Latest news from the Houston entertainment scene. http://live.29-95.com http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/story/triniti-aims-high-often-succeeds Wed, 16 May 2012 07:25:54 -0600 Click above for a photo tour of Triniti There is no better-looking dining room in Houston at the moment than Triniti, with its airy sweep of light and space, its sleek lines and surfaces, its unclad tables intelligently lit. Seconds after I first sat down, I found myself involuntarily stroking the smooth, pale wood of my booth. 845264 at http://www.29-95.com http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/story/whine-dine-german-fare-found-far-flung-restaurants Mon, 14 May 2012 14:33:46 -0600 I received many responses to Maria Vann’s request for German restaurant suggestions outside of Rudi Lechner's and Charivari. Several readers offered a rather far-flung destination: Kaiserhof, 10630 Commerce Row in Montgomery, 936-448-4111. Ann Kinney writes: 845034 at http://www.29-95.com 29.739125 -95.538321 http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/story/sylvia-casares-return-work-next-week-her-sylvias-enchilada-kitchen Mon, 14 May 2012 10:03:58 -0600 Sylvia Casares had a chance to work on her upcoming cookbook (proposed cover) while she was recovering from gunshot wound. The "Enchilada Queen" is going back to work. Sylvia Casares, recovered from a gunshot wound to the abdomen in March, is feeling well enough to return to work part time at her Sylvia’s Enchilada Kitchen restaurants. Casares' ex-boyfriend, Michael Warren was arrested and charged with aggravated assault in the shooting. 845138 at http://www.29-95.com http://www.29-95.com/gallery/haute-wheels-food-truck-festival Mon, 14 May 2012 09:29:13 -0600 See who came out to enjoy the best of the city's food truck cuisine. 845121 at http://www.29-95.com http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/story/otaste-and-sea-opens-bear-creek Sun, 13 May 2012 11:05:20 -0600 The catfish dinner at O'Taste and Sea.: Syd Kearney : 29-95O’Taste and Sea opens The two young women waiting tables at the month-old O’Taste and Sea Restaurant on a recent lazy Saturday afternoon could not have been more gracious and welcoming. Seriously, the nicest servers ever. 845036 at http://www.29-95.com http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/story/top-chefs-showdown-grueneberg-vs-shepherd-windy-city Fri, 11 May 2012 12:24:57 -0600 Sarah Grueneberg, left, with emcee Dina Bair of WGN-TV, and Houston's Chris Shepherd.: Photo: Dan Rest It was billed as a “Top Chef”-style competition with Quickfire challenges. But really, it was a chance for two good chef friends to cook together while drumming up a culinary spotlight on Houston. 844803 at http://www.29-95.com http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/story/whine-dine-diner-asks-if-pappas-bros-steakhouse-played-fair Thu, 10 May 2012 09:25:32 -0600 Let the whining begin. An La: Pappas Bros. Steakhouse, 5839 Westheimer, 713-780-7352 844135 at http://www.29-95.com 29.737067 -95.481115 http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/story/look-who-making-saucy-balls Wed, 09 May 2012 12:56:48 -0600 Joey Galluzzi in the kitchen at his new restaurant in the downtown tunnel system.: Syd Kearney : 29-95 Yes, I'm a fan boy. I couldn't wait to see Joey Galluzzi, runner-up in NBC's America's Next Great Restaurant. Fans of the show will recall that Galluzzi's proposed name for his would-be restaurant was Saucy Balls. Midway through the series, Galluzzi finally gave up on his naughty name for the more-grandmother friendly Brooklyn Meatball Co. 841492 at http://www.29-95.com http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/story/vic-anthony-new-york Tue, 08 May 2012 23:57:02 -0600 The dining room at the new Vic & Anthony's New York. Photo by Alison Cook The 22-ounce bone-in ribeye at Vic & Anthony's New York. Photo by Alison Cook 840800 at http://www.29-95.com http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/story/central-market-celebrates-food-and-wine-france Tue, 08 May 2012 14:33:12 -0600 Passport France poster Beginning May 9, Central Market launches Passport France, an intense, two-week immersion into the culinary soul of the country that has given us brie, baguettes and Burgundy wine. 840799 at http://www.29-95.com