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Houston's new mega development East River is starting to take shape with new restaurants and office tenants committing to phase one. One of developer Midway's early coups: Getting James Beard Award- nominated Indigo chef Jonny Rhodes to move his Broham Fine Soul Food & Groceries into a 4,000-square-foot space. East River's grocery store is anything but just another chain. Read more at papercitymag.com/rhodes-river. W hen you check out the new brunch at Gratify Neighborhood Bistro in West University, you don't expect to be swooning over the tacos. But then again, Grant Cooper is used to defying expectations at his restaurants. Now, he's doing it with baby-back rib tacos, crème brûlée French toast, and eggs Benedict topped with lobster and caviar. Read more at papercitymag.com/gratify. MorningStar at River Oaks looks like a high-end mid-rise in one of Houston's most desirable neighborhoods, with all the perks of Munoz + Albin Architecture, including a pizza oven and a sky terrace with views that stretch to downtown. Located just off Kirby, Hines' latest is also something of a new direction — the real estate giant's first retirement community in Texas. While MorningStar could pass for any other Hines building at first look, this six-story showstopper only has 112 rooms. This is senior living taken to a new level. "You're going to be wined and dined like you're on a five-star cruise ship and you don't ever want to leave port," says MorningStar CEO Ken Jaeger. Read more at papercitymag.com/senior-living. The popcorn had to be served with champagne. After all, this is the new Lynn Wyatt Theater in the Nancy Kinder Building of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Naming the theater after Houston's leading lady pays homage to Wyatt's 30 years of support and her love of cinema. The 215-seat theater brings walnut paneling and teal-blue mohair-covered seats — Wyatt's pick. Read more at papercitymag.com/lynn-theater. NEWSLETTER SIGN-UP Don't be the last to get the PC Daily. Our redesigned, expanded editorial newsletters put the entire city right in your inbox. You get Houston's top fashion, restaurant, real estate, society, and art news — and more — five times a week. Sign up at papercitymag. com/newsletter. Trattoria Sofia @papercityhouston Fady Armanious @theshelbyhodge #PCSEEN WHAT OUR EDITORS ARE UP TO, DIGITALLY. LIKE: facebook.com/papercitymag FOLLOW: @papercitymag TWEET: @papercitymag GET SOCIAL: THE BRUNCH VERSE MFAH Impressionists @papercityhouston DIVE INTO OUR DIGITAL WORLD PAPERCITYMAG.COM Lynn Wyatt Gary Tinterow A SENIOR MOMENT REAL MOVIE MAGIC RIVER RUN Gratify's taglierini and truffles MorningStar at River Oaks Jonny Rhodes 8