Moose Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 (edited) John Avil (El Burro & the Bull Restaurant Group) and Monica Pope (Beavers, T'Afia) are partnering on the Telegram Tea Room at 2601 Baylor. (via Culturemap) "Two veteran restaurateurs are bringing a new neighborhood cafe to The Heights that will serve as a new home for one of Houston’s most venerable chefs. Veronica and John Avila will open the Telegram Tea Room later this year in partnership with Monica Pope. Similar to Henderson & Kane, the Avilas’ modern general store in the Old Sixth Ward, the Telegram Tea Room will serve locally roasted coffee by Little Dreamer Coffee and pastries by Somos Semillas in the morning with a light lunch menu and a selection of retail products such as milk, eggs, beer, and wine. Where the Telegram Tea Room will set itself apart is a dinner menu by Pope, the chef who led bringing the farm to table movement to Houston." Edited February 4, 2022 by Moose 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 2601 Baylor has already been renovated and the tea room will just have to build out the interior. Take a look at the address on google maps street view and compare to the finished product. Really nice work on this one. https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/2601-Baylor-St-Houston-TX/21970703/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 (edited) Telegram. Architects - https://www.gagearchitecture.com Edited March 29, 2022 by hindesky 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Last month, Telegram announced an opening date. The tea room is opening December 1 at 2601 Baylor St. Telegram will also be a space "for Monica’s community work with O.N.E. Table suppers & Story Thyme cooking classes, as well as a store selling great ingredients & amazing products from local talent." This is a joint venture from chefs Monica Pope and John Avila. https://www.telegramtearoom.com/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci6cJlBAkxY/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 On 10/23/2022 at 6:25 AM, IntheKnowHouston said: Last month, Telegram announced an opening date. The tea room is opening December 1 at 2601 Baylor St. Telegram will also be a space "for Monica’s community work with O.N.E. Table suppers & Story Thyme cooking classes, as well as a store selling great ingredients & amazing products from local talent." This is a joint venture from chefs Monica Pope and John Avila. https://www.telegramtearoom.com/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci6cJlBAkxY/ I would not hold them to that date. Interior of the building has not had much buildout done and is mostly bare studs. Not impossible to knock out an interior build out in a month and be up and running. But I would be surprised to see the doors open on Dec. 1. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 On 10/24/2022 at 9:45 AM, s3mh said: I would not hold them to that date. Interior of the building has not had much buildout done and is mostly bare studs. Not impossible to knock out an interior build out in a month and be up and running. But I would be surprised to see the doors open on Dec. 1. You are most likely right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 On 10/23/2022 at 6:25 AM, IntheKnowHouston said: Last month, Telegram announced an opening date. The tea room is opening December 1 at 2601 Baylor St. Telegram will also be a space "for Monica’s community work with O.N.E. Table suppers & Story Thyme cooking classes, as well as a store selling great ingredients & amazing products from local talent." This is a joint venture from chefs Monica Pope and John Avila. https://www.telegramtearoom.com/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci6cJlBAkxY/ Houston Food Finder has more on Telegram's impending opening at 2601 Baylor St: "Chef Monica Pope, a two-time James Beard Award semifinalist, is returning to a dedicated brick-and-mortar. Telegram Tearoom is set to open on December 1 at 2601 Baylor in Sunset Heights." "There’s a fairly extensive menu divided by mealtimes: hot and grab-and-go breakfast and lunch offerings starting at 7:30 a.m. then tea time and cold bites from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Telegram Tearoom will not have regular dinner hours. " https://houstonfoodfinder.com/news/chef-monica-pope-and-friends-establish-new-collaborative-houston-cafe/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Photo during the interior renovation of Telegram. This was provided to Houston Food Finder. Telegram is Chef Monica Pope's new dining concept and event space at 2601 Baylor St. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 2601 Baylor St is for lease. Property details: 1,619 sf building on 11,762 sf of land Built in 1930 but renovated in 2022 17 parking spaces total in the property's dedicated parking lot Ideal uses: cafe, wine bar, bakery, coffee shop Freestanding retail Corner lot Historic space Exposed ceilings Outdoor patio deck and dining https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/2601-Baylor-St-Houston-TX/27811413/ https://www.loopnet.com/viewer/pdf?file=https://images1.loopnet.com/d2/CqZnrLeIoS-0RcnFQo4pLgVUuWY1Kvzl2Ybq0QUsK5g/2601 Baylor Marketing Flyer.pdf https://images1.loopnet.com/d2/CqZnrLeIoS-0RcnFQo4pLgVUuWY1Kvzl2Ybq0QUsK5g/2601 Baylor Marketing Flyer.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 11 minutes ago, IntheKnowHouston said: 2601 Baylor St is for lease. Property details: 1,619 sf building on 11,762 sf of land Built in 1930 but renovated in 2022 17 parking spaces total in the property's dedicated parking lot Ideal uses: cafe, wine bar, bakery, coffee shop Freestanding retail Corner lot Historic space Exposed ceilings Outdoor patio deck and dining https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/2601-Baylor-St-Houston-TX/27811413/ https://www.loopnet.com/viewer/pdf?file=https://images1.loopnet.com/d2/CqZnrLeIoS-0RcnFQo4pLgVUuWY1Kvzl2Ybq0QUsK5g/2601 Baylor Marketing Flyer.pdf https://images1.loopnet.com/d2/CqZnrLeIoS-0RcnFQo4pLgVUuWY1Kvzl2Ybq0QUsK5g/2601 Baylor Marketing Flyer.pdf Site plan for 2601 Baylor St included in leasing materials Proposed site layout 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Exterior photos of 2601 Baylor St from the LoopNet listing are below. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Exterior photos of 2601 Baylor St at evening included in the LoopNet listing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 (edited) Interior photos on 2601 Baylor St included in the LoopNet listing Edited October 27, 2023 by IntheKnowHouston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 So what happened to the business, that made it unsuccessful? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 14 minutes ago, trymahjong said: So what happened to the business, that made it unsuccessful? From what I could tell, Monica Pope abandoned the new restaurant after there were a lot of construction delays/issues on the interior build out. Big loss for the neighborhood. It would have been great if they were able to get it done. It is a great little neighborhood spot and hopefully someone else will be able to do something nice with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Too bad Monica Pope abandoned them......... my Pie in the sky reverie wonders if (abandoned) chef Brian Caswell couldn't resurrect himself here. It's a shame all his endeavors are gone......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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