the first museum solo exhibition for this New York-based photographer and performance artist. Often incorporating the camera in his perform-

ance works, Owens blurs the boundaries between the documentation of his performance events and the creation of photographic artwork born out of action. Working within these self-imposed conditions, Owens brings a new perspective to the history of performance art through the incorporation of the camera and audience as well as through the restaging of historical performance works. 16. the Jung center oF houston www.junghouston.org 

The Inner Images, on view January 5, 2011, is an exhibit by Houston artist Keith McNay, who creates both abstract works and landscapes. His paintings have a spontaneous, rhythmic movement with rich layers of color and texture. 17. czech center MuseuM www.czechcenter.org 

The Czech Center Museum Houston works to preserve, record and celebrate the language, scholarship and arts of Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia and Slovakia. 18. John c. FreeMan Weather MuseuM www.wxresearch.org 

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MUSEUMS 1940 AIR TERMINAL MUSEUM www.1940airterminal.org 8325 Travelair Rd. 713.454.1940 ART CAR MUSEUM www.artcarmuseum.com 140 Heights Blvd. 713.861.5526 BLAFFER ART MUSEUM www.blaffer.org 4800 Calhoun Rd. 713.743.9521 Opens January 15, It’s a Poor Sort of Memory That Only Works Backwards by Johan Grimonperez GALVESTON ARTS CENTER www.galveston.com 2127 Strand St. 409.763.2403 HERITAGE SOCIETY www.heritagesociety.org 1100 Bagby 713.655.1912 HOUSTON FIRE MUSEUM www.houstonfiremuseum.org 2403 Milam 713.524.2526 MUSEUM OF PRINTING HISTORY www.printingmuseum.org 1324 W. Clay St. 713.522.4652 MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN HISTORY www.hbu.edu 7502 Fondren Rd. 281.649.3997 ORANGE SHOW www.orangeshow.org 2401 Munger 713.926.6368 PROJECT ROW HOUSES www.projectrowhouses.org 2521 Holman 713.526.7662 UNIVERSITY MUSEUM www.tsu.edu/museum 3100 Cleburne Ave. 713.313.7145

ART HOUSES 18 HANDS GALLERY www.18handsgallery.com 249 West 19th St. 713.869.3099 January 22, Earring Slam Jam, from 11-4. Shop for or create your favorite earrings. AEROSOL WARFARE GALLERY + BOUTIQUE www.aerosolwarfare.com 2110 Jefferson St. #113, 832.748.8369 ANYA TISH GALLERY www.anyatishgallery.com 4411 Montrose Blvd. 713.524.2299 ARCHWAY GALLERY www.archwaygallery.com 2305 Dunlavy 713.522.2409 Opens January 2, Body, Surface, Signs by Albert Goldreich and Becky Soria

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1. archway gallery | 2. water color art society 3. diverseworks | 4. darke gallery | 5. canal st. gallery

ART LEAGUE HOUSTON www.artleaguehouston.org 1953 Montrose Blvd. 713.523.9530 BARBARA DAVIS GALLERY www.barbaradavisgallery.com 4411 Montrose 713.520.9200

BERING & JAMES GALLERYwww.beringandjames.com 805 Rhode Place #500, 713.524.0101 BETZ GALLERY www.betzgallery.com 1208 W. Gray 713.576.6954 BOOKER-LOWE GALLERYwww.bookerlowegallery.com 4623 Feagan St. 713.880.1541 Thru January 26, Puuya Kuntha, Strong Heart CANAL ST. GALLERY www.canalstreetgallery.com 2219 Canal St. 713.223.2219 Thru January 31, Decoration by Gordon Phillipson CAROLINE COLLECTIVE www.carolinecollective.cc 4820 Caroline St. 713.825.4613

FOTOFEST www.fotofest.org 1113 Vine St. 713.223.5522

HOUSTON STUDIOS 707 Walnut St. 713.223.0951

COLTON & FARB GALLERYwww.coltonfarbgallery.com 2445 North Blvd. 713.869.5151 Thru January 29, Tributaries, solo exhibit by Terence La Noue

G GALLERY www.ggalleryhouston.com 301 East 11th St. 713.822.4842 Opens January 1, Motif by Creighton Michael

HOLLYWOOD FRAME GALLERY www.hollywoodframegallery.com 2427 Bissonnet 713.942.8885

COMMUNITY ARTISTS’ COLLECTIVE www.thecollective.org 1413 Holman 713.523.1616

GALLERY 1724 www.gallery1724.blogspot.com 1724 Bissonnet St. 713.523.2547 Opens January 1, Notice of Death by Emily Sloan

HOOKS-EPSTEIN www.hooksepsteingalleries.com 2631 Colquitt St. 713.522.0718 Thru January 8, Kermit Oliver

COMMUNE ON NORTH www.communeonnorth.com 2437 North Blvd. 713.526.3875

GALLERY SONJA ROESCH www.gallerysonjaroesch.com 2309 Caroline 713.659.5424 Opens January 21, Sculptures by John Henry

INMAN GALLERY www.inmangallery.com 3901 Main St. 713.526.7800 Opens January 15, Carl Suddath and Katrina Moorhead

CTRL GALLERY www.ctrlgallery.com 3907 Main St. 713.523.2875 Opens January 14, Natasha Bowdoin DAKOTA GALLERY www.dakotaframing.com 2324 Shearn St. 713.523.7440 DARKE GALLERY www.darkegallery.com 5321 Feagan 713.542.3802 Opens January 14, Chicago 7 group exhibition DESANTOS GALLERY www.desantosgallery.com 1724 Richmond 713.520.1200 DIVERSEWORKS www.diverseworks.org 1117 East Freeway 713.223.8346 Opens January 14, Parody of Light by Patricia Hernandez DOMY BOOKS www.domystore.com 1709 Westheimer 713.523.3669 ELDER STREET GALLERY www.elderstreetartist.com 1101 Elder St. 281.250.4889

GITE GALLERY www.thegitegallery.com 2024 East Alabama St. 713.523.3311 GOLDESBERRY GALLERY www.goldesberrygallery.com 2625 Colquitt 713.528.0405 Opens January 15, Merrie Wright and Ovidio Giberga GREEN HOUSE GALLERY www.greenhouseartgallery.com 716 W. Alabama St. 713.535.6462 GREMILLION & CO. FINE ART www.gremillion.com 2501 Sunset Blvd. 713.522.2701 Thru January 8, Bruce Brainard

KINZELMAN ART CONSULTING www.kinzelmanart.com 3909 Main St. 713.533.9923 KOELSCH GALLERY www.koelschgallery.com 703 Yale 713.626.0175 LAURA RATHE FINE ART www.laurarathe.com 2707 Colquitt 713.527.7700 LAURA U COLLECTION www.lauraucollection.com 1840 Westheimer 713.522.0855 LAZZARA ART GALLERY www.gallerialazzara.com 5400 Mitchelldale St. 713.681.0681

H GALLERY www.hgallery.org 617 W 19th 713.417.4888

M2 GALLERY www.gallerymsquared.com 339 W. 19th St. 713.861.6070

HCC-CENTRAL GALLERY www.centralfinearts.info 3517 Austin 713.718.6600

McCLAIN GALLERY www.mcclaingallery.com 2242 Richmond Ave. 713.520.9988 Opens January 27, Christian Eckart solo exhibit

HOUSTON LANDMARK GALLERY www.houstonlandmarkgallery.com 1200 McKinney 713.927.8800

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McMURTREY GALLERY www.mcmurtreygallery.com 3508 Lake St. 713.523.8238

MEREDITH LONG GALLERY www.meredithlonggallery.com 2323 San Felipe 713.523.6671 MIDTOWN ART CENTER www.midtownartcenter.com 3414 La Branch 713.521.8803 MONTROSE ART SOCIETY www.montroseartsociety.com 4715 Main St. 713.316.0402 MOODY GALLERY www.moodygallery.com 2815 Colquitt 713.526.9911 Opens January 15, Page Kempner MOTHER DOG STUDIOS www.motherdogstudios.com 720 Walnut 713.229.9760 NAUHAUS GALLERY www.texascollaborative.com 223 E. 11th St. 713.261.1409 Opens January 8, Hand Made by Chris Hedrick NOLAN-RANKIN GALLERIES www.nolan-rankingalleries.com 6 Chelsea Blvd. 713.528.0664 O’KANE GALLERY www.uhd.edu One Main St.@UHD 713.221.8042 PARKERSON GALLERY www.parkersongallery.com 3510 Lake St. 713.524.4945 PEEL GALLERY www.peelgallery.org 4411 Montrose Blvd. 713.520.8122 POST GALLERY www.postgallery.com 2121 Sage, Ste. 390 713.622.4241 POISSANT GALLERY www.poissantgallery.com 5102 Center St. 713.868.9337 RECORD RANCH GALLERY www.cactusmusictx.com 2110 Portsmouth 713.526.9272 REDBUD GALLERY www.redbudgallery.com 303 E. 11th St. 713.862.2532

STUDIO SEVEN 1107 East Freeway 713.224.5555 TALENTO BILINGUE www.tbhcenter.com 333 S. Jensen Dr. 713.222.1213 THE ARTFUL CORNER www.theartfulcorner.com 3423 White Oak Dr. 713.426.4278 THOM ANDRIOLA www.newgallery.net 2627 Colquitt 713.520.7053 THORNWOOD GALLERY www.thornwoodgallery.com 2643 Colquitt St. 713.528.4278 Opens January 15, Works by Marco Otero VAUGHAN CHRISTOPHER GALLERY www.vaughanchristopher.com 1217 S. Shepherd 713.533.0816 WADE WILSON ART www.wadewilsonart.com 4411 Montrose #200, 713.521.2977 Opens January 7, Lucinda Cobley WATERCOLOR ART SOCIETY www.watercolorhouston.org 1601 West Alabama 713.942.9966 Opens January 14, Kermit Eisenhut WINTER STREET STUDIOS www.winterstreetstudios.net 2101 Winter St. 713.862.0082 XNIHILO GALLERY www.xnil.org 2115 Taft St. 713.622.1846 ZARPOSH INDIA GALLERY www.zarposhindia.com 5910 Southwest Fwy. 713.668.2948

RETRO GALLERY www.retrogallery.com 1839 W. Alabama 713.522.7074 RUDOLPH PROJECTS I ARTSCAN GALLERY www.rudolphprojects.com 1836 Richmond Ave. 713.807.1836 SICARDI GALLERY www.sicardi.com 2246 Richmond Ave. 713.529.1313 SPACE125 GALLERY www.haatx.com 3201 Allen Parkway 713.527.9330

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for art’s sake Interview by Lance Scott Walker Photography by Jaime Collier

JAIME COLLIER JAIME COLLIER

Tackling multiple genres as a photographer – weddings, portraits, landscapes, kitchens – do you draw common lines across them? Well, my background is my Masters in photojournalism and I think I got really lucky that I had amazing professors that did all different kinds of things. And they had heavy photojournalism backgrounds, and so I think they just kind of taught me a passion for photographing life. And I think that can come in different types of situations, anywhere from a kitchen in a restaurant, getting to know the chef and the cooks and all of that stuff, or if it’s a family or a newborn – it sort of applies.

YOU FEEL LIKE IT GIVES PEOPLE A CHANCE TO SEE THINGS THEY OTHERWISE WOULDN’T? Oh, definitely. It helps me from putting my experiences of what I see. I definitely stay true to the journalistic background, but I know that my experiences help influence the way that I see things, and I hope that makes my pictures different. IS IT YOUR BACKGROUND THAT BROUGHT YOU TO DOCUMENT THE CULTURE OF KITCHENS? You know, it’s not at all my background. My dad grew up on a farm but when he first came to Houston he helped run a restaurant, a family business. I never was around any of that, but I’ve heard stories of crazy kitchens and feeding mass amounts of people, so I think that did have an impact on it. SO HOW DO YOU TALK YOUR WAY IN? Well, a lot of times they approach me; they want pictures and they want them different. Not every time can a kitchen can stop and cook for a review or for a story, but they want to have pictures that they can use. YOU SAY YOU’RE UP TO YOUR NECK IN PORTRAITS RIGHT NOW. AS TIMES CHANGE, ARE PEOPLE STILL KIND OF OLD SCHOOL ABOUT PORTRAITS OR ARE THEY LOOKING FOR SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING MORE NOW THAN OLAN MILLS? I think, at least with my clients, they’re really excited and hope that I can document their family, their beauty, what makes their family click in a way that other photographers maybe haven’t done with them. And I also typically am really relaxed. I try to just let the kids be kids. It’s my job to get the picture; it’s not their job to perform or do something for me, you know? But I am starting to shoot some video, too. I’ve done it at a couple of births for people and it’s not… I’m not really a videographer. I’m calling them art trailers – typically it doesn’t have a whole lot of natural sound, either. People are liking that a lot, too. I think that’s looking into the future.

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AND THEN YOU HAVE CROP? 002 is featuring David Peck for CrOp. David… this past year, I’ve been to Uganda twice. David is a fashion designer and he saw some of my pictures from my first trip and had them printed digitally on fabrics and he did a collection for Houston Fashion Week. There’s talk that we’re going to show in New York in February. That scares me when I say that because we started to work on a second collection but we don’t have fabrics printed yet. We’re still toying with the idea, but part of the Uganda stuff, the money goes back to charity, and we did Living Water International and David’s considering… it’s his company, CrOp is, but he’s considering making Living Water International like a continuing theme. I don’t know if you’ve heard many water statistics, but something like 90% of the world’s hospital beds are filled with water-related diseases, and I think a child dies from a lack of clean water every 15 seconds. I think this next collection, the photos I think will be based more locally, dealing with objects found in water and keeping the water around Houston clean. I don’t know exactly what he’s going to use yet, but I’m sure that will be taking up quite a bit of my time in the coming year. WWW.CASADECAMERA.COM WWW.CROPBYDAVIDPECK.COM

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I DEFINITELY STAY TRUE TO THE JOURNALISTIC BACKGROUND...

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nonprofit

By Susan M. Bynam

BRIDGE

OVER TROUBLED WATER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS RAMPANT IN THE HOUSTON AREA. According to the Women’s Resource of Greater Houston and the Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council, an estimated 6,935 women will be sexually assaulted and 52,560 domestic violence incidents will be reported in Harris County this year. National statistics reveal that children not only witness abuse, but in approximately 50% of domestic violence situations experience abuse firsthand. Family violence is not only physically, emotionally, psychologically and socially harmful, but detrimentally impacts financial stability and is a leading factor in homelessness. Statistically, the most dangerous time for an abused person is when he or she is taking flight from the situation. Yet, where can an abused person flee? In 1978, two couples (Roy and Nancy Penney and Bob and Carolyn Russell), along with a small pool of faithful volunteers, created The Bridge Over Troubled Waters (“The Bridge” or “TBOTW”), a temporary, emergency shelter with a homelike environment that serves as a “bridge” to aid individuals and families to return to positive places in society. Thirty-two years later and with the support of a dedicated executive team, staff and board of directors, The Bridge has flourished to become the 6th largest comprehensive crisis center in Texas, serving some 20,000plus clients annually through residential/non-residential services and community outreach and prevention/education programs. The Bridge targets southeast Harris County and serves a diverse range of clients. Per Deborah Moseley, TBOTW executive director, “No change can happen at The

AN ESTIMATED 6,935 WOMEN WILL BE SEXUALLY ASSAULTED AND 52,560 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENTS WILL BE REPORTED IN HARRIS COUNTY THIS YEAR.

Bridge without a relationship. My relationship here began 23 years ago as a volunteer, subsequent to relocating to Houston with my three children. At the time, I didn’t have any nonprofit experience and hadn’t planned on volunteering at a shelter. Yet, while floundering to discover my purpose in Houston, I followed the lead of my mother and grandmother, who at the time were active volunteers on the premises. And, the rest, as they say, is history – for The Bridge has truly become one of my greatest passions and my life’s work. We fully believe in listening to, and ascertaining, the needs of each individual client here. We then put forth our greatest efforts in creating an action plan to meet the client’s need. Women and children are granted an initial stay in our emergency shelter for up to 30 days, expense free. However, extended stays are permitted provided clients are working on goals. Currently, our immaculate, welcoming 8,000sf old church structure can house 75 women and children at a time. The site contains a small kitchen and a large bathroom complete with 4 stalls, 3 showers and 1 tub. Our shelter team (most are bilingual to accommodate our 55% Hispanic client base) consists of 3 caseworkers and 10 to 12 resident advocates who rotate 24-hour shifts. We have a great executive team and an impressive board of directors who support our efforts as doers (volunteers), donors (givers) and door-openers (connectors). We’ve formed partnerships (i.e., Texas Children’s Hospital; Harris County Hospital District’s Mobile Unit; Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council – just to name a few) to expand our outreach. Our core philosophy centers on empowering women and children to make healthy decisions to lead productive lives. Whatever choices our clients make, regardless if we agree with them, we honor those choices.” To better meet the needs of the agency service area, a new $4.8 million dollar replacement facility is 75% complete (March 1, 2011 – slated move-in date) – crediting professionals, community leaders, staff and board members supporting the Bridge to the Stars—A Brighter Future Capital Campaign. The new, larger facility will increase bed accommodations to 100, boost the agency’s visibility, and improve productivity by housing all agency offices, meeting/training rooms and a specially designed children’s center under one roof.

In an abusive situation or would like to find out more information on The Bridge’s services? Contact the 24-hour crisis/referral hotline at 713.473.2801

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gish at the movies By Sarah Gish Photography by Danny Clark

ART FILMS ARE GOOD FOR THE SOUL… TAKE A FRIEND TO ONE!

I LOVE HOUSTON SO MUCH THAT I’VE GOTTEN INVOLVED WITH A FUNDRAISER FOR NONPROFIT HOUSTON GREETERS (WWW.HOUSTONGREETERS.ORG), “HATS OFF TO HOUSTON.” HOUSTON CELEBS, INCLUDING MAYOR ANNISE PARKER, YAO MING AND LYLE LOVETT, HAVE DONATED HATS THAT WILL BE AUCTIONED OFF ON EBAY UNTIL THEIR FUNDRAISER CELEBRATION ON FEBRUARY 5, 2011, AT WINTER STREET STUDIOS. WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH FILMS, YOU CRY? I ASKED SEVERAL OF THE HAT DONORS FOR THEIR FAVE FILMS FOR MY ANNUAL ROUNDUP…

I first went to CATHERINE ANSPON, who has recently published a bee-you-tee-ful book, Texas Artists Today. She digs Jane Fonda’s gunslinging alongside Lee Marvin’s slaphappy drunkenness in spoofy western Cat Ballou. “I like the romance and characters of Casablanca, but my all-time favorite is Cat Ballou. It was the first western I saw that had a woman as a hero and I quickly became addicted to it!” Busy, award-winning chef and t’afia restaurant owner Monica Pope told me Rainman was her choice, but didn’t have time to tell me why. My guess based on what I know of Monica? The tender relationship that blossomed between Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise’s characters. Danny Clark is the fab photographer to the stars and for Houston Greeters and his favorite film is National Lampoon’s Vacation. Says Danny: “This film is number one in my book. I personally have aspired to be the “Greatest American Dad” and this movie is my guide. When it came out, it was basically a mirror of the ridiculous events that my family would go through to get to some faroff destination. A movie is special when it reminds you of your own life.”

Artist SANDI SELTZER BRYANT is the co-chair of “Hats Off to Houston” and was eager to tell me she goes for The Way We Were (coincidentally a fave film last year). She told me: I first saw it many,many, many years ago and instantly I was hooked into the Barbra Streisand character. Her strength, independence and insecurities reeled me in – and I also liked her hair transitions.

Robert Redford is not bad to look at either! Whenever I have a chance to see the movie or to hear the theme song, I am in a moment of time when all memories are mine.” (Don’t tell Sandi, but I think she looks a little like Babs…in a good way, of course!) Hollywood Frame Gallery owner and classic movie buff Kathleen Connaughton has watched It’s a Wonderful Life dozens of times. “It makes me cry every time.” Awww….

Ford Gunter loves art cars so much that he and best friend CARLTON AHRENS decided to make a film, Art Car: The Movie, coming out sometime this year (stay tuned for details). When he’s not editing his film, he likes to watch compelling movies such as Network (“It pretty much predicted the absurd rise and even-more-absurd dominance of the 24-hour news cycle to a tee.). But Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb gets his love. It was made in 1964 but its relevance today is striking. Rockin’ and award-winning family recording artist Leah White also liked Jane Fonda and Robert Redford, but together in Barefoot in the Park. “It completely reminds me of my husband and me starting out and living on the 3rd floor of an apartment building. Robert Redford is a conservative young attorney and Jane Fonda is a vivacious woman. I crack up every time someone has to truck it up to the top floor in their apartment out of breath and exhausted!” Hmm, Leah married an attorney and she’s vivacious – perhaps art imitated life?!

