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Eatsie Boys Café, 4100 Montrose Ave., 713.524.3737; eatsieboys.com The bootstrapping trio dubbed the Eatsie Boys got its start a couple of years ago in a tiny trailer before tooling around town in a food truck selling sandwiches such as Frank the Pretzel, a take on the hot dog made with chicken poblano sausage and sautéed onions on Ryan Soroka Chef Matt Marcus Alex Vassilakidis a pretzel bun ($7). Now chef Matt Marcus, Ryan Soroka and Alex Vassilakidis have put down roots in the former Kraftsman Bakery space. While their truck has been put in park for a bit, the Eatsie Boys Café is open morning to late night, six days a week. The young upstarts serve fun, funky food and ice cream, from chicken liver mousse ($10) and salads including raw and tempura-fried kale ($9) to entrees sandwiches including a veggie Namaste with roasted cauliflower, feta and pickled pepper on brioche ($10). Laurann Claridge a ribbon-thin line Tulle TIME There's and "miss" when between to "bliss" it comes Co-owner Gary Warfield Billy Fong Sez ... I've been somewhat uninspired of late, and thank God that I was on a plane headed to Art Basel Miami when I received my marching orders to contemplate the number 13 in this month's column. For those of you in the know, Art Basel Miami in South Florida is the high point of the art world's year and like the Olympics of fashion, rolled into one. I convinced my witty friend Michael Cahill, an exec at the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, to accompany me for the frivolity. His take on the women in abundance was a "wild game preserve of baby giraffes." I always come back from the fair incredibly exhausted but with a million ideas about what is happening now and next in fashion. In my opinion, The Webster is now the mother ship in terms of a retail destination. Housed in a glorious Art Deco hotel from the Roberto 1920s, it is curated to perfection from runway Cavalli Resort collections. It's anchored by a fabulous lobby restaurant that specializes in caviar, then two floors of PRIVATE COLLECTION Marc Jacobs Richard Prince's Runaway Nurse, 2006 Art Notes The Spaniards are Coming: At the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the greatest glories of the Prado museum — a roll call of painters El Greco, Velázquez, Zurbarán and Goya — are currently served up (through March 31) with the revelatory "Picasso Black and White," opening end of the Marcela Rico's Untitled from the series "Paisajes de Sinaloa [Landscapes of Sinaloa]," month. The MFAH 2011, at FotoFest is one of only two American venues for the scholarly blockbuster that offers a fresh read of Picasso; the show is organized by the Guggenheim's Carmen Giménez, whose ties to the artist begin in her native land: Her family was on the loyalist side during the Spanish Civil War (February 24 –May 27). Stand Up: In an era of the commodification of art and artists, a significant return to content is simultaneously taking place. In that direction, Jennifer Ward organizes a peek into the politics of the border at FotoFest in "Crónicas," a searing examination of seven Mexican artists probing the drug war through their lenses. Warning: It's not for the faint Watters veil veils. Too much, and the bride appears shrouded in froth; too little, and she forgoes a dramatic grand entrance. Bridal powerhouse Watters sidesteps this dilemma via an exclusive collaboration with veteran designer Toni Federici, whose work framed the faces of Carrie Underwood, Alicia Silverstone and Danica Patrick on their wedding days. Inspired by the art deco feeling of the Spring 2013 Watters bridal collection, the 18 handcrafted veils features such couture-worthy touches as French lace edges, horsehair hems and Swarovski crystals. At Brickhouse Bridal, Mia Couture. Amy Adams heavenly YSL dresses and Tom Ford tuxedos and finishes up with a rooftop bar (that week hosting both the Dior and Valentino parties) with a breathtaking view of both the Miami skyline and the Atlantic Ocean. Having been inspired and energized, herewith, my top 10 of everything you need this month: 1. A trip to Miami. It is high season and the only time to rock the city. Stay at The Raleigh and chat up my favorite maitre'd, Andrew, at the patio restaurant. 2. Sweatshirts — so chic with cigarette pants and vintage Chanel shades. Score one at Balenciaga or find a cheaper version like I did at Goodwill; my tailor shortened the sleeves. 3. Roberto Cavalli blue chinoiserie-print pantsuit. 4. Marc Jacobs black-and-white sequin-embellished long dress. Hands down, the standout from this season's offerings. 5. A Richard Prince painting from his nurse series. (I fell in love again at Art Basel Miami.) 6. St-Germain cocktail. 7. Dinner at one of Mr. Chow's restaurants — doesn't matter if it's London, NYC, Beverly Hills or Miami. 8. The remastered version of the Smashing Pumpkins' Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness CD. "1979" is the song I want playing as my casket is lowered in to the ground. 9. DVD of the Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel documentary. Perfect background for a girl's night of drinking and recapping holiday parties. 