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FEBRUARY 2016 FEATURES 04 city map 06 letter from the editor | behind the cover 08 features + who’s who 10 on our radar 14 calendar 18 16 FOOD kickin’ kombucha 18 dine write | mein 20 chef’s special | michael smith 22 open 24 perfect pairs| avesta persian grill 25 club | icehouse | lounge review: eight row flint 26 good eats WHO’S WHO PUBLISHER + FOUNDER alejandro martinéz | ext 2 | [email protected] EDITOR-IN-CHIEF carla valencia de martinéz | ext 3 | [email protected] CONTRIBUTING EDITOR victoria bartlett ASSOCIATE EDITOR | SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR ida sameri | ext 8 | [email protected] GRAPHIC DESIGNER german arellano | ext 4 | [email protected] CONTRIBUTING WRITERS christina adams, jodie eisenhardt, michael garfield, sarah gish, ariel jones, jayme lamm, beth levine, marzifat, belinda owino, mai pham, sandra ramani, lance scott walker, 28 41 58 28 ART silos 30 must-see exhibits 32 museum district 34 fresh arts 35 recording 36 gish 38 music to our ears 40 COMMUNITY something big is up 41 people 52 were to live | galveston 54 icon 56 where are they now 58 STYLE + LEISURE the webster 60 things we love 62 fatfinds 64 scene 68 thread appeal 70 destination 72 tools & gadgets 73 localgram 74 crossword scott ward CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS josh aguilar, chris brown, mark burkhalter, kristine canterbury, jenn duncan, arthur garcia, kristen gilliam, mark green, collin kelly, nathan lindstrom, ricardo merendoni, gabriella nissen, shannon o’hara, daniel ortiz, mai pham, julie soefer, quy tran, roswitha vogler, sofía van der dys CONTRIBUTING ILLUSTRATORS german arellano, chris smith, 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 © 2016 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. 62 VOLUME 18 ISSUE 206 8 L O C A L | february 16 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