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    Houston's star chef dishes on a searing 2021, plus a hot new Montrose lounge By CultureMap Staff Jan 28, 2021, 10:40 am On this week's episode of "What's Eric Eating," James Beard Award winner Chris Shepherd joins CultureMap food editor Eric Sandler to discuss his busy 2021. Shepherd's Underbelly Hospitality has big plans for the coming year, including winding up One Fifth, opening Georgia James Tavern in downtown's Market Square Tower, and opening a new restaurant as part of the renovations at the Houston Farmers Market. The conversation begins with Sandler congratulating the chef on his recent wedding to Lindsey Brown and a brief discussion of how the Southern Smoke Foundation has benefitted from celebrity chef David Chang's $1 million win on Who Wants to be a Millionaire. From there, the conversation turns to Georgia James Tavern with Shepherd describing some of the motivation for opening a more casual, affordable version of his signature steakhouse and why he chose the downtown high-rise for its first location. Shepherd has been involved with the plans to renovate the Houston Farmers Market since the project was first announced in 2017. Todd Mason, his business partner in Underbelly Hospitality, is also a founding partner at MLB Capital Partners, the investment firm that purchased the market. Sandler asks Shepherd to describe what the experience at the renovated market will be like when it opens this summer. "There's going to be over 500 parking spaces, a bunch of different retail, restaurants, and green space. Someplace you can go any day of the week and get lunch, get your meat, your fish, your bread for dinner over the next couple of days or go have dinner. That's the whole goal," Shepherd says. "People are nervous it's not going to be what it was. It's not, but it's going to be a rendition of what it was. In the '80s, it was different than what it was in the '40s." The conversation concludes with Shepherd elaborating on his opinions about the role of influencers in the food world and providing an update on the Independent Restaurant Coalition's efforts to get components of the proposed RESTAURANTS Act into the Biden administration's new coronavirus relief package. Prior to the interview, local beverage consultant Linda Salinas joins Sandler to discuss the news of the week. Their topics include: the Kirby Group's plans to open Buffalo Heights Bier Garten and Emma Jane Bakery on Washington Ave.; industry veteran Kerry Pauly opening a new bistro in the Memorial area; and West Coast favorite Dutch Bros. Coffee making a major push into Texas. In the restaurants of the week segment, Salinas and Sandler describe their recent meal at The Nash, a new restaurant in downtown that serves steak, pizza, and other American fare. They also rave about 93 'Til, the new Montrose lounge where chefs Gary Ly and Lung Ly serve an eclectic array of small plates.
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    ESPN Analyst Dunks on Departing Houston Athletes While Touting the City’s Incredible Food Scene According to Marcus Spears, the stars who are leaving the Rockets, Astros, and Texans must be very mad to leave a city with such amazing food by Brittanie Shey@brittanieshey Jan 29, 2021, 10:17am CST Houston sports fans have had a rough go of late, with three star players for three of the city’s top teams leaving — or asking to leave — the Bayou City in recent weeks. ESPN sports analyst Marcus Spears captured Houstonians’ frustration perfectly in a video that went viral on Twitter yesterday, essentially saying that Houston’s food scene is so lit, things must be really bad for these stars to want to leave the city. The video came after news that Deshaun Watson, Houston Texans quarterback, had officially requested a trade yesterday. “Let me tell y’all how mad you have to be to leave H-Town,” Spears begins. “First, there’s this place called Turkey Leg Hut. They’ve got the best turkey legs ever known to man. It’s the most poppin’ restaurant in the country. Everybody visits there when they go to H-town.” Spears goes on to extoll the food at both Frenchy’s — “It’s probably the best chicken you’ll ever eat”; and Pappadeaux — “Pappadeaux in Houston [is] poppin’”. At the mention of Frenchy’s, fellow analyst Dan Orlovsky, who was a backup QB for the Texans, closes his eyes and starts nodding his head as if he’s being taken to church. Spears, a former defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys and the Baltimore Ravens, grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, so he surely knowns good Cajun food when he sees it. In a tweet, Houston Chronicle writer Greg Rahjan jokingly called the video “basically a Houston chamber of commerce promo.” Deshaun Watson is just the latest athlete to announce his desire to leave Houston. Last week, Astros outfielder George Springer was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays, and before that, Rockets guard James Harden was traded to the Brooklyn Nets. It’s worth noting that both Harden and Watson are involved in Houston’s food scene — Harden’s brand new restaurant Thirteen just opened on January 22, and Watson’s line of cheesesteak joints, Lefty’s, is recently opened a second location in Houston’s Northshore neighborhood. Towards the end of the video Spears mentions two other benefits of living in Houston — shopping at the Galleria, and the fact that Texas has no state income tax. “Deshaun Watson AND James Harden trying to leave H-Town? There’s some serious stuff going on.” I was watching this on Espn when Marcus Spears was giving some mad rep to Houston's food restaurants on why Houston's athletes shouldn't want to leave our fair city. Hindesky
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    Rebuilt Brazos Street bridge reopens with intersection improvements By Matt Dulin | 5:00 AM Jan 28, 2021 CST After a year and half since it was closed, the Brazos Street bridge has reopened, Houston Public Works announced Jan. 27. The bridge, which carries traffic from Hwy. 59 via Spur 527 into Midtown, was closed after experiencing deteriorating conditions on the concrete decking. It has since undergone a $4 million reconstruction, which initially began in fall 2019 but was briefly halted while city officials considered alternative designs, including closing the bridge altogether and adding even more pedestrian-oriented features. According to public works, the new bridge surface and reinforced steel structure are expected to last another 50 years. The project also brought intersection improvements to Smith, Bagby and Holman streets—previously designated as among the 12 most dangerous intersections for bicyclists and pedestrians. One southbound lane on Smith was removed to allow for a wider median for non-vehicle traffic safety, and a left-turn lane from Smith to Holman was removed. Wider curb ramps and a concrete trail were also incorporated into the intersections. The engineering firm Aguirre & Fields oversaw the design of the bridge project.
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    Train was still there. I didn't get to talk with the workers but will check back on Saturday to see if they are moving it yet.
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    UH Medical build found a bald eagle in their wooded area.
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    There are a couple of cool Marilyn Monroe window murals on the east side parking garage. I took a couple of pics about a month ago and so did someone else with their cute dog.
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    Pedago is now open.
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    Got in a good ride and ended with more miles than I thought I would. Ended with the last portion looking for an impossible find for a Bike Tag. The person who posted it gave a cryptic clue to look by who r/houston thinks is the worst taco truck in Houston. Not a taco truck but r/houston thinks Torchys is a horrible taco so I looked close to Torchys near Sheperd St. No luck.
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    Found at the Jamail Skate Park.
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    I noticed this last time I rode by, part of the parking garage juts out from the rest of it.
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    It looks to me that they must have jumped the northern tower crane recently it used to be shorter than the southern side crane.
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    I guess I was guessing a small park not just rip rap but this does flood often so....rip rap it is.
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    Work continues on elevating this property. I talked with a young man who said his dad still owns the property and he wasn't aware that Marquette was going to develop any apartments here. He also said his aunt used own the property that the Triten Mill project is going to develop where the temporary Drive Inn is. He mentioned that he personally did work on the civil portion of Marquette's Forth and he works for his dad. He was directing the dump trucks were to dump the dirt they were bringing. He said they elevating this to make it more marketable for someone to buy.
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    The both the eastern and western lots now have construction fencing up. Only the eastern lot has started civil work so far. For Lease signs are up at the Exchange. Western lot looks to have been mowed recently.
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