10. Fresh gardenias. For the cold days outside, find warmth by adding scent to your sitting room. Have a friend with a private jet fly them in if you can't locate at your neighborhood florist. I was at a loss for my last selection. I have always wanted a tattoo, but I've never found a parlor that provided inordinate amounts of morphine, since I have a low pain threshold (a paper cut throws me into a raging, crying mess). Also, it's a little tacky to have one showing on your demure shoulders when wearing a strapless Proenza Schouler, so get one on your colon. BTW, I have a pierced colon, and it makes for an intriguing conversation at a party. Billy Fong, The Raleigh, Miami billy@papercitymag.com [ Donna Brown's fabulous The Gray Door antiques shop moves from its West Alabama locale to a three-story contemporary home on Ferndale, where the shop will reside on the first floor. The West Alabama store will stay open until the move later this spring …. After 18 years in its Kirby location, home goods emporium Area is moving to a new area — 3735 Westheimer, where the old Craig's Cleaners then MW Cleaners once stood. Owner Don Connelly is buying antiques in Belgium, Holland and France, and GM (for all 18 years) Daniel Cuellar is scooping up new accessories …Jonathan Adler's home decoratives boutique opens in West Ave in April … More Than You Can Imagine's expansion allows more space for jewelry, including Maya J and Julie Collection, plus a new line of home accessories, RabLabs … Saks Fifth Avenue is giving lots of love this month with the Saks Loves Your Cause initiative. Use your Saks credit card to make purchases, and 5 percent will be donated to one of three charities: The American Red Cross, Citizens for Animal Protection or Legacy Community Health Services … Elizabeth Anthony/Esther Wolf welcomes Paige Gamble handbags February 7 and 8; … Neiman Marcus now carries luxury beauty name Napoleon Perdis; the beauty impresario will be in store to help with your makeup woes February 23 … Tootsies hosts Love's In Fashion, benefitting Dec My Room, Tuesday, February 12. Playing off a Valentine's theme, the fashion show features philanthropic couples in Tootsies fashions. Info 713.927.8320; decmyroom.org … The Class Room hosts a pop-up shop sponsored by PF Flyers and The Brooklyn Cirus February 15 through 17 … Say "I love you" to your funny Valentine with the Sprinkles XOX cupcake box. Call ahead to order, 713.871.9929. Megan Pruitt Winder of heart (February 1 – March 9). FYI: the 2014 FotoFest Biennial, themed "Contemporary Arab Photographic Art," is a mere 13 months away now. Commerce Hearts Art: At charming Heights retail nook La Camella, you can score smallbatch fashion, really cool canvases by UH BFA or MFA grads or dainty jewels by artists Claire Webb, Meredith Schaffer and Rachel Orosco (the latter gals are celebrated in La Camella's trunk show Wednesday, February 6, 3 to 8 pm). X Factor: The controversial Devon Britt-Darby (former Chronicle art scribe and a personal frenemy) unrolls his latest, an amalgamation of painting and photography that's both risqué and topical, at recently minted Avis Frank Gallery in a Tim Gonzalez-curated (slightly X-rated) group view that also includes Alexandre Rosa and Gonzalez's own work (through February 20). East Ender to San Antone: Box13 always has something interesting to say, with San Antonio visualists presented in a group tête-à-tête of import organized by SATX-gallerist Kimberly Aubuchon (through February 16). Speaking of San Antonio, Lawndale artist-in-residence Nancy Douthey's remix of her performance piece Dinner Party at major Alamo City nonprofit Blue Star last month drew raves for its investigation of diversity vis-à-vis the artist's hypnotic roll in rotting tomatoes and a bed of flour. Douthey's performance was commissioned for the HoustonSan Antonio convergence "Dirty Dozen," curated by yours truly (through February 16). Stay tuned for more in-depth topics come our annual March art issue. Onward. Catherine D. Anspon FEBRUARY | PAGE 8 | 2013 [ JENNY ANTILL Creative director Glorria Smith-Silverman The Wheels Are Off JENNY ANTILL Suitorial E stablished Bespoke, 2411 Sunset Blvd., 281.501.1923; establishedbespoke.com. Bespoke menswear in Houston has a new home, quite literally. Situated in a charming two-story bungalow on Sunset in West University, Established Bespoke boasts everything any dapper gent could wish for: custom suiting with fabrics from Italian majordomos Loro Piana and Ermenegildo Zegna; shirts sewn right upstairs, with collar and cuff customization; custom ties, created in direct proportion to your height; alterations, care of sage tailors; and handsome handmade shoes, care of California-based Esquivel. Established Bespoke has thought of it all — and will go even further this spring with the introduction of select pieces of tailored women's wear. Behind it all are co-owners Gary Warfield and Keith Jones, along with Glorria Smith-Silverman. Warfield (who brings experience from Ralph Lauren, Norton Ditto) and Smith-Silverman oversee the day-to-day operations for the company, while Jones, who's the trainer for the Houston Rockets, guides from the sidelines. What we love most about the haberdashery is the fact that it's removed from the retail bloc, making the experience particular well-suited to discerning gents. Seth Vaughan Band For the Mr. and Mrs. to be, there's no better time to band together: Friday and Saturday, March 15 and 16, Zadok Jewelers rolls out The Grand Wedding Band Event. The sixth- and seventh-generation jewelers have invited such names as Tacori, Armandi, J.B. Star, Scott Kay and Memoire to town, along with the local contingent of all things wedding: Kuhl-Linscomb, David Brown, Ivory Bridal, Who Made The Cake, Ashley K Photography, Masraff's/The Wynden and Al's Formal Wear. And don't miss the luxe giveaways of such covetables as a cathedral-length Reem Acra veil, a fabulous Mexico vacay and $1,000 credit towards wedding bands from Zadok's. 1749 Post Oak Blvd., 713.960.8950; zadok.com. Megan Pruitt Winder Together Zadok Jewelers wedding bands