We were recently invited to check out the new concept from Houston-based Schiller-Del Grande Restaurant Group, Ava Kitchen & Whiskey Bar. Located in the ultra-chic West Ave complex, Ava is definitely ...

If you’ve driven by the new West Ave development on Kirby and Westheimer at twilight, you’ve probably seen the crowded, happening scene taking place through the floor-to-ceiling windows at Robert Del ...

Robert Del Grande asks that question on a Friday morning over a cup of black coffee while seated on a fuchsia velvet banquette under the soaring ceilings of Ava Kitchen & Whiskey Bar, the latest ...

THE NEW THREE R’S—retail, restaurants, and residential—have got the Houston intersection of Kirby and Westheimer in their mighty grip. Thanks to the glitzy West Ave development, you can wheel in (or ...

Opening one restaurant is difficult enough; two at one time is positively suicidal. But the Schiller-Del Grande Restaurant Group, in spite of what may seem like a death wish, embarked on a twin ...