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Culture Map: Loch Bar owners roll out a new, elevated Japanese restaurant in River Oaks

ouston has no shortage of restaurants serving sushi and other Japanese fare. Still, our seemingly limitless civic appetite for nigiri, sashimi, and maki means restaurateurs will always look to put their spin on the cuisine and lure diners to a new offering. That includes Atlas Restaurant Group, the Baltimore-based company behind East Coast-inspired seafood restaurant Loch Bar and Italian steakhouse Marmo. Beginning Monday, June 24,…

Paper city: Houston’s Swank New Sushi Palace Opens With Two Days of Sake and Tuna Partying — Azumi Comes Out Full Barrel

Another opening, another party. Now that the swirl of nonprofit fundraisers has petered out for the summer in Houston, restaurant openings are filling in for social butterflies who have not flitted off to cooler climes. Most recently was Japanese and sushi fine dining restaurant Azumi in River Oaks District. This swank new Houston restaurant opened…

EY Announces Joshua Weisman of Construction Concepts
as an Entrepreneur Of The Year
® 2024 Gulf South Award Finalist

Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates ambitious entrepreneurs who are shaping the future HOUSTON (April 25, 2024) – Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) today announced that Joshua Weisman of Construction Concepts was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Gulf South Award finalist. The Gulf South program celebrates entrepreneurs from Central and South Texas, Louisiana…

Construction Concepts Secures the 110th Position on Inc. Magazine’s Southwest Region’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies List

HOUSTON, TX (February 27, 2024) – Today, Inc. magazine announced that Construction Concepts has achieved the 110th position on its fourth annual Inc. 5000 Regionals: Southwest list. This prestigious ranking showcases the fastest-growing private companies in the Southwest region, encompassing Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Derived from the renowned Inc. 5000 franchise, this regional…

What’s Eric Eating: Meet the busy builder constructing some of Houston’s top restaurants

On this week’s episode of “What’s Eric Eating,” Joshua Weisman joins CultureMap food editor Eric Sandler to discuss Construction Concepts. The Houston-based company has built a number of prominent restaurants, including Burger Bodega, Bosscat Kitchen & Libations, and Doris Metropolitan. Weisman begins the conversation by explaining how he pivoted from residential construction to nightclubs and, eventually,…

Construction Concepts particiaptes in the JE Dunn Charity Clay Shoot

The Construction Concepts team particiapted in the first Houston-area JE Dunn Charity Clay Shoot supporting Ronald McDonald House Charities Houston/Galveston. Through the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile® program, Ronald McDonald® C.H.E.E.R.! Rooms and the RMHC® Hospitality Cart program, they create, find and support programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children and their families.