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Abiertas was also involved in advocating for equal rights for women in the Philippines, including women's suffrage. She wrote a lecture called "The New Age for Women." [5] Abiertas was a Baptist, [2] supporter of the YMCA [2] and a member of the Women's Christian Temperance Union of Manila. [6] Abiertas died in 1929 of tuberculosis. [5] [7]
Tilman Joseph Fertitta was born in Galveston, Texas, [13] on June 25, 1957. [14] He is of Sicilian descent. [15] His father, Vic, owned a seafood restaurant on Galveston Island, and after school, Tilman would peel shrimp in his father's restaurant.
The first Houston's restaurant was launched by current owner and CEO George Biel, Joe Ledbetter and Vic Branstetter in 1977 in Nashville, Tennessee. [2] [3] Bransetter sold his shares in 2006, and Ledbetter in 2011, leaving George Biel sole owner of the company.
The restaurant popularized fajitas in the Houston area. [3] This dish was so influential that, by 2001, just about all Tex-Mex restaurants in Houston served a version of the Ninfa's fajitas. [7] Original Ninfa's tacos al carbón/fajitas. The second most popular dish was the "Green Sauce," an avocado and tomatillo sauce.
Kevin Costner has fond memories of Whitney Houston on the set of their 1992 hit, The Bodyguard. “I loved her — it's not like this giant mystery — so I knew that she should be the one ...
In 1899, there were about 48 restaurants in Houston, with over 33% serving a cuisine other than Anglo-American. [1]Houstonians began to dine out for pleasure more commonly in the 1950s.
JR's was a finalist in the following categories for the magazine's 2020 Readers’ Choice Awards: Best Drag-Show Bar, Favorite Community Bar, Favorite Men’s Bar, Favorite Place to Watch Male Dancers, Club or Restaurant with the Best Happy Hour, Club or Restaurant with the Best Martini; the bar won in the Favorite Bar to Shoot Pool category.