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A L I T T L E STO N E H OUS E Eating at Celebration Restaurant is like eating at home ED LOWE DIDN’T ALWAYS want to be in the restaurant industry. When he was a student at The University of Texas in Austin, he kept his hair long and his jeans patriotic, with the American flag sewn on the back. Lowe, who at the time owned a motorcycle, wanted to open a leather shop. But he had a friend who claimed he knew how to run a restaurant. So
the two decided to go into business together, Lowe with his leather shop, and his friend with the restaurant. What resulted was Celebration, which started in an old stone house on West Lovers Lane. In the 50 years since the restaurant opened, its goal has remained the same: make customers feel at home. This mission has permeated nearly
every aspect of the place. It was designed by John Mullen, an architect whose bond with the Lowe family began long before Ed and his friend came up with their business idea. Mullen befriended Ed’s older brother Jack while they were students at Rice University, and he later designed a house for Jack and Harriet Lowe, Ed and Jack’s parents.
Story by RENEE UMSTED | Photography by KATHY TRAN
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