LOCAL Houston | The City Guide DECEMBER 2015 | Page 8

DECEMBER 2015 FEATURES 20 30 42 04 city map 06 letter from the editor | behind the cover 08 features + who’s who 10 on our radar 16 calendar PUBLISHER + FOUNDER alejandro martinéz | ext 2 | [email protected] EDITOR-IN-CHIEF carla valencia de martinéz | ext 3 | [email protected] CONTRIBUTING EDITOR victoria bartlett 18 FOOD the tuck room 20 dine write | black & white 22 open 24 perfect pairs 26 good eats 28 club | lounge review: down the street ASSOCIATE EDITOR | SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR ida sameri | ext 8 | [email protected] 30 ARTS the life-changing art of being present 32 must-see exhibits 34 museum district 36 gish at the movies 38 fresh arts pham, sandra ramani 42 COMMUNITY holiday magic 44 icon | welcome wilson sr. 46 where to live: downtown 48 scene 50 STYLE + LEISURE the river oaks 52 things we love 54 fatfinds: pump up your winter whites... 57 sugar and spice and everything nice.... 68 sports 70 tools and gadgets 72 destination 74 localgram 57 WHO’S WHO GRAPHIC DESIGNER german arellano | ext 4 | [email protected] CONTRIBUTING WRITERS angel atherley, mike cook, marziFat, michael garfield, sarah gish, ariel jones, jeff lane, mai CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS nash baker, chris brown, emile browne, chuck cook, dylan + jeni, kennon evett, arthur garcia, paul hester, stephen hone, sarah miller, gabriella nissen, daniel ortiz, anthony rathbun, julie soefer, quy tran, welcome wilson sr., buffalo bayou partnership, the resort at paws up, river aaks CONTRIBUTING ILLUSTRATORS german arellano, alexandra corradini, sebastian gomez de la torre ADVERTISING + ACCOUNTS dalila jara | [email protected] | ext 5 | mobile [phone] grace salinas | [email protected] | ext 7 | mobile [phone] carlos valencia | [email protected] | mobile [phone] william king | [email protected] | mobile [phone] ACCOUNTS luca tommasi | [email protected] INTERN alexandra corradini WEB DESIGNER mdg | creative agency | www.mpiredesigngroup.com rocco, the office "gato" LOCAL Houston Magazine is published monthly by NODO Magazine, L.L.C., 1824 Spring Street, Studio 002, Houston, TX 77007. Copyright © 2015 by Insync Design, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction without permission is strictly prohibited. LOCAL Houston Magazine does not knowingly accept false or misleading advertising or editorial, nor do the publishers assume responsibility should such advertising or editorial appear. 68 VOLUME 17 ISSUE 204 8 L O C A L | december 15 LOCAL HOUSTON MAGAZINE 1824 SPRING ST. STUDIO 002 | HOUSTON, TX 77007 713.223.5333 | FAX [phone] | [email protected] WWW.LOCALHOUSTONMAGAZINE.COM FACEBOOK: LOCALHOUSTON INSTAGRAM: LOCAL_HOUSTON TWITTER.COM/LOCAL_HOUSTON