HAPPY 2011! NOW GET YOUR BUTT OFF THE COUCH AND GO RENT SOME OF YOUR PERSONAL FAVORITES!

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Hall of mirrors - Americas river oaks Sofia van der Dys

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spacetaker artscene By jenni rebecca stephenson

If there’s one word to sum up thIs month In houston’s art scene, It’s dIVersItY! LeaVe It to the ephemeraL cItY to mIx It up a LIttLe. enjoY!

WHETHER YOU’RE AN ‘AULD ACQUAINTANCE’ OR THE NEW KID ON THE BLOCK, THERE ARE SEVERAL ART AFFAIRS OFF THE BEATEN PATH TO STRIKE YOUR FANCY AFTER THE AUSPICIOUS STROKE OF MIDNIGHT THIS MONTH. BUT IN BETWEEN RENEWING YOUR GYM MEMBERSHIP, BUYING A NICOTINE PATCH AND ORGANIZING YOUR CLOSET, PLEASE CONSIDER A NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION TO EXPLORE YOUR LOCAL ART COMMUNITY. IT’S ONE OF THE FEW RESOLUTIONS THAT’S EASY TO KEEP!

The Specter of Nature at Spacetaker Artist Resource Center Opening Reception, January 8 @ 5pm; through January 29 In her exhibition The Specter of Nature, fine art photographer Stephanie Anne Clark creates hybrid images in an effort to explore relationships between materiality and ideals within representation – cutting and staging photographs and decorative materials to reframe them through a lens of fantasy and make believe. In a childlike setting where light plays with shadows, figures emerge from cutout foliage like paper dolls trapped in a space that straddles the real and unreal. Spacetaker ARC (Winter Street Studios at 2101 Winter) – Free. For details, visit www.spacetaker.org. Voix et Harpe with Divergence Vocal Theater January 15 @ 2:30pm Luxuriate in an afternoon of French voice and harp music paired with poetry of longing, love and other sultry Frenchiness, as well as dance inspired by Belle Époque barefoot icon, Isadora Duncan. Misha Penton, soprano. Joanna Elliott Whitsett, harp. Meg Brooker, dancer. Miranda Herbert, actor. Gallery Conversations presented by the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Free with general museum admission. www.divergencevocaltheater.org Inprint presents Peter Carey January 24 @ 7:30pm The 2010/2011 Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series presents Australian-born author Peter Carey, two-time winner of the Man Booker Prize and author of 11 critically acclaimed novels, including Oscar and Lucinda,

Illywhacker, True History of the Kelly Gang and Jack Maggs. The Denver Post describes his most recent novel, Parrot and Olivier in America, from which he will read, as “nothing short of captivating . . . one timely work of historical fiction.” The reading will be followed by an on-stage interview, book sale and signing. General admission tickets $5 – Alley Theatre, 615 Texas Ave. www.inprinthouston.org Main Street Theater presents The Year of Magical Thinking January 2 –February 13 (Previews January 22, 23, 26) Claire Hart-Palumbo will perform Joan Didion’s adaptation of her stunning memoir about the sudden death of her husband, John Gregory Dunne, and the prolonged illness of her only daughter. “Capturing the compassion, humor and bewilderment of a fiercely intelligent woman whose world lurches suddenly from the ordinary to the unimaginable, The Year of Magical Thinking is a love letter to a child and a tribute to an extraordinary, unconventional marriage told with raw candor and a storyteller’s gift for the absurd.” (Playbill) Tickets $26-40; previews $10; $5 on Friday, January 28. www.MainStreetTheater.com

And something for the foodies… GASTRONANZA 2011, supporting HIVE January 13 @ 6pm

Experience the flavors of Farrago, t’afia, Sorrento and Indika while testing your taste buds with wines from Spec’s or scotch from Dewar’s – all to benefit the execution of HIVE, an affordable, environmentally responsible, inhabitable work of art. The concept of HIVE (recently featured in CAMH’s No Zoning exhibition) is an emerging live-work space created from nearly 500 recycled steel shipping containers. AvantGarden (411 Westheimer) – $20 suggested donation. For more information, visit www.hivehouston.org.

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N E E GR PE HO

born cool. grow hip. By Pixie Ibañez Photography by Gabriella Nissen

LUCKILY FOR YOUR LITTLE ONES WE HAVE BECOME A MORE ECO-CONSCIOUS GENERATION AND IT’S NOW EASIER THAN EVER TO ADOPT A MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY LIFESTYLE. ECO-FRIENDLY, GREEN PRODUCTS ARE NOT ONLY A HEALTHIER CHOICE FOR YOUR BAMBINOS; THEY ALSO HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT. WHAT’S MORE, THE COSTS OF ORGANIC AND ECO-FRIENDLY PRODUCTS ARE DECREASING AS MORE PEOPLE ARE JUMPING ON THE GREEN BANDWAGON. HERE ARE A FEW REALLY COOL AND YUMMY PRODUCTS TO GET YOU STARTED!

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TIP: IMPLEMENT ECOE FRIENDLY HABITS AT HOM SO THAT YOU SET AN EXAM PLE. AFTER ALL, THEY WILL IMITATE YOUR ACTIONS AND HOPEFULLY THEY TOO S WILL CONTRIBUTE TOWARD RESTORING MOTHER NATURE’S BALANCE.

1. Rich Frog’s original rubber duck, Jason kids organic toothpaste, My Dentist’s Choice organic tooth tissues, Cocoon Baby organic wash and conditioner, Burt’s Baby Bee buttermilk bath soak, Lifefactory glass and silicone sleeve baby bottle, Bambu Bamdino Collection veneerware and utensils, Little g Pants diapers. Central Market, 3815 Westheimer, 713.386.1700 2. Kid O Memory Match 16 wooden connection game, Eeboo Gathering A Garden eco-friendly board game, Tegu Discovery Set natural magnetic wooden building blocks, Miller Goodman PlayShapes bird and flower, Skip Hop’s Stay-Put mat and plate, Zoo Care Elephant by Koko. Kuhl-Linscomb, 2424 W. Alabama 713.526.6000 3. Long-Sleeved Life Spud 100% Organic Cotton Onesies- “My Life is My Message” and “With our thoughts we make the world.” www.sweetspud.com 4 . Ella’s Kitchen organic baby Food, Sprout organic baby food. Central Market, 3815 Westheimer, 713.386.1700

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mini me

Photography + interview by Jackson Potts

Shot on location at the Lora Jean Kilroy Visitor and Education Center, a new, modern building that provides orientation and introduction for visitors to the historic house museum, Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens. The Kilroy Center is LEED-certified Silver for its environmentally friendly design.

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SUBJECT: francesca “frenchy” farris MENTOR: Jessica zapaTero GREEN LILY EVENTS

WHAT ARE YOU FAVORITE HOBBIES? frenchy: i like to play field hockey and basketball and i like to bake also. Jessica: i like repurposing things. my creative outlet is to take something that was used before and recreate it for another event or décor piece. COOL. WHERE ARE YOUR FAVORITE PLACES TO EAT? frenchy: my house is pretty good and arcodoro, our family’s restaurant. Jessica: i like ruggles green; i eat there a lot! JESSICA, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN EVENT PLANNING? 11 years. FRANCESCA, CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT A BAT MITZVAHS IS? it’s the ceremony of becoming a women (boys have bar mitzfah’s) in the Jewish faith. you learn prayers, and you read from the Torah. WHY DID YOU WANT TO HAVE A GREEN BAT MITZVAH? because i’ve started recycling and composting at my house and i just thought it would be fun to educate everyone else about recycling. HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE IDEA OF EMAILING THE INVITATIONS? i thought if it was mailed it wouldn’t be environmentally friendly. and if we emailed them we wouldn’t have to drive cars or waste paper. COOL. JESSICA, WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE THING AT A GREEN PARTY YOU DID? let me think… recently we repurposed some mason jars for a wedding and these were all mason jars that the mother of the bride had used for making her own pasta sauce. and we reused them and put organic sangria in them with matching bows to go with the theme and décor. WHAT MAKES A PARTY ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY? Jessica: i think one of the most important steps to take is the recycling. because there’s always beverages that are being consumed whether it’s plastic or glass and any paper – that’s very important. and i think the next most important thing is to be really mindful of your local resources. Try to shop local. you know if you have a local supermarket or a local purveyor of foods. Try not to fall into the imported cheese category or that kind of thing. remember you are trying to support local vendors, artisans and local product whenever you can. i think that’s what makes it green. only purchase what you need to consume.

JESSICA, WHY DID YOU GET INTO EVENT PLANNING? i think i’ve been planning events since i was probably your age! i’ve always dreamed of parties, and the clink of champagne glasses is probably my favorite sound. i got into event planning out of sheer passion and creativity, but event design, which is really our forte… green design is something that i noticed was a necessary step to take. our company recycles all the glass, plastic and everything that we can. we try to use only local and seasonal items as well as donating any leftover flowers from an event to senior centers. and a lot of times we can work with the hotels to sign a “good samaritan” clause and get food repurposed if it’s suitable. we try not to waste anything. That was one of the reasons i started a green event company, because i felt there was too much waste and i wanted to do something about it. HOW LONG HAVE YOU GUYS BEEN GREEN? frenchy: i started being green like 2 or 3 years ago. we went to vacation to new Jersey to see my mom’s friend. she taught me how to recycle and compost. and i just thought it was really interesting, so i started to do it at my house. i also started growing my hair to donate it. in two weeks it’s going to be really short! Jackson: yeah, i used to do that before my school said i couldn’t. Jessica: i think i was born green! my father was an environmental engineer, and so was always trying to repurpose something. and i’m from san francisco and i think we grow up like that. it’s imbedded in our dna. as long as i can remember we’ve always had recycling, gardening, composting. FRANCESCA, WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT PLANNING YOUR PARTY? i really liked planning the events at my party and i guess picking the location. everything about it! HOW ARE YOU HOPING THIS PARTY AFFECTS PEOPLE? i hope people will start to recycle and bring cans and papers to recycle centers and that they are influenced to compost and recycle. i wrote a manual for my friends! IF YOU COULD DO ONE THING TO HELP THE PLANET, WHAT WOULD IT BE? frenchy: i would stop producing unrecyclable items. Jessica: i think that’s really important. i think the elimination of dependency on oil would be the most important thing. using natural resources for fuel, like biofuels and further development of wind fuel. COOL! AND THAT’S A WRAP.

Fun Facts •The conTracTor recycled nearly 4,500 cubic yards of wasTe from The landfill.•The building’s maTerials conTain 11 percenT recycled conTenT, from sTeel producTs To carpeT To window frames and louvers.•a “sTormcepTer” removes 80 percenT of solids from 90 percenT of The siTe.•The “cool roof” reflecTs more Than 90 percenT of The sun’s radiaTion, raTher Than absorbing iT.•drip irrigaTion and “low flow” ToileTs TogeTher save more Than 140,000 gallons of waTer every year – more Than 7 average-size swimming pools of waTer.•The air-condiTioning sysTem has zero-ozone impacT.•The “green” housekeeping program will use only approved, earTh-friendly producTs.

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Photography by Sofia van der Dys

DaviD Peck: CrOp Collection TURNING FASHION INTO ACTIVISM, HOUSTON-BASED DESIGNER DAVID PECK IS SIMULTANEOUSLY MAKING MOVIE STAR-WORTHY GOWNS, SUPPORTING HUMANITARIAN CAUSES AND TRANSFORMING HOUSTON’S GARMENT INDUSTRY. TELL US ABOUT CROP (SHORT FOR CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES), YOUR LATEST COLLECTION, AND WHY IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR YOU THAT IT BE SUSTAINABLY MADE? CrOp is a contemporary women’s line priced $300-600. The whole idea came from my friend and photographer Jamie Collier of Casa de Camera. She had been to Uganda and I was looking at the pictures from her trip. There were so many colors and textures, and since I love prints, I decided to incorporate the images into my new collection. We decided to develop something where creative types can work together for the greater good. All the fabrics I am using are 100% organic and Fair Trade and all are digitally printed, which is less damaging to the environment than typical printing methods. We source our fabrics from India but everything is manufactured in Houston, which helps the local economy and allows for better quality control. My company will never outsource to China. New York is having a very hard time in the garment industry because of outsourcing. I try to look at it on a global scale. I can’t be completely sustainable – no one can make boning with recycled polyester – but I make the best choices I can, and giving back to the community makes up for the difference. In addition to giving 10% of proceeds to Baylor Pediatric International Aids Clinic, CrOp is working with Casa de Camera to host events that raise money to provide clean water and health care in villages across Uganda. WHY DO YOU THINK THIS TYPE OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN IS NOT MORE MAINSTREAM? I think there are designers dabbling in it, but the industry is so set in its ways in terms of sourcing and manufacturing. The biggest problem is that sustainable fabrics often tend to be a little “granola” and many designers do not want to use them. That is also not my aesthetic at all, so I work hard at finding the right fabrics. Also, production of those fabrics is still not at a scale for mass production. YOU ATTENDED THE PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN IN PARIS AND FIRST LAUNCHED YOUR BUSINESS IN NEW YORK CITY. WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO COME TO HOUSTON AND HOW CHALLENGING IS IT TO FUNCTION AT A HIGH LEVEL HERE? I initially came with my wife to care for her mother. I wasn’t sure how the business would work here but the amazing thing is that it has really

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taken off. New York is great for fashion and has a big – but struggling – garment industry. But there are a ton of other designers there and everyone is fighting for attention and resources. Here, people respond when something is done well. And not just the press, but also the buyers, which is probably thanks to the strength of the economy here. Coming here ended up being the best decision I ever made. When you let life take you where it’s supposed to, amazing things can happen. TAYLOR SWIFT AND ROSE MCGOWAN WERE PHOTOGRAPHED WEARING YOUR GOWNS. HOW DID THAT HAPPEN? I’ve hand-delivered things to many stars like Anne Hathaway and Rachel Zoe, but you are always in competition with so many established designers. Swift’s stylist, though, loved the line, and Swift wore a dress on the cover of a British magazine called Bliss. That image has been used for so many things including her Facebook profile and the NFL Kickoff images – it’s incredible how much exposure that image has had. McGowan was photographed wearing my dress at a USO gala. It’s still a little bit of a mystery how she got it, but we had a pr firm in New York that sent pieces out all the time. When we closed our business in NY and ended our relationship with the company, they were missing dresses. Recently, my assistant Colin was online and recognized the print on the dress. I remembered they had sent things to Rose. All the pr and exposure has brought some business stability and gotten people interested. People are calling to find out where to buy the collection and connecting to the pieces themselves. We rushed the holiday collection and it’s available at 310 Rosemont and Elaine Turner. WHAT’S NEXT FOR YOU AND CROP? I am really excited about next season. The cause will be the Gulf Coast, and all the textiles will be inspired by things that have been abandoned, like oil rigs and businesses. It is a metaphor for people’s lives which have been displaced and transformed. We will be working with a group that does a lot of awareness campaigns and job creation programs. We would love to develop a factory where everything, including all the textiles, could be manufactured here. There are so many opportunities for growth. The spring collection will hopefully be going nationwide.

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FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Hugo’s, but I usually end up at Berryhill. I’m vegetarian and they make a great spinach and corn enchilada. FAVORITE PLACE TO SHOP: 310 Rosemont is really great. They carry designers you can’t find elsewhere. It’s a real gem. FAVORITE HOUSTON PERSONALITY: Lynn Wyatt. She is chic, elegant and the consummate humanitarian. I am inspired by her.

WE DECIDED TO DEVELOP SOMETHING WHERE CREATIVE TYPES CAN WORK TOGETHER FOR THE GREATER GOOD.

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JUSTIN LASUERE MABRIE

TASHA MUDD age 27 sign Sagittarius origin Guam occupation Media Director, The Hucksters

age 25 sign Gemini origin Houston, TX occupation Operations Manager at Mabrie Memorial Mortuary and Relationship Columnist

people of houston Photography by Anthony Rathbun

3 LAURA UMANSKY age 32 sign Scorpio origin Texas occupation President/ Creative Director, Laura U, Inc.

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1. JUSTIN LASUERE MABRIE •WHERE IS YOU FAVORITE PLACE TO SHOP? MORTAR (in Houston) and local favorites when I travel. •IF YOU COULD MEET A CELEBRITY, WHO WOULD IT BE? Will Smith. •WHAT IS ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT? Contact with my mother and rear view camera in the car. •WOULD YOU RATHER COOK, DINE OUT OR GET TAKEOUT? A perfect week includes all three.

2. TASHA MUDD •WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE TREND? Wedges. They provide height AND comfort! •WHAT IS THE WORST FASHION TREND YOU LOVED? Doc Martins. In eighth grade you couldn’t convince me I wouldn’t love them forever. •WHERE IS YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO HANG OUT? Antidote in the Heights. •HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR STYLE? Preppy meets boho meets trendy.

3. LAURA UMANSKY •WHAT IS THE WORST FASHION TREND YOU LOVED? Leg warmers and side ponytails. •IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY, WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU WOULD BUY? A new shop in LA and one in New York…I’d like to see the business continue to expand. •WHAT IS ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT? My husband! My iPhone is certainly a close second. •HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR STYLE? Uncluttered and edited. My style is very intentional and simple so I can focus on my clients’ styles.

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Aldo Shoes - 5135 W. Alabama, 713.961.5922 Anthropologie - 800 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. N. 713.973.0561 Gap - 5085 Westheimer Rd. 713.626.8191 J.Crew - 5085 Westheimer Rd. 713.626.2739 Loehmann’s - 9347 Katy Frwy. 713.932.8016 Zara - 5085 Westheimer Rd. 713.439.0995

costume for cocktails Styling by Beatrice Allen Photography Gabriella Nissen Illustration by Alex Rosa

FEELING UTTERLY ROMANTIC AND INSPIRED BY PARISIANS’ EASY FLAIR FOR STYLE, KEEP THE OUTFIT SIMPLE AND CLASSIC WITH A FEW UPDATED ACCESSORIES. 36. january 11 | www.002mag.com

This LBD with subtle military details adds the perfect twist to a classic. Little black dress @ Zara | These tights are just as I remember when I was young, SUPER opaque. No see-through, only deep black tight. Super opaque tights @ J.Crew | The pixel-like image of Olive Oyl on this scarf is playful but still sophisticated. Olive Oyl Moschino Scarf @ Loehmann’s | Pearls are updated, attached in layers to a wide striped grosgrain ribbon. Perfect to wear as a necklace

or across the body. Pearl necklace @ Anthropologie | My outfit wouldn’t be complete without an ode to the beret. This pom-pom hat in cable knit is cool without coming off as stuffy. Pom-pom hat @ Gap | A wedge is forgiving on your feet but still provides all the height a heel would – minus the discomfort. Black wedge @ Aldo Shoes

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LISA POUNDS GREEN PLATE KIDS, LLC

retail wrap

years in operation 1 year 5200 West Loop South, Suite 205, Bellaire, TX 77401 713.665.5885 www.greenplatekids.com

Photography by Jill Hunter

HOW DID YOU GET INTO THIS BUSINESS? Like many women, I am a working mom, passionate about food and nutrition. Facing the new challenge of providing healthy food for my young daughter I quickly realized that I had a lot to learn and began researching and learning all I could about healthy, nutritious and great-tasting foods for children. While there are an increasing number of convenient, healthy food options for adults, there are few choices available for children that are nutritious, natural (without artificial ingredients), fresh and ready-to-eat. Green Plate Kids was born from the idea that there must be other busy parents who don’t have the time to prepare meals for their families but still want to provide them with healthy, fresh and nutritious meals.

Retail Sales through Smart Meals: 2612A South Shepherd Drive, Houston, TX 77098, and New Living, 6111 Kirby, Houston, TX 77005

WHAT SETS YOU APART FROM OTHER PICK-UP FOOD CONCEPTS? We have a very different model than other pick-up food concepts in Houston. In addition to offering pick up through our retail partners, Smart Meals and New Living, we offer home delivery, provide daily lunch programs with private schools and offer event catering for both children and adults. Our menu is designed by a licensed dietitian and trained chef and is kid-tested and approved. We use organic and locally produced products when available and base our menu on a healthy balance of the “greenest,” most nutritious and best-tasting food for families. Green Plate Kids is passionate about education, and in addition to speaking regularly at schools, local moms groups and other groups in Houston, we have some exciting events and classes coming soon with our new partner, New Living. We are also a sponsor and educational partner with Recipe for Success, the Houston nonprofit organization dedicated to combating childhood obesity. WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITES? WHAT ABOUT KID’S? My personal favorites are the turkey tacos and cherry chocolate nubblers (these also go great with a glass of red wine!). The kids’ favorites (including my daughter) are the yummy mac and cheese, pizza day (any of them, especially our nitrate-free pepperoni) and turkey meatballs and pasta.

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WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO ACHIEVE WITH THIS CONCEPT? We hope to offer parents a healthy alternative and enable them to easily be able to put a healthy and really tasty family meal on the table in minutes without the hassle of shopping and cooking.

