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Three creators behind acclaimed restaurant Nancy’s Hustle — chef Jason Vaughn, beverage specialist Sean Jensen and pastry chef Julia Doran — have teamed up again for a separate restaurant, called Tiny Champions. Jensen told the Houston Business Journal there are still a lot of details to hammer out, but now he knows that the 3,200-square-foot restaurant at 2716 McKinney St. in...

Every year, numerous real estate projects are completed across the Houston area, impacting all industries in the metro. But there are always some that stand out above the others. The Houston Business Journal’s Landmark Awards recognize real estate projects that make a significant impact on Houston and help sculpt the look, feel and image of...

The team behind Nancy’s Hustle in East Downtown is set to bring a new concept to the neighborhood. General manager Sean Jensen, executive chef Jason Vaughan and pastry chef Julia Doran will open Tiny Champions at 2716 McKinney this fall. “We wanted to do something a bit more approachable and casual than Nancy’s,” Doran said. “We also...

HAVE YOU EVER DINED AT NANCY’S HUSTLE AND THOUGHT, ’Man, I just wish there was more of this?′ Prayers answered. The team behind one of Houston’s best restaurants is creating a new concept, according to a report from CultureMap. It’s called Tiny Champions, and it’ll be specialize in natural fermentation. So that means pizzas and veggie dishes. They’ll be...

When fans of your signature chicken dishes include rapper Bun B and Houston Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, you could be content to roll with what’s working and leave it at that. But that’s not how Patsy and Benson Vivares, the brother/sister duo at the helm of Sticky’s Chicken do things. The new brick-and-mortar Sticky’s at Houston’s Sawyer Yards takes...

A new restaurant gives Medical Center diners access to one of Houston’s most enduring restaurant brands. Antone’s Famous Po’ Boys has opened its new location in the Medical Towers Building at 6618 Fannin St., the restaurant announced. Like its siblings near the Galleria and in Oak Forest, the approximately 2,000-square-foot restaurant serves Antone’s familiar menu of hot...

Sushi hand rolls have arrived in The Heights. Hando, a new restaurant dedicated to temaki, opened for lunch and dinner on Wednesday, December 18. Only 22-seats, all of Hando’s seating is around one central counter that was designed by local firm JT Arc Studio and built by Construction Concepts. From their perch, diners can watch chef Man Nguyen and...

Israeli-born Itai Ben Eli, Itamar Levy and Sash Kurgan, the team behind Mediterranean steakhouse Doris Metropolitan, are opening a new restaurant, Hamsa, in Rice Village. The restaurant at 5555 Morningside Drive will open summer 2020 and will be a modern take on Israeli food. “Being from Israel, our chef/partner Sash Kurgan always implemented Israeli food (at Doris Metropolitan) because this is...

Common Bond, the beloved Houston bakery known for its perfect croissants and killer breads, has officially debuted its third location in the Heights. Its new 75-seat home (449 West 19th Street) sits in Heights Waterworks, the bustling development that’s already home to Austin-based Hopdoddy Burger Bar and vegan restaurant Verdine, among other eateries in the works. The 5-year-old...