Last month, the SAVEUR team traveled to Texas to close out its Fall/Winter issue launch celebrations with a splash. On the heels of the Lone Star State’s first-ever Michelin Guide ceremony, editor-in-chief Kat Craddock welcomed nearly 200 guests to Houston’s grand and glittering Post Oak Hotel. Freshly decked for the season with Christmas trees and trompe l’oeil holiday tableaus, the space was the ideal setting for the evening’s festivities, as friends of the brand, readers, and guests from the local media and restaurant industry donned their holiday best, ready to mingle in cocktail dresses and cowboy boots.
SAVEUR’s latest fall/winter cover fit seamlessly into the Post Oak’s holiday decor. (Photo: Johnny Luu)
Johnny Luu From left: Jennie Bui-McCoy and McKenna Dowdle (Houston First) with SAVEUR’s EIC/CEO Kat Craddock. (Photo: Johnny Luu) Johnny Luu
Edwin Smalling, co-owner of Houston’s Basket Books & Art, an independent shop in Houston’s hip Montrose neighborhood, sold copies of the new issue alongside a blown-up version of the cover, a Caravaggio-esque wild game still life by photographer duo Gentl & Hyers. The photo’s drama and decadence set the tone for the evening as glamorous Houstonians thumbed through their copies en route to the Post Oak’s caviar and beverage stations. Inside Stella’s, the hotel’s wine bar, partygoers enjoyed an all-American bottle selection curated by Foley Family Wines & Spirits and nonalcoholic wines from Studio Null. James Beard Award-winning Houstonian bartender Alba Huerta of Julep shook up signature cocktails as well—herbaceous Snack-Bit Sprout, with Lighthouse