REALISTICALLY, HOW PRACTICAL ARE YOUR MEALS FOR A FAMILY? Our kids’ meals range from $4.95-$5.95 (depending on size) and our family meals start at $23.95 to feed a family of 4 with sides! So it is a very reasonable alternative to takeout or just to provide a break from cooking. We recommend enjoying our food within 4 days or you may freeze it and enjoy later. Our meals are available through our retail partners every day or delivery is available on Tuesdays and Fridays through our website.

5 TIPS FOR GETTING KIDS TO EAT WELL

1. A parent’s role is to make healthy choices for their children and to help them determine the appropriate foods at the appropriate times.

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2. Offer a variety of foods. Your child’s tastes will change over time. Children will explore new foods on their time and in their way and will be more willing to try new foods if they are not forced.

3. Serve foods with different textures, colors, shapes and tastes. Children learn through their senses. Let your child experiment and “play” with their food.

4. Provide at least one food you know your child will eat so you will not be afraid they will go hungry. 5. Stick to your scheduled meal times and snacks. If your child does not want to eat much food at

lunch, remind her that the kitchen is closed until snack time (or the next scheduled meal). If you allow your child to snack throughout the day, it will be very easy for them to ignore that spinach at dinner.

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A A Modern Modern dAy dAy

FArMer Cultivates

Beauty Beauty And And Community Community By Marianne Mayeaux | Photography by Aaron Courtland HOUSTON-AREA FARMER DAVID CATER IS LEADING A REVOLUTION, BUT NOT THE KIND YOU MIGHT EXPECT. HIS STEMS FROM AGRICULTURE. HIS IS A FRIENDLY FARMERS MARKET REVOLUTION FOCUSED ON PROVIDING QUALITY FOOD ON A SMALL SCALE TO FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS. As the only edible and ornamental bamboo grower in the United States, entrepreneur David Cater has created a niche for himself, while making a living at cultivating the revered plant that he so adores. At his Brazoria County farm, the Utility Research Garden (URG), he grows about 80 bamboo species and varieties (there are about 1500 worldwide), in addition to his fruit and vegetable produce, yielding about 100 types yearly. He covets the bamboo (which is a grass) for its “hollow heart...strong on the outside, yet bends and doesn’t break; it makes a lot of clean air and dirt and it grows a lot of biomass.” The edible, sweet and fragrant green bamboo, a Taiwanese delicacy, boasts numerous minerals and plenty of fiber, including possible aphrodisiac properties, a fine selling point for sure. Cater delivers his prized green bamboo (available June-September) to restaurants and Asian markets in southeast Houston, and to the farmers markets. The pyramidshaped, white bamboo meat usually weighs one-half to one pound once harvested. Cater likes adding the meat to salads and stir-frys and offers that “they’re wonderful because they pick up flavors you’re cooking with, and the texture is great and crunchy.” The other main aspect of the URG is the carefully grown and sometimes rare produce says Cater. “We have a vineyard of muscadine grapes, a fig tree orchard, a small persimmon orchard, about 100 citrus trees including kumquats, satsumas and mandarin oranges. Mostly we grow vegetables, so currently we have about three types of kale, four kinds of mustard greens and cabbage, five types of carrots, bunching onions, sweet potatoes, broccoli, romesco and brussels sprouts.” Adding that our hot and humid Houston climate is pleasingly similar to southern Japan’s, Cater is able to grow many kinds of exotic Asian vegetables such as komatsuna, different types of bok choys and beans, melons and squash that otherwise you don’t see this side of the Pacific. The URG’s mantra is “eating is a comprehensive act,” meaning that how we eat influences the health of our world. 38. january 11 | www.002mag.com

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Cater hopes that through continued awareness about our food and how it’s produced, more people will catch on to the clean food “movement.” To him, it is a true democratic process to create a small business focused on neighbors and friends, and to produce a quality product sold on a small scale. “It’s a business focused on trying to build a quality of life for myself and those I work with, and I want to supply good things to my community,” Cater states. That said, the biggest challenge facing Cater is distribution and the constant of trying to attract people willing to frequent the farmers markets. Nevertheless, he believes that growth and awareness is underway. “I think sometimes people appreciate the value more when you pay at the farmers market. One of the coolest things about the farmers market is that you have people sharing and talking and you’d never see that at a grocery store. There was a study revealing that people have about 80 percent more conversations at the farmers market than at the grocery store.”

Cater’s goal over the next five years is to “grow such great stuff that people can’t help but love it and to give them a reason to keep returning; I just want to grow beautiful things.” His other mission is philanthropic: “We take all of our extra produce weekly and donate it to the Catholic Worker House in Houston...the house is called Casa de Juan Diego. Their mission is to help house new immigrants and provide shelter services to them. We always have an abundance of good, quality food to share with these people and I love the organization.”

David Cater’s produce is available Wednesdays at the downtown Urban Harvest Market and Saturdays at the Eastside Market.

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Photography by The Photo Boutique

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“MOST OF OUR ENERGY IS SPENT GROWING PRODUCE.”

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Photography by The Photo Boutique

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EVENT HOUSTON PETSET MIXER WHY TO BENEFIT HOUSTON PETSET WHERE CHARDE BOUTIQUE WHEN NOVEMBER 4

A BETTER ENVIRONMENT By Carla Valencia de Martinez

Puppy-lovers and the cat-crazed gathered at Charde for a super-chic mixer. The fine jewelry shop became a pet haven for one night. Louis, Buttons and Major frolicked around the store enjoying every minute of their VIP status… love it! Guests nibbled on some sweet cupcakes and candies while their pooches enjoyed a large bowl of treats of their own.

Alex Heins, Jamie In, Patrice Heins

Erin Palmer, Tera Miller

Casey Hedge, Jennifer Pritchet

Linda Gardner, Cindy Griffin

WE’VE ALL HEARD THE PHRASE COUNTLESS TIMES, NEW YEAR, NEW YOU. WHERE THE NEED TO REINVENT RATHER THAN BETTER ONESELF CAME FROM IS UNCLEAR. NEEDLESS TO SAY, WITH THE NEW YEAR, INEVITABLY COMES THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRY SOMETHING NEW OR MAKE SOMETHING BETTER.

Five years ago, HILARY OPHEIM, owner of WASHINGTON PILATES, did just that. Well, pilates wasn’t new for her, but the opportunity to open her own studio was. Propelled by her husband Scott’s belief in her, plus his uncanny handyman skills, paired with finding the perfect space, Opheim was on her way. With one vision in mind – to create a peaceful, supportive environment not only for the clients but also the instructors, one which catered to each individual with a workout designed to each client’s goals and needs rather than a fly-by-the-seat of your pants workout. Opheim started small, with only 567sf, a tiny storage closet and a bathroom, one Cadillac (not the car, it’s a trapeze table), two reformers and a Wunda Chair (both of which are pilates training apparatuses based on resistance work). She was the lone instructor and within no time, the growing pains came on as well as the search for a larger space.

Katy Jansa, Jenny Jinks

The current space on 2203 Washington is cozy and intimate with significantly more equipment. Opheim’s husband spent 3 weekends opening up the space to have higher ceilings and building a massage room as well as tiling and designing the bathroom. The space lends itself for easy interaction among not only clients and instructors, but client and client interaction as well, which is rare in a one-on-one fitness regimen. Clients are realistically able to forget the stress of the outside world and focus on themselves. Fast forward to five years later, with clients who have been with Opheim for over 10 years, she can finally sit back and relax, enjoying the positive, safe, uninhibited environment she and Scott created, merging mind and body into a better environment. Moving forward, the studio is creating their 2nd Mat Workout DVD, growing clientele as well as nurturing existing ones and continuing to do what they love.

2203 Washington Ave. | Houston, TX 77007 | 281.352.5791 www.wapilates.com | All sessions are by appointment only.

Julie Martin, Isla Jornayvaz

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FROM GOOD TO GREAT: TRX SUSPENSION TRAINING AT THE HOUSTONIAN TAKES BEING FIT TO THE NEXT LEVEL. By Nadia Michel | Photography Sofia van der Dys

HE HOUSTONIAN FITNESS CLUB IS ALWAYS ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF FITNESS TRENDS. IF MADONNA’S DOING IT, YOU’LL PROBABLY FIND IT HERE. TRX SUSPENSION TRAINING – A MILITARYAPPROVED WORKOUT USED ON “THE BIGGEST LOSER” BY TRAINER BOB HARPER – IS THE LATEST HIT.

Suspension Training is an approach to fitness that uses a system of ropes and webbing called a “suspension trainer” to allow the user to work against their own body weight. Randy Hetrick, a former Navy Seal and Stanford MBA graduate, came up with the idea for the TRX Suspension Trainer out of necessity. “He and his buddies were in a small space on a ship and they used parachute webbing to suspend different parts of their bodies,” says Shannon Bille, Fitness Director at The Houstonian. Hetrick launched his TRX equipment in 2005, and the buzz has been growing ever since. The Houstonian Club uses TRX as part of its Studio 360 classes, a circuit that also includes Power Plate (a vibrating platform that was initially developed by a Russian scientist for their space program) and Kinesis (a device with resistance cables that allow for a wide range of motion). “This room is for going from good to great,” says Studio 360 instructor Joei Didow. She advocates intense 30-minute workouts for taking fitness to the next level. A private session left us seeing stars, but in a good way. The adjustable straps can be hung from a ceiling and allow for about 300 different types of exercises. “You can even add medicine balls or kettlebells while you are on the strap,” explains Bille. “The reason people love it is that you use your muscles synergistically – you are using many different muscles at once, as opposed to when you are performing a linear movement such as an arm curl instead of bench presses 42. january 11 | www.002mag.com

because a bench press utilizes synergist muscle groups as well.” she says. “Suspension training also engages your core, which is great because a strong core is essential to maintaining a well balanced body.” Like Pilates, Suspension Training is a total body workout. Unlike the Pilates Reformer machine, though, the TRX cable can be rolled up and tucked into a purse. Easily transportable, it can be hung on a door hook and used anywhere. The affordable cost of TRX equipment also distinguishes it from Pilates. For about $190, anyone can have the equipment at home – no Houstonian Club membership required. There are 10 TRXs installed in the Houstonian’s Studio 360, which makes for intimate group work sessions. “People these days want more boutique-style classes. Our regular classes have up to 30 people. With the Studio 360 class, you get the camaraderie but you also get more individual attention,” says Kennedy. The Houstonian Club, recently named One of The Most Luxurious Fitness Clubs across America by CNBC, has a “continuous improvement” motto. The newest addition to an already impressive lineup is OmGym, slated to be used for Suspension Yoga and Inversion Therapy. The plethora of classes will surprise even the most blasé of gym-goers. Video Spin is a cycle class set in a room pimped out with disco balls. Sensuale is a dance-based class involving chairs. The popular EveryBODY Dance class offers a hip-hop how-to in lieu of the traditional cardio session. Classes at The Houstonian fill up fast because they’re fun and they really work.

TRX Suspension Training equipment is available at The Houstonian Fitness Club or at www.fitnessanywhere.com.

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By Carla Valencia de Martinez

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by nadia michel

Is this what www.HoustonArboretum.org info@houstonarboretum.org 4501 Woodway Drive Houston, TX 77024 713.681.8433

The ArboreTum And nATure CenTer remind Children of All Ages of whAT our plAneT is supposed To look like. “MANY OF THE SCHOOLCHILDREN THAT VISIT THROUGH OUR FIELD TRIP PROGRAM ASK THE VOLUNTEERS: ‘IS THIS WHAT A FOREST IS LIKE?’ AND THE VOLUNTEERS TELL THEM ‘THIS IS A FOREST!’” SAYS LORI HUTSON, THE ARBORETUM’S DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS & VOLUNTEERS. OVER 10,000 SCHOOL CHILDREN VISIT THE ARBORETUM EVERY YEAR, GIVING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP AN APPRECIATION FOR THE NATURAL WORLD. TADPOLE SCHOOL, AN 18-WEEK SERIES OF CLASSES FOR 4–5-YEAR-OLDS STARTING THIS JANUARY, TAKES IT ONE STEP FURTHER. KIDS GET TO LEARN AND GET THEIR HANDS ON THINGS LIKE TURTLES, BUTTERFLIES, OWLS, CAMOUFLAGE AND WETLANDS.

MORE TREES, PLEASE Families craving a little fresh air can get it and help make it by attending the Arboretum’s Arbor Day Celebration & Tree Sale. Staff and volunteers will be teaching about native trees for landscaping and giving tree planting demonstrations and tree tours. “Our mission is twofold: to provide nature education to people of all ages and to be a sanctuary for native plants and animals,” says Hutson. Arbor Day provides an opportunity to get native tree seedlings for a small donation and larger native trees and shrubs will be available for sale. Kids can take part in papermaking, face painting, puzzle hikes, making recycled paper hats, leaf rubbings and more. Arboretum mascot HANC the Owl and other costumed characters will be stopping by.

RECYCLING AFTER PLANTING In addition to a wealth of educational programs throughout the year, the Arboretum has developed sustainable ways of conducting their business. “A few years ago we started a program for recycling plastic plant pots and trays and it has been really successful. Waste Management, Inc., donates the container, picks it up when the container is full, and then recycles the plastic,” says Hutson.

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GOOD PLANT, BAD PLANT “We actively work to manage the Arboretum grounds as habitat for wildlife. By collecting seed from native grasses and wildflowers to grow in our 3-acre meadow, we increase the biodiversity, providing better food sources for the wildlife, as well as preserving that plant species which may become endangered by development. Additionally, we work hard at removing some plants from the Arboretum that are invasive and not native to this ecosystem, and re-planting the area with indigenous species of trees and shrubs,” says Hutson.

FUN IN THE FOREST Friday nights in January, Wine & Cheese Night Hikes provide an opportunity for adults to indulge in nature. An Arboretum naturalist guides participants on a night walk through the forest to look and listen for owls, armadillos, flying squirrels, frogs, insects and other nocturnal animals, ending the walk at the Arboretum’s meadow deck with a selection of wines and cheeses for sampling. “Many people describe the Arboretum as their “oasis” to escape from the concrete jungle,” explains Hutson.

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IN CASE YOU DIDN’T KNOW…. “The Arboretum was green before blue met yellow. We’re probably one of the greenest places in Houston when talking about color. Unlike parks or some other green spaces, the Arboretum is truly Houston’s nature – 155 acres that include forest, meadow and ponds that not only provide opportunities for people to visit, explore and enjoy, but also serves as important habitat for migrating birds and other local wildlife.” Lori Hutson Director of Public Relations & Volunteers Houston Arboretum & Nature Center

2011 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Saturday, January 29: 10am-4pm – Arbor Day Celebration & Tree Sale Saturday, February 12: Spring Volunteer Orientation Saturday, February 12: Tapas on the Trails – Valentine’s Event March 12-20: Spring Native Plant Sale March 14-18: Spring Break Camp for kids 5 to 12 Sunday, March 20: In Tune with Trees, Ellis Paul Concert benefiting the Arboretum Saturday, April 9: Earth Day Celebration August 26-September 2: Trip to Big Bend National Park Saturday, October 29: ArBOOretum

In addition to these annual events, the Arboretum offers yoga, tai chi, night hikes and nature photography, gardening and birdwatching classes.

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DISCOVERY GREEN: By Nadia Michel

EVEN WITH 30,000 NEW HOMES ADDED TO THE CITY’S AUTOMATED RECYCLING PROGRAM IN DECEMBER, MANY OF US ARE LEFT TO OUR OWN DEVICES WHEN IT COMES TO RECYCLING. Recycling Saturdays at Discovery Green have made it easier for everyone. “Before, if you lived downtown, the city did not pick up recycling,” explains Suzanne Theis, Program Director for Discovery Green. “The park itself recycles its own waste so we thought it would be possible to let people bring their recyclables here,” she says. “When we started, we had a small container that got picked up every two weeks,” she adds. A few months ago, the city changed the bins for bigger ones and introduced a sorter that allows people to put all their recyclables together.

containers are provided as a service by the City of Houston Solid Waste Management. The schedule is subject to change. Park staff will accept your recycling during the hours of 10am- 2pm regardless of whether the container is on site.

Discovery Green is also working on growing its Farmers Market on Sundays. “Eating local and eating fresh is one of the most important things for being truly green,” says Theis. A Craft Beer Garden and live entertainment have been added to the Market in an effort to increase the number of vendors from 25 to 40. “It’s a chicken and egg thing. The more vendors you have, the more buyers you get, which in turn encourages farmers to grow local,” she says.

Recycling one plastic bottle not only saves anywhere from 100 to 1000 years in the landfill but also saves the environment from the emissions in producing new bottles as well as the oil used to produce that bottle.

RECYCLING SATURDAYS Saturdays, 10am-2pm White Promenade and McKinney Street Bring your glass, paper, plastic and aluminum to recycle at Discovery Green. Please note: Recycling

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RECYCLING FACTS Each year Texans create enough waste to fill two lanes of I-10 from Beaumont to El Paso ten feet high.

The U.S. is the #1 trash-producing country in the world at 1,609 pounds per person per year. This means that 5% of the world’s people generate 40% of the world’s waste.

RECYCLING NUMBERS 9 cubic yards: Amount of landfill space saved by recycling one ton of cardboard $160 billion: Value of the global recycling industry

that employs over 1.5 million people. 79 million tons: Amount of waste material diverted away from disposal in 2005 through recycling and composting 5 percent: Fraction of the energy it takes to recycle aluminum versus mining and refining new aluminum. 315 kg: Amount of carbon dioxide not released into the atmosphere each time a metric ton of glass is used to create new glass products. 98 percent: Percentage of glass bottles in Denmark that are refillable. 98 percent of those are returned by consumers for reuse. 51.5 percent: Percentage of the paper consumed in the U.S. that was recovered for recycling in 2005. 544,000: Trees saved if every household in the United States replaced just one roll of virgin fiber paper towels (70 sheets) with 100 percent recycled ones.

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HELPING FILL HOUSTON’S RECYCLING GAP AND PROMOTING LOCAL FOOD PRODUCERS.

IN CASE YOU DIDN’T KNOW… “Construction materials for Discovery Green Park have been recycled for use in future projects. Additionally, 20% of the materials used came from regional sources, and more than 60% of Ipe, the wood used to construct the park, came from sustainably harvested forests. Ipe wood is a great choice because it’s amazingly strong, dense and naturally resistant to rot, insects and fire.” SUZANNE THEIS Program Director Discovery Green

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ONGOING WEEKLY EVENTS: • Urban Harvest Farmers Market at Discovery Green (Sundays) • Urban Harvest Farmers Market Gardening Classes: Gardening Fundamentals, Seasonal Gardening (Sundays) • Recycling Saturdays (Saturdays) • Blues and Burgers (Wednesdays) • Sundays in the Park (Sundays) FITNESS IN THE PARK: • Zumba! (Wednesdays) • Family Yoga with TUTS (Thursdays) • Pilates+Yoga=PiYo with TUTS (Thursdays)

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• Yoga in the Park with TUTS (Saturdays) IKEA Houston Presents Screen on the Green JANUARY • Skating with the Stars- January 3 • Magnificent Seven Ice Sculpting Competition- January 8 APRIL • Shell Eco-Marathon- April 15-17 • Air Alliance’s Earth Day Festival- April 23 • Gexa Energy Broadway at Hobby Center Film Series - screening of “Mamma Mia!”- April 29

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MAY • Thursday Concerts presented by Capital One BankThursdays in May and June • Art Car Parade Sneak Peek- May 21 • American Association of Museums- May 22-25 Day and evening stages programmed by Houston Arts Alliance Exhibit of artist-altered shipping containers or pods (organized by HAA) For more information about recycling, go to discoverygreen.com or www.houstontx.gov/solidwaste/recycling.html

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things i like love By Carla Valencia de Martinez

Love the simplicity of the messages on tees for a change. Win a Practice Peace t-shirt when you sign up for our e-blasts. Just go to our website and click the “sign up” tab to be entered into the drawing for 2 shirts. Or you can get your own at www.teesforchange.com.

Buddha Nose’s USDA Certified Organic balms are the BOMB. The aromatic oils combined with the soothing effects are incomparable. Bodhi Balm will calm your stress while Girl Balm soothes and calms the belly and lower back. Plus you can never have enough lip balm! Lemongrass Ginger Lime Lip Balm. www.buddhanose.com and KuhlLinscomb.

Baby G’s new collection is simply fun! Good luck picking one color, they’re like candy – perfect for a workout. www.baby-g.com

I have to admit I actually had no interest in lash extensions. I had never thought of the advantage of not wearing mascara. But I’ve been mascara free for 4 weeks and LOVE it. Kelly at Lash Co. is amazing. It takes about 2 hours to get a full set and you’ll have to do touch-ups every 3-4 weeks. I wear contacts so if it wasn’t raccoon eyes, it was lashes getting stuck in my eyes. I noticed with NovaLash, lashes no longer get stuck in my eyes and raccoon eyes are a thing of the past! Mention “Things I love” and get this free lash liner. 713.520.5274.

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Moderntwist placemats are fun for everyone. Children’s versions will keep little ones scribbling on the table while you get a meal on the table and the chic adult designs not only look great but also are a breeze to wipe down. Available at Kuhl-Linscomb. This mop makes me so happy. Really. Rubbermaid’s Evolve is not only easy to use, but green! Nothing gets trashed. You wash the attachable pad when it gets dirty. And I LOVE that I can customize my cleaning spray. From fabuloso to Mrs. Myers, to water and essential oils. Available at Target.

One of my favorite Mexican beers (and one of the country’s oldest, produced since 1865) is now available stateside! Known as Mexico’s “bestkept secret,” the Vienna-style lager beer combines a unique copper color with a perfectly balanced taste and a smooth, crisp finish. To find a location near you, visit www.findvictoria.com.

It doesn’t get prettier than pulling this compact out of your clutch. Dolce & Gabbana Lip Jewels at Saks Fifth Avenue.

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destination By Sandra Ramani

SHANGRI-LA RESORT & SPA

Boracay, Philippines

IT TAKES A FEW PLANE RIDES, TWO SHORT CAR TRIPS, ONE SPEEDBOAT TRANSFER AND ABOUT 30 HOURS TO GET FROM THE U.S. TO BORACAY – BUT IT’S WORTH IT. LOCATED A 45-MINUTE FLIGHT FROM MANILA, THE ISLAND OF BORACAY WAS FOR DECADES PRIMARILY A WEEKEND GETAWAY SPOT FOR CITY-BASED FILIPINOS, UNTIL WORD OF ITS BEAUTY STARTED SPREADING. NOW, YOU’LL FIND VISITORS FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE, INCLUDING AN INCREASING NUMBER OF AMERICANS, COMING FOR THE TOP-NOTCH DIVING AND KITE BOARDING, THE LIVELY NIGHTLIFE OR JUST THE CHANCE TO HANG OUT ON THE SUPER-WIDE, WHITE-POWDER BEACHES, WHICH HAVE RANKED AMONG THE BEST IN THE WORLD. JUST SEVEN MILES LONG, BORACAY ALSO EMBODIES THE BEST OF WHAT AN ISLAND VACATION SHOULD BE: A FRIENDLY, SAFE SPOT THAT OFFERS PLENTY OF DISTRACTIONS FOR THOSE WHO WANT IT, BUT ALSO COUNTLESS PLACES TO GET AWAY FROM IT ALL. (AND UNLIKE, SAY, MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN, IT’S PRETTY AFFORDABLE, TOO.) STAY On an island already full of beauty and charm, the Shangri-La Boracay Resort & Spa manages to take things to a whole other level. Opened in 2009, the property sits about 15 minutes away from the main island drag, alongside two pristine (and often secluded) beaches. The 219 suites and villas all face the crystal-clear waters of the Sibuyan Sea, and are decorated with native Filipino materials and furnishings, like tribal drums, fossil stone and glittery capiz shell handicrafts. (Villas also come with deluxe touches like pools or, in the case of the two-level hilltop Treehouse Villas, outdoor Jacuzzis.) There are hammocks and beach beds to lounge on, restaurants specializing in Italian cuisine or seafood, a cliff-top bar where you can watch the sunset over a pitcher of sangria, and an on-site Dive Center to help arrange diving or snorkeling trips. Along with all the five-star touches and classic Shangri-La service, the resort distinguishes itself and honors its location with its strong commitment to being eco-friendly. Because potable water is a valuable commodity on the island, the hotel boasts its own desalination plant to treat and convert salt water into usable H20; water is also recycled and re-used for maintaining the lush grounds, and storm water is collected to feed the sewer system. Energy conservation comes courtesy of high-tech electrical efficiency monitors, plus solar panels on the roofs of all villas. Located next to a nature reserve, the resort is also committed to providing a safe haven for the native flora, fauna and animal life, which include the endangered Flying Fox, the largest fruit bat in the world. Guests can learn about all the indigenous creatures, and the Marine Restoration Project, at the on-site Eco Center.

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SPA Local elements are also featured at the resort’s CHI Spa, a lovely cluster of private spa villas set around a serene pool. The Sense of Place section of the menu includes The Traveler’s Retreat, a three-hour spa sampler that begins with a scrub using local sand and virgin coconut oil, followed by a soak in a tub laced with fresh flowers and coconut milk. To finish, there’s a 90-minute traditional hilot massage, in which therapists apply strips of banana leaves to the body to check for blockages, then pound away the tension using scented oils and heated herbal pouches. www.shangri-la.com. ETC. For a break from all the relaxation, take the resort’s complimentary shuttle to White Beach, a nearly two-mile stretch of powder-fine sand lined with bars, restaurants and cafes. During the day, pop into the boutiques along D’Mall, then grab a fresh fruit shake at Jonah’s or a homemade Calamansi lime muffin from Real Coffee & Tea Café (an American-owned local institution). Along the beach, vendors peddle typical island flair like henna tattoos and hair braiding, as well as massages (one-hour sessions can cost as little as $8) and sails on traditional outrigger boats (depending on the duration, sails can run from $20-$40). Come evening, you’ll find restaurants showcasing a surprising number of world cuisines – from German and Greek to Mexican – plus several traditional Filipino beachside barbecues, complete with roast pig and live entertainment from a rock band or fire dancers. Later in the night, bars like Summer Place and Juice are where to go for flaming shots, danceable beats and lots of (scantily-clad) people watching.

Photography by Kim Coffman

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EVENT ONE GREAT NIGHT WHY TO BENEFIT THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS WHERE MFAH WHEN NOVEMBER 16 More than 300 attended The Museum of Fine Arts, Houstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s men-only fundraiser. The evening began with a cocktail reception where the dapper men mingled, followed by a dinner consisting of a hearty portion of osso bucco. To top off the testosterone-filled evening, guests leisurely smoked cigars by Jeffrey Stone. A substantial amount was raised from table sales, so the men had the opportunity to vote on how to spend the large pool of money, choosing from over 60 favorite pieces of art submitted by curators.

Corby Robertson, Rodney Margolis

Peter Marzio, Shafik Rifaat

Fayez Sarofim, Tom Roupe

Jason Fertitta

Gerald Smith

Ed Jones

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plant a fruit tree

Photographt by Jaime Lagdameo

AS TAUGHT TO 002HOUSTON’S GARDENING NOVICE BY THE URBAN HARVEST’S EDUCATION DIRECTOR, GARY EDMUNDSON AND DEMONSTARTION BY MICHAEL GODOY. A BEAUTIFUL SATSUMA (AVAILABLE AT WABASH FEED STORE ON WASHINGTON) WILL BE THIS NOVICE’S FIRST ATTEMPT AT PLANTING A FRUIT TREE DURING THE PERFECT SEASON. INSPIRED TO PLANT YOUR OWN? THE URBAN HARVEST IS HAVING THEIR 11TH ANNUAL FRUIT TREE SALE JANUARY 5, 2011, AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON’S ROBERTSON STADIUM (SCOTT STREET & HOLMAN STREET) 9AM–1PM OR UNTIL SOLD OUT. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.URBANHARVEST.ORG. DO take the tree out of the container removing all loose soil from the root system and spread out the roots. If needed dig to accommodate a spreading root system. DO Pick the right spot! Pick a location that receives at least six to eight hours of full sun. The exceptions are most citrus, which can have as little as 6 hours of sunlight and still be productive. DON’T pick a spot that has sitting water after a rain, and, if needed, DO plant on a mounded area.

IF YOU CHOOSE TO BUILD A MOUND – MIX THE EXISTING SOIL WITH A GOOD COMPOST MIX (WHICH CAN BE PURCHASED AT LOCAL NURSERIES AND FEED STORES.) NEVER MIX LOOSE SOIL BELOW GROUND LEVEL IN A CLAY SOIL. MIX ENOUGH TO FORM A MOUND THAT IS AT LEAST 1-2” HIGH AND 4’ IN DIAMETER.

DO dig down below where the roots will be planted before you plant – and chop up the soil with a shovel. Prune off any broken roots or shorten very long ones, and set the tree in the hole.

DO Create a mound of loosened soil inside the hole and place the tree on top of this mound with the roots spreading out over the mound. If it is a grafted tree, such as most of the apples, pears, stone fruit and citrus, find the graft line. You should see a diagonal scar 2 inches to 1 foot above the base of the trunk. DON’T place the graft line at or below the soil, so be sure you plant high enough so that even if the soil settles below the tree, the graft line will be above the soil.

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DO carefully fill in chopped dirt below and around the roots and replace with the same soil that was removed from the hole. DONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T mix or replace with a loose soil. Loose soil sitting below ground level of a clay soil will hold water and could result in drowning a tree. The tree should be planted to maintain ground level. Finish by tamping the soil down carefully with your feet. Then water with a hose.

Place cardboard (which will decompose over time) under the mulch which will be placed at least a four foot diameter around the tree at three inches deep. Use leaves, pine needles or a partially decomposed native mulch. Leave a few inches around the trunk free.

SOME TREES COME IN POTS AND SOME ARE BARE ROOT WITHOUT ANY SOIL. FOR TREES THAT ARE IN POTS, DIG THE HOLE SLIGHTLY DEEPER AND WIDER THAN THE POT. FOR BARE ROOT TREES, DIG THE HOLE BIG ENOUGH SO THAT THE ROOTS CAN BE SPREAD OUT WITHOUT BEING DO check soil CRAMPED. moisture twice weekly (in the first year) during hot, dry weather by sticking your finger into the soil under the mulch an inch or so. If dry, water.

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Sandra Gunn, a Broker Associate with Boulevard Realty can be found at www.sandragunn.com. Hair by Riaro.

archichat Photography by Jaime Lagdameo

the cIty of houston’s green InItIatIves are lIterally sproutIng up all over the place! from the cIty hall vIctory garden at tranquIlIty park where mayor annIse parker tends to swIss chard, tomatoes, kale and cabbages to the fIrst of 65 electrIc vehIcle (ev) chargIng statIons on walker street at cIty hall. I met wIth mayor parker and laura spanjIan, sustaInabIlIty dIrector for the cIty of houston, to get the good news that houston Is a green leader on par or beyond chIcago, la and new york.

where dId you begIn? Published in 2010, the City of Houston conducted a baseline community multi-pollutant emissions inventory using 2007 data gathered from CenterPoint Energy and several public agencies, including the City of Houston, HoustonGalveston Area Council, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the EPA. The results of this inventory indicated that residential, commercial and industrial building energy use produced more than half of the City’s greenhouse gas (GHG) and criteria air pollutant emissions, and transportation emissions made up over a third of GHG emissions. how dId you respond? In efforts to reduce greenhouse gas and criteria air pollutant emissions resulting from the City’s building and transportation operations, as well as save taxpayer money, the City of Houston created the Municipal Emissions Reduction Plan. The plan was the first comprehensive, coordinated approach at greening city operations, particularly in the building and transportation sectors. Through the City’s Municipal Plan, more than 1.5 million tons of GHG emissions have been avoided and more than 20 major projects have launched in the last few years. Everything from smarter traffic lights and buildings

to cutting-edge energy efficiency programs and commitments to buy hybrid, and soon electric, vehicles for the fleet – are all contributing to making the City of Houston a role model for green government and responsible stewardship. Houston now has the 3rd largest hybrid fleet in the US. EPA has ranked Houston as the #1 municipal purchaser of renewable energy (wind) in the US. And we are ranked #4 overall in the nation. I care about the envIronment, I want to make the world a better place for the next generatIon...but as a natIve houstonIan and realtor In thIs sprawlIng metropolIs, mass transIt Is never goIng to work for me. laura saId that you saw that comIng and If we won’t or can’t gIve up our cars, then you are makIng electrIc cars a vIable optIon. how? Houston is one of the first launch cities for electric cars, and will be incorporating 30 Nissan Leafs into our fleet in 2011. We are also leading other cities with 24hour EV permitting, incentives for charging stations, robust charging station infra-

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structure throughout Houston with a public-private partnership with NRG, who is the first energy provider in the US to provide EV charging packages and invest in infrastructure. Houston is their first launch city. as far as your local food promotIon InItIatIve, do you have a garden? I do! I have a herb garden at home and I compost – though I am not as good about turning it as I should be! Eat Local is important to me not only because it reduces truck transportation emissions but also provides savings and health benefits to Houstonians. A triple win. With the help of Mark Bowen from Urban Harvest and Chef Monica Pope, we have recently boosted the local economy by starting the City Hall Farmers Market on Wednesdays: 40 vendors (micro-businesses) as well as a few of the popular food trucks now have new opportunities every week. Also, the vegetable Victory Garden at Tranquility Park which was designed by Suzy Fischer of Fischer Schalles. It has brought together staff and created community and is an amazing education tool.

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sandra gunn | mayor parker

AND TO KICKSTART 2011… WE WILL BE LAUNCHING A FIRST-EVER COMMERCIAL BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY INCENTIVE PROGRAM, WHICH WILL PROVIDE FUNDING FOR 20 PERCENT OF AN ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECT. THIS WORKS ALONGSIDE OUR RECENTLY LAUNCHED GREEN OFFICE CHALLENGE: MY GOAL IS TO BE #1 IN THE COUNTRY FOR NUMBER OF LEED CERTIFIED AND ENERGY STAR RATED BUILDINGS (WE ARE CURRENTLY #8 AND #6 IN US, RESPECTIVELY). FOR ENERGY STAR, WE ARE CURRENTLY #2 IN US BASED ON SQUARE FOOTAGE. WE ARE ON THE PRECIPICE OF BECOMING ONE OF THE GREENEST CITIES IN THE COUNTRY. THAT MAY SURPRISE MANY OUTSIDE OF HOUSTON, BUT WHEN WE SET OUR MINDS TO SOMETHING, WE CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING. city hall victory garden at tranquility park

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002 profile with greg scheinman Photography by Jill Hunter

ADAM ASCHMANN VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS FOR THE GREATER HOUSTON BUILDERS ASSOCIATION (GHBA)

Greg Scheinman is an Associate at Insgroup Inc. the 4th largest independent insurance agency in Houston. Greg also plays host to some of Houston’s most influential CEOs, entrepreneurs and risk-takers on his PBS television talk show, “Profile with Greg Scheinman,” which airs Thursdays at 10:30pm on Houston PBS Ch. 8. (gscheinman@insgroup.net)

ADAM ASCHMANN HAS BEEN THE VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS FOR THE GREATER HOUSTON BUILDERS ASSOCIATION (GHBA) SINCE 2005, WHERE HE REPRESENTS THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS MEMBERS AT THE LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. PRIOR TO JOINING GHBA HE WAS VICE PRESIDENT OF THE WEST HOUSTON ASSOCIATION AND SPENT SEVERAL YEARS IN WASHINGTON, D.C., ON CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND AS A MEMBER OF THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS TEAM AT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. HE’S A HUSBAND, FATHER, AN AVID CYCLIST, AND ON TOP OF IT ALL, HE’S MY NEIGHBOR AND GOOD FRIEND. PROFILE SAT DOWN WITH ADAM FOR THIS MONTH’S GREEN ISSUE… WHAT DOES THE GHBA DO? The Greater Houston Builders Association is the local trade association for the residential construction industry. We represent homebuilders, developers, associated trades and suppliers. We currently have approximately 1,700 member companies, which represent several thousand employees. In 2010, our industry built approximately 18,000 to 20,000 homes in the Greater Houston region and expect generally the same in 2011. One thing that always impresses me is the economic impact amounts to an estimated $2.3 billion and 40,000 local jobs. This figure includes the local income that is generated, the local business owners’ income, local wages and salaries, taxes and other revenue for the local governments and local job support. Our region consists primarily of a five-county area including Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery, Brazoria and Galveston. HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED WITH THEM? I grew up in the contracting business. My dad is a plumber, and I had to learn what it means to be a business owner, working hard for everything you earn, and at the same time the importance of politics and the ultimate influence it has over how you run a business. It’s important to me to work to ensure that business owners are able to operate adam aschmann | greg scheinman their businesses the best way they know how. We need to keep regulation to a minimum and allow markets to dictate cost and not the government. TELL ME ABOUT THE GREEN COMMITTEE AND/OR INITIATIVE. On June 1, 2010, we launched a new voluntary green building program, Green Built Gulf Coast (GBGC). The GHBA has adopted the National Green Building Standard. This program is pretty cool in that all of the houses built under the program are not the same. It’s a flexible program. There are 5 categories including energy, water and resource efficiency, lot and site development, indoor environmental quality and home owner education. The builder attains more points through added features based on a scoring tool. WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING IN HOUSTON WITH GREEN BUILDERS? Houston and Texas has always been a leader in the home building industry and I expect no

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difference here. Builders have jumped on board with this program. We’ve registered over 300 homes and have over 15 builders participating. We expect to have significant growth in participating builders and our registered homes jumping into the thousands 2011. WHAT ISSUES ARE GREEN BUILDERS AND THOSE THAT SUPPORT GREEN INITIATIVES FACING? It really boils down to market acceptance. There are really some amazing items that are part of a green building program but sometimes they do add cost and that is a difficult choice for homebuyers – to choose something that is hidden like additional insulation versus granite countertops. WHAT DO YOU ENJOY MOST ABOUT WHAT YOU DO? The people, the interaction and the strategy that goes into policy creation. Working with elected and public officials to make a difference in our community, state and nation is why I got into politics. People really are able to have an impact. WHAT’S YOUR ADVICE FOR DEALING WITH POLITICIANS, LAWYERS, CEOS AND PEOPLE WITH “AGENDAS”? Be honest, be yourself and treat them as you would want to be treated. They are real people; they put their pants on one leg at a time.

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where to live CITY PLACE MIDTOWN

THE FRANKLIN LOFTS

LEELAND COURT

306 McGOWAN HOUSTON, TX 77006

201 MAIN, UNITS 6H AND 8J HOUSTON, TX 77002

2714 LEELAND AVE., HOUSTON, TX 77003

Houston’s 1st “Skyscraper”

Energy Star rated with TechShield • Secure gated community • Balcony with gas connection • Granite countertops with mosaic tile backsplash in kitchen

Downtown views*,10-Ft. ceilings, gourmet kitchens, slab granite kitchen counters, GE® stainless steel appliances, double compartment stainless steel sinks, full-sized pantries, high-speed internet available, pre-wired for AT&T Uverse®, multiple phone and cable lines, wood floors (levels 2-4), stained concrete floors (level 1), double sinks in master bath*, walk-in shower with bench*, garden style tub, computer niche*, 2” faux wood blinds, his & hers closets*, built-in bookshelves*,full-size washer & dryer, private terraces*, *Select Residences

The First National Bank Building constructed in 1904; six residential floors; takes advantage of the original structure’s unique architectural elements including brick walls, large windows and high ceilings.

Enjoy all Downtown has to offer right outside your front door when you buy in this new community. This plan has a master suite with his and hers closets, wine bar in dining room, 1st floor bedroom with full bath that could also be used as an office, and kitchen offers a balcony with gas connection. Finishes include Whirlpool appliances, hand-scraped oak hardwoods, frieze carpet, Moen fixtures and granite counters. Current prices reflect buyer incentives.

UNITS/ROOMS

Live well. Each City Place residence is a sophisticated private retreat. High-end finishes. High ceilings. High style. It’s positively uplifting.

1 bedroom/1 bath and 2 bedroom/2 bath with solid oak flooring and solid wood doors

Only 5 Left – 3 beds/3.5 baths/2-car garage/1,993sf

WITHIN REACH

The boutique hotel lifestyle includes expected pleasures – from saltwater swimming to freshwater misters, outdoor movie nights to healthy meals. Expect to be spoiled at City Place Midtown.

Light rail line steps away, minutes from I-10, I-45 and Highway 59 in Historic District of Downtown.

Minutes from University of Houston, Minute Maid Park and Discovery Green Park

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Call today for rates and to schedule your tour.

City Place Midtown 306 McGowan, Houston, TX 77006 cityplace@greystar.com 713.528.APTS (2787) www.cityplacemidtown.com

$189,000 and $309,000

Terry Stanfield Heritage Texas Properties 214 Travis tstanfield@heritagetexas.com 713.227.5406 or 713.582.6871

From the $260’s

Vinod Ramani 5023 Washington Ave. vramani@urbanliving.com 713.868.7226 www.UrbanLiving.com january 11 | www.002mag.com .57

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EPSON STYLUS NX625 ALL-IN-ONE

tools+toys+ gadgets By Michael Garfield

SOUNDFREAQ NORELCO SENSOTOUCH 3D I’m a hairy man. That means I am constantly shaving my 5 o’clock shadow. I’ve never been a big fan of electric razors but the new SensoTouch 3D from Philips Norelco is changing my mind. The zinc metal frame has touch-sensitive controls with an ergonomic grip that fits well in your hand. Instead of a typical electric razor with one wide screen concealing the blade, this sports Norelco’s Gyroflex 3D system. Three separate heads independently tilt and flex as they glide across your face. The SensoTouch 3D also works as a wet shaver when used with gel or foam. A slide-out trimmer is convenient for trimming moustaches and sideburns. The deluxe edition comes packaged with a charging stand, travel pouch and cleaning brush. Better yet, I can take the razor almost anywhere to keep the 5 o’clock shadow away. Without the nicks and cuts of a blade. $249 | Philips.com/sensotouch

You use your mobile devices for just about everything including phone calls, emails, web browsing and listening to music. But it’s hard to multitask with home audio systems with that still require docking. The Soundfreaq sound platform with Bluetooth can stream audio directly from your mobile device with incredible sound. Its custom-engineered and Kevlar-reinforced balanced drivers deliver big sound with a small footprint. Measuring less than 12” wide and 6” tall, the Soundfreaq looks great sitting on a desktop, office shelf or kitchen countertop. Any audio can be streamed from iPhones, iPads, Macs and PCs. Controlling the system is simple with a free downloadable app. $199 | soundfreaq.com

Printers continue to get smarter, faster and do more things. Epson ups the ante with its Stylus NX625 printer/scanner/copier. With built-in WiFi, multiple users can conveniently share one printer. This all-in-one also prints from mobile devices (including the iPhone), offers two-sided printing, boasts a 2.5inch color LCD and built-in memory card slots for PC-free printing. I have been impressed with Epson’s DURABrite Ultra ink that is water, fade and smudge resistant. Its footprint is small enough to leave a lot of extra space on your desktop as it measures 17” wide and 14” deep. Epson claims this is the world’s fastest all-in-one, spitting out 15 ppm (black) and 7 ppm (color). This is a great device for families and students at an affordable price. $149 | Epson.com

VALET HOME WIRELESS ROUTER WiFi is the way to go when you want easy Internet access in your home or office. But setting up a WiFi router can be confusing, especially when trying to configure passwords. Cisco, which owns the Linksys brand of routers, has come up with an easy way to create a wireless network with the Valet. Simply insert the included Easy Setup Key right into a USB port in your PC or Mac and the Cisco Connect software takes over. Unlike other wireless products that require many steps to set up a single computer, Cisco Connect takes you through three steps from start to finish. Valet also makes it a snap to set parental controls and allow guest access on your network. $99 | thevalet.com

MICHAEL GARFIELD is known as “The High-Tech Texan®.” His radio program airs on The 9-5-0 weekdays from 9am-11am and Saturdays 11am-2pm. Visit his website at www.hightechtexan.com. Follow him on Facebook and on Twitter @hightechtexan. 58. january 11 | www.002mag.com

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HAMMERMANN’S HERB GARDEN MARKERS

It doesn’t get more green, sustainable, reusable or resourceful than Hammermann’s herb garden markers. Hammered and stamped by hand using silver-plated vintage teaspoons and tablespoons. Each one is different and one-of-a-kind with a natural patina. Nine spoons read: chives, cilantro, dill, lavender, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage and thyme.

The design of a classic silver spoon, repurposed in a garden, which brings food to your table, is so perfectly green.

www.hammermann.etsy.com

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This is the end of designated driver take-turns conflict. Whenever someone needs a ride, REV can pick up/drop-off from any location within their 2 “zones”. Downtown/Midtown being Zone 1 and Washington Avenue, Zone 2. Each zone is either $5 or to go from one zone to another it’s $10. Zone maps are available on our website at gorevgo.com. Be safe and eco-conscious – nice mix. www.gorevgo.com

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Girl Talk frenetic mash-ups promise to not leave a single being still. The unbelievable number of music samples on his mixes will challenge your music knowledge to the core, while your body moves incessantly. At one point the stage transforms into a party in its own right. Expect the unexpected from this guy. Enjoy the DJs generosity by downloading his latest album “All Day” free, online at www.illegal-art.net/allday/ and be sure to get tickets in advance for his live performance. Verizon Wireless Theater Thursday, January 13 | 8PM www.livenation.com

MENtertainment

The überhip Pamela Love designs combine artsy sensibility and gothic attitude into one of a kind pieces. This menacing bronze crow’s skull chainlink necklace is ideal for guys looking for a unique adornment. PEEL, 4411 Montrose Blvd. www.peelgallery.org

MIX & MASH TUACA, A BRANDY VANILLA/ORANGE FLAVORED LIQUEUR, IS A PERFECT NIGHTSTARTER OR NIGHTCAP. THE MIX POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS. HERE’S ONE WE PREFER:

Tuaca Hot Chocolate 11/2 oz Tuaca 2 dashes hot sauce 1 bar spoon chocolate syrup chili pepper Drizzle chocolate syrup into a shot glass. Shake Tuaca and hot sauce with ice and strain over syrup. Garnish with a chili pepper. Recipe provided by Tuaca. Find it at Spec’s and online www.tuaca.com

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FROM GLUTTONY TO GLUTEN-FREE:

WELCOME TO A HEALTHY NEW YEAR By Tim Moloney

The shoes’ medium brown leather will continue to age as they are worn. Probably the coolest thing about these shoes is that they are stamped with individual serial numbers on the outside of the heels. According to the Mortar folks, these shoes can be dressed up or worn with the laces removed for a more casual look. Snap ’em up today for just $552. RING IN THE NEW YEAR OK, so it goes Christmas, New Year’s and then Valentine’s Day. If you want to get a jump on your “Jour de l’Amour” jewelry shopping, come on out to the DeVille Fine Jewelry showroom on January 26 to check out the line’s “best of” pieces – doing it two weeks out will allow enough time for custom sizing/alterations. Pricing is pretty great, too. Liz Glanville, DeVille’s owner and custom fine jewelry designer, will work with you to create something really spectacular without breaking the bank. Her showroom is at 5700 Woodway, Suite 250 and the number is 281.501.3810.

HAPPY NEW YEAR, WISE GUYS AND GALS! CARRYING AROUND A FEW EXTRA POUNDS AFTER ALL THE HOLIDAY REVELRY? MAYBE IT’S TIME YOU JUMPED ON THE GLUTEN-FREE BANDWAGON THAT SEEMS TO BE SWEEPING OUR FAIR CITY. IN CASE YOU’VE BEEN IN THE DARK, GLUTEN IS A PROTEIN COMPOSITE THAT APPEARS IN FOODS PROCESSED FROM WHEAT AND APPARENTLY, IT IS WREAKING HAVOC ON THE DIGESTIVE AND IMMUNE SYSTEMS OF YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS. THERE ARE THOSE WHO SAY THE GLUTEN-FREE CRAZE IS A BUNCH OF HORSESHIT, BUT OTHERS SWEAR BY IT, SO MUCH SO THAT SOME OF OUR FAVORITE RESTAURANTS ARE NOW OFFERING GLUTEN-FREE MENUS. Eat healthy without sacrificing taste at Ruggles Green, Tony’s (gluten-free pasta), RDG/Bar Annie (where Mimi is probably the most spirited anti-gluten advocate going), Fleming’s, Lupe Tortilla, Pei Wei, LaGriglia and more. Give it a try. Supposedly you’ll lose bloat, your skin will clear up, your eyes will shine and you’ll drop the lbs. toot suite! SHOE IN Props to Mortar once again! The Montrose men’s store with the terrifically well-edited offerings has landed a Houston exclusive: Common Projects’ brogue wingtip loafers, featuring the brand’s high-quality craftsmanship and attention to detail. So who or what are Common Projects? Glad you asked. The cool, understated New York-based accessories brand was established in 2004. The products, mainly bags, shoes and sunglasses, are hand-made using the finest materials in Italy, which contributes to the clearly luxurious touch.

TURN THE PAGE I recently had the pleasure of dining with a group of friends who all used to work together at a local advertising agency in the late 90s – early 2000s. I have never known a funnier or smarter group of people, or a more hilarious yet punishing work environment. Looking back, it was probably the best job of my life. That’s why I am crazy about Joshua Ferris’ book, “Then We Came to the End.” Set in 2001, it’s deadly accurate in its portrayal of a burst dot-com bubble and the coming waves of layoffs hitting the advertising industry – and one Chicago firm in particular. As a parade of employees depart, the remaining survivors turn on each other with a siege mentality that’s both heartbreaking and funny as hell. If you’ve ever worked in the advertising field, I would recommend this book to you – and to anyone that lived through the heaven and hell that characterized the dot-com era. It’s got a lot of similarities to today’s economic situation as well. Thanks to Austin art director Sarah Golliher for recommending it. SO HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL. MAKE IT A GREAT ONE. LET ME KNOW HOW THAT GLUTEN-FREE THING IS WORKING OUT FOR YOU. I JUST MIGHT JOIN YOU ONE OF THESE DAYS, ONCE THE WORLD RUNS OUT OF BREAD.

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restaurant listings houston | sugar land | the woodlands

american *17 | inside Hotel Alden 1117 Prairie. 832.200.8888 www.aldenhotels.com

BRANCH WATER TAVERN 510 Shepherd Dr. 713.863.7777 www.branchwatertavern.com

MARIPOSA inside Neiman Marcus 2600 Post Oak Blvd. 713.621.7100 ext.2166 www.neimanmarcus.com

BRC 519 Shepherd Dr. 713.861.2233 www.brcgastropub.com

McCORMICK AND SCHMICK’S •1151 Uptown Park. 713.840.7900 •1201 Fannin St. 713.658.8100 • 791 Town & Country Blvd. 713.465.3685 www.mccormickandschmicks.com

BYRD’S MARKET + CAFE 420 Main St. 713.225.0100 www.byrdsmarket.com CAFE EXPRESS 12 convenient locations in Houston www.cafe-express.com CANOPY 3939 Montrose Blvd. 713.528.6848 www.canopyhouston.com

51fifteen 51FIFTEEN | inside Saks Fifth Avenue 5115 Westheimer. 713.363.8067 AMERICAS •1800 Post Oak Blvd. 713.961.1492 •21 Waterway Ave. 281.367.1492 •2010 West Gray. 832.200.1492 www.cordua.com ARTISTA | inside the Hobby Center 800 Bagby. 713.278.4782 www.cordua.com BARNABY’S •5750 Woodway. 713.266.0046 •1701 S. Shepherd. 713.520.5131 •414 West Gray. 713.522.8898 •604 Fairview. 713.522.0106 •602 Fairview. 713.522.4229 www.barnabyscafe.com

CAVA BISTRO 300 Main St. 713.229.9504 www.cavabistrohouston.com COURSES | inside the Art Institute of Houston 1900 Yorktown. 713.353.3644 www.artinstitutes.edu DAILY REVIEW CAFÉ 3412 West Lamar. 713.520.9217 www.dailyreviewcafe.com DANTON'S GULF COAST SEAFOOD 4611 Montrose. 713.807.8883 www.dantonsseafood.com EDDIE V’S PRIME SEAFOOD 12848 Queensbury Ln. 832.200.2380 www.eddiev.com FOUNDATION ROOM | HOB 1204 Caroline. 832.667.7800 www.houseofblues.com

BENJY’S •2424 Dunstan. 713.522.7602 •5922 Washington Ave. 713.868.1131 www.benjys.com BISTRO ALEX 800 W. Sam Houston Pkwy., CityCentre 713.827.3545 www.bistroalex.com BLOCK 7 WINE COMPANY 720 Shepherd Dr. 713.572.2565 www.block7wineco.com BOOM BOOM ROOM 2518 Yale St. 713.868.3740 www.theboomboomroomhouston.com BOWL 607 Richmond. 832.582.7218 www.eatatbowl.com

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FISH [sushi] 309 Gray St. 713.526.5294 www.fishhouston.com KAM’S [chinese] 4500 Montrose Blvd. #C. 713.529.5057 www.kamscuisine.com

POLO’S SIGNATURE 3800 Southwest Frwy. 713.626.8100 www.polosignature.com

KONA GRILL [japanese+american] •501 Westheimer. 713.877.9191 •16535 Southwest Freeway. 281.242.7000 www.konagrill.com

POST OAK GRILL 1415 S. Post Oak. 713.993.9966 www.postoakgrill.com

KUBO’S 2414 University Blvd. #200. 713.528.7878 www.kubos-sushi.com

QUATTRO 1300 Lamar. 713.276.4700 www.fourseasons.com RDG | BAR ANNIE 1800 Post Oak Blvd. 713.840.1111 www.rdgbarannie.com

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RUGGLES GREEN •2311 West Alabama. 713.533.0777 •CityCentre 713.464.5557 www.rugglesgreen.com

LES GIVRAL’S KAHVE [vietnamese] •801 Congress St. 713.547.0444 •4601 Washington Ave. 832.582.7671 www.lesgivrals.com

SHADE 250 W. 19th St. 713.863.7500 www.shadeheights.com

PAGODA [vietnamese] 4705 Inker St. 832.673.0400 www.pagodabistro.com

TART CAFÉ 4411 Montrose. 713.526.8278 www.tartcafe.com

THE GROVE 1611 Lamar. 713.337.7321 www.thegrovehouston.com

GLASSWALL 933 Studemont. 713.868.7930 www.glasswalltherestaurant.com

THE LAKE HOUSE 1600 McKinney. 713.337.7320 www.thelakehousehouston.com

HAVEN 2502 Algerian Way. 713.581.6101 www.havenhouston.com

VOICE | Hotel Icon 220 Main. 832.667.4470 www.hotelicon.com

HEARSAY GASTRO LOUNGE 218 Travis St. 713.225.8079 www.hearsayhouston.com

YARD HOUSE 800 W. Sam Houston Pkwy., CityCentre 713.461.9273 www.yardhouse.com ZELKO BISTRO 705 E. 11th St. 713.880.8691 www.zelkobistro.com

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AUNTIE CHANG’S DUMPLING HOUSE 2621 S. Shepherd. 713.524.8410 www.auntiechangs.com

NOE Four Riverway. 713.871.8177 www.noerestaurant.com

THE CHELSEA GRILL 4621 Montrose Blvd. 713.942.9857 www.chelseagrill.com

BEAVER’S 2310 Decatur St. 713.864.2328 www.beavershouston.com

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ZAKE 2946 S. Shepherd. 713.526.6888 www.zakesushilounge.com ZUSHI 5900 Memorial Dr., #102. 713.861.5588 www.zushihouston.com

bar-b-que BEAVER’S 2310 Decatur St. 713.864.2328 www.beavershouston.com BROOKSTREET BBQ 10705 Westheimer. 713.783.3600 www.brookstreetbbq.com GOODE COMPANY TX BARBECUE 5109 Kirby. 713.522.2530 www.goodecompany.com PIZZITOLA’S BAR-B-CUE 1703 Shepherd. 713.227.2283 www.pizzitolas.com

breakfast+coffee+ diners+juice bars 11TH ST. CAFÉ 748 E. 11th St. 713.862.0089 ANTIDOTE COFFEE 729 Studewood. 713.861.7400 www.antidotecoffee.com AVALON DRUG CO. & DINER •2417 Westheimer. 713.527.8900 •12810 Southwest Frwy. 281.240.0213 www.avalondiner.com CAFÉ BRASIL 2604 Dunlavy. 713.528.1993

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RA SUSHI •3908 Westheimer. 713.621.5800 •12860 Queensbury Ln. #234 CityCentre 713.331.2792 www.rasushi.com RED PIER [asian fusion] 2701 Milam St. 713.807.7726

CAFÉ ROSÉ CityCentre 800 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. 713.827.3545 www.bistroalex.com/cafe-rose COCO’S CREPES 218 Gray St. 713.521.0700 www.cocoscrepes.com CRAVE CUPCAKES 1151 Uptown Park Blvd. 713.622.7283 www.cravecupcake.com

STRAITS [singaporean] 800 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N., 713.365.9922 CityCentre www.straitsrestaurants.com

DIRK’S COFFEE 4005 Montrose. 713.526.1319 www.diedrich.com

SUSHI RAKU 3201 Louisiana. 713.526.8885 www.sushi-raku.com

DON DIEGO COFFEE 208 Travis. 713.228.3560 www.dondiegocoffee.com

UPTOWN SUSHI Uptown Park. 713.871.1200 www.uptown-sushi.com

EMPIRE CAFÉ 1732 Westheimer. 713.528.5282 www.empirecafe.net

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FOUNTAIN VIEW CAFÉ 1842 Fountain View. 713.785.9060 INVERSION COFFEE HOUSE 1953 Montrose, #A. 713.523.4866 www.inversioncoffee.com ISLAND GRILL + JUICE BAR •5709 Woodway. 713.334.4036 •4024 Bellaire Blvd. 713.665.5388 www.islandgrillhouston.com KRAFTSMEN BAKING 4100 Montrose, #C. 713.524.7272 www.kraftsmenbaking.com MORE THAN CAKES 1100 West Dallas. 713.652.5132 www.morethancakes.com OCTANE COFFEE+WINE LOUNGE 3402 N. Shepherd. 281.974.1693 RUSTIKA CAFÉ 3237 Southwest Frwy. 713.665.6226 www.rustikacafe.com SALENTO WINE CAFE 2407 Rice Blvd. 713.528.7478 www.salentowinecafe.com SPRINKLES CUPCAKES 4014 Westheimer. 713.871.9929 www.sprinkles.com SUGAR BABY'S CUPCAKES 3310 S. Shepherd. 713.527.8427 www.ilovesugarbabys.com TAFT STREET COFFEE 2115 Taft. 713.522.3533 www.taftstreetcoffee.org THE BREAKFAST KLUB 3711 Travis. 713.528.8561 www.thebreakfastklub.com THE BUFFALO GRILLE •3116 Bissonnet. 713.661.3663 •1301 S. Voss. 713.784.3663 www.thebuffalogrille.com THE COFFEE GROUNDZ 2503 Bagby. 713.874.0082 www.coffeegroundz.net THE FRUIT PALETTE 2413 Rice Blvd. 713.523.7848 www.thefruitpalette.com

cajun+creole+ southern MARDI GRAS GRILL 1200 Durham. 713.864.5600 www.mardigrasgrill.net THIS IS IT SOULFOOD 207 W. Gray. 713.659.1608 www.thisisithouston.com TREEBEARDS •315 Travis. 713.228.2622 •1117 Texas. 713.229.8248 •1100 Louisiana. 713.752.2601 •700 Rusk. 713.224.6677 www.treebeards.com ZIMM’S LITTLE DECK 601 Richmond Ave. 713.527.8328 www.zimmslittledeck.com

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RISTORANTE CAVOUR 1080 Uptown Park. 713.418.1000 www.granducahouston.com SPAGHETTI WAREHOUSE 901 Commerce @ Travis. 713.229.9715 www.meatballs.com A Warehouse Full of Food, Friends, Families and Fun! Great Kids Menu! Large and Small Groups Welcomed. Open 7 Days A Week. Deliveries and Catering Available. VALENTINO Hotel Derek 2525 West Loop South. 713.850.9200 www.valentinorestaurantgroup.com

european

latin

BRASSERIE MAX + JULI [french] 4315 Montrose. 713.524.0070 www.maxandjulie.net

ARGENTINA CAFE 3055 Sage Rd. 713.622.8877

FEAST [european] 219 Westheimer. 713.529.7788 www.feasthouston.com THE QUEEN VIC PUB [european] 2712 Richmond. 713.533.0022 www.thequeenvicpub.com OPORTO [european] 3833 Richmond. 713.621.1114 www.oporto.us

indian KIRAN’S 4100 Westheimer. 713.960.8472 www.kiranshouston.com NARIN’S BOMBAY BRASSERIE 3005 W. Loop South. 713.622.2005 www.narinsbombaybrasserie.com SHIVA 2415 Times Blvd. 713.523.4753 www.shivarestaurant.com

italian TINY BOXWOOD’S 3614 W. Alabama St. 713.622.4224 www.tinyboxwoods.com

PIOLA 3201 Louisiana. 713.713.524.8222 www.piola.it

ZYDECO LOUISIANA DINER 1119 Pease. 713.759.2001 www.zydecolouisianadiner.com

CHARIVARI [european] 2521 Bagby. 713.271.7231 www.charivarirest.com

ARCODORO 5000 Westheimer. 713.621.6888 www.arcodoro.com ARTURO’S Uptown Park. 713.621.1180 www.arturosuptown.com

EVENT AN EVENING WITH THE ROYAL CHEF WHY BRILLIANT LECTURE SERIES 5TH ANNIVERSARY WHERE LA COLOMBE D’OR MANSION WHEN SEPTEMBER 18

MINGALONE 540 Texas. 713.223.0088 www.mingalone.com

BODEGAS TACO SHOP 1200 Binz #160. 713.528.6102 www.bodegastacoshop.com CAFÉ PIQUET [cuban] 5757 Bissonnet. 713.664.1031 www.cafepiquet.net

FREEB!RDS WORLD BURRITO 9 Houston locations Catering 888.392.2287 www.freebirds.com GUADALAJARA DEL CENTRO 1201 San Jacinto. 713.650.0101 www.guadalajarahacienda.com HABANEROS MEX-GRILL 3017 Milam. 713.523.1010 www.habanerosmexgrill.com

Chairman Emeritus Lynn Wyatt and founder Scott Brogan hosted a black-tie dinner fit for royalty at the newly redesigned La Colombe d’Or Mansion. Chef Darren McGrady, Senior Chef to Queen Elizabeth for 11 years and private chef to the late Princess Diana, prepared the elegant six-course dinner. The menu included Princess Diana’s favorite minted pea soup with lump crab, sautéed strips of dover sole salmon, champagne sorbet, pan-seared beef tenderloin steaks, Rouzaire Brie de Meaux and sticky toffee pudding with poached pears and Chantilly cream.

IRMA’S [mex] •22 N. Chenevert. 713.222.0767 •1314 Texas. 713.247.9651 www.irmasouthwest.com THE LEMON TREE [peru] •12591 Whittington. 281.556.0690 •207 Gray St. 713.655.0430 www.thelemontreeonline.com TILA’S [mex] 1111 S. Shepherd. 713.522.7654 www.tilas.com

Christina Girard, Jay Jones, Susie Criner

tila’s

CYCLONE ANAYA’S [mex] 309 Gray St. 713.520.6969 www.cycloneanaya.com

TINTOS [spanish] 2015 West Gray. 713.522.1330 www.tintosrestaurant.com

EL MESON [cuban] 2425 University. 713.522.9306

LAS VENTANAS [mex] 14555 Grisby Rd. 281.752.6990 www.lasventanas.net

Walter McReynolds, Shafik Rifaat

EL PATIO [mex] •6444 Westheimer. 713.780.0410 •2416 Brazos. 713.523.8181 www.elpatio.com EL REY [cuban-mex] •233 Main. 713.225.1895 •910 Shepherd. 713.802.9145 www.elreytaqueria.com EL TACO TOTE 6154 Westheimer. 713.706.3233 www.tacotote.com EL TIEMPO CANTINA [mex] •3130 Richmond. 713.807.1600 •5602 Washington. 713.681.3645 •1308 Montrose. 713.807.8996 www.eltiempocantina.com EL TORO [mex] 11920 Westheimer. 281.920.4840 www.eltorotexmex.com

las ventanas

LATIN BITES CAFE [peru] 1302 Nance St. 713.22.98369 www.latinbitescafe.com

Lynn Wyatt, Tony Chase

LUCIO’S [new american latin] 905 Taft. 713.523.9958 www.luciosbyob.com MARIA SELMA [mex] 1617 Richmond. 713.528.4920 www.mariaselma.com NINFA'S THE ORIGINAL 2704 Navigation Blvd. 713.228.1175 www.ninfas.com Royal Chef Darren McGrady

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ocean’s OCEAN’S [mex] 819 W. Alabama. 713.520.7744 www.oceansceviche.com DIEGO'S [mex] 1421 Preston. 713.236.1300 www.diegosrestaurantbar.com RIOJA [spanish] 11920 Westheimer. 281.531.5569 www.riojarestaurant.com

DOLCE VITA PIZZERIA ENOTECA 500 Westheimer. 713.520.8222 www.dolcevitahouston.com

BROOKSTREET BBQ 1418 Highway 6. 281.313.4000 www.brookstreetbbq.com

FRANK’S PIZZA 417 Travis. 713.225.5656 www.frankspizza.com

CAFE INDIA 2319 Williams Trace Blvd. 281.565.5881

PINK’S PIZZA www.pinkspizza.com •710 West Gray. 713.521.7465 •1403 Heights. 713.864.7465 PIOLA 3201 Louisiana St. 713.524.8222 www.piola.it STAR PIZZA •77 Harvard. 713.869.1241 •2111 Norfolk. 713.523.0800 www.starpizza.net

samba grille

SAMBA GRILLE (south american) 530 Texas. 713.343.1180 www.sambagrillehouston.com

steak+chops FLEMING’S •788 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. 713.827.1120 •2405 W. Alabama. 713.520.5999 www.flemingssteakhouse.com

TACOS A GO-GO 3704 Main. 713.807.8226 www.tacosagogo.com

CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL 2335 Highway 6. 281.980.4433 www.carrabbas.com

mediterranean + greek

CUPCAKE CAFE 16525 Lexington Blvd. 281.242.2744 www.cupcakecafeofsugarland.com GRIMALDI'S PIZZERIA 16535 Southwest Freeway. 281.265.2280 www.grimaldispizzeria.com JAPANEIRO'S SUSHI BISTRO & LATIN GRILL 2168 Texas Dr. 281.201.5294 www.japaneiros.com LA MADELEINE 2675 Town Center Blvd. N. 281.494.4400 www.lamadeleine.com

CAFE LILI [lebanese] 5757 Westheimer. 713.952.6969 www.cafelili.com

LAURENZO’S GRILLE 4412 Washington. 713.880.5111 www.laurenzosgrille.com MO’S 1801 Post Oak Blvd. 713.877.0720 www.mosrestaurants.com MORTON’S •5000 Westheimer. 713.629.1946 •1001 McKinney. 713.659.3700 www.mortons.com

niko niko’s NIKO NIKO’S •2520 Montrose. 713.528.1308 •301 Milam @ Market Square www.nikonikos.com SAFFRON [moroccan] 2006 Lexington. 713.522.3562 www.saffronhouston.com

pizza BOMBAY PIZZA CO. 914 Main St. 713.654.4444 www.bombaypizzaco.com CANDELARI’S 6002 Washington. 832.200.1474 www.candelaris.com

PAPPAS BROS. STEAKHOUSE 5839 Westheimer Rd. 713.780.7352 www.pappasbros.com SHULA'S STEAKHOUSE Hyatt Hotel 1200 Louisiana St. 713.375.4777 www.donshulas.com SPENCER’S STEAKS + CHOPS 1600 Lamar. 713.577.8325 www.spencersforsteaksandchops.com

STRIP HOUSE 1200 McKinney. 713.659.6000 www.theglaziergroup.com

SUGAR LAND AMICI RISTORANTE [italian] 16089 City Walk Drive. 281.242.2800 www.amicitownsquare.com

I remember the good old days of Solero and Beso – Arturo Boada’s past haunts – cozy modern spaces with the perfect mix of ambiance, a great crowd and tapas.

CHANDNI RESTAURANT [steak] 11102 S. Highway 6. 281.530.9200 www.gochandni.com

fleming’s YELAPA PLAYA MEXICANA 2303 Richmond Ave. 281.501.0391 www.yelapatime.com

TO GO

NAPA GRILLE URBAN WINE BAR 14019 Southwest Freeway. 281.277.2599 www.napagrille.net PERRY'S GRILL 2115 Town Square. 281.565.2727 www.perryssteakhouse.com

ARTURO’S IN UPTOWN Park debuts an Antipasti Tapas Menu at the bar with ceviche, sliced chorizo, veal ravioli, fried fresh mozzarella plus Formaggi and salumi plates.

PHO MAI NOODLE HOUSE 16200 Kensington Dr. 281.491.1528 www.phomainoodlehouse.com BROOKLYN CAFÉ [american] •4775 W. Panther Creek Dr. 281.298.7488 •3091 College Park Dr. 936.273.8880 www.thebrooklyncafe.com

HONEY BEE HAM + DELI 4747 Research Forest Dr. 281.364.9200

THAI COTTAGE II 4723 Sweetwater Blvd. 281.313.0707 www.thai-cottage.com

CAFE DI FIORE [italian] 10110 Woodlands Pkwy., Ste. 900. 281.298.1228 www.caffe-di-fiore.com

www.massassushiandrobatabar.com

THE BURNING PEAR 16090 City Walk. 281.275.5925 www.theburningpear.com

DICKEY'S BARBECUE PIT 10700 Kuykendahl Road. 281.298.8422

RAJIN CAJUN 16100 Kensington Dr. 281.277.0704 www.ragin-cajun.com

WASABI JAPANESE GRILL + SUSHI BAR 14019 Southwest Freeway. 281.242.3899 WILLIE’S GRILL + ICE HOUSE 945 Highway 6. 281.242.2252 www.williesrestaurants.com

THE WOODLANDS BENIHANA [asian] 1720 Lake Woodlands Dr. 281.292.0061 www.benihana.com

www.dickeysbarbecuerestaurants.com

DIMASSI'S [ethnic] 1640 Lake Woodlands Dr. 281.363.0200 www.dimassisbuffet.com GENGHIS GRILL [asian] 9300 6 Pines Drive. 281.363.4745 www.genghisgrill.com GURI DO SUL STEAKHOUSE 1400 Research Forest Dr. 281.907.4146 www.guridosul.com

MASSA'S SUSHI 4775 W. Panther Creek Dr. 281.298.5688

P F CHANG'S CHINA BISTRO 1201 Lake Woodlands Dr. 281.203.6350 www.pfchangs.com SITAR CUISINE OF INDIA 25701 Interstate 45. 281.364.0200 www.sitarcuisineofindia.net SWEET BELLA ITALIAN KITCHEN 202 Sawdust Road. 832.585.0066 www.sweetbellasatllc.com THE MELTING POT 19075 Interstate 45. 936.271.7416 www.themeltingpot.com TIN STAR [american] 300 Six Pines Drive. 281.465.9800

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MOST IMPORTANT MEAL OF THE DAY dine write

1. Sparta Pita 2. Niko Niko’s Market Square 3. Greek Yogurt and treats 4. Felafel Breakfast Pita

By Beatrice Allen Photography by Kim Coffman

Niko Niko’s |

Market Square

301 Milam | Houston, TX 77002 713.224.4976 | www.nikonikos.com

Hours: Monday-Friday 7am-8pm saturday-sunday 9am-9pm

SAMPLE MENU SELECTIONS

greekfast • Greek Link Sausage Pita- Greek Link orange and oregano sausage, potatoes, sunny-side up egg, grilled onions and grilled red peppers wrapped in warm pita bread $3.95 • Potato, Egg and Cheese Pita- Potatoes, scrambled eggs, diced onions, diced tomatoes, mushroom and kasseri cheese wrapped in warm pita bread $3.95

pastries • Baklava- Flaky fillo filled with ground walnuts and cinnamon, topped with homemade honey sauce $3.23 • Greek Cookies- Your choice of homemade traditional Greek cookies: Melomakarona, Kourambiedes and Chocolate Koulourakia $3

hot coffees • Greek Coffee- A true coffee lover’s coffee. “Black as hell, strong as death, sweet as love.” Also, served with medium love or no love, your preference. $3

iced+blended coffees • Greek Frappe- A blend of Nescafé and water whipped until fluffy, then poured over ice. Milk and sugar on request. Greek’s favorite iced drink. $3.23

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HEN THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE MARKET SQUARE REVIVAL LANDED ON OUR DESKS, WE COULDN’T HAVE BEEN MORE EXCITED. WITH IT, CAME THE NEWS THAT ONE OF HOUSTON’S MOST REVERED GREEK ESTABLISHMENTS WOULD ALSO BE CALLING THIS NEW SPOT HOME FOR THEIR SECOND OUTPOST.

Niko Niko’s, founded in 1977, Greek-American café located off Montrose was once just a walk-0up window with picnic tables. A distant memory of what it is now with its window fronts, patio, expanded parking and that ever-present line that stretches from the checkout counter through the restaurant out the door. The line is due to their simple approach to fresh, hot dishes. Nothing is overly complex or artistic. From flavors to the plate-ware, the main agenda is to serve really fresh, perfectly seasoned, simple, satisfying food. The line translates to perfectly controlled chaos behind the counter of a welltrained staff constantly performing tasks from peeling, cutting, mixing sauces to busing tables at military-like precision. It’s kismet that their location in Market Square is reminiscent of the walk-up window, patio chair and table style set-up. Except this time, the surrounding is a beautifully manicured park with clay gravel pathways, a metal lattice patio cover crawling with ivy and urban fans to cool diners in warmer months. Playing Greek radio stations (commercials includ-

ed), breakfast, lunch and dinner transform into a romantic dining experience. If you haven’t tried their gyro, start there. Perfectly seasoned lamb and beef strips are piled into a warm pita with onion, tomato and tzatziki sauce. It’s simple and the crispness of the sauce with the warm meat is magic. Being that we’ve been there, done that, this is about “Greekfast.” The most important meal of the day has gone Greek. And we approve. Niko Niko’s starts serving “Greekfast” at Market Square at 7am. Metered parking is available around the park or across the street. Across the clay pathway of a bright, mild sunny morning and we are greeted with a cobalt blue walk-up trailer miniNiko Niko’s in full swing taking orders from a bevy of hungry men. As we peruse the menu with everything from sunny-side up egg, felafel to spinach and feta, all we can think is, bring your appetite.

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4 I cleansed my palate with some Greek yogurt served with Greek honey, nuts and freshly ground cinnamon. The consistency of Greek yogurt is like nothing else. It’s rich but fluffy and smooth. The softest, most well-blended texture that yogurt could be is what this yogurt is. Palette cleansed, we were ready for a hot, knockout “Greekfast.” And that was achieved in more ways than one. Their Felafel breakfast pita with felafel patties, scrambled eggs, diced onions, tomato, sambal sauce and fresh cilantro wrapped in a warm pita had me out for the count. Felafel, fried chickpea patties, combined with pillowy eggs, fresh tomato, onion, cilantro and this spicy amazing red chili sauce that is homemade is incredibly simple but the crisp, clean bite of flavors is an eye-opener. If you need something lighter than that, look no further than the Mediterranean pita. Fresh spinach, scrambled eggs, diced onion, tomato, dill and feta cheese with a touch of olive oil are wrapped in a warm pita. The size may be generous but the calories are not. Another reason Greek fare is wildly popular. Men (or ladies) looking for a hearty pita, you are covered. Gyro, Greek link sausage, and a Sparta pita come full of gyro or sausage or both with a sunny-side up egg and a variation of onions, tomato, potato or grilled peppers. Rich and hearty, a nice strong cup of their Joe is the answer to keep you from having a midmorning nap. Using local Katz’s coffee for their brews, hot coffees or cold coffees (capable of being dessert) are offered. Used to my typical Vanilla Latte, their Hera’s Honey Nut Latte had me reconfiguring my route to work in order to pass by this local for it every day. Flavored with honey, vanilla and butter pecan, this sweet and nutty latte is light on flavor and full on wake-up mode. You can have your preference of brew made with the milk of your choice or soy; just specify when you order. Thinking of skipping breakfast? “Greekfast” will have you considering skipping lunch to reacquaint yourself with the most important meal of the day.

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the chef’s special Photography by Jaime Lagdameo

FAVORITES SANDWICH Lomo SaLtado Sandwich

ICE CREAM MIX-IN/TOPPING Lucuma

TRUCK FOOD FuSion taco

SPOT TO EXERCISE/RUN Soccer

CHEF roBerto caStre restaurant latin bites cafe | cuisine south american-peruvian | 1302 nance st., houston, tx 77002 713.229.8369 | www.latinbitescafe.com FAVORITE LATE NIGHT SPOT FOR A BITE? La Tapatia.

FAVORITE AFFORDABLE WINE? Ikal 1150 Malbec.

WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE NEXT FOOD TREND? Gourmet food trucks.

BEST BREAKFAST? Black Walnut Cafe.

WHO ARE YOUR FAVORITE CHEF, RESTAURANT AND DISH? Gaston Acurio. La Mar. Tiradito Nikkei.

AT HOME, WHAT DO YOU KEEP ON HAND TO SERVE DROP-IN GUESTS? Empanadas.

IS THERE A FOOD YOU WON’T EAT? Monkey’s brain.

WHAT WOULD PEOPLE BE SURPRISED TO FIND IN YOUR HOME REFRIGERATOR? A burrito.

DO YOU ANTICIPATE PUBLISHING A COOKBOOK? We are planning a recipe book for next year.

WHAT MAGAZINE COVER, OTHER THAN 002’S, WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE FEATURED ON? Bon Appetite.

BEST BRUNCH? La Duni – Dallas. WHAT INGREDIENT CAN YOU NOT LIVE WITHOUT IN THE KITCHEN AND WHY? Aji peppers. They are the essence of flavor in my kitchen. FAVORITE PLACE FOR DESSERT? Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Shop. WHAT UTENSIL CAN YOU NOT LIVE WITHOUT? Chef’s knife! WHAT’S YOUR PET PEEVE? Bad service.

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WHAT IS YOUR COMFORT FOOD? Aji de Gallina. DO YOU USE A RECIPE OR WING IT? Wing it.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, TELL US YOUR WORST CLIENT EXPERIENCE? Once a client asked me to prepare a special dish for which he brought some of the ingredients, but I refused because I was too busy. He left upset.

Photography by The Photo Boutique

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EVENT ABRACADABRA WHY THE 30TH ANNUAL FRIENDS OF THE STEHLIN FOUNDATION GALA WHERE WESTIN GALLERIA WHEN NOVEMBER 13 Supporters of The Friends of the Stehlin Foundation boogied to the Westin Galleria for a flashback of the ’70s. This year, the annual black-tie gala celebrated with Abracadabra, an ABBA tribute band from Las Vegas. The ballroom was decorated in feathers and disco balls, while tambourines, boas, light-up glasses, mood rings and glow sticks provided guests with the perfect party favors. Dancing queens (and kings) got down on the dance floor with ABBA’s classic and irresistible songs. Proceeds from the evening support cancer research at The CHRISTUS Stehlin Foundation. Mamma Mia!

Tamara and Harrison Bibb

Stephanie Jester, Cody Carper

Travis Goff, Keith Pettibon, Ashley Anderson

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Dee Moore, Ann Lukefahr, Melissa Harrell

Lisa and Nicholas Key

Niki and Shreyas Nanavati

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new restaurants NEW RESTAURANT? EMAIL

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Photography by Jack Thompson

Photography by Timothy Runyon

By Beatrice Allen

TQLA www.tqlahouston.com 4601 WASHINGTON AVE. | 281.501.3237

THE COUNTER www.thecounterburger.com

ZIMM’S LITTLE DECK www.zimmslittledeck.com

4601 WASHINGTON AVE. | 713.966.6123

601 RICHMOND AVE. | 713.527.8328

CUISINE SOUTHWESTERN

CUISINE CUSTOM-BUILT BURGERS

CUISINE FRENCH CAFÉ, CAJUN CUISINE AND ICEHOUSE

CHEF TOMMY BIRDWELL

CHEF N/A

CHEF JERAMIE ROBINSON

What is Washington missing from their lineup? Southwestern flair with Mexican touches and a tequila emphasis, you say? Here is your answer. Highly trained in namesake tequila with a Tequilier (expert in tequila) and TEQUILA ON TAP, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WASHINGTON NEEDED. WITH 170 VARIOUS TEQUILAS TO CHOOSE FROM INCLUDING ONE EXTRA SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION 250 ANIVERSARIO TEQUILA FROM CUERVO AT $450 a shot (the only place in Texas to offer this bottle), learning to sip tequila or ensuring that when you shoot it, it’s smooth as silk is no hard task. Aside from their tequila, their fusion of Southwestern cuisine with Mexican flair is also a strong draw. Standouts among the menu are their chili-seared Ahi tuna with warm jalapeno jelly, wild mushroom and goat cheese filled tamale in a mushroom cream sauce and sundried tomato salsa, and the pumpkin seed-crusted salmon with fried green tomatoes, sweet peppers, tequila lime butter and green chili mashed potatoes. The inventive touches start from the moment you try the salsas served with chips when you sit. One, a red, spicy delight, and the other a green, sweet with pineapple, mild spice concoction. Even dessert has a twist: Their cuatro leches includes coconut milk providing a delicate but notable sweet palette to this wildly adored favorite. If innovation is what you seek on an Avenue of regulars, stop in to TQLA where you just might find a new favorite. The dirty tequini is a newfound fave of ours!

THIS IS NOT YOUR REGULAR BURGER JOINT. At the door you are greeted with a clipboard and, as they say on their website, “an extensive list of fresh mouthwatering ingredients that allow you to build your own gourmet burger.” They aren’t kidding. From the norm beef patty to the market special carne asada, to a multigrain bun, to gruyere cheese, roasted red peppers, a fried egg, a Dijon balsamic vinaigrette, your combo choice is truly endless. And in reality, for $8 a burger, it really should be just the way you want it. I went with a 1/3 patty of beef on a multigrain bun with lettuce blend, tomato, dill pickles and spicy pepperoncinis with Tillamook cheddar cheese and 3 sauces to taste (mayonnaise, chipotle aioli and that Dijon balsamic vinaigrette). One single order of fries to share and our meal was nearly complete. My burger came out medium as ordered and was the best $8 burger I’ve ever enjoyed. Really – because it came with no surprises and the quality was as advertised, fresh. I was also delighted that it wasn’t like those “best” burgers that drip in grease all the way down my hand but still retained that amazing buttery flavor. My favorite sauce for my combo was the chipotle aioli. It complemented the pepperoncinis and cheddar just perfectly. Our shoestring “platter” of fries were all perfectly crisp. Not one soggy fry in sight. The final complement to our meal was one oversized chocolate chip cookie. No joke, this cookie is the size of a plate. Served warm with extra chips on top if you skip the enticing a la mode option. You can be sure I’ll take them up on that a la mode option on my next non-lunch visit.

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THE ZIMMERMAN’S HAVE DONE IT AGAIN. YOU KNOW THE FAMILY BEHIND LA COLOMBE D’OR AND THEIR RENOVATION, ZIMM’S BAR? Decidedly French, Zimm’s is a little gem on the corner of Richmond and Jack St. The locale has the ability to take you away and make you forget you’re sitting on a busy street in Houston, Texas. The chandeliers, sconces, iron patio tables and chairs are all antique…and so Paris café. Let’s talk food. The oysters are fresh and quite literally scream “eat me!” Served on the half shell, they share the menu with other chilled seafood items like scallops, crab claws and frutti di mare. My favorites are the poor boy and rich boy sandwiches. You can’t lose with either the fried shrimp or fried oyster from the poor boys. But go out on a limb and try the petit Lafitte – sauteed beef tips and fried oyster in a red wine and shallot reduction or the Carolina pulled pork – with asian slaw or bourbon honey mustard. There’s even the city’s only official petanque court, which in essence is the French version of Italian bocce. This fancy icehouse, as they like to call it on their website, is the perfect place to hang out.

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EVENT PHOENICIA SPECIALTY FOODS BREAKS GROUND WHY TO CELEBRATE THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE NEW DOWNTOWN LOCATION

WHERE ONE PARK PLACE WHEN NOVEMBER 3 More than 600 attendees gathered at One Park Place for the groundbreaking of Phoenicia Specialty Foods. The international market will make its downtown debut in early 2011 boasting 28,000sf and more than 6,000 products from more than 50 different countries, a foodies paradise to say the least! Attendees indulged in fine wine and beer samplings, nibbled on some Eastern cheeses and munched on Phoeniciaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s famous hummus, falafel, kibe and gelato while listening to the sounds of a jazz band.

Jessica Matherne, Wilson Pollan

Holly Jo DeMaster

Sabrina Miskelly, Rebecca Spera

Pohdoros and Despina Trejos

Randi Cleary

Chris and Stephanie Doyle

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EVENT STYLES JEWELERS SOIREE WHY LAUNCH OF PERRELET TURBINE XL WHERE 6536 WOODWAY DRIVE WHEN NOVEMBER 19 Styles Jewelers hosted a fabulous soiree to celebrate the launch of the Perrelet Turbine XL, one of their most exquisite Swiss watch brands. Visitors enjoyed casual conversation and wine while viewing the full range of the historic Perrelet 1777 watch line. Several unique limited edition Perrelet watches were sold with a portion of the sales being donated to the American Association for Cancer Research.

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EVENT CELEBRATE JONATHAN ADLER WHY TO CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF HIS NEW BOOKS WHERE KUHL-LINSCOMB WHEN NOVEMBER 18 Art and design aficionados flocked to Kuhl-Linscomb to meet happy chic, retro-groovy designer of the year, the one and only, Jonathan Adler. Fans were blown away by his candid and approachable personality. He is so cool! So, with the most upbeat attitude he began signing visitors’ candles, vases, ornaments, picture frames and most importantly, his two new books, Happy Chic Accessorizing and Happy Chic Colors. Guests strolled around the different buildings sipping on margaritas by Tequila Avión, ice-cold Stella Artois and sampling yummy treats by Whole Foods Market.

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EVENT MUTTS & MOONLIGHT MIXER WHY TO BENEFIT THE HOUSTON ARBORETUM & NATURE CENTER WHERE GROUNDS AT HOUSTON ARBORETUM WHEN NOVEMBER 19

Pet and nature lovers gathered at the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center for a picnic-style mixer under the stars. Guests mingled under the glow of the beautiful moon as they sipped Modelo Especial and munched on Freebirds burritos. The doggies had a blast sniffing around and making new friends. There was lots of tail wagging going on! Music from Houston cover band “The Slags” and Robert Ellis filled the cool crisp air. The chilly weather didn’t stop guests from enjoying sweet treats provided by Berripop Frozen Yogurt and The Fruit Palette. Houston Dog Blog and Pet Talk also sponsored the night’s event. Love this place! january 11 | www.002mag.com .73

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EVENT 2010 BUFFALO BAYOU BALL- HAPPY TRAILS TO YOU WHY TO BENEFIT BUFFALO BAYOU PARTNERSHIP WHERE HISTORIC SABINE STREET BRIDGE WHEN NOVEMBER 4 A record-setting crowd of almost 600 attendees dressed in ranch chic attire, strolled along the trails of Buffalo Bayou, viewing silhouettes of buffalo grazing along the banks before gathering for dinner under an impressive block-long tent on historic Sabine Street Bridge. The magical evening raised a substantial amount of money to further the Partnership’s efforts to transform and revitalize the bayou. The magical evening ended with a heartfelt sing-along to “Happy Trails to You”… the perfect ending for a perfect night.

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EVENT UNA NOTTE IN ITALIA WHY TO BENEFIT FAMILY SERVICES OF GREATER HOUSTON WHERE INTERCONTINENTAL HOUSTON HOTEL WHEN NOVEMBER 5 Houston’s most fashionable philanthropists arrived at the InterContinental Houston Hotel for one of the year’s most anticipated events, Una Notte in Italia. The over-the-top soiree presented their annual “celebrity” fashion show featuring local businessmen and athletes wearing the latest fashions by Festari for Men. Some of the familiar faces sashaying down the runway were Brian Ching, Owen Daniels, Mark Sullivan and Tod Eason, to name a few. Love it! 74. january 11 | www.002mag.com

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club+lounge review By Travis Jones Photography by Daniel Ortiz

ROYAL OAK BAR + GRILL | MATURITY, ON THE ROCKS, WITH A TWIST OF REBELLION 1318 westheimer, houston, tx 77006 | 281.974.4752

AILING FROM A SMALL TOWN, MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH WHISKEY CAME AT A YOUNGER AGE THAN IT SHOULD HAVE. I WON’T GO INCRIMINATING MYSELF TOO MUCH HERE, BUT LET’S JUST SAY THAT WHEN YOU AND YOUR BUDDIES GET INTO A BOTTLE OF YOUR DAD’S BEST SCOTCH, DO YOUR DAMAGE AND THEN TRY TO HIDE YOUR GUILT BY REFILLING THE BOTTLE WITH LIPTON ICED TEA, YOU’RE NOT EXACTLY ACTING LIKE A SEASONED VET. YES, HE FOUND OUT, AND NO, WHAT FOLLOWED WASN’T ONE OF THOSE SWEET, ANDY GRIFFITH-INSPIRED HEART-TO-HEARTS ENDING IN A HUG AND THE WORDS “LOVE” AND “PROUD” BEING THROWN AROUND. MY OLD MAN WAS PISSED, AND RIGHTFULLY SO. FLASH-FORWARD A FEW YEARS, AND WITH MY FIRST FEW GRAY HAIRS, HAS ALSO SPROUTED A LITTLE MORE RESPECT FOR THE COMPLEX SPIRIT. ROYAL OAK, ON 1318 WESTHEIMER, SPEAKS TO BOTH THE REBELLIOUS TRIALS OF YOUTH AND THE MATURITY THAT PATH INADVERTENTLY BRINGS ABOUT.

Royal Oak lives up to its name by being A.) devoted to the use of regal, oaken furniture, walls and accoutrement, and B.) being the size of a small castle. It’s difficult to discern from the outside looking in, but Royal Oak is mansion-esque, with vaulted ceilings in excess of 20 feet, a cavernous downstairs, a wraparound second bar up top and three, full-size patios. Rumor has it that yet another rooftop bar is in the works, but how they’ll manage all that space is well beyond this guy. Antler and crystal chandeliers cast an antique glow on black and white photography, and ample, leather-bound and luxurious seating lines the walls. It’s like that ski lodge in Tahoe your Uncle Dave claims to own and says that he’ll let you stay in some time, but he never really pulls through, does he? Jerk. In addition to all the typical libations and a good, starter-selection of micro-brews from Saint Arnold, Rogue and Real Ale, Royal Oak boasts over 50 different varieties of whiskey. From hearty and complex single-malt scotches to mellow, nectar-like bourbons and even a funky Japanese product, Royal Oak runs the gamut. The bar staff is a friendly and attentive hybrid of Westheimer attitudes: a little bit of Anvil’s painstaking care in preparation and drink knowledge spiked with a little rebellious free-for-all action that can be described as a little Poison Girly. No matter what their model is, they get your drinks to you quickly and don’t fumble through recipe

books when you ask for one of their many, specialty cocktails. The whiskey sour, by the way, tastes like a whiskey sour actually should, and their whiskey smash is the perfect indulgence on a cold, winter evening if you want to take yourself to a summer, front porch frame of mind. They will run you a pretty penny for the pleasure, but you get what you pay for and the strength of a Royal Oak cocktail lives up to its price. Currently, a menu of ‘roided-up bar food is in the works that will feature steaks, burgers and unique takes on old pub favorites. Nightly, highly alliterative specials (Martini Mondays, Texas Tuesdays, Whiskey Wednesdays and Top-Shelf Thursdays) are knocking the price off of a number of crowd favorite cocktails and experimentations such as their Guinness Bloody Mary and beginning to gather a following. It’s features like this that will help Royal Oak fill their massive space with a crowd that only Westheimer could bring in. Sophisticated and wild. Straightlaced and footloose. Old and young. Crunchy hipsters and power-tie suits. Every time I throw back a single malt, I think about the shenanigans I pulled just to cover my mischievous tracks as a kid. It’s nice to find a place, though, that understands the value of balancing just the right amount of scandal with just the right amount of class. Next time my old man is in town, I know just where to buy the next round. Here’s to Royal Oak!

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ANGELO’S DRAFTHOUSE B 711 Main. 713.225.3500

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THE WHISKEY B L 220 Main. 713.224.4266

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C&F DRIVE INN B 6714 N. Main. 713.861.0704 CHAR BAR B F 305 Travis. 713.222.8177 DEAN’S CREDIT CLOTHING B 316 Main. 713.227.3326 www.myspace.com/ deanscreditclothing

POLK STREET PUB B F 1201 Polk St. #140. 713.652.4044 www.polkstreetpubhouston.com

DIVE LOUNGE inside the Aquarium L 410 Bagby St. 713.223.3474

PETE’S DUELING PIANO BAR B 1201 Fannin. 713.337.7383 www.petesduelingpianobar.com

EIGHTEEN TWENTY B 1820 Franklin. 713.224.5535 www.myspace.com/1820bar ETTA’S LOUNGE L LM 5120 Scott. 713.528.2611 FLYING SAUCER B 705 Main St. 713.228.7468 www.beerknurd.com

RED CAT JAZZ CAFÉ B+L LM 924 Congress. 713.226.7870 www.redcatjazzcafe.com RESERVE 101 B 1201 Caroline. 713.655.7101 www.reserve101.com SAMBUCA JAZZ CAFÉ B LM 909 Texas Ave. 713.224.5299 www.sambucarestaurant.com SHADOW BAR C 213 Milam. 713.221.5483 www.theshadowbar.com

HOUSE OF BLUES B LM 1204 Caroline. 1.888.40.blues www.hob.com/houston

BAR 12•21 MORTON’S L F 5000 Westheimer. 713.629.1946 www.mortons.com BELVEDERE L 1131 Uptown Park. 713.552.9271 www.belvedereinfo.com BLVD 610 LOUNGE B+L 3005 West Loop. 832.875.3997 www.blvd610.com THE BLACK SWAN |Omni Hotel C 4 Riverway. 713.871.8181

JAZZ @ THE MAGNOLIA B LM 1100 Texas St. 713.221.0011 JET LOUNGE L LM 1515 Pease. 713.659.2000 www.thejetloungehouston.com

STATE BAR & LOUNGE B+L 909 #2-A Texas. 713.229.8888 www.thestatebar.com

LA CARAFE W 813 Congress. 713.229.9399

THE BREWERY TAP B 717 Franklin. 713.237.1537

LIVE SPORTS CAFÉ SB 407 Main. 713.228.5483 www.livesportscafe.com

THE B.U.S. SB 1800 Texas. 713.222.2287

THE TASTING ROOM W •1101-18 Uptown Park. 713.993.9800 •2409 W. Alabama. 713.526.2242 www.tastingroomwines.com WILD WEST C 6101 Richmond. 713.266.3455 www.wildwesthouston.com WINETOPIA W 6363 San Felipe St. 832.858.1149 www.winetopiatx.com

heights + washington 6TH STREET BAR & GRILL B F 2701 White Oak. 713.880.5999 360 SPORTS LOUNGE. SB 4061 Washington. 713.667.0398 www.360sportslounge.com ABSOLVE WINE LOUNGE L W 920 Studemont St., #150 281.501.1788 www.absolvewinelounge.com ANDY’S B F 1115 E. 11th St. 713.861.9423

CLUB 26 TEN C F 2610 Sage. 713.974.4000 www.myspace.com/club26ten PLANETA BAR-RIO C 6400 Richmond. PAPARRUCHOS B F 3055 Sage. 713.212.3178 www.paparruchos.com

SHAY MCELROY’S B 909 Texas Suite A. 713.223.2444 www.mcelroyspub.com SKYLINE BAR & GRILL B 1600 Lamar. 713.739.8000

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WARREN’S B 307 Travis. 713.222.9108

ROXY C 5851 W. Alabama. 713.850.ROXY www.myspace.com/roxyhouston

REMINGTON BAR B F St. Regis Hotel 1919 Briar Oaks Ln. 713.403.2631 www.stregis.com/houston RICHMOND ARMS B 5920 Richmond. 713.784.7722 www.richmondarmsonline.com

PORCH SWING PUB B 69 Heights. 713.880.8700

BRONX BAR SB 4520 Washington. 713.520.9691

REBEL’S HONKY TONK B 5002 Washington. 713.807.7040 www.rebelshonkytonk.com

CADILLAC BAR B F 1802 Shepherd. 713.862.2020 CEDAR CREEK CAFÉ B F 1034 W. 20th St. 713.808.9623 DISTRICT LOUNGE C 4606 Washington. 713.862.4448 DAN ELECTRO’S GUITAR BAR B LM 1031 E. 24th St. 713.862.8707 www.danelectrosguitarbar.com DARKHORSE TAVERN B 2207 Washington. 713.426.2442 www.dhtavern.com DUBLINER LOUNGE B 4219 Washington. EI8TH B 5102 Washington. 713.880.3500 FITZGERALD’S B LM 2706 White Oak. 713.862.3838

SANCTUARY LOUNGE L 2420 Washington. 713.861.7300 www.sanctuaryhouston.com SAWYER PARK SPORTS BAR SB 2412 Washington. 713.863.9350 www.sawyerparkhouston.com TAPS HOUSE OF BEER B 5120 Washington. 281.701.4248 THE DIRT B 222 Yale. 713.426.4222 www.dirtbar.com

WASHINGTON AVE DRINKERY B 4115 Washington. 713.426.3617

KOBAIN B 33 Waugh. 713.862.9911 www.kobain.net

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BEER ISLAND B L W 2631 White Oak. 713.862.4670

BOOM BOOM ROOM B F 2518 Yale. 713.868.3740 www.myspace.com/ boomboomroomhouston

SALT BAR B 4218 Washington

HEIGHTS SPORTS SB 2626 White Oak. 713.868.4943

MANOR ON WASHINGTON L 4819 Washington. 713.426.0123 www.manoronwashington.com

BLUE LABEL LOUNGE C 4500 Washington. 713.861.9910 www.bluelabellounge.com

ROOSEVELT L C 5219 Washington

THE LOT B 4212 Washington. 713.868.5688 www.thelothouston.com

LIBERTY STATION B 2101 Washington

BLOCK 7 WINE CO. W 720 Shepherd. 713.572.2652

REIGN L 4105 Washington. 713.869.0404

FOX HOLLOW L F 4617 Nett St. 713.869.2117

BEAVER’S B F 2310 Decatur St. 713.864.2328 www.beavershouston.com

BIG STAR B 1005 W. 19th. 281.501.9560 www.bigstarbar.com RA SUSHI B F •3908 Westheimer. 713.621.5800 •12860 Queensbury. 713.331.2792 www.rasushi.com

BRIXX BAR B F 5110 Washington. 713.864.8811

MAX’S WINE DIVE W 4720 Washington. 713.880.8737 NOX C 4701 Nett. 281.701.4248 www.noxhouston.com PAGODA BISTRO & BAR B F 4705 Inker St. 832.673.0400 PANDORA L 1815 Washington. 832.296.6220 PEARL BAR B 4216 Washington. 713.863.5337 www.thepearlbarhouston.com

13 CELSIUS W 3000 Caroline. 713.529.8466 www.13celsius.com 3RD BAR B F 2600 Travis. BRAZOS RIVER BOTTOM B F 2400 Brazos. 713.528.9192 CANDY C 3030 Travis. 713.862.4810 CHRISTIAN’S TAILGATE B F 2000 Bagby. 713.527.0261 www.christianstailgate.com COACHES SB 2204 Louisiana. 713.751.1970 www.coachesjv.com COMMUNITY BAR B 2703 Smith St. 713.526.1576

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CONTINENTAL CLUB B 3700 Main. 713.529.9899 DOGHOUSE TAVERN B 2517 Bagby. 713.520.1118 DOUBLE CROSS LOUNGE L 114 Gray. 713.526.3423

ELEMENT LOUNGE L 2611 San Jacinto. 713.651.9900 ESCOBAR L C 2905 Travis. 281.701.4248 EPIC L C 3030 Travis. 713.522.2531 FRONT PORCH PUB B 217 Gray. 713.571.9571 www.frontporchpub.com GLITTER KARAOKE B 2621 Milam G.R.A.B. B 809 Pierce. 713.655.0707 HOWL AT THE MOON L 612 Hadley. 713.658.9700 www.howlatthemoon.com JUNCTION SB 160 W. Gray. 713.523.7768 KHON’S WINE W 2808 Milam St. 713.523.7775 KOMODO’S B 2004 Baldwin. 713.655.1501 LITTLE WOODROW’S SB F 2306 Brazos. 713.522.1041 NOUVEAU ANTIQUE ART BAR B 2913 Main St. www.art-bar.net PUB FICTION SB F 2303 Smith. 713.400.8400 www.pubfiction.com REPUBLIKA L 2905 Travis. 713.526.4225 RICH’S C 2401 San Jacinto. 713.759.9606 SAINT DANE’S BAR + GRILL B F 502 Elgin. 713.807.7040 SHOT BAR B 2315 Bagby. 713.526.3000

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STATUS C 2404 San Jacinto. 713.659.5400 www.myspace.com/statushouston

BYZANTIO B F 403 W. Gray. 713.520.6896 www.byzantiohouston.com

NUMBERS C 300 Westheimer. 713.526.6551 www.numbersnightclub.com

THE MAPLE LEAF B 514 Elgin. 713.520.6464 www.themapleleafpub.com

CATBIRDS B 1336 Westheimer. 713.523.8000 www.catbirds.com

ORANGE SPORTS BAR SB 1613 Richmond Ave. 832.675.9569

THE MINK/THE BACKROOM B 3718 Main. 713.522.9985 www.minkonmain.com UNION BAR B+L 2708 Bagby. 281.974.1916 www.myspace.com/unionlounge WHISKEY CREEK B 2905 Travis. www.whiskeycreekhouston.com XO BAR & LOUNGE C 2611 San Jacinto. 713.651.9900 www.myspace.com/xohouston

montrose + shepherd 611 B 611 Hyde Park. 713.528.1582 1415 C 1415 California. 713.522.7066 ABSINTHE L F 609 Richmond. 713.528.7575 www.absinthelounge.com AGORA B F 1717 Westheimer. 713.526.7212 www.agorahouston.com ANVIL+REFUGE B F 1424 Westheimer. 713.523.1622 www.anvilhouston.com AVANT GARDEN B+L LM 411 Westheimer. 832.519.1429 www.avantgardenhouston.com AZTECAS BAR & GRILL B F 2207 Richmond. 713.526.1702

CECIL’S B 600 W Gray. 713.524.3691 CEZANNE JAZZ CLUB B LM 4100 Montrose. 713.522.9021 CHANCES B 1100 Westheimer. 713.523.7217 DECADES B 1205 Richmond. 713.521.2224 ETRO B 1424-A Westheimer THE FLAT B 1702 Commonwealth. 713.521.3528 GRAPPINO DI NINO M 2817 W. Dallas. 713.528.7002 GRIFF’S SB 3416 Roseland. 713.528.9912

POISON GIRL L 1641-B Westheimer. 713.527.9929 www.myspace.com/poisongirlbar PRIVE L 910 Westheimer. 713.526.6551 www.privelounge.com RED LION PUB B 2316 S. Shepherd. 713.782.3030 ROEDER’S PUB B 3116 S. Shepherd. 713.524.4994 RIPCORD B 715 Fairview. 713.521.2792 RUDYARD’S B F 2010 Waugh. 713.521.0521 SHERLOCK’S B F 1952 West Gray. 713.521.1881

GUAVA LAMP L 570 Waugh. 713.524.3359 www.guavalamphouston.com

SIDEBAR @ GRAVITAS B F 807 Taft. 713.522.0995

THE HARP B 1625 Richmond. 713.528.7827

SONOMA WINE BAR W 2720 Richmond. 713.526.9463

HELIOS B+L LM 411 Westheimer. 713.526.4848

SOUTH BEACH C 810 Pacific. 713.529.7623 www.southbeachthenightclub.com

J.R.’s B 808 Pacific. 713.521.2519 LOLA’S B 2327 Grant. 713.528.8342 LZ PUB B 2239 Richmond. 713.522.7118

BLUR BAR B 607 W. Gray. 713.523.0425

MCELROY’S PUB B 3607 Sandman. 713.524.2444 www.mcelroyspub.com

BOHEME WINE & CAFÉ BAR W F 307 Fairview. 713.269.0859 www.barboheme.com

METEOR B 2306 Genesee. 713.521.0123 www.meteorhouston.com

BOONDOCKS B C LM 1417 Westheimer. 713.522.8500 www.myspace.com/boondocksbar

MONTROSE MINING CO. B 807 Pacific. 713.529.7488

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PJ’S SPORTS BAR B 614 W. Gray. 713.520.1748

THE NEXT DOOR B L 2020 Waugh. 713.520.1712

THE STAG’S HEAD B 2128 Portsmouth. 713.533.1199 www.stagsheadpub.com THE TAVERN SB F 1340 W. Gray. 713.522.5159 www.thetavernongray.com VELVET MELVIN B 3303 Richmond. 713.522.6798 VINTAGE L 2108 Kipling. 713.522.4200 ZIMM’S B L 4321 Montrose. 713.521.2002 ZIMM’S LITTLE DECK B L 601 Richmond. 713.527.8328

museum district MONARCH LOUNGE | Hotel ZaZa L F 5701 Main 713.526.1991 www.monarchrestauranthouston.com ZIMM’S MARTINI & WINE L 4321 Montrose. 713.521.2002 www.zimmsbar.com

outer loop 300 HOUSTON BOWLING B 925 Bunker Hill. 713.461.1207 www.300houston.com DENIM BAR B F 16090 City Walk. 281.275.5925 www.theburningpear.com THE DERRICK TAVERN B LM 1127 Eldridge. 281.759.4922 www.thederricktavern.com FIREHOUSE SALOON C LM 5930 Southwest Frwy. 713.977.1962 www.firehousesaloon.com HUSH C 15625 Katy Frwy. 713.330.4874 www.hushonline.com VINE WINE ROOM W 12420 Memorial Dr. 713.463.8463 www.vinewineroom.com VINO 100 W 11693 Westheimer. www.vino100houston.com YARD HOUSE B F 800 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. City Centre. 713.461.9273 www.yardhouse.com

rice village .ARMADILLO PALACE B F 5015 Kirby. 713.526.9700 www.thearmadillopalace.com BAKER STREET PUB B LM 5510 Morningside. 713.942.9900 www.bakerstreetpub.com BRIAN O’NEILL’S B 5555 Morningside. 713.522.2603 www.brianoneills.com BRONX BAR B 5555 Morningside. ERNIE’S ON BANKS SB 1010 Banks. 713.526.4566 www.erniesonbanks.com

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recording By Lance Scott Walker Photography by Anthony Rathbun

JOHN FOSTER WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR SUNDAY? Well, I’m actually a musician at a lot of churches. I play at several different churches on Sunday. And so I’m really… I’m really tired today.

THAT CAN BE A PRETTY GOOD GIG. It is, it is. I once played at Second Baptist – that big church up on Woodway? I played there for a year and then I played at a church called Chapelwood, kind of near Second Baptist. I’m all over the place. The Band Foster did the Continental Club last night, and I didn’t get home until around 3, and then I had to get up at 6 to play at the churches. CHURCH FOLKS AREN’T GONNA WAIT. Church folks – they can’t wait, man! I’m tired, but it’s part of being a musician, I guess. WHERE DID YOU GROW UP IN HOUSTON AND WHAT WERE YOU LISTENING TO? I grew up on the north side, like in The Woodlands area, but everybody else in the band grew up in Houston. I grew up on ’90s alternative rock. Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Alice in Chains. I’m 32, so the ’90s was in my era. I think the first band I ever listened to… first of all, I’m the son of a preacher, a son of the preacher man. And I’m the baby of 6 kids, so part of my musical… I guess all of the things I listened to was influenced by my brothers. My brothers were huge Primus fans, Jane’s Addiction. I think the first rock band I ever listened to was Guns ’N Roses. SO WHAT BANDS DID YOU FIND YOURSELF DISCOVERING WHEN TRACING BACKWARDS FROM THAT VANTAGE POINT? You know, I’d find myself listening to a lot of Michael Jackson, because Michael – he influenced a lot of people, man! A lot of Michael, some Pink Floyd, some Beatles. Of course Hendrix. Led Zeppelin. A lot of the old school bands.

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OF THE BAND FOSTER

SO WHEN DID YOU FIRST START PLAYING? I started playing when I was 8 or 9 years old. I started playing in my dad’s church. I started off as a drummer. I played drums, guitar, bass, keys, trumpet. But my first instrument was drums. DON’T YOU THINK THAT INFORMS YOUR ENTIRE MUSICAL SENSE? IF YOUR FIRST INSTRUMENT IS DRUMS? It does. It really does. It really does. It gives an extra something that the people that don’t learn it… I don’t know what it is, but it gives you a little extra oomph. IS BELIEVE THE FIRST RECORD YOU HAVE EVER MADE? YOU PERSONALLY. No, it’s like my 3rd. When I’d just come out of high school, me and my two brothers had a band, and we released an album under the name called Vent, and after that I had a band called Ethyl. We worked on an album but we never got it released. OBVIOUSLY THE FIRST RECORD BY THE BAND FOSTER, AND IT CAME OUT ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, AND YOU’RE PROBABLY ABOUT AT THE POINT WHERE YOU’RE GOING TO START MAKING ANOTHER ONE? We’re recording next summer! AND THINGS YOU WOULD DO DIFFERENT THIS TIME AROUND? We want to go a little more edgy, show our true colors, let it all out. Let it all out. Just let the melodies and the lyrics and the playing speak for itself.

Left to right:: Luis Fermin Saballo-drums, Anthony Montalvo-guitar, Kevin Jones-bass guitar, John Foster-vocals, guitar

WE’RE AT A UNIQUE POINT WHERE THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS OUT THERE TO PUSH YOUR BAND AND SO MANY DIFFERENT NETWORKS THAT EVEN MYSPACE HAS LOST ITS GRIP AS A MUSIC SOURCE BECAUSE OF THE PLAYING FIELD, AND I SEE THAT YOU’RE USING A LOT OF THOSE OPTIONS. WHAT IS WORKING BEST FOR YOU? The most effective is Facebook. Facebook and then word of mouth. MySpace still helps us because it allows us to communicate with other artists. They’re saying that MySpace is a thing of the past, and that’s true for regular people, but it’s really a good tool to pair up with people in the same boat as you are. But Facebook and Twitter – those are helping us find new fans. WAS GREAT DAY HOUSTON A BIG BOON FOR YOU GUYS? Great Day Houston was a big push. I think before Great Day Houston… you know, we’re another band in Houston. It’s a huge city. A lot of people don’t take local artists seriously, so after we did it, I think people started to look at us a little different. Friends, family, even other bands started to take us seriously, because it’s hard to get on those types of shows. BUT THE SON OF A PREACHER MAN DOESN’T MESS AROUND. I don’t mess around, Lance (laughs). I do not mess around.

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HUDSON LOUNGE L 2506 Robinhood. 713.523.0020 www.hudsonlounge.com

LIZZARD’S PUB B C 2715 Sackett. 713.529.4610

LUCKY’S PUB SB F 801 St. Emanuel. 713.522.2010 www.luckyspub.com

KAY’S LOUNGE L 2324 Bissonnet.

MERCER LOUNGE C 3302 Mercer. 713.627.1132 www.mercerhouston.com

THE GREEN ROOM C LM 813 St. Emanuel. 713.225.5483

LITTLE WOODROW’S B 5611 Morningside. 713.521.2337 www.littlewoodrows.com

MEZZANINE LOUNGE SB F 2200 Southwest Frwy. 713.528.6399 www.mezzaninelounge.com

THE MERIDIAN C LM 1503 Chartres. 713.225.1717 www.meridianhouston.com

MUGSY’S B 2239 Richmond Ave. 713.522.7118

WAREHOUSE LIVE LM 813 St. Emanuel. 713.225.5483 www.warehouselive.com

RON’S PUB B 1826 Fountainview. 713.977.4820 SALENTO WINE CAFE W F 2407 Rice Blvd. 713.528.7478 www.salentowinecafe.com

THE GINGER MAN B 5607 Morningside. 713.526.2770 www.gingermanpub.com THE LOUNGE AT BENJY’S B F 2424 Dunstan. 713.522.7602 www.benjys.com

SAM’S BOAT B 5720 Richmond. 713.781.2628 SIGNATURE LOUNGE L 5959 Richmond. 713.636.2087 STEREO LIVE 6400 Richmond SPOTLIGHT KARAOKE B 5901 Westheimer. 713.266.7768

downtown

galleria+uptown

midtown montrose + shepherd museum district

outer loop rice village river oaks

criver

oaks + kirby

THE BAR B 2222 W. Loop South. 713.961.3327

BAR MALATESTA B 1080 Uptown Park. 713.418.1000

THE CONCERT PUB B 5636 Richmond. 713.785.7267

BIG WOODROW’S B F 3111 Chimney Rock. 713.784.2653

THE BIG EASY B LM 5731 Kirby. 713.523.9999 www.thebigeasyblues.com

district downtown

BLANCO’S B 3406 W. Alabama. 713.439.0072 BLVD LOUNGE B F 1800 Post Oak Blvd. 713.840.1111 BRONX BAR GALLERIA B 2670 Sage Rd. 713.621.2833 CAPONE’S 4304 Westheimer. 713.840.0010 CHAMMP’S SB F 1121 Uptown Park. 713.627.2333 COVA W •5600 Kirby. 713.838.0700 •5555 Washington. 713.868.3366 www.covawines.com DOWNING STREET B L 2549 Kirby. 713.523.2291 www.downingstreetpub.com KENNEALLY’S IRISH PUB B 2111 S. Shepherd. 713.630.0486 www.irishpubkenneallys.com LOBBY LOUNGE B L 2222 W. Loop South. 713.961.3327

THE GALLANT KNIGHT B LM 2511 Bissonnet. 713.942.9940 www.thegallantknight.com THE RAILYARD B 4200 San Felipe. 713.621.4000 www.railyardhouston.com THE RED ROOM L 2736 Virginia St. 713.520.5666 www.redroomhouston.com TREASURES B 5647 Westheimer. 713.629.6200 UNDER THE VOLCANO C 2349 Bissonnet. 713.526.5282 VITO’S DECKHOUSE 5810 Beverly Hill. 713.334.8486 W XYZ BAR B 5415 Westheimer. 713.622.7010

warehouse district EIGHTEEN TWENTY L 1820 Franklin. 713.224.5535

kirby

warehouse galleria+uptown

midtown montrose + shepherd museum district

outer loop rice village river oaks

warehouse district downtown galleria

midtown montrose + shepherd museum district

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Bea Here Now By Beatrice Allen

Big Red… WHAT?! BRC GASTROPUB 519 Shepherd Dr. 713.861.2233 www.brcgastropub.com Aside from the fact that the name alone makes me feel like a child discovering curse words for the first time, the attention to southern/barn-like chic details from the dish towel napkins, the wire basket pendants, the wall paper, to the food, leaves me speechless…followed by a curse word. Rhymes with ma’am. The southern-style cheddar bacon biscuits with whipped butter and chili-bacon jam is a standout starter. The fish and fries were also a fried, golden delight served with twice-cooked fries. And most recently, I tried their slider special for the day, which was this amazing combo of BBQ sliders with pickles, cheddar, ketchup and this concoction of mayo on a griddled milk bun. DELICIOUS! I ate all three…

Where you’d least expect them… HOLLISTER GRILL 1741 Hollister St. 713.973.1741 www.thehollistergrill.com Off Long Point and tucked into the corner along a shopping center is where you’ll find this little delicacy. It’s great eating for us outside the loopers. Most great eats don’t venture out this far. The owners (whose son is the

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It’s a new year. And as they say, “out with the old and in with the new,” right? Yes and no. Goodbye to our old office locale and hello new digs. We should all feel a resurgence in energy and excitement with our new environment. Plus, we have PARKING! Goodbye, parking dilemma! Showing up for work and driving around for an extra fifteen minutes looking for parking was enough to make you not even attempt to make it in to work. But what still remains is our spirit to find what’s new, hip, current and cool to keep you, our readers, interested and enamored with our great city. With so many new projects in the city – the bridges over Allen Parkway and Memorial, Market Square and revival of sorts happening downtown with long established business opening second locals – 2011 is set to be an energizing year for business. This month I visited some new places and old favorites that are new to me (and maybe you too).

manager that greets you, seats you and let’s you know this was his father’s life dream/crazy aspiration) want you to experience good home cooking made to order. And they aren’t lying. Certain items run out and if you happen to make it after a big party, I would expect a wait for your meal. On my visit, lucky for me, their pan-seared snapper served over sautéed crab with sweet peas, scallions, with corn risotto croquettes was still available. It all is dressed in what appears to be the red pepper beurre blanc their crab cakes are served with as well. Rich, flavorful and buttery, this wholesome dish can be shared to fend off that extra full feeling.

My guilty pleasure… MAX’S WINE DIVE 4720 Washington Ave. 713.880.8737 www.maxswinedive.com They say the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem. Hi, my name is Bea and I’m addicted to french fries. If you serve them, I’m eating them. How can you not resist potato fried in goodness, then dipped into nice vinegary ketchup? This cone of fries is crispy down to the last one at the very bottom. They make this

ketchup – mayo, spices, who knows what else – to dip them in that is just as delicious as that vinegar ketchup mentioned above. If for nothing else, a glass of wine and fries sound outstanding for a happy hour snack!

Pedicure on my toes, toes…

ISLE PEDI-SPA 5819 Kirby Dr. 713.528.8802 www.islepedispa.com My sister is a devotee, turned my mother and now has done the same to me. It simply doesn’t get better than Isle Pedi-Spa. You get set up in your own private cubicle. (Note: If you plan on going with a friend this makes conversations next to impossible, yelling around the “wall.”) Solitary though, it’s perfection. You have your own personal TV and earphones so escaping reality is quite easy. A private room for two is available at no extra charge in the back should you want to make a “date” night out of your trip as well. They offer both shellac and gel manicures. Both dry instantly with up to 14 days no chips. I opted for the gel in red for my wedding but on this visit, a normal manicure was due. As well as a mud gray, “you don’t know Jacque!” (OPI), pedicure for these winter blues! The girls are great and so is their no chip 7-day guarantee. My manis and pedis last if not that even longer!

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cd reviews By Lance Scott Walker

FOETUS | Hide (Ectopic Ents) Any attempt to juxtapose one of JG Thirlwell’s recordings against the rest of his lengthy career (as Steroid Maximus, as Manorexia, with Wiseblood, as composer of The Venture Bros, etc.) is to sell short both the current work and the 30 years he’s been making records. That out of the way, this, his 9th proper studio album as Foetus, is easily consumed on its own. To understand Thirlwell’s work is to know that he works as a sort of mad scientist at the boards of what is going on – a conglomeration of samples seamlessly tied in to a hand-picked orchestra of players that he directs into brilliant, convoluted arrangements. When it’s over, Thirwell might not have touched an instrument so much as pointed the hands of others to an end. That end, as it comes together here, is (bear with for a moment…) almost cinematic in its scope. Wagnerian. While that would infer that perhaps the music simply reaches out of its usual range of elements, it’s really more than that. It’s the storytelling, and the way in which the vocals show more than tell. And they “tell” big. “Paper Slippers” is almost Beatles-esque in both the melody and the natural click between his voice and the rhythm. The strings seep in and out, the percussive elements clicking along in what amounts to a march of sorts from the beginning to the end of the record. Concept-like. “Oilfields” growls along dirge-like, strings bellowing up from underneath while a chorus backs Thirlwell, who himself pushes out every word as if it’s still bleeding. Heavy synths and big, swinging beats take over at points, tying spaghetti westerns to Pink Floyd to the baroque. It’s really something else. Well worth the wait we’ve had since 2005. LIA ICES | Grown Unknown (Jagjaguwar) There’s that scene in the movie where it’s raining, and she’s walking through the city on her way home. Or perhaps on her way to his… but either way she’s walking towards somewhere or something very prophetic, and where she left is as important as where she’s been, and she’s holding her coat up around her neck and it’s cold and she’s hurting in those heels but she’s as happy as one can possibly be, and she picks up speed and enthusiasm as she runs, because she’s made that decision, or come to that realization – either way, she is arriving at something and it’s got her all full of happy fire. Every song on this record is written for that scene. WARPAINT | The Fool (Rough Draft) It feels cliché to write it, but it really is only once in a while that a band like this comes around. It’s not that there’s been a band like this, no; it’s that there have been moments in time when a band came walloping through from out of nowhere and just had everything right. Maybe it was from a genre from which you didn’t pay particular attention, and then all of the sudden it all comes together for you and your ears and eyes all at once. And that’s Warpaint, so perfectly timed and something we so needed in music right now, punching through and becoming something huge from out of nowhere. It was the same thing when Guns N’ Roses crossed over into your collection, or Jane’s Addiction… so maybe it’s an L.A. thing (from where these 4 ladies hail), but either way they’ve done their homework. This is as much Cocteau Twins as it is Half Japanese, with no real explosiveness anywhere but no real need for it, either. The droney vibe of a lot of this, along with well understated vocals, doesn’t leave your ears begging for that. Loose drums that don’t always quite keep up and gently picked guitars burst out here and there, voices trading off at every corner of every song. Those voices aren’t so much passive and indifferent (some will think that) as they are just not overdone, and in that, a lot more attention ends up being paid to their place among the music rather than over it. That said, no member of the band is entirely compelling on her own; besides some very nice guitar playing, there is no one voice or any one musical element that sticks out and pushes Warpaint over the top. And that’s exactly what works for them. None of them is trying to be the rock star, and it makes them all great ones.

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By Scott Ward

OO2CROSSWORD ACROSS 1. Cardamom or coriander, for example 6. In the air 11. Tackle the moguls 14. House style named for Henry VIII 15. Actress Winona of ìEdward Scissorhandsî 16. Chuck E. Cheese’s motto: ìWhere a __ can be a ___î 17. Considerate to the environment 19. Colorado native tribe 20. Filthy lucre 21. Actor Aykroyd 22. Scads 24. Nest egg, briefly 26. Cross-hatched ridge of a thumbscrew 28. Believing in nothing 31. Poem of praise 34. Leaders of old Venice 35. Improvise on the piano 38. Singers known for having large egos 40. On the __: fleeing the scene 41. Location of Kathmandu 42. Something to spit from a watermelon 43. Verdi’s ìAida,î for

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one 45. Health club 46. ìYellow Submarineî singer 50. Parts of a tenspeed 51. Turn something green? 52. Enrico, the tenor 54. ___ Lanka 56. Yeats or Keats 60. Service that cannot be returned 61. Intended to have only minimal impact to the environment 64. Most common word in English 65. Greenfly, for one 66. Community of plant and animal life 67. One of 100 in D.C. 68. Employers 69. Pungent salad green DOWN 1. Big first for a baby 2. Brownish purple 3. Object of worship 4. _____ nails (i.e., cigarettes) 5. Commit a faux pas 6. Neighborhood 7. Country singer Loretta 8. Roulette bet 9. Many convicts 10. Audition for a role 11. Yarmulkes and

beanies 12. Toy for a windy day 13. The middle of March 18. A popular potato 23. Sunday excursion 25. Frees (oneself of) 26. ìDestinyî in Turkish or Urdu 27. Replaces turf on the lawn 29. Arctic homes 30. Movements for a quantum 32. Never say this 33. Christmas tree, typically 36. Cartographer’s Cartesian creation 37. Blueprint for a golf course green 39. Farewell, in France

41. __ a soul (nobody) 44. A pair of forearm bones 47. Largest city of the Bahamas 48. Sorts in to categories 49. Mend 52. Russian Blue and Maine Coon 53. Soreness 54. Recipe instruction 55. X-ray doses 57. Double reed instrument 58. Slippery trees 59. Golf gadgets 62. Seashell seller, in a tongue twister 63. Peacock network